News 2008

Headline 4th November - 51lb common

Today we are pleased to announce 5 new arrivals to the lake in the form of 3 very pretty 20's, a common of 51lb and a mirror of 45lb.

25th October - 1st November

30 carp averaging over 31lb

Tim, Tom & Paul fished this week taking 30 carp with an average weight of just over 31lb. Paul fishing in Mid-Drive had an excellent week with 20 fish including 8 x 30's, 2 x 36lb commons and 2 x 40's to 44lb. Father and Son Tim and Tom shared 10 fish to 36 from The Beach. All 3 spent a very relaxed week only fishing days and evenings.

11th October - 18th October

92 carp up to 52lb

The carp continued to feed this week with Koos and Wife Marian in Lilly's swim for 22 fish including a 41-8 for Koos and lake record for female angler of 40-8 for Marian. Steve fished Mid-Drive for 21 fish to 37-12 and Gary fished The Beach taking 15 fish to 34. Adam, Josh and Garry took 24 fish from the West Bank while Kevin had 10 from The Grandstand including a PB 52lb while deciding whether to move swims or NOT!!!! Sorry once again a shortage of quality photos.

4th October - 11th October

Five friends Share 48 carp averaging 30lb

This week produced 48 carp up to 51-11 for a total weight of just over 1440 lbs including 24 x 30's. Brian and Nick shared a 22 fish catch from The Beach with Brian's best a PB 51-11 mirror and Nick taking 7 x 30's to 36-14 in his 12 fish catch. Danny fished Durrants for 10 including 6 x 30's to 38 while Paul and Dave fished "Pierres 2" and The Lonely for 16 fish including 2 x 39's for Dave and a fish known as ARFUR at 41-4. Arfur is an original fish which Graham first caught in October 2006 at 22-8. Hopefully more pics to follow.

27th September - 4th October

90 carp were landed this week including 40 x 30's to 44-8. Top rod was Adrian with 25 fish to 44-8 and 41-12 from three different swims. Lawrence took 23 carp to 36lb from The Beach and The Lonely plus our only sturgeon. Ian took 13 fish to 35 plus and Kelvin took 9 fish to a PB of 35-8 from "Pierres 1". Graham got in on the action to christen his new rods (thanks Ann) taking 20 carp to 41-12 in four nights from The Lonely and The Beach. The tactic of moving swims regularly and lots of boilies spread in a large area paid off for everyone again this week.

20th September - 27th September NEWS FLASH

Jeff fishing in The Lonely takes 2 x 40's of 40-7 and 48-4 on Sunday and Paul looks happy with this 37-12. While Andy is chuffed to bits with this 39-13. It wasn't going to be easy with only 3 anglers this week but Jeff, Andrew and Paul made the most of it taking 30 fish averaging 29lb including 18 30's of which 5 were over 40 to 48-4 and some great laughs along the way. Well done and enjoy your apple pie!!

The 44-2 that Paul is pictured with here weighed 26-4 in October 2006 and was one of the first carp we caught here.

13th September - 20th September

.. 94 fish .. 7 Anglers

After last week the anglers had a lot to live up to but they went away more than happy with 94 fish between them. "Pierres 2" done the business for Adam taking 25 carp including 2 x 40's and a 37lb common. "Pierres 1" turned up 2 x 40's for Kevin plus our only sturgeon at 23-8 in his catch of 10. Garry in The Lonely had 10 to 33lb. Glen & Mark shared Durrants for 26 carp including 8 x 30's to 36lb mirror and 34 common. Andy had 14 to low 30's, while Pete took 9 fish to low 30's from The Beach. It was good to meet you all.

6th September - 13th September .. LAKE RECORD CATCH SMASHED...

6 ANGLERS TAKE 198 FISH with PAUL HALLS INDIVIDUAL CATCH OF 47 CARP

This week saw the carp continue to feed with a vengeance and the lake record catches smashed by 6 anglers taking 198 carp. The individual catch was broken three times with Paul finishing the week with 47 carp to 42-2 from Durrants and later "Pierres 1". Wrighty fished the Grandstand and took 41 carp including 3 40's of 40-2, 42-8 and 49-2. Owner Graham got a chance to fish for a change and took 40 fish in four nights from "Pierres 1" with a brace of 42-4 and 48-8 taken in an hour. Even Lilly got in on the action landing her first ever fish at 29-14 on Graham's rod while he was occupied with another fish. Merv fished the Lonely for 28 fish to 38-2. Marek and Dean fished the Beach sharing a 42 fish catch with Dean taking 24 carp to 38-2 and Marek having PB fish of 34-5 mirror and 35-10 common in his 18 fish catch. A cracking week, well done and see you all soon.

