| Date |
20lb |
30lb |
40lb |
50lb |
60lb |
Total |
Average Weight |
| Sat 15th Oct 2011 - Sat 31st Dec 2011 |
88 |
319 |
155 |
15 |
6 |
583 |
38 lb |
| END OF SEASON REPORT 2011
Well the end of another Season and it has been much more challenging for our guys than we thought possible for this year, due to the worst drought in France for 100 years. Even the best anglers struggled, but this only showed in slightly less productivity overall.
The reason for this is that the water temperature reached its maximum for spawning in early May, causing 2 spawns in 3 weeks. The Carp could not fully recover due to the exceptionally high pressure and no wind. Rain and wind encourage fish to feed by stirring the waters, creating extra oxygen and stimulating the fish into activity so that they will burn off energy and they will then need to replace this by eating more.
We also had a record number of lost fish this year with hook pulls unfortunately due to bad angling – ie not playing the fish, just trying to pull them in.
Hot sunny days with no rainfall make the fish lethargic and docile, and they don’t move about very much, and this means that they do not burn off energy, and as well as that, the conditions caused a huge explosion of natural food ie bloodworm in the lake.
The Carp lost a lot of weight due to being in spawn mode for so long, and were extremely slow to pick up, but by the end of the Season, they did regain their weight or put on more. Without a doubt, the weather conditions totally influenced the catch rate and made fishing all the more harder.
Even so, taking into consideration the conditions we were under, we still had a phenomenal year. With our lake being stream fed, at least we did not lose water like so many smaller lakes which rely on the rainfall – they must have found it incredibly difficult to cope with oxygen levels for their fish.
Hopefully, there will be no drought next Season 2012, and we will be able to see our growth rate extend to many more 50’s and 40’s, and even maybe another couple of 60’s. As we have said before, we feed our carp high energy pellet throughout the Winter months, which has always encouraged fantastic growth rates and overall fitness and wellbeing for our carp. They are always in superb condition.
The largest Carp caught during 2011 was by Richard Shaw, weighing 66lb 4oz.
The most productive weeks overall were 23rd – 30th April with Craig McEvoy’s group yet again. They caught an amazing 47 Carp. 1-60’s, 3-50’s, 8-40’s, 29-30’s, 6-20’s, with an average weight of 36lb.
Also 30th April – 7th May with Lee Beavan’s group. They caught another amazing 45 Carp. 1-60, 3-50’s, 17-40’s, 23-30’s and 1-20, with an average weight of 44lb.
Total Carp caught for 2011 was a little lower than last year at 583, but to be expected on conditions.
Still a phenomenal year with yet again fantastic averages.
Weights caught….6-60’s, 15-50’s, 155-40’s, 319-30’s, 88-20’s
With an average weight of 38lb.
Chris, Baz and Colin would like to say heartfelt thanks, and best wishes for a great 2012 for all.
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|
| Date |
20lb |
30lb |
40lb |
50lb |
60lb |
Total |
Average Weight |
| Sat 8th Oct 2011 - Sat 15th Oct 2011 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
|
|
13 |
37.24lb |
| 5 of our regular anglers from Leicester and 1 regular from Liverpool joined us on our last week of the Season, and it proved to be another excessively hard week for our guys, even though it cooled down at nights, it still got to an amazing 30+ degrees during the day.
Still a good few lumps though produced at intervals between periods of nothing. The last night prevented two of our guys from blanking. This has been an exceptionally tough year altogether with the unending drought and high temperatures - more on that in my end of year report soon.
13 carp caught totalling 484.4lbs, with an average weight of 37.24lb....-
48lb caught by Jack Marsden,
45lb 10oz caught by Charlie Sandy,
44lb 8oz caught by Steve Marsden,
43lb 8oz caught by Lee Davis,
41lb again by Steve Marsden,
40lb by Steve Marsden yet again,
40lb caught by Gerrard Hargreaves....-
Also -
39lb Common, 37lb 8oz, 36lb...-
And -
26lb, 22lb x 2.
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|
| Date |
20lb |
30lb |
40lb |
50lb |
60lb |
Total |
Average Weight |
| Sat 1st Oct 2011 - Sat 8th Oct 2011 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
|
|
9 |
38lb |
| Two of our regular anglers from Staffordshire, two new anglers from Essex and Hertfordshire, also our old friend Graham for the 4th time this year came to the lake this week.
Weather very hot, and no rain again affected catches dramatically.
So, an extremely tough week for these guys with 9 carp caught weighing 339.2 lbs, with an average weight of 38lb.... -
49lb 1oz caught by Graham Dunn,
41lb caught by Mark Lewis,
40lb 8oz again by Mark Lewis,
40lb 4oz caught by Phil (Pops) Spendelow... -
Also -
38lb 1oz, 38lb, 36lb 4oz, 32lb... -
And -
24lb.
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|
| Date |
20lb |
30lb |
40lb |
50lb |
60lb |
Total |
Average Weight |
| Sat 24th Sep 2011 - Sat 1st Oct 2011 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
1 |
|
12 |
36lb |
| 4 lads from Surrey this week – 2 regular, and two friends new to the lake.
Weather got even hotter throughout the week, and the carp stayed in the Med with plenty basking and sunbathing, and not bothering to eat a lot – mostly feeding during the night. Consequently, one angler caught most of the carp and 1 lad unfortunately blanked – sorry Phil, but they will be back next year cos they know they have the chance of a “big one”.
12 carp caught totalling 428lbs, with an average weight of 36lb.
50lb 11oz caught by Craig Shackleford... -
45lb caught by James Kirton-Vaughan,
44lb x 2 caught again by Craig Shackleford,
41lb yet again by Craig Shackleford,
41lb 9oz yet again by Craig Shackleford...-
Also -
38lb, 37lb, 35lb 8oz, 35lb 2oz, 33lb 11oz,
And -
23lb
|
|
| Date |
20lb |
30lb |
40lb |
50lb |
60lb |
Total |
Average Weight |
| Sat 17th Sep 2011 - Sat 24th Sep 2011 |
3 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
|
17 |
371b |
| We welcomed 4 of our regular guys from Leicester to our lake this week.
Again as with last week fishing started well, then no one was getting a sniff until the last couple of days with the 47lb'er coming out on the last night.
Very warm temperatures, but cracking lumps coming out yet again. You did well guys considering the heat.
17 carp caught weighing 623lbs, with an average weight of 37lb. 8 lost.
51lb caught by Rob Adams...-
49lb 8oz caught by Nick Tyres,
47lb 1oz caught by Lee Pulford,
43lb 14oz and yet again by Lee Pulford,
43lb 6oz and yes again by Lee Pulford,
40lb again by Rob Adams...-
Also
39lb 14oz, 38lb 2oz, 36lb, 35lb 8oz, 33lb, 30lb x 2
And
22lb, 21lb, 20lb.
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|
| Date |
20lb |
30lb |
40lb |
50lb |
60lb |
Total |
Average Weight |
| Sat 10th Sep 2011 - Sat 17th Sep 2011 |
|
17 |
8 |
|
|
25 |
38lb |
| A mixed bunch of 6 anglers this week, 3 regulars and 3 new. They were from Lincoln, Sussex, Wales and Essex.
Nice to see quite a few commons coming out. Our anglers banked 8 – 40’s, 17 – 30’s and no 20’s.
It was a hard but very productive week. The carp seemed to switch off again early in the week straight after last week’s great catches. All but one angler achieved his 40, but he still had late 30’s which is not to be sniffed at. The weather warmed up again with some rain later on – now getting quite cold at night. Good going guys.
25 carp caught totalling 943.4 lbs, with an average weight of 38lb....-
46lb caught by Richard Steele,
44lb caught by Ian Noyce,
43lb 14oz caught by Phil Marsden,
42lb 8oz caught by Barry Gibbs,
42lb 6oz caught by John Glascoe,
42lb again by Barry Gibbs,
41lb again by Ian Noyce,
40lb 8oz again by Phil Marsden...-
Also -
39lb 9oz, 38lb 6oz, 38lb 2oz, 37lb 10oz, 37lb 4oz, 37lb, 37lb Common, 35lb 4oz Common, 35lb 2oz, 35lb x 2, 34lb 4oz Common, 34lb, 33lb 10oz, 33lb 10oz Common,30lb 12oz, 30lb Common.
|
|
| Date |
20lb |
30lb |
40lb |
50lb |
60lb |
Total |
Average Weight |
| Sat 3rd Sep 2011 - Sat 10th Sep 2011 |
3 |
9 |
11 |
2 |
|
25 |
36.32lb |
| Only 3 anglers at the lake who visited us from Nottingham this week – should have been 5 but sadly two brothers had to drop out due to family illness.
