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The Square pond is situated alongside the C.M.B. factory on the outskirts of Neath alongside the main road. The pond is approximately 200m by 300m and has depths ranging from 1.5m to over 3m in some places. The pond can get heavily weeded though the club is working to keep the weed to a minimum, and there are ample swims especially created by our members as part of an ongoing program. The water contains carp, including crucians and grass carp, roach, rudd, bream, tench, perch, and eels. Many fish have been stocked over the years, with a number of fast growing carp up to 15lb the most recent to go in. Carp have been caught up to 24lb in recent years, with at least eight different twenty pound fish caught. There are also rumours of a number of catfish of various sizes having been illegally stocked from a garden pond! Pleasure anglers are ensured great sport with the hordes of rudd and roach which feed heavily in the summer months and make up bags of up to 20lb+, but all sport slows down after a couple of frosts due to the ponds clay base. The only baits banned are bloodworms and peanuts. Club members are able to use up to three rods subject to club rules, while day ticket anglers are only allowed one rod per ticket up to a maximum of two tickets per angler. The club has formed a syndicate on the water to control night fishing, and only syndicate members are allowed to fish at night on the water. There is a power line running over part of the pond which anglers should be aware of, particularly when casting out their baits. also watch out for terrapins!!!