Here at Plymouth And District Coarse Angling Club (PADCAC) we are open to all. To fish on our lakes you will need a current & valid membership or a day/24hr ticket both of which are available to purchase online here, you will also need an active EA fishing license for the correct amount of rods you intend to use (Three rods permitted from 1st October to the 1st of March, all dates outside of this are strictly two rods only) available to purchase here.
Our aim is to provide everyone with well maintained venues & lakes where our priority is on fish health and welfare, whilst offering decent catch rates and an enjoyable experience. As a member you have access to five lakes 365 days a year, across three venues in Devon and Cornwall, where you can enjoy fishing in peaceful settings surrounded by wildlife. We have three lakes at our Cadover venue which is set in an area of outstanding natural beauty up on Dartmoor with Lower lake, Main lake, and Car Park lake available to fish. St Germans is situated on the Port Elliott Estate in Cornwall, its an old estate lake set in beautiful surroundings and is proper old school. Finally we have our newest lake to the club which was purpose designed and dug by ourselves back in 2005 and is situated in Filham Park, Ivybridge. This lake is particularly suitable for those with limited mobility as we have a level tarmac path that runs around the entire lake and gives access to wooden platforms laid level to the path.
All our lakes offer a wide range of coarse fish species including Common & Mirror Carp, Crucian Carp, Tench, Chub, Bream, Perch, Roach, Rudd, and Eels.
All the lakes are well stocked with most offering carp well into their late twenties and maybe a few to the early thirties, all other fish are well into specimen sizes.
We look forward to welcoming you on the bank soon.
What is available to you as a member?
Cadover Lakes
The Club has three lakes at Cadover. The Main Lake is a mixed species lake with Common and Mirror Carp to their late twenties, Tench, Bream, Rudd, Roach, Perch, and some Eels. Carpark Lake is a mixed species lake with Tench, Bream, Perch, Rudd, Roach and Eels. Lower Lake is predominately Carp to late twenties but does also contains some cracking Bream, Silvers, Perch and Eels. This venue has toilet facilities and is located just past Cadover Bridge heading towards Yelverton, the first entrance on your left takes you to Lower Lake carpark, the second entrance on the left side takes you into the main carpark to access Carpark and Main Lakes.
Filham Lake
Filham is a mixed species lake with Common and Mirror Carp to their early thirties, Tench, Crucians, Rudd, Roach, Bream, and Eels. This lake is open to members with a valid active membership and also day tickets both of which are available to purchase online on the membership & lake bookings page. All pegs are easy to access via a tarmac path that runs around the entire lake, peg platforms are set level with the path. There is a large public carpark with a short walk to the lake of approximately 130 meters, there are toilet facilities available around the back of the Cricket club.
St Germans Lake
St Germans is an old estate lake, its the first lake that the club started with back in 1974 and is situated on the Port Elliott estate in Cornwall. Its a proper old school weedy lake with large reed beds and lilies and is a mixed species lake with Common and Mirror Carp to their late twenties, Golden Rudd, Rudd, Roach, Perch, Bream and Eels. There are toilet facilities onsite and limited parking available.