And how absolutely F.A.N.T.A.S.T.I.C – 12 - 40’s and 2 – 50’s. They had a great week last year, but not compared to this.
These guys started catching from the start, and all had their PB’s on the first night. They caught well every day until Thursday and Friday when it slowed down as temperatures went up again.
They were such great guys and had a good laugh with Baz, who also fished 3 nights because there was space. He was over the moon with his own personal best of 54lb 9oz.
A mixed week weatherwise with quite a bit of rain and sunshine, much colder at night. The carp are most definitely feeding really well now and are happier with the cooler temperatures.
25 carp caught totalling 908lbs with an average of weight of 36.32lbs.
54lb 9oz caught by Bazza Reah,
52lb 8oz caught by Barry Henson,...
49lb caught by Dave Izzard,
44lb 8oz caught by Trev Lovell,
42lb 13oz again by Bazza Reah,
42lb 12oz again by Bazza Reah,
42lb 12oz again by Barry Henson,
42lb x 3 again by Barry Henson,
42lb x 2 again by Trev Lovell....-
Also -
39lb x 2, 38lb 12oz, 36lb 8oz, 36lb 7oz Common, 35lb, 34lb 8oz, 31lb 4oz, 30lb....-
And -
29lb 8oz, 23lb, 20lb.
|
|
| Date |
20lb |
30lb |
40lb |
50lb |
60lb |
Total |
Average Weight |
| Sat 20th Aug 2011 - Sat 27th Aug 2011 |
7 |
15 |
6 |
|
|
28 |
34lb |
| We had 5 of our regular anglers from Buckinghamshire fishing this week. It was blisteringly, unbearably hot to start the week, so not much happening as expected, only a few fish banked. Then on Wednesday night, a much welcomed thunderstorm with rain most of the night cooling everything down and producing 7 catches, with another 7 catches again the following night. Staying cooler for the rest of the week caused the carp to carry on feeding well, producing the rest of the catches.
It ended up a very good week with 28 carp caught and 10 lost, so it could have been even more productive. Total weight 949lb’s, with an average of 34lb...
48lb 15oz caught by Ray Davis,
43lb caught by Ray Hearn,
41lb 15oz caught by Matt Loverage,
41lb 2oz caught by Gary Fiddler,
40lb 12oz again by Ray Davis,
40lb 1oz again by Matt Loverage... -
Also -
39lb 10oz, 39lb 3oz, 39lb 1oz, 38lb 7oz, 37lb 7oz, 37lb 5oz, 36lb 9oz, 36lb 1oz, 33lb 8oz, 32lb 4oz, 32lb 2oz, 31lb 13oz, 31lb 8oz, 31lb 7oz, 31lb...
And -
29lb 14oz, 27lb 15oz, 27lb 14oz, 27lb 10oz x 2, 26lb 1oz, 20lb 8oz
|
|
| Date |
20lb |
30lb |
40lb |
50lb |
60lb |
Total |
Average Weight |
| Sat 13th Aug 2011 - Sat 20th Aug 2011 |
4 |
7 |
5 |
1 |
|
17 |
37lb |
| We had 5 new new guys from Liverpool, and another old favourite, Ron Chillery from Nottinghamshire at the lake this week – he was absolutely over the moon to catch his first 50 lb’er – well done to you Ron.
Another blazingly hot week with 1 overnight thunderstorm not cooling us down at all, so fishing remained quiet. Therefore extremely hard week again for the guys, but some good fish landed – they are not to be deterred and will be back next year with hopefully no drought conditions to contend with.
17 carp caught totalling 630lbs with an average of 37lb....-
55lb caught by Ron Chillery,
46lb 12oz caught by Danny Whinnett,
45lb caught by Karl F Warnecke,
43lb 6oz again by Danny Whinnett,
42lb 3oz caught by Alan Williams,
40lb 8oz again by Ron Chillery... -
Also -
38lb 8oz, 36lb 8oz, 35lb x 2, 34lb 8oz, 33lb 15oz Common, 33lb 4oz...
And -
29lb 8oz, 28lb x 2, 25lb.
|
|
| Date |
20lb |
30lb |
40lb |
50lb |
60lb |
Total |
Average Weight |
| Sat 6th Aug 2011 - Sat 13th Aug 2011 |
3 |
21 |
11 |
|
|
35 |
35.14lb |
| 3 anglers from Norfolk and our old mate Martin Smith from Birmingham fished the lake this week, and what a fabulous week it was they caught an amazing 11 – 40’s and 21 – 30’s.
Everyone was more than happy with their catches, plenty of fish cruising and sunbathing, but most importantly eating after so long. The week started with a little rain, hotting up later with obviously cooler nights now. Brilliant week guys – that’s what we like to see.
35 Carp caught totalling 1,230.12 lbs, with an average weight of 35.14lbs. 5 Lost....-
45lb 2oz caught by Stuart Beale,
44lb 8oz caught by Vince Bloom,
44lb 12oz again by Vince Bloom,
43lb 12oz caught by Dan Shipp,
42lb 10oz again b y Dan Shipp,
42lb 2oz again by Vince Bloom,
42lb again by Dan Shipp,
41lb again by Vince Bloom,
41lb again by Stuart Beale,
40lb caught by Martin Smith,
40lb again by Stuart Beale...-
Also -
39lb 12oz, 38lb 12oz, 38lb 2oz, 38lb x 2, 37lb 6oz, 37lb 5oz, 37lb 3oz, 36lb 10oz, 36lb 7oz, 36lb 2oz, 36lb, 35lb 8oz, 34lb 8oz x 2, 33lb 6oz, 33lb, 32lb 2oz, 32lb, 31lb 7oz, 31lb 4oz... -
And -
29lb 6oz, 23lb, 22lb.
|
|
| Date |
20lb |
30lb |
40lb |
50lb |
60lb |
Total |
Average Weight |
| Sat 30th Jul 2011 - Sat 6th Aug 2011 |
3 |
13 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
22 |
37.46lb |
| 6 mixed anglers visited us this week – Steve McCarthy on his second trip this year from Liverpool, father and young son from York, one new angler from Shropshire (who had a very productive week), and two regulars from Lincolnshire. Very hot when they arrived, and I know we have been moaning so much about no rain, well we were hit by the storm from hell after soaring humidity. It did not last that long, but wind and torrential rain brought a few trees down, and almost disintegrated one of the bivvies. It certainly cooled things down a bit, and a few carp caught overnight after this. A bit cooler for a couple of days after that, but predicted to be hotting up again.
22 carp caught totalling 824.14 lbs with a great average of 37.46 lb, but around 13 fish lost – this could have been a much more productive week, but even so fantastic catches.
60lb caught by Steve McCarthy... -
51lb caught by Kellen Ward.... -
46lb 8oz caught by Steve Green,
44lb 8oz again by Steve Green,
42lb 12oz and yet again by Steve Green,
40lb caught by John Trushell...... -
Also...
39lb 1oz, 38lb 12oz, 38lb 9oz, 38lb 4oz, 38lb, 37lb, 36lb 2oz, 36lb Common, 33lb x 2, 32lb, 32lb Common, 31lb....
And -
28lb 6oz, 26lb 12oz, 22lb 4oz.
|
|
| Date |
20lb |
30lb |
40lb |
50lb |
60lb |
Total |
Average Weight |
| Sat 23rd Jul 2011 - Sat 30th Jul 2011 |
1 |
13 |
5 |
|
|
19 |
38lb |
| 4 guys from Birmingham – back again after a couple of years. Weather changeable yet again and water still very warm. Most caught overnight or morning. ....
19 carp caught with around 8 lost – one very large right at the net – oh dear Mark, that’s fishing. ..Weight of fish totalling 711.10lb...-
49lb caught by Joe Pitt,
47lb again by Joe Pitt,
43lb 4oz and yet again by Joe Pitt,
41lb 1oz caught by Neil Arnold,
40lb 8oz caught by Mark Payne.... -
Also -
39lb 8oz, 39lb, 37lb 8oz, 37lb, 36lb 8oz, 36lb 1oz Common, 35lb x 2, 34lb 8oz, 34lb, 33lb 12oz, 33lb 8oz, 30lb 8oz...
And -
1 lone 29lb.
|
|
| Date |
20lb |
30lb |
40lb |
50lb |
60lb |
Total |
Average Weight |
| Sat 16th Jul 2011 - Sat 23rd Jul 2011 |
|
3 |
|
|
|
3 |
- |
| No anglers fishing this week due to Baz having to do some urgent work during the day. He did manage to fish for 3 nights with a couple of friends and they caught:---
37lb 8oz, 36lb 8oz Common and a 35lb 5oz....
