Approximately 17 acres
 
1 Fishing Season Open all year
2 Permitted Daily Hours for Fishing See Appendix 1
3 Taking of Fish See Rules Governing Conduct and Fishing Practices
4 Mode of Fishing Fly fishing only - see Appendix 2
5 No rod limit applies at this site
6 Guests are allowed For details and conditions see Appendix 6
7 Members’ Children / Grandchildren A member's child/grandchild may accompany the member and fish subject to the conditions contained in Rule 10 'Members' Children'.
Please also see Appendix 6
8 Parking Cars should be parked in the car park and not in the narrow lane
9 Checking Station procedure

Before commencing to fish, members must record their visit on the forms provided in the checking station at the side of the Fishermen's hut, and when fishing ends return to the checking station to record their catch or nil return. The lock on the checking station door can be opened with the same key which opens the checking stations at Ogston Reservoir. The door of the Fishermen's hut is fitted with a padlock which can be opened with your padlock key. The Fishermen's hut must be kept clean and tidy, and the doors on the Fishermen's hut and on the checking station must be locked when fishing and on leaving the site.
10 Wading Members may wade not more than one metre from the bank only in order to keep their fly lines off the sandy edge of the lake. Deep wading is not allowed
11 Boats Boats are not allowed
  N.B. A local farmer grazes sheep on the banks of the lake.
  Fishing at Sutton Lake
  The ideal fly at Sutton in the summer is a dry fly on a floating line. A size 12 or 14 Shipman’s Buzzer fished slowly across the wind would be ideal.
With the wind at your back just cast out a greased up line and hold it still. Very often fish will boil at the fly and sink it before they take it.
Fish at Sutton seldom chase a fly particularly if it is stripped back. This is very much a top of the water dry fly and nymph water.
Favourite colours are fiery brown and black. A long leader is essential in the clear water which has a maximum depth of only one metre.
     
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