At only 3 acres (1.2 ha) in size it is considered by angling experts to be the home of carp fishing.
[1] The earliest sign of its potential was unveiled on 3 October 1951 when a British record carp of 31.25 lb (14.17 kg) was caught by Bob Richards.
The water was made famous by Richard Walker who caught a British record carp, weighing 44 lb (20 kg), overnight on 13 September 1952.
The fish, a linear mirror carp, was actually caught on a split cane rod that Richard Walker had made in 1955.
[4] The pool is part of the 120-acre (49 ha) Bernithan Court estate which was sold to new owners in 2019.