The rain has finally started, thank goodness, although again predicted to be hotting up a lot next week. – Hope the rain lasts long enough to cool the water right down, and lead to some serious fishing.
|
|
| Date |
20lb |
30lb |
40lb |
50lb |
60lb |
Total |
Average Weight |
| Sat 9th Jul 2011 - Sat 16th Jul 2011 |
2 |
8 |
3 |
|
|
13 |
33.19 lb |
| 5 new anglers from Nottingham at the lake this week. Another very hot week, slightly cooler towards the end with a little rain, so again, very hard fishing for our guys. Rain predicted for the next few days which we so desperately need, so hope it is not just another false prediction....-
13 carp caught totalling 431.5lb.... 4 lost....-
46.8 caught by Paul Stones,
45lb 2oz caught by Pete Needham,
42lb caught by Neil Greenfield...
Also -
37lb, 36lb 8oz, 36lb, 35lb 4oz, 35lb, 33lb, 32lb, 31lb
And -
29lb 15oz, 22lb.
|
|
| Date |
20lb |
30lb |
40lb |
50lb |
60lb |
Total |
Average Weight |
| Sat 2nd Jul 2011 - Sat 9th Jul 2011 |
2 |
11 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
20 |
37lb |
| Hallelujah - it looks like the large carp may be on the munch again, and not before time, with a 60lb'er 50lb'er and 5 - 40's coming out this week, including a cracking brace. The 50 and 60 have both lost around 7lb's in weight, and the 40's, a few lb's, so it just goes to show that they have not been feeding since the spawn. Another really hard week though for our 4 regular guys from Norfolk, and 1 new angler from Wiltshire. Still very hot with no rain to speak of....-
20 carp caught totalling 741lb....-
60lb caught by Matty Jessop,
54lb caught by Will George...-
42lb caught by Tich Lakey,
41lb 8oz again caught by Will George,
41lb caught by Tony Nash,
40lb 8oz again by Tony Nash,
40lb caught by Matty Jessop...-
Also -
37b, 36lb 8oz x 2, 36lb 7oz, 34lb 8oz common, 33lb x 2, 31lb common, 31lb, 30lb x 2...
And -
27lb 1oz, 27lb.
|
|
| Date |
20lb |
30lb |
40lb |
50lb |
60lb |
Total |
Average Weight |
| Sat 25th Jun 2011 - Sat 2nd Jul 2011 |
8 |
6 |
1 |
|
|
15 |
36.33lb |
| This week, Graham stayed another week, and we had 4 of our regular anglers from Surrey who have been coming here since we opened – they have caught some blinding carp in the past, one of them, Paul Bolton caught the largest fish in 2008 with a 55lb’er. This time it was not to be, the continuing hot weather and ongoing drought took its toll once again, and we are now praying for rain. Lack of oxygen is making the carp lethargic, the larger fish going for deeper, cooler water.
The hot weather is forecast for another two weeks, then we hope that we can get back to normal.
15 carp caught totalling 545lb, with an average of 36.33lb. 5 lost....
41lb 4oz caught by Graham Dunn....
Also -
38lb 4oz, 36lb 8oz, 34lb 12oz, 34lb 10oz, 31lb 1oz, 30lb 14oz.....
And -
29lb 13oz, 28lb 12oz, 28lb 3oz, 27lb, 25lb 6oz, 25lb x 2, 24lb 13oz.
|
|
| Date |
20lb |
30lb |
40lb |
50lb |
60lb |
Total |
Average Weight |
| Sat 18th Jun 2011 - Sat 25th Jun 2011 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
|
|
12 |
35 lb |
| We welcomed 3 of our regular anglers from East Sussex, also good old Graham Dunn back again, and we knew it was going to be an extremely hard week for them with the drought continuing. Droughts change the dynamics in a lake and can cause a sudden abundance in natural food.
April and May have surpassed in both heat and dryness, the drought of 1974, and aid has had to be given to stricken farmers with water being taken from some of the large Public lakes in the area. We have never known it like this.
Our guys still enjoyed their week with us, and got up to a few pranks with Colin, including getting him down to photograph their amazing new species(which was an extremely large inflatable specimen of fish).
12 carp caught totalling 418lb, with an average of 35lb.... -
45lb caught by Mark Rose,
41lb caught by Andy Martin....-
And -
36lb 12oz, 33lb 12oz, 32lb, 30lb 4oz, 30lb common...
And -
29lb, 28lb, 27lb 4oz, 25lb 5oz, 25lb.
|
|
| Date |
20lb |
30lb |
40lb |
50lb |
60lb |
Total |
Average Weight |
| Sat 11th Jun 2011 - Sat 18th Jun 2011 |
2 |
14 |
3 |
|
|
19 |
38 lb |
| This week, we had 5 anglers from Norfolk – 2 of our regular guys and 3 new. They had a great time, but again it was a very, very hard week for them.
The carp seem to be taking a long time recovering from their spawn but it did seem to be a particularly hard one. Considering this Spring has been the hottest and driest in 100 years, with a drought declared in most departments, it is no wonder that this is having an effect on the fishing.
It has become slightly cooler with some rain, although not enough yet to reduce water temperature, and rain does encourage the carp to start feeding, so we hope that things will improve from now on.
19 carp caught totalling 721lb with an average weight of 38lb. 3 lost......
43lb 15oz caught by Simon Feilden,
43lb 8oz again by Simon Feilden,
41lb 2oz yet again by Simon Feilden....-
Also -
39lb, 38lb 15oz, 38lb 6oz, 38lb 2oz, 38lb, 37lb 12oz, 37lb, 36lb 4oz, 36lb 2oz, 34lb 12oz, 34lb 8oz, 34lb, 33lb 4oz, 30lb....
And -
20lb 4oz, 20lb.
|
|
| Date |
20lb |
30lb |
40lb |
50lb |
60lb |
Total |
Average Weight |
| Sat 4th Jun 2011 - Sat 11th Jun 2011 |
9 |
12 |
4 |
|
|
25 |
46lb |
| This week, 2 of our regulars from Cheshire, and 4 new anglers from Worcester visited us.
It was a slightly better week size wise, and although the week started well, a couple of our anglers did not get another bite all week after that. Weather could not make up its mind and went from brilliant sunshine to storm and rain to pretty chilly, especially at night. From experience of other years, when the weather is so changeable, this affects the carp’s eating habits.
25 carp caught totalling 1152lb’s with an average weight of 46lb.
46lb 2oz caught by Chris Fellows,
44lb 2oz caught by Chris Pryce,
42lb 3oz caught by John Morgan,
42lb 1oz caught by John Dixon...
Also -
39lb 4oz, 38lb 12oz common, 38lb 12oz mirror, 37lb 15oz, 36lb 2oz, 36lb, 35lb 13oz, 35lb 11oz, 32lb 12oz, 31lb 12oz, 31lb 4oz, 30lb....
And -
29lb 2oz, 27lb 5oz, 27lb 4oz, 27lb 3oz, 27lb 2oz, 26lb 12oz, 26lb 3oz, 25lb 7oz, 24lb 8oz.
|
|
| Date |
20lb |
30lb |
40lb |
50lb |
60lb |
Total |
Average Weight |
| Sat 28th May 2011 - Sat 4th Jun 2011 |
6 |
12 |
1 |
|
|
19 |
35lb |
| Two of our regular couples with their families from Essex at the lake this week. Fishing was exceptionally hard after spawning last week and into the beginning of this week. The large carp seem to be taking a well earned rest after two spawnings in 3 weeks, it has really taken it out of them, and no form of encouragement brought them to the net. Most lakes in this area have had the same experience we hear, and even though cooler with some rain and a nippy wind earlier in the week, they just could not be moved.
These guys have always had fantastic catches over the years they have been visiting us, but conditions this time were against them. Not to detract from the stunning specimens that were caught, they did catch 19 carp, totalling 663lb, with an average of 35lb. Well done guys under really difficult circumstances.
43lb caught by Barry Gibbs...
Also -
39lb 1oz, 38lb, 37lb 15oz, 37lb, 36lb 14oz, 36lb 2oz, 35lb, 34lb 8oz, 32lb 4oz, 31lb, 30lb 7oz, 30lb...
