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Enjoyable if not tiring day on an exellent venue. Caught plenty of roach, rudd and perch on the float. The carp outwitted me though, I lost three decent size fish off the surface in the evening.
Many thanks again to the WUF for making such a lovely secluded lake like this available.

A lovely if not tiring day on a lovely venue. Plenty of Roach, Rudd, Chub and Perch caught on the float. The day was somewhat frustrating though by the fact that I couldn't get any Carp to the net.( I lost three )
Didnt see a soul all day, perfect many thanks again to the WUF.

Baited up an area along a reed bank with hemp and corn, landed 4 bream of around 4/5lbs on corn and half a dozen roach on the maggot. Hooked into something decent following these roach but the fight was all under the rod tip - eel. And another, and another, and another. Couldn't get a bite back on corn so switched to roving.

Casting worms at clouding and bubblers in the margin I banked 3 common carp to around 12lbs. Fought like nothing else on 4lb line and a 12ft Avon. Come evening I flicked a few floaters out and had a couple of nice fish appeared, with backs out of the water. Using a controller float I got right in amongst them and after 30 minutes of them nudging the float and bait, one opened it's mouth properly. A good 10 minute scrap put a pristine common carp in the net. It weighed exactly 22lbs. Amazing fight, amazing fish. Was happy there but they were still feeding so had a recast, had a take fairly quickly but lost the fish on a big lunge at range - seemed a good fish again, but they always do when they come off! Great venue, would recommend it to anyone.

Lots of Roach, rudd, small chub, 2 perch and 3 eels on float. 14 1/4lb, 12 1/4lb & 12lb common carp caught on floated crust later in the day.

Not pleasant fishing conditions due to blistering heat, no cloud and little shade. Shared the lake with a bull and herd of cows but they seemed friendly enough. Several carp seeing cruising on arrival but most had disappeared by mid-late morning. Plenty of roach and rudd caught on the float. In the early afternoon I managed to hook a decent carp on floated bread and promptly lost it. Packed up early due to heat.

Beautiful venue this - I think it's worth pointing out that there is rather large but Docile Bull in the field that contains the lake. I was a little wary about going in but the farmer turned up and assured me it was ok.
As for the fishing - loads of big carp cruising about on the surface. Had a nice common on floating crust at 9 pounds and hooked into a bigger fish that snapped my line. Couldn't get a bite on the float or the ledger on sweet corn, bread or luncheon meat.

Would be interested to know what the gentleman who caught the wide variety of fish was using bait and method wise. Will definitely return after I've reassessed my tactics!

Would be interested to correspond with others who have fished here - I can be contacted on andrewsharp31@googlemail.com

A lovely looking lake but afraid the same can't be said for the fishing. On my first cast hooked a smallish carp which came off. This was the only bite of the day for the two of us despite fishing for another 8hrs plus. Saw a few carp feeding in the side in the very shallow part of the lake but as soon as tried for them they disappeared. They only thing we seemed to be able to attract was the pair of swans on the lake.

Great venue, wide range of fish caught on the day, Chub, Roach, Rudd, Eel, Perch and Common Carp, the latter weighing in at 12lbs.

Booking spot on as usual - no carp seen or caught today -
2 bream caught, much to my surprise, 4.5lb on bottom
fished boilie and 5.75lb on pop up.
son ended up as the eel specialist with 5 caught - biggest just over 2lb.
looking forward to next visit.

Good directions and access to the pool, a few carp seen near the surface, managed to catch a nice mirror on floating crust at 17lb 6oz and a smaller common around 8lb. A lovely water shall definately return.