Lindholme Lakes set for revamp

One of the country’s best-known commercial fisheries is set for major reinvention in 2019... including computer touch screens to help anglers choose the perfect peg.

Lindholme Lakes Country Park near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, already boasts an impressive 10 lakes but bosses have revealed that a further two match lakes will be built as well as a specimen-style water, adding something new to the primarily match and pleasure-dominated complex. 

In support of the new lakes a 6,000 sq ft tackle store will be built, stocked with a variety of tackle from Drennan – Lindholme’s new sponsor. 

It will cater for match and carp anglers alike, and will include a dedicated pole alley, as well as a ‘Big Fish Boys Toys’ section, featuring bivvies, rods, reels and a wide selection of baits.

Additionally, plans are in place for a new café/restaurant and pub, alongside 40 new lodges and 40 touring caravan pitches.

These new features will be in addition to Lindholme’s existing facilities for visiting anglers and holidaymakers, and are designed to make the complex even more popular.

If these developments weren’t enough, a unique ‘touchscreen presentation room’ will be added to the attractions, where anglers can use iPads to access detailed, up-to-date information on their chosen lake.

This will include advice on the best baits and tactics to use, as well as up-to-date news on which pegs have been successful in recent matches. 

Fishery owner Neil Grantham is delighted with the new developments. “This all sounds too good to be true, but I said when I bought Lindholme Lakes 17 years ago that I was going to make it into something special,” he said. “Now, it will be.”