And -
29lb 11oz, 28lb 4oz, 28lb x 2, 26lb 2oz, 24lb 2oz,
|
|
| Date |
20lb |
30lb |
40lb |
50lb |
60lb |
Total |
Average Weight |
| Sat 21st May 2011 - Sat 28th May 2011 |
2 |
14 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
26 |
41lb |
| 6 of our regular anglers on the lake this week, 2 from Lincolnshire, and 4 from Liverpool. It turned out to be a bit of a nightmare with extreme heat causing spawning once again. Catches started well with the first 60, but spawning started after the first couple of days and continued all the rest of the week. This is the second time in 3 weeks, and affected fishing dramatically making it a really difficult week. Two of our guys blanked unfortunately, which we hate to see, but we cannot predict the weather and water temperatures, but luckily this does not happen often at our lake.
Still a good few weights caught though. 26 carp with 6 lost totalling 1,053lb’s and averaging 41lb....-
2 – 60’s, 1 – 50, 7 – 40’s, 14 – 30’s, 2 – 20’s.....
62lb caught by Steve McCarthy,
60lb 10oz caught by Steve Holland,
52lb 5oz again by Steve McCarthy,
45lb caught by Ged Hargreaves,
43lb 2oz again by Ged Hargreaves,
41lb caught by Tony Holland,
40lb 11oz again by Steve McCarthy,
40lb 8oz caught by Steve Holland,
40lb 8oz again by Tony Holland,
40lb and again by Tony Holland....-
Also -
39lb, 37lb 12oz, 37lb 8oz, 36lb 12oz, 36lb 8oz, 35lb 8oz, 35lb, 34lb 12oz, 34lb 4oz, 33lb 12oz, 32lb 8oz, 32lb, 31lb, 30lb 8oz...
And -
27lb, 26lb.
|
|
| Date |
20lb |
30lb |
40lb |
50lb |
60lb |
Total |
Average Weight |
| Sat 14th May 2011 - Sat 21st May 2011 |
9 |
17 |
6 |
|
|
33 |
34.18 lb |
| 4 of our regular anglers on the lake this week, as you know Graham and his son stayed from last week.... -
Fishing has been very slow due to the extreme heat, and most caught early evening or morning when cooler. Spawning seems to be over but the carp don’t like eating when it is so hot, they prefer to sunbathe.
Still a cracking week, with the lake managing to produce good weights with 6 – 40’s, 17 – 30’s and 9 -20’s. 33 Carp totalling 1,128lb’s with an average weight of 34.18lb.
48lb caught by Stuart Hobkirk,
47lb 15oz caught by Eric Chan-Pensley,
42lb 14oz caught again by Stuart Hobkirk,
42lb caught by Jamie Dunn,
42lb caught again by Eric Chan-Pensley...-
Also -
39lb 8oz, 38lb 12oz common, 38lb 1oz, 37lb 14oz, 37lb 3oz, 37lb x 2, 36lb 4oz, 36lb, 35lb x 3, 34lb 8oz x 2, 34lb x 2, 31lb...
And -
29lb 15oz common, 27lb 9oz, 27lb 5oz, 25lb 7oz, 25lb 5oz, 25lb, 24lb 12oz, 22lb - with a 19lb 15oz thrown in (where did that come from?) |
|
| Date |
20lb |
30lb |
40lb |
50lb |
60lb |
Total |
Average Weight |
| Sat 7th May 2011 - Sat 14th May 2011 |
7 |
19 |
8 |
3 |
|
37 |
39.48 lb |
| There were 6 anglers this week, 2 regulars Graham Dunn and his son Jamie from Gillingham, Kent. He was here for 5 weeks last year at different times. Some weeks he just stayed on – he just loves it here. The other 4 anglers are new to Lac Les Pins from Lancashire. As mentioned before, spawning started last Wednesday, so we were rooting for our guys to score well, and the lake did not disappoint. Even with spawning still going on due to the heat – it was hot, hot, hot with a couple of nasty thunderstorms, and being slower than of late, our guys still had a brilliant week with 37 carp totalling 1,461lbs and another super average weight of 39.48lb. 8 lost.......-
Greedy “Shoulders” was caught twice weighing
53lb 12oz and going down a little with being caught, at
51lb 12oz by Pete Southworth.......-
50lb caught by Chris Walmsley....
45lb 2oz caught by Dave Ashton,
45lb caught by Chris Walmsley,
41lb 12oz caught by Pete Southworth,
41lb again caught by Pete Southworth,
41lb caught by Jamie Dunn,
40lb 4oz caught by Graham Dunn,
40lb caught again by Chris Walmsley,
40lb caught again by Dave Ashton........-
Also -
39lb 8oz, 39lb x 5, 38lb 4oz, 37lb 10oz, 37lb 7oz, 37lb x 2, 36lb x 2, 35lb x 2, 34lb x 3, 33lb.....
And -
29lb, 28lb 8oz, 27lb, 26lb 8oz, 25lb, 24lb 4oz, 22lb 5oz.
|
|
| Date |
20lb |
30lb |
40lb |
50lb |
60lb |
Total |
Average Weight |
| Sat 30th Apr 2011 - Sat 7th May 2011 |
1 |
23 |
17 |
3 |
1 |
45 |
43.75 lb |
| We had 4 of our regular guys from Wiltshire this week, and another amazing week was had by all. They had originally wanted last week, but got pipped to the post and thought they could not have as brilliant a week as Craig McEvoy group, but we proved them wrong with another 60, 3 -50’s, 17 – 40’s, 23 – 30’s and only 1 under 30lb at 28lb 4oz coming out again with a total of 45 carp weighing 1,969lbs, and a top average at 43.75lb’s.
Varying weather with thunderstorms, strong winds and rain for a couple of days, but still staying warm. Also brilliant sunshine with the wind keeping it at a nice temperature. The carp started to spawn on Wednesday, so hopefully it will be over soon for this weeks anglers.
Well done guys – brilliant yet again....
65lb – caught by Tony Sheen...-
53lb 8oz - caught by Mark Billing,
50lb 8oz – again by Mark Billing,
50lb – caught by Lee Beavan.......-
Jock Martin -
48lb 8oz, 46lb 8oz, 45lb 8oz, 42lb 8oz, 41lb 8oz.......
Tony Sheen -
47lb 8oz, 40lb 12oz, 40lb 8oz, 40lb........
Lee Beavan,
45lb 14oz, 46lb 14oz, 47lb 8oz, 44lb, 43lb 12oz, 43lb 4oz.......
Mark Billing,
42lb 8oz, 40lb 8oz.....
Also -
39lb 8oz, 39lb 4oz, 39lb Common x 2, 38lb 8oz x 3, 36lb 8oz x 4, 36lb Common and 36lb Mirror, 35lb 10oz, 35lb 8oz, 35lb 4oz, 34lb, 32lb 8oz, 31lb 8oz x 2, 31lb 6oz, 31lb, 30lb.....
And,
28lb 4oz
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|
| Date |
20lb |
30lb |
40lb |
50lb |
60lb |
Total |
Average Weight |
| Sat 23rd Apr 2011 - Sat 30th Apr 2011 |
6 |
29 |
8 |
3 |
1 |
47 |
36.5 lbs |
| I know I am posting this early as the week has only just begun, but I really must let you know that our 5 anglers from Wolverhampton have caught 11 carp in the first 24 hours – among them a lake record of 66lb 4oz, a 51lb 10oz and also 3 commons in their late 30’s. Nothing under 30lb.
Absolutely brilliant and still another 6 days to go –so watch this space................Well, I was not wrong to ask you to watch this space, and you are not going to be disappointed – what an amazing week with 47 carp caught to a total of 1693lbs, and another great average of 36.5lbs... 8 lost.
Mostly cloudy with some sunny intervals and very cold at night.
Threatening to storm a couple of days, but not really amounting to anything. The Northerly wind again kept the water temperature to a balance that the carp liked, so no sign of spawning yet.
A brilliant week – congratulations boys, and the champagne went down a treat........
66lb 4oz caught by Richard Shaw,
56lb 13oz caught by Craig McEvoy,
51lb 10oz also by Craig McEvoy,
51lb 4oz caught by Nick Beaseley....
Also -
45lb 8oz caught by Sam Beaseley,
44lb 14oz caught by Craig McEvoy,
42lb caught by Richard Shaw,
42lb caught by Clive Hal,l
40lb 10oz caught by Nick Beaseley,
40lb 8oz caught again by Craig McEvoy,
40lb 4oz again by Craig McEvoy,
40lb again by Richard Shaw.....
Also -
39lb 8oz common, 38lb 8oz, 38lb 4oz x 2 (common and mirror), 38lb, 37lb 8oz x 2, 37lb 4oz, 36lb 8oz, 36lb 4oz, 36lb x 2, 35lb 14oz, 35lb 4oz, 35lb x 3, 34lb 12oz, 34lb 4oz x 2 (common and mirror), 34lb, 32lb 14oz, 32lb 10oz, 32lb 4oz x 2, 31lb x 3, 30lb 4oz....