30th August - 6th September ... 125 fish

This week the fish decided to start feeding up for the winter and 125 carp were landed. Top Rod being Jim in the Grandstand with 31 carp to 42-8. Tommy on The Beach took 20 while Dave in Durrants had 17 including commons to 37-12. The Lonely produced 13 to 37-9 for Paul. 14 fish for Anthony in Mid-Drive while Lilly's produced 10 fish including 5 x 30's for Darren. Jason in the Dug Out had 10 including a 37 mirror, 36 common and 4 other 30's. Best average weight was John in "Pierres 1" with 10 carp averaging 33lb, 44-8, 39-10, 39-2, 38-10, 34-6, 31-2, 29-6, 29-4, 22-6 and 22-4. Well done lads and look forward to seeing you again next year.

23rd - 30th August

This week saw the return of Ken, Martin and Robin joined by Wayne and non-angler Uncle Albert. The fish did not respond well in flat calm conditions. It is also becoming noticeable that they have started moving to areas that are not being fished, so with only 4 fishing it is not easy to keep on the fish. The lads shared a 26 fish catch with the best a 39-1 mirror falling to Wayne who was fishing in Lilly's swim. Cheers lads and see you next May.

16th - 23rd August PB's for Pat ... down "On The Beach"...

Barry and Pat finished their 2 week trip with some leisurely fishing (they like to take things easy). Having the lake to themselves they stayed in The Beach where amongst several fish Pat took PB's of 43-2 and 51-2.

9th - 16th August Return Party from The Netherlands

It was good to see this week the return trip for Koos and Wife Marian with friends Walter, Jarek and Jacco from Holland. They were joined by regulars Barry (Wrighty) and Pat. Jarek in Durrants had another good trip taking mirrors to 47-12 and commons to 36-4. Walter had a PB mirror of 38-5 in his catch from "Pierre 2" while Jacco had a PB mirror of 40-8 amongst others in Mid-Drive. Barry and Pat took 17 fish from the Beach and they have yet another week to go. Graham managed to sneak in two nights fishing and took 8 fish to 44-8.

2nd August - 9th August Tyler Denby's Exclusive booking 155 Carp

6 x 40's for the South East Kent Boys

The weather this week turned wet and windy encouraging the fish to get their heads down and feed for Tyler and Company. The eight anglers caught consistently throughout the week and nudged the lake record total with 155 fish to 48-12. Mark and Son Ronnie in The Beach took 33 fish including 2 x 40's of 46.14 and 40-4. Ben in Mid-Drive had 12 to 39. Simsy in Durrants managed 20 fish including commons to 35 and mirrors to 37. Tom in The Grandstand ended with 23 including a 37-8 common and mirrors to 35-4 plus the Sturgeon at 22lb. Phil in "Pierres 2" had 24 fish including mirrors of 38-7 and 40-8, plus one of our Cat Fish known as "Flip Flop" weighing in at 86lb. Tyler fished in The Lonely with younger Brother Kane (who celebrated his 15th Birthday this week) shared their runs and were Top Rods with 43 fish including 3 x 40's of 48-11, 47-10 and 45-12 common.

26th July - 2nd August

After the two week lay off, the fish were expected to go on a massive feeding spree. However the weather and the fish had other ideas with temperatures soaring to 38 degrees catches were not as good as anticipated for husband and wife Mac and Ann McIntosh with son Dan. They did however manage several fish to 48-10. Owner Graham joined them for 3 nights and took 9 fish including mirrors of 42-8 and 46-12 from the Dug Out.

12th July - 26th July lake closed to rest the fish (Graham & Lilly's Holiday)

5th July - 12th July more thunder storms.....

Six anglers took 49 fish. Jake took 15 fish in the Grandstand to 30-4. Lawrence Hambleton faired better with the sizes taking 10 fish including mirrors of 43 and 37-8 plus one of the cat fish known as "Flip Flop" weighing in at 85lb after towing Lawrence and owner Graham round the lake for 45 minutes!! Andy Stella who last week had a PB common, this week had a PB mirror at 38-10. Monsieur Bavouir (Wrighty) included 4 30's to 35 in his catch while Mark Salmon broke his PB 4 times with mirrors upto 34-8. Shaun fishing in Buzzard Corner had 5 20's to 28-5.

