Bentley Pool

Bentley Pool is a compact, traditional Cheshire pool tucked into a quiet valley near Tarporley. It’s a stream-fed water formed by a dam, with a pronounced depth gradient: the shallow stream end is ideal for regular loose-feeding and short-range tactics, while the dam end offers significantly deeper water where fish can hold when conditions change. The venue is well suited to pleasure fishing with float, feeder or light carp tactics, and its island and natural features help break up the water and create clear patrol routes.

Reports and venue notes suggest a broad mixed-coarse stock including carp, bream, tench, crucians and silvers, with chub and dace also mentioned. Approach it like a classic “big-fish in a small water” pool: keep disturbance down, be accurate with feed, and rotate swims if bites dry up. Because access arrangements can change over time, confirm current permission and rules before visiting.