And -
29lb, 27lb 12oz, 27lb 8oz, 27lb x 3, 25lb.
|
|
| Date |
20lb |
30lb |
40lb |
50lb |
60lb |
Total |
Average Weight |
| Sat 16th Apr 2011 - Sat 23rd Apr 2011 |
|
4 |
2 |
|
|
6 |
38.56 lb |
| No one on the lake this week, so our Baz and Colin decided to make the most of it and do a spot of fishing themselves. They only fished at night, because most people know what a workaholic Baz is, and there is always some job to do during the day. Therefore in reality, it was only 2 days of fishing, but a great result, especially for Baz who caught a 41lb 8oz, 40lb 4oz, 38lb 14oz, 37lb 4oz, and a 35lb 10oz.... I am afraid he put Colin to shame this time, but he still caught a 37lb 14oz..... 2 lost, and catch weighing 231.37lbs. |
|
| Date |
20lb |
30lb |
40lb |
50lb |
60lb |
Total |
Average Weight |
| Sat 9th Apr 2011 - Sat 16th Apr 2011 |
|
12 |
10 |
|
|
22 |
36.75lb |
| Another fantastic week for two more anglers from Norfolk and one from Nottinghamshire.
Ten 40’s and twelve 30’s – again nothing under 30lb...
22 carp caught with 7 lost, totalling 808.625lb, averaging 36.75lb. For this sized lake, the averages are phenomenal and the carp are feeding really well at the moment – not too hot and water temperatures keeping cool.
Weather warm but from early on in the week, a very cold Northerly wind – OK for the guys in the Med swims as I’m sure it is quite a few degrees warmer over there.
46lb 14oz caught by Ron Chillery, along with a 44lb and a 41lb 5oz...
42lb caught by Stuart Beale along with a 40lb 8oz and two at 40lb’s...
41lb 8oz caught by Vince Bloom, along with a 41lb 4oz, and a 41lb...
Also...-
39lb 8oz, 39lb 6oz, 39lb 2oz, 38lb 14oz, 37lb 9oz, 37lb 2oz, 37lb, 32lb 6oz, 31lb 13oz, 31lb 4oz, 31lb 2oz, 30lb.
Absolutely cracking, and each one achieving their personal best. A few lost, but no detraction from their amazing catches.
|
|
| Date |
20lb |
30lb |
40lb |
50lb |
60lb |
Total |
Average Weight |
| Sat 2nd Apr 2011 - Sat 9th Apr 2011 |
|
16 |
6 |
|
|
22 |
37lb 15oz |
| Our Opening week 2011 started with rain and wind and the first 40lb'er coming out overnight. Then as forecast, it started to warm up dramatically over the coming week, causing it overall to be a pretty hard week for our 4 anglers from Norfolk. Having said that, they all had a 40lb'er, with young lad Craig's being a Personal Best. Nothing under 30lb, and six 40lb'ers means a great opening week with 817.30 lbs altogether. Around 8 carp lost - one by Paul Towler who thinks at least a 50lb Mirror. Great average weight yet again....47lb 4oz caught by Paul Towler, 44lb 4oz caught again by Paul Towler, 42lb by Paul Weaving, 42lb by Dave Weaving, 41lb by Craig Coleman, and 40lb again caught by Dave Weaving.... Also caught 39lb, 38lb 7oz, 38lb 4oz, 37lb, 36lb 4oz, 36lb, 35lb 8oz, 35lb 4oz x 2, 35lb 2oz, 35lb, 32lb 8oz, 32lb 6oz, 32lb, 30lb 8oz, 30lb. |
|
| Date |
20lb |
30lb |
40lb |
50lb |
60lb |
Total |
Average Weight |
| Sat 30th Oct 2010 - Fri 31st Dec 2010 |
93 |
409 |
126 |
16 |
6 |
650 |
36 lb |
| END OF SEASON 2010 REPORT - - ...
2010 proved to be a fantastic season for Lac Les Pins....
The amount of large regularly caught carp has been phenomenal, and with their rate of growth, there will be even greater weight gain for next Season 2011....
Our anglers have been more than satisfied with their catches, returning sometimes 2 and 3 times in the same Season, and booking sensibly for the following year in order to secure a space....
The weather as usual – varying, ranging from freezing – 50 degrees and sometimes changing so quickly, thus showing in our less productive weeks, just how much this affects the catches....
The best week of the year was 24th April – 1st May with Lee Beavan’s group of 5 catching an amazing 9 – 20’s, 39 – 30’s 16 – 40’s, 2 – 50’s and 1 – 60....
The best Common was caught by Steve McCarthy on 13th May, and weighed 42lb 10oz....
The best Mirror was caught by Dave Rose on 22nd June and weighed 63lb.....
The carp are being fed throughout the Winter with protein pellet to maintain health and growth – they are in superb condition....
There will be many more 50’s and 40’s next year, with a couple of 60’s maybe....
No sitting around for us now, there is plenty more maintenance work going on in the lodge and grounds meanwhile, so do not think that we all have a 5 month holiday for one minute. We carry on working to make sure that everything is in tip top order for our anglers in the next Season....
As many of our anglers can vouch for, Bazza worked endlessly during the Season in blistering heat to finish the fish ladder, in order to conform to DDAF Legislation – this is to protect any travelling fish from the external waterway, (although we have never seen one yet) this is the Law. Now the lake is totally up to regulation standard (hopefully they will not invent another one).....
Our new website has proved to be a great asset, with the advantage of allowing us to update the weekly log, along with names, dates and weights on photos as they come in.....
Chris, Baz and Colin at Lac Les Pins would like to wish all our friends and their families the best of the Season’s Greetings, and we look forward to an even more brilliant 2011 Season, with superb catches to report.
|
|
| Date |
20lb |
30lb |
40lb |
50lb |
60lb |
Total |
Average Weight |
| Sat 23rd Oct 2010 - Sat 30th Oct 2010 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
|
|
6 |
33 lb |
| Three anglers from the Isle of Wight came to the lake to finish our last week of the Season. They also came at the end of August with another 3 anglers, and had an amazing week with 40 carp including a 50. This week it has been very, very hard for them, obviously much colder but a few sunny intervals. Plenty of fish showing, but they did not seem very interested in eating. A couple lost and 6 carp banked.
40lb 5oz caught by Mark Eastman......
Also 38lb 15oz, 37lb, 33lb 4oz....
And 27lb 10oz, 22lb.
They are back twice next year though, in May and August because they love it, and they know that the big carp are in there just waiting to be caught. Fishing, THATS THE NAME OF THE GAME.
|
|
| Date |
20lb |
30lb |
40lb |
50lb |
60lb |
Total |
Average Weight |
| Sat 16th Oct 2010 - Sat 23rd Oct 2010 |
3 |
11 |
5 |
1 |
|
20 |
37.33 lbs |
| 3 Anglers from Wraysbury visited a bitterly cold lake this week, with icy wind but some nice sunshine during the day and frost overnight.
Absolutely fantastic results for 3 guys on such a big lake, and again great average weight.
20 Carp caught totalling 746.78lbs.....-
51lb 3oz caught by Graham lock,
46lb 8oz caught by Ian Driver,
46lb 6oz again caught by Graham Lock,
44lb 9oz caught by Graham Williams,
43lb 4oz yet again caught by Graham Lock,
41lb 3oz caught again by Graham Williams.. -
Also -
38lb 12oz, 38lb 10oz, 38lb 2oz, 37lb 9oz, 37lb 4oz, 37lb, 35lb 12oz, 35lb 4oz, 35lb, 34lb 9oz, 33lb...-
And -
26lb 14oz, 25lb 5oz, 20lb 7oz.
|
|
| Date |
20lb |
30lb |
40lb |
50lb |
60lb |
Total |
Average Weight |
| Sat 9th Oct 2010 - Sat 16th Oct 2010 |
1 |
10 |
8 |
2 |
|
21 |
39 lb |
| 6 new anglers visited the lake this week from Liverpool and Leicestershire.
Not such a hard week, although one of the guys blanked after losing a few, only to net two 40’s on the last Friday night – great guns, we really don’t like to see anyone blank. Some fantastic lumps coming out again, as the Season nears its close, and the weather getting a lot colder now. A few days of rain, and some overcast, with a couple of really sunny days...-
Total of 812lbs with 6 lost.
