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6-acre lake near Suffolk. The lake tops out around 5 ft. This chart interpolates between a real shoreline and a known maximum depth. It will point you at likely water, but it is not a navigation product. The season-by-season read for each species follows, from the map's own numbers.
The drawn water covers 6 acres wrapped in 0.4 miles of bank. Its 1.3 shoreline index means few bank features; the contours below do the pattern work. Nothing on this chart breaks 15 ft, which makes the whole surface littoral: weeds, bait and ambush cover everywhere. Suffolk claims this one. Its nearest charted neighbour, Upton Broad, is 15 mi to the north.
Spring puts brown trout in skinny water — 1 to 5 ft is the zone. Summer fish stay in 2 to 5 ft, and winter fish hold in 1 to 5 ft. Summer brown trout concentrate at Break off the point, a good-rated drop-off around 2 ft. Warm-month bites cluster around after dark and early morning. A spoon at the thermocline or a deep stickbait (night) covers the summer program.
Depth note: when a documented seasonal range extends below this chart, the table shows the deepest mapped working water, not a verified holding depth.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 1 to 5 ft chart-limited; documented 3 to 25 ft | dawn & dusk | Main-lake point (5 ft) | Stickbait off planer boards (shallow), Small spoon along mud lines |
| Summer | 2 to 5 ft chart-limited; documented 25 to 60 ft | night & dawn | Break off the point (2 ft) | Spoon at the thermocline, Deep stickbait (night) |
| Fall | 1 to 5 ft chart-limited; documented 5 to 30 ft | dusk & dawn | Main-lake point (5 ft) | Jerkbait over gravel, Casting spoon |
| Winter | 1 to 5 ft chart-limited; documented 5 to 35 ft | dawn | Break off the point (2 ft) | Jigging spoon, Small stickbait (slow) |
Early season european perch use the shallows, holding in 1 to 5 ft. Even in summer they hold at 1 to 5 ft; winter keeps them in 2 to 5 ft. Put Deep basin first on the milk run — a deep basin near 4 ft that grades prime for fall. In summer the feeding windows fall in early morning. Tie on a drop-shot micro plastics or a small crankbait (perch pattern) and you're in the game.
Depth note: when a documented seasonal range extends below this chart, the table shows the deepest mapped working water, not a verified holding depth.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 1 to 5 ft chart-limited; documented 3 to 12 ft | midday & dawn | Break off the point (2 ft) | Small jig + curly tail, Inline spinner #1-2 |
| Summer | 1 to 5 ft chart-limited; documented 8 to 28 ft | dawn | Deep basin (4 ft) | Drop-shot micro plastics, Small crankbait (perch pattern) |
| Fall | 2 to 5 ft chart-limited; documented 10 to 33 ft | midday | Deep basin (4 ft) | Jigging spoon (small), Drop-shot on deep flats |
| Winter | 2 to 5 ft chart-limited; documented 12 to 33 ft | midday & dawn | Deep basin (4 ft) | Tungsten jig + maggots, Small balance jig |
Come spring, look for northern pike tight to the bank in 1 to 5 ft. Through summer count on 2 to 5 ft; the winter hold is 2 to 5 ft. Start at Break off the point. It's a drop-off holding about 2 ft of water and rates prime come fall. Prime time lands in early morning and the evening. A bucktail or a weedless spoon over cabbage is the honest summer answer here.
Depth note: when a documented seasonal range extends below this chart, the table shows the deepest mapped working water, not a verified holding depth.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 1 to 5 ft chart-limited; documented 2 to 8 ft | midday & dawn | open water | #5 inline spinner, Spoon (red/white) |
| Summer | 2 to 5 ft chart-limited; documented 8 to 20 ft | dawn & dusk | Break off the point (2 ft) | Bucktail, Weedless spoon over cabbage |
| Fall | 2 to 5 ft chart-limited; documented 6 to 18 ft | midday & dawn | Break off the point (2 ft) | Big rubber (Bull Dawg style), Husky-style jerkbait |
| Winter | 2 to 5 ft chart-limited; documented 5 to 15 ft | midday | Main-lake point (5 ft) | Tip-ups, Large jigging spoon |
Barnby Broad carries 3 mapped structure features, topping out (or rather bottoming out) at Main-lake point, about 5 ft down.
Barnby Broad is about 5 ft (2 m) deep at its deepest point. The contours here are modeled from the water's real shape and maximum depth, so treat them as a rough guide.
Anglers target brown trout, european perch, northern pike on Barnby Broad. This isn't a survey of the water — none is published for it — but an informed estimate from the species common to the region, narrowed by this water's depth, size and each species' range.
Deep basin is the top-rated area: a deep basin in about 4 ft of water that rates prime for european perch in fall. Scroll up to the map for the complete spot list by species and season.
For brown trout, the summer bite is best in after dark and early morning. Each species page section below lists the seasonal windows, and the map shows a live NOW badge when you're inside one.
Upton Broad 15 mi · Decoy Broad 19 mi · The Springs or Rackheath Springs Lake 20 mi · Alde-Ore Estuary 25 mi · Sea Mere or Hingham Sea Mere 28 mi · Blickling Hall Lake 30 mi · Scoulton Mere or Saham Toney Mere 31 mi · Deben Estuary 31 mi · Wolterton Hall Lake 32 mi · Orwell Estuary 36 mi · The Lake or Melton Hall Lake 37 mi · Holbrook Lake 39 mi
See how Barnby Broad stacks up: best northern pike lakes in United Kingdom · best european perch lakes in United Kingdom · best brown trout lakes in United Kingdom
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