Sleet, snow and a show of ice.

It seems that our usual mild autumn weather has forsaken us this year and, much as in the UK, we are experiencing winter that would be more usual in January. The carp on the main lake have now stopped showing and although we are still feeding twice a week I suspect that the fish are…

The clearance of Poppy’s lake !

With the weather set to get a lot wetter in the coming days (even some snow forecast) I have been busy cutting back and removing lots of dead wood from the far tree line on Poppy’s lake. It’s surprising how much good ground can be lost to brambles and ailing tree’s when it’s left to…

A damp autumn.

The past few weeks have seen lots of rain and wind with temperatures gradually falling from autumn levels to winter proper. The wildlife is also on the move and we are seeing huge skeins of cranes flighting over on their way south. The calling of the cranes reminds us of the geese that we saw…

2011 availability update.

Find below the latest availability for 2011. June 4…….week free June 25…..2 places July 2……..2 places July 16……week free July 23……week free July 30……week free Aug 6………week free Aug 20…….2 places Oct 15……..2 places Oct 22……..4 places Oct 29……..week free For those wanting the more popular weeks in 2012 it may be best to let…

2010 Final count.

Once again we have seen a season pass all expectations with the carp showing tremendous weight gains and remaining in superb condition throughout the season. Our first 50 was banked early on in the year and that was followed by another 15 over that weight by seasons end. We even enjoyed having a single angler…

The carp strike back !!!

Well, the final week of our best ever season turned out to be our worst ever for carp banked. No reason that it should have been such a grueller with a good team of anglers, following on from a great week previously, and no real change in conditions. The weather seemed to be just about…