50lb 10oz caught by Gerard Hargreaves,
50lb 3oz caught by Chris Fellowes,
48lb 10oz caught by John Dixon,
45lb caught by Steve Marsden,
45lb caught by Jack Marsden,
42lb caught by Charlie Sandy,
41lb 5oz caught by John Dixon,
41lb caught by Charlie Sandy,
40lb caught by Steve Marsden,
40lb caught by Jack Marsden....-
Also -
38lb 7oz, 37lb 10oz, 35lb 8oz, 35lb 1oz, 35lb x 2, 34lb, 32lb, 31lb, 30lb... -
And -
25lb 4oz.
|
|
| Date |
20lb |
30lb |
40lb |
50lb |
60lb |
Total |
Average Weight |
| Sat 2nd Oct 2010 - Sat 9th Oct 2010 |
1 |
16 |
3 |
|
1 |
21 |
36 lb |
| A good week for our 5 fishermen, three from Hampshire, and 2 from Staffordshire. Though a slow start, with weather still warm during the day but with some strong winds at times, and also some heavy rain over one night. They had overall some good lumps out with a fantastic average yet again. - ...
21 Carp caught with 1 lost.....
60lb caught by Alan Hodgkiss,
46lb caught again by Alan Hodgkiss,
45lb 8oz caught yet again by Alan Hodgkiss,
41lb 4oz caught by Martin Jones....-
Also -
39lb, 38lb 15oz, 37lb 4oz, 35lb 4oz, 35lb x 2, 34lb 15oz common, 34lb 8oz, 34lb 4oz, 34lb x 4, 33lb 4oz, 32lb 3oz, 32lb...-
And -
29lb 12oz. -
A total of 753 lbs |
|
| Date |
20lb |
30lb |
40lb |
50lb |
60lb |
Total |
Average Weight |
| Sat 25th Sep 2010 - Sat 2nd Oct 2010 |
3 |
8 |
3 |
1 |
|
15 |
36lb 8oz |
| 5 anglers, 1 was our regular twice yearly guy, and the others were new guys to the lake.
They really struggled this week, fishing was extremely hard work but they did manage a few nice lumps.
Some lovely sunny days with a couple of very cold nights, usually suitable conditions for fishing, but lack of any rain for a while may have contributed.
Carp totalling 546.29lbs.....-
51lb 4oz caught by Richard Swinburn,
44lb 9oz caught by Carl Shackleford,
43lb 15oz caught by Lee Hambridge,
42lb also caught by Lee Hambridge....-
Also -
39lb, 38lb 4oz x 2, 38lb, 36lb, 34lb 12oz, 31lb 12oz, 30lb 1oz...-
And -
29lb 7oz, 29lb 4oz, 21lb.
|
|
| Date |
20lb |
30lb |
40lb |
50lb |
60lb |
Total |
Average Weight |
| Sat 18th Sep 2010 - Sat 25th Sep 2010 |
1 |
19 |
4 |
|
|
24 |
36 lb |
| Our 6 New guys from Nottingham started the week off very well with some lovely warm days and a couple of very cold nights. They were doing ooh so well, then on Tuesday night and into the early hours of Wednesday morning, one of our fishermen started to feel very unwell, so it was all systems go to get the emergency services out to the lake. They were brilliant, but had to take our guy off to the hospital. He felt like his old self by the next day, but he had to stay in and have a few tests. Luckily, he was discharged just in time on Saturday morning for his flight home, thank goodness. He was in the best place possible at the time, but sadly missed most of his week’s fishing, though still caught six all over 30lb with one 40lb to boot in the first 3 days. Take care Ron.
Anyway carp that were banked totalled 866.71 lbs. 3 were lost....-
47lb 4oz caught by Barry Henson,
46lb caught by Bob Fletcher,
46lb 4oz caught by Dave Tizzard,
43lb 3oz caught by Ron Lockyer....
Also -
38lb 12oz, 37lb 13oz, 37lb 12oz, 37lb 4oz, 36lb 8oz, 36lb 6oz, 36lb, 35lb 14oz, 35lb 7oz, 35lb x 2, 34lb x 2, 33lb, 32lb 8oz, 31lb 6oz, 31lb 2oz, 30lb 6oz, 30lb....
And -
26lb 4oz
|
|
| Date |
20lb |
30lb |
40lb |
50lb |
60lb |
Total |
Average Weight |
| Sat 11th Sep 2010 - Sat 18th Sep 2010 |
2 |
14 |
6 |
|
|
22 |
37 lb |
| Another group of 5 of our regulars this week from Leicester, and 1 newby from Herts. Again, a fantastic week with 22 Carp banked and 4 lost.
The weather was cold at night with mainly sunny days and a couple of cloudy with light rain.
Fish totalling 808lb... -
47lb Caught by Nick Tyers,
46lb 6oz – Caught by Lee Pulford,
42lb 6oz – Caught by Rob Adams,
42lb 5oz – Caught by Lee Pulford,
42lb – Caught by Paul Hoad,
41lb 13oz – Caught by Rob Adams, ...
Also
39lb 13oz, 38lb 8oz, 38lb, 37lb 14oz, 37lb 8oz, 37lb, 36lb 12oz, 36lb 6oz, 34lb 8oz, 33lb13oz Common, 33lb x 2, 32lb 14oz, 30lb 2oz......
And
29lb 1oz, 20lb
|
|
| Date |
20lb |
30lb |
40lb |
50lb |
60lb |
Total |
Average Weight |
| Sat 4th Sep 2010 - Sat 11th Sep 2010 |
9 |
12 |
4 |
2 |
|
27 |
33 lb |
| We were visited this week by two of our most regular guys who fish twice a year from Liverpool, and 3 new guys. They had an amazing week with plenty of big lumps coming out now that the weather is starting to cool down......
Total weight caught 881lb. - .........
59lb 8oz – Caught by Max Ireland,
52lb also caught by Max Ireland,.. Also
48lb 12oz Caught by Steve McCarthy,
42lb 4oz Caught by Dennis Deadman,
40lb 2oz Also caught by Dennis Deadman,
40lb Caught by Max Ireland, and - ... With ..
37lb, 36lb 2oz, 36lb, 34lb 8oz, 34lb 3oz, 33lb 2oz, 32lb 12oz, 32lb 6oz, 31lb 4oz, 31lb 3oz, 31lb, 30lb Common, and ...-
29lb, 28lb 4oz, 28lb, 27lb x 3, 26lb 2oz, 24lb 12oz, 22lb
|
|
| Date |
20lb |
30lb |
40lb |
50lb |
60lb |
Total |
Average Weight |
| Sat 28th Aug 2010 - Sat 4th Sep 2010 |
5 |
30 |
4 |
1 |
|
40 |
41 lb |
| 6 new anglers to the lake this week, and great guys (and gal) they were. Had a great laugh with them, and they had a brilliant week, even Nikki who blanked until Friday night and then caught a lovely 36lb’er. But she had a great time - is one of the lads, and had great fishing knowledge. She is coming back next year determined to get the "big one".
Weather was hot during the day, with a few very cold nights, but this kept lake temperature at a great level for the fishing.
They caught a fantastic 40 carp equating to 1,626.68lb’s......
52lb 4oz caught by Simon Elliott,
48lb 14oz also caught by Simon Elliott,
48lb 12oz caught by Matthew Hallissey,
44lb caught by Chris Thorp,
43lb 4oz also caught by Matthew Hallissey......
Also......-
39lb 10oz, 38lb 14oz, 38lb 4oz, 37lb 12oz, 37lb 4oz, 36lb 12oz, 36lb 10oz, 36lb 8oz, 36lb 4oz, 36lb 2oz, 36lb x 2, 35lb 12oz, 35lb 8oz, 35lb 4oz, 35lb, 34lb, 33lb 13oz, 33lb 12oz, 33lb 10oz, 33lb 8oz, 33lb 2oz, 33lb 1oz, 33lb, 32lb, 31lb 15oz x 2, 31lb 8oz, 30lb 4oz x 2.......
And,
29lb 6oz, 28lb 4oz, 27lb 12oz, 27lb 11oz, 26lb 4oz.
|
|
| Date |
20lb |
30lb |
40lb |
50lb |
60lb |
Total |
Average Weight |
| Sat 21st Aug 2010 - Sat 28th Aug 2010 |
5 |
22 |
5 |
|
|
32 |
36 lb |
| Five of our regular anglers on the lake this week, all top fishermen and a great bunch where you can have a good banter. A bit of male chauvinism going on with Chris being the only woman on “Barby Nite”, but she can hold her own where that is concerned.
They all had a fantastic week with the weather again up and down with sunshine, rain, sunshine, rain….. and a couple of very cold nights, but great fishing conditions, as it seems that now it has cooled down, they are all on the munch, and some.
32 carp caught with 5 lost – one being a big lump, probably around 45 – 50 – thats a shame.
