Recreation
Trafford Water Sports Centre is situated on the edge of the lake. It was opened in 1988 and is operated on behalf of Trafford Council by Deckers, a private company. The centre provides facilities and training in windsurfing, dinghy sailing and kayaking as well as offering two restaurants. The Sale Water Ski Club is also based at the lake.
The lake is popular with local anglers, containing a wide variety of fresh water fish, such as carp, perch, roach, eel and catfish. There are rumoured to be catfish as large as 70 lb (32 kg) swimming in its depths, but this may be a fisherman's tale.
Part of the lake has been reserved for the exclusive use of wildlife.
Read more about this topic: Sale Water Park
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