A Great time on Poppy’s !!

This week we have our old friends Paul and Mark with us for a 4 day stint on Poppy’s lake along with youngsters, Brent and Leon. The boys are having a great time fishing until dark and have already managed around 50 carp up to 26lb. I saw Leon about an hour ago and asked the…

Week 6 summary.

A week that started warm and sunny finished up wet and cold and with the carp still spawning the catches have gradually tailed off with last night failing to produce a single fish. Lots of thrashing around in the shallows could be heard over night as the carp continued with their spawning and we will…

Spawning underway !

The last 24 hrs has seen the start of spawning on the main lake with plenty of thrashing around in the shallows and around the island. The hot weather has turned cooler today with a little gentle rain falling so we cannot be sure that the carp will continue with spawning or whether the temperature…

52lb common for Pete !

In the heat of a still, sunny afternoon Pete managed to winkle out yet another stunning common, this one weighing in at 52lb and being his second common over 50lb this week. In fact Pete has had 4 carp now for a combined weight of over 200 lb. Great stuff !!

Happy Days !! (On Poppy’s Lake).

Fishing is not always about size and some wonderful times can be had without all the stress and worry about catching the next big carp. This week I was fortunate enough to be joined by Laurence and Tony who I used to take fishing when they were lads, about 35 years ago ! With warm…

Warm Weather (and the first signs of spawning).

The weather has been warm and sunny all week with chilly nights followed by sultry days. The fishing has remained rather challenging and although we have seen some good fish caught the known big girls remain elusive. We have had just the one 50lb fish this week, this falling to Pete in ‘Middle Ground’ and being a…

Week 5 roundup.

It has been another strange week where neither the carp not I knew what was going on. More fish were showing as the week progressed and everyone managed a fish or two but we failed to really understand whether the carp were preparing to spawn or just being plain cussed. Eventually the lads managed to…

Spring at Last !!

All this week the sun has shone and temperatures have been back to more usual springtime levels with the early part of the week seeing temperatures in the mid to upper 20’s falling later in the week to the high teens. The wind has moved round in the last 24hrs and rather than blowing warmly from…

Spawning !!

The fishing is slow although carp are to be seen moving around just under the surface. In Poppy’s lake spawning is well underway and in the main lake the water temperature is now at 18c and I anticipate spawning to commence shortly. It is such a strange year that we are experiencing and today we…

Andy’s Whacker !!

After less than an hours fishing Andy struck into a very powerful fish that eventually graced the net and weighed in at a stonking 59lb 8oz !! Caught from ‘Zippies pit’ on a lobworm in the margin it was in cracking condition and looks like it will be breaking the 60lb barrier in the next week or so !!…