Carp totalling 1,131lb......-
47lb 12 oz caught by Phil (pops) Spendelow,
45lb caught by Richard Shaw,
44lb 8oz caught again by Richard Shaw,
40lb 4oz caught by Craig McEvoy,
and the same fish 40lb 4oz (Afghan) caught again by Craig McEvoy.....
Also -
39lb 2oz, 39lb 1oz, 39lb, 38lb 12oz, 38lb, 37lb, 36lb 12oz, 36lb, 35lb 8oz, 35lb 1oz, 35lb, 34lb 14oz Common, 34lb 14oz, 34lb 6oz, 34lb x 2, 33lb 8oz, 33lb, 32lb 10oz, 32lb 1oz, 31lb 2oz, 30lb 8oz...
And -
29lb 12oz, 29lb 2oz, 28lb, 27lb 15oz, 27lb 8oz
|
|
| Date |
20lb |
30lb |
40lb |
50lb |
60lb |
Total |
Average Weight |
| Sat 14th Aug 2010 - Sat 21st Aug 2010 |
7 |
19 |
3 |
|
|
29 |
33 lb |
| Another great week for our regular anglers from Norfolk and Birmingham.
Weather starting a little cooler than of late, then blistering heat yet again for the last 4 days.
29 carp caught in all, totalling 951lb, with an average weight of 33lb.
46lb caught by Tich Lakey,
42lb 6oz caught by Martin Smith,
41lb 8oz also caught by Tich Lakey.....
Also,
39lb, 38lb 8oz, 38lb, 37lb 4oz, 36lb 8oz, 36lb x 3, 35lb 8oz, 35lb x 2, 34lb x 4, 31lb 6oz, 30lb x 3.
And...
29lb 14oz, 29lb, 28lb x 2, 27lb, 26lb, 22lb.
|
|
| Date |
20lb |
30lb |
40lb |
50lb |
60lb |
Total |
Average Weight |
| Sat 7th Aug 2010 - Sat 14th Aug 2010 |
2 |
14 |
5 |
|
|
21 |
46 lb |
| Three new anglers on the lake this week, should have been five but unfortunately problems at home prevented the other two from joining us.
Fishing started slow with weather very hot to start, but cooling with rainy showers, and it turned out to be a great week......-
21 Carp caught totalling 975lbs.- ....
45lb 9oz caught by Gary (gizzy) Fiddler,
43lb 2oz by Ray Davis,
43lb also by Ray,
40lb 11oz again by Ray, and
40lb 9oz caught by Matt Loverage......
Also caught,
39lb 5oz, 38lb, 37lb 10oz, 37lb 8oz, 36lb 14oz, 35lb 4oz 34lb 13oz, 34lb 7oz, 33lb 15oz, 33lb 10oz, 33lb, 32lb 8oz, 31lb, 30lb 10oz. And ... 29b 12oz, 27lb 5oz.
|
|
| Date |
20lb |
30lb |
40lb |
50lb |
60lb |
Total |
Average Weight |
| Sat 24th Jul 2010 - Sat 31st Jul 2010 |
4 |
11 |
4 |
|
1 |
20 |
33.5 lb |
| 7 of our regular anglers (one just 12 and 2 ladies) visited the lake this week. After the slow performance of the last few weeks, and the fact that there was going to be no let up in the extremely hot weather conditions, we thought that it was going to be hard going again. But it is fishing, and you can never foretell anything. 20 carp in all with a 61b’er to boot, indicating that the carp must be on the munch again. The ladies faired extremely well catching 8 of the total...... Weight totalling 671lb..............
61lb caught by our youngest angler Harry Gibbs - absolutely fantastic...
45lb 10oz caught by Dee Noyce
43lb 8oz again caught by Dee Noyce..
42lb caught by Jack Gibbs..
40lb once again caught by Jack Gibbs -
So sorry for father Barry, who is greatly overshadowed by his sons, unfortunately never quite managing a 40 himself. Definitely next year.
Also
38lb, 36lb x 2, 33lb 14oz common, 33lb 10oz, 33lb x 2, 32lb 8oz x 2, 32lb 2oz, 31b
And
28lb 2oz, 28lb x 2, 21lb -
Well done guys.
|
|
| Date |
20lb |
30lb |
40lb |
50lb |
60lb |
Total |
Average Weight |
| Sat 26th Jun 2010 - Sat 24th Jul 2010 |
2 |
11 |
2 |
|
|
15 |
34lb |
| Sorry for lack of updates lately. We had no-one on the lake last week of June and most of July, we think due to the World Cup, and other lakes have stated the same.
Maybe it was a good thing, because the temperatures have been so blisteringly hot that the carp went into deep water, probably eating more of the natural food rather than the bait, therefore fishing has been particularly slow. Cooler conditions towards the end of last week produced a few good sized carp.
Graham Dunn and his son Jamie visited us for a couple of weeks during this time, and we also had a couple of friends over.
44lb 8oz caught by Graham Dunn
40lb also caught by Graham Dunn
Also
36lb 8oz, 36lb, 35lb 8oz, 35lb 34lb x 3, 32lb, 32lb Common, 31lb 4oz, 31lb,
And
25lb 8oz, 25lb.
|
|
| Date |
20lb |
30lb |
40lb |
50lb |
60lb |
Total |
Average Weight |
| Sat 19th Jun 2010 - Sat 26th Jun 2010 |
3 |
8 |
1 |
|
1 |
13 |
36 lb |
| YET ANOTHER LAKE RECORD -
We welcomed two new anglers to the lake this week from Battle in East Sussex. The first few days started great with Dave Rose landing another brilliant new lake record of 63lb, with the weather starting to recover from the awful rain of the previous week. But by Wednesday, scorching heat to 35 degrees switched the carp off from feeding, and there was little activity for the rest of the week.
They still managed a good haul of 13 carp equating to 463lb. …
63lb caught by Dave Rose…
43lb also by Dave Rose… along with
39lb 5oz, 35lb 5oz, 35lb, 34lb 8oz
and
29lb 4oz, 27lb 4oz, 22lb 8oz.
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| Date |
20lb |
30lb |
40lb |
50lb |
60lb |
Total |
Average Weight |
| Sat 12th Jun 2010 - Sat 19th Jun 2010 |
6 |
29 |
4 |
1 |
|
40 |
35 lb |
| Absolutely foul weather, at one stage for 24 hours non stop, so our poor guys – 4 from Norwich and 2 from Oxford, spent Wednesday in the Lodge with the TV. At least the fishing was better than the England matches with a tremendous 40 carp caught with a total of 1,394.58lb.... - 57lb 12oz caught by Glynn Nicholls,
46lb caught by Mick Nicholls,
43lb 12oz caught by Steve Malone,
42lb caught by Glynn Nicholls,
40lb 4oz caught by Ian Hanner.....
Also -
39lb 12oz, 39lb 4oz, 38lb 8oz x 2, 38lb 6oz, 38lb 2oz, 37lb 14oz, 37lb 12oz, 36lb 8oz x 2, 36lb 4oz, 36lb, 35lb 8oz, 34lb 8oz x 4, 34lb 4oz, 33lb 8oz x 3, 33lb x 2, 32lb 8oz, 32lb, 31lb 12oz, 30lb 12oz, 30lb.....
And -
28lb x 2, 26lb 12oz, 26lb, 25lb, 22lb 8oz, 20lb 4oz
Another fabulous week’s fishing for our guys – shame the weather was so horrendous, but they all excelled despite nature’s furies.
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| Date |
20lb |
30lb |
40lb |
50lb |
60lb |
Total |
Average Weight |
| Sat 5th Jun 2010 - Sat 12th Jun 2010 |
2 |
23 |
3 |
1 |
|
29 |
30 lb |
| Rain, rain, rain and more rain with the intermittent storm and a few sunny intervals, but the carp loved it.
A new 50lb was caught by Graham Dunn from Kent. He came over on the 22nd May for 1 week’s holiday, but stayed another two weeks because he loved it so much. He will be coming again in July, and also in September – he has a very understanding wife, we did not think he was going home at all. But we loved having you Graham, especially Baz, he says he will get a bit of peace now!!
Graham actually did not catch many for 2 of the weeks - he caught a 39lb 8oz, 34lb 4oz, 37lb 8oz, and 34lb, and lost a few, but he picked up steam this week to net a stunning 17 carp in all.
We had two other new anglers to the lake – Brian Francis and his son James from Essex, who also had a fabulous week, and will definitely be back next year.
29 Carp caught in all this week amounting to 861.26lb. Lost a few.
50lb – Graham Dunn, 42lb – Graham Dunn, 41lb 10oz – Graham Dunn, 40lb 2oz – Brian Francis…
.
