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Posted: 7th May 2017
Please bear with me for playing catch-up....I will post another blog in the next few days. I'm flat out putting the footings in for the new shower block so it's all hands on deck! We had 4 regulars on the lake a couple of weeks ago working hard for their fish and testing Cockney Roger in Peg 1, which is the first time in 10 years of him coming. Once again fish sitting in Peg 5 but when they did start to move, Simon in Peg 3 would pick …
Posted: 16th May 2017
It's been another very unsettled week weather wise with the heavy rain arriving at last after a very dry period, cold, warm you name it, we had it this week. The wind again playing a strong role in keeping temps low and this in turn reduced water temps back down to 14oc from 16oc. The fish seemed to be at both ends of the lake once again and the man of the match has to go to Spencer this week. Last year Steve had a brace of 50s, and this time the tabl…
Posted: 19th May 2017
Time for another blog to bring things up to speed and the chaps last week once again worked hard and Simon was rewarded with the largest fish of the week at 50lb 8oz. Its funny because he had the fish on Sunday morning from the far bank in 3, this is the first fish off that area this season and normally it's a productive spot, but this year they have not been visiting it for some reason! That was his last fish from there and he had to change…
Posted: 26th May 2017
At last the fish have started spawning this week after such a changeable season so far with the weather. The spawning lasted for two days until once again the weather flipped on its head, after highs of 29oc this week which seem to kick start the fish into spawning, on Friday a storm rolled in with cold rain lashing the lakes sending the temps plummeting and putting a very abrupt end to the frolics! Most of the spawning took place on the near margin …