When the big girls came out to play.

A week that started with almost ideal fishing conditions gradually reverted to very warm sunny weather as the week progressed and catches slipped away towards the latter part of the session. The catch of 41 carp seems moderately good at first glance but when you look more closely at the individual weights it can be…

A week of mixed fortunes.

We experienced all weathers this week with hot sun shine, some cold nights and several days of heavy rain and wind. The lads did well in the circumstances and put together a catch of 56 carp, which is to be commended, albeit that the average weight was perhaps down on what we would normally expect…

Another week in the sun !!

The week finished off in grand fashion after a relatively slow start. The return on very hot conditions was not a great help however the lads know the lake and certainly got the best from their weeks fishing. The total catch was 49 carp for the four anglers, all regular visitors to the fishery. The…

A time of high sun and torrid temperatures !!

It is Monday morning as I write this post and finally the dreadful period of temperatures in the high 30’s has come to an end. A gentle rain is falling and a lovely fresh breeze is blowing across the lake giving a wonderful refreshed feeling to the place. Whether the late summer and early autumn…

Now that’s what I call a good week !!

The cooler weather certainly helped the fishing once again and the lads put together an impressive catch of carp. It was strange in that both ends of the lake plus a swim fishing the middle of the lake produced great catches but two other swims fishing the middle of the lake had a harder time…