Also -
39lb 8oz, 38lb 8oz, 37lb 8oz, 37lb 4oz, 37lb x 2, 35lb 2oz, 35lb, 34lb 12oz, 34lb 4oz, 34lb 3oz, 34lb x 2, 33lb 8oz, 32lb 8oz x 2, 32lb 4oz, 32lb 3oz, 31lb 12oz, 31lb 8oz, 30lb 12oz, 30lb 2oz, 30lb…
And -
29lb 2oz, 28lb 8oz.
Another great week from Lac les Pins.
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| Date |
20lb |
30lb |
40lb |
50lb |
60lb |
Total |
Average Weight |
| Sat 29th May 2010 - Sat 5th Jun 2010 |
2 |
17 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
23 |
37.5 lb |
| We welcomed 4 new lads from Surrey this week, and it started slow with rain for 5 days, then turned to blazing heat. A little weight lost after spawning, and Bazza’s Bush in the Bay produced the most carp. But another fabulous week with great catches yet again.
Around 12 Carp lost, so it could have been an amazing week. Nathan Rising celebrated his fantastic catch list with “champers” on Barby Night – great bunch of lads. 61lb 8oz caught by Nathan Rising - 54lb also caught by Nathan Rising and
45lb 4oz again caught by Nathan Rising. 41lb 2oz caught by Stewart Hunt. Together with 39lb 1oz, 38lb 7oz, 38lb 4oz, 37lb 7oz, 37lb, 36lb 3oz, 36lb 2oz, x 2, 36lb, 35lb 8oz, 35lb 7oz, 34lb 2oz, 34lb, 32lb 3oz, 31lb 2oz, 30lb 2oz x 2 and 25lb 6oz, 25lb 1oz. A total of 852.30 lb. Absolutely astounding averages.
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| Date |
20lb |
30lb |
40lb |
50lb |
60lb |
Total |
Average Weight |
| Sat 22nd May 2010 - Sat 29th May 2010 |
2 |
17 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
27 |
38.5 lb |
| ANOTHER LAKE RECORD - 62LB 8OZ -
This is turning out to be an amazing year at Lac Les Pins with another fantastic week after a slowish start. First couple of days were blazing hot, with not much feeding going on due to start of spawning, then it cooled down with a thunderstorm and a few days of rain. Then it hit the big time again with another lake record of 62lb 8oz, and another new 50lb’er.
So 28 Carp caught totalling 1,027.60lb.--62lb 8oz caught by a newcomer to Lac Les Pins – Tony Holland. -- 50lb went to another newcomer – Eric Chan-Pensley
47lb 8oz, 44lb 12oz, 44lb 8oz, 44lb, 41lb 12oz, 40lb. Also 38lb 12oz x 2, 38lb Common, 37lb 6oz Common, 37lb, 36lb 4oz x 3, 35lb 8oz, 35lb 4oz x 2, 34lb 4oz, 32lb 8oz, 32lb 4oz x 3, 30lb 8oz. And 28lb, 25lb 12oz. - A tremendous week for our new guys, and they will be back.
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| Date |
20lb |
30lb |
40lb |
50lb |
60lb |
Total |
Average Weight |
| Sat 8th May 2010 - Sat 15th May 2010 |
2 |
14 |
9 |
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|
25 |
36 lb |
| Our two guys from Liverpool finally arrived after having to cancel their trip in April because of the Volcanic Ash problem.
Baz was invited to fish for 2 days, so he set his rods up Monday and Tuesday. He was well chuffed as he caught his personal best of 42lb, along with six other great catches – brilliant for two days fishing.
The other guys Steve and Mick faired just as well, and altogether 25 carp were banked with 7 lost.
A great catch for 2 guys (+ a little one). They are back in September for a few more lumps.
Weather was still a bit nippy, but nothing like the week before.
Largest was 49lb 8oz caught by Steve McCarthy, 42lb 10oz - Steve McCarthy,42lb – Bazza Reah, 40lb 8oz – Bazza Reah, 40lb 8oz – Mick Bailey, 40lb 2oz – Mick Bailey, 41lb – Steve McCarthy, 40lb x 2 – Steve McCarthy
Also - 39lb 8oz, 39lb 4oz, 38lb 12oz, 37lb x 2, 36lb x 2, 35lb 15oz, 35lb 14oz, 35lb 8oz, 34lb 12oz, 34lb, 33lb 4oz, 30lb…And - 29lb 6oz, 29lb 4oz.
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| Date |
20lb |
30lb |
40lb |
50lb |
60lb |
Total |
Average Weight |
| Sat 1st May 2010 - Sat 8th May 2010 |
6 |
20 |
3 |
1 |
|
30 |
33 lb |
| What a difference a week makes in France when it comes to the weather. We can not believe it went from 30 degrees last week to minus 5 with the wind chill, and even snowed on Wednesday. It was freezing and raining, and we really felt for our poor 5 anglers in their bivvies. They made the most of it though, and Colin made sure they warmed up in the lodge with his steaming and tasty dinners.
Even with the abysmal weather, they still managed 31 Carp to a total of 1,048.62lb, which is brilliant considering. -
A 52lb, 44lb, 41lb,40lb.
Also -
39lb x 2, 38lb 2oz, 38lb, 36lb 2oz, 36lb x 2, 35lb 12oz, 35lb 8oz, 35lb 4oz, 35lb 2oz, 34lb 2oz, 33lb x 3, 32lb 8oz, 31lb 3oz, 30lb 4oz, 30lb x 2.
And -
29lb 8oz, 28lb 2oz, 28lb, 26lb 8oz, 25lb 2oz, 23lb
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| Date |
20lb |
30lb |
40lb |
50lb |
60lb |
Total |
Average Weight |
| Sat 24th Apr 2010 - Sat 1st May 2010 |
9 |
39 |
16 |
2 |
1 |
67 |
34.4 lb |
| FIRST 60LB'ER
We are over the moon as the lake has produced our first 60lb’er.
Our anglers who have visited us for the past 3 years, have always caught well, but this particular week, they have had the best week ever – absolutely awesome. They had been worried as to whether they would be able to travel here because of the Volcanic Ash problem, but if they had not, they would have missed the week of all weeks. They are absolutely shattered because rather than the carp spawning as we believed they might, they did not stop feeding day and night, hence no good kip for the boys all week. Do you think they care – no way, they are one extremely happy group.
They had a catch altogether of 71 Carp to a total of 2,443lb 5oz.
60lb 12oz,
57lb 4oz,
52lb 8oz.
The sixteen 40’s are:-
47lb 8oz, 44lb 4oz, 43lb x 2, 42lb 8oz x 2, 42lb 4oz, 42lb, 41lb 12oz, 41lb x 3, 40lb 8oz x 2, 40lb x 2.
Thirty nine 30’s are:-.
39lb 12oz, 39lb x 2, 38lb, 37lb 12oz, 37lb x 2, 36lb x 2, 35lb 8oz x 2, 35lb 4oz x 2, 35lb x 5, 34lb 12oz, 34lb x 3, 33lb 12oz, 33lb x 2, 32lb 8oz, 32lb 4oz x 4, 32lb x 4, 31lb 10oz, 31lb 6oz, 31lb, 30lb x 2.
Nine 20’s are:-
29lb 14oz, 28lb 8oz, 28lb 4oz, 28lb x 2, 27lb 8oz, 26lb 8oz, 26lb 4oz, 23lb.
All caught on Carp Company Natural Impact Boilies and High Protein pellet.
I think you will all agree, that this is a very impressive catch list, and we hope that it is set to continue throughout the Season. To catch this amount of carp on a 12 acre lake is phenomenal.
All the carp are growing at a tremendous rate now, and are in stunning and fantastic condition. So many new 40’s as well, so we look forward to a few more 50’s and even another 60.
Bring it on!
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| Date |
20lb |
30lb |
40lb |
50lb |
60lb |
Total |
Average Weight |
| Wed 21st Apr 2010 - Fri 23rd Apr 2010 |
6 |
8 |
1 |
|
|
15 |
31.14 lb |
| Unfortunately, due to the Volcanic ash, and much to their great disappointment, the anglers booked on Lac Les Pins for this week could not travel. Luckily, we have managed to reallocate them later.
Consequently, as the weather was so nice, Colin, Baz, and friend Paul decided to do a two day stint fishing. Catches were pretty good for the two days.
15 Carp caught -
42lb,
39lb, 35lb x 2, 34lb x 2, 33lb Common, 31lb 12oz, 31lb 12oz Common,
27lb x 4, 23lb, 22lb
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