Here you can see Lawrence modelling his new line in camo gear........

28th June - 5th July soaring temperatures and thunder storms at "Deux Pierres"

Temperatures to 35 degrees and horendous thunder storms didn't help the fishing at all this week (Lawrence and Andy always bring extreme weather conditions with them) however 40 carp were landed with Dave Walker being top rod with 16 fish to 36lb while brother Steve had the best fish this week at 43lb. Other catches of note include a PB common of 36-8 for Scottish Andy Artois and a 37-8 mirror for Florence Flamington.

21st June - 28th June Exclusive Booking for the Pickett Family & Friends

After last weeks record haul, the six anglers this week struggled to start with but ended up with a respectable 52 fish under their belts. Top rod was Keith with 14 fish to 43lbs plus 4 other 30's to 38-10 closely followed by partner Denise with 13 fish from 'Pierres 1' and 'Pierres 2'. Sandra fishing in the Grandstand took 10 fish while Herman had 9 fish from Lilly's. While John doubled up with new comer to fishing Andy and took 7 fish from Mid-Drive.

14th June - 21st June Lake Record Haul for Norfolk Lads 167 CARP Including 5 x 40's

After a slow week last week, the "DEUX PIERRES" carp went on a mammoth feeding spree with 8 anglers from Norfolk taking 167 carp to 48-12 common and 48-8 mirror. Top rod for the week was Ben taking 38 fish including commons to 35-12 and mirrors to 35-8 from Mid-Drive. Closely followed by Leighton with 34 fish to a PB mirror of 40-3 from The Beach while Jon took 27 fish from The Grandstand including mirrors to 39 and commons to 34-8. Jim fishing in The Dug Out got amongst the big fish including a new lake record common of 48-12, a mirror of 48-8 and two other 35lb mirrors. Gary fishing in The Lonely took 19 fish upto a PB mirror of 41-2 plus the Sturgeon, while next door in 'Pierres 2' Terry took three 30's. Graham had mirrors of 36-9, 38-10 and 42-8 included in his catch from 'Pierres 1'. Mat fishing in Lilly's had commons to 37-12 and mirrors to 37-1. Well done to you all thanks for a great week on "Deux Pierres". We hope you enjoyed your birthday Leighton you look great in your birthday suit!!!

7th June - 14th June

A hard week this week for 6 anglers with the fish still sulking and not interested in doing anything. However Billy and John fishing "Pierres 1" and "Pierres 2" took 28 fish including two 34lb commons and our one and only Sturgeon finally graced the banks at 21lb. Unfortunately the other guys really struggled but one fish of note was a 41lb mirror to Pete in The Grandstand.

31st May to 7th June

A better week this week for 5 anglers booking the whole lake. The lads from Kings Lynn took 70 fish to 40lbs although it would seem that the bigger fish were not on the munch probably due to the fact that spawning was interrupted by hail storms, torrential rain and cold winds. However Justin fishing from "Pierres 1" took 20 fish including 38-12 mirror, 35-8 common and 37-6 mirror. Pete in The Granstand had 13 fish to 34lbs. Kev in Mid-Drive took 17 fish to a PB of 40lb. Mick in The Beach had 10 fish to 29lb common, while Mikey in Lilly's swim took 10 fish to 30lb.

24th to 31st May

42 fish to 39lb common & 39lb mirror

This week saw the fish getting ready to spawn, and therefore catch rates slowed. However Terry Smith managed a PB common of 39lb from the Mid-Drive swim. Dan fishing from the Grandstand had a PB mirror also of 39lb. Shane in "Pierres 1" had a PB mirror of 38lb-13oz and fourteen year old Nathan had a PB common of 33lb-14oz. Leanne fishing from the Beach had a PB common of 28lb-10oz and mirrors to 29lb 8oz. Ian fishing from "Pierres 2" took a PB mirror of 33lb 15oz, while Kev also had a PB of 32lb 10oz from the lonely. So it was PB's all round!!

17th May to 24th May

82 fish to 53lb for 6 anglers plus Cats of 112lb 8oz and 78lb 2oz

This week saw 6 anglers from the UK (if you can count Barry & Colin, we love you really!!). Top rod for this week was Maz Smith taking 23 carp up to 37lb 4oz mirror and 2 Cats of 112lb 8oz and 78lb 2oz. Maz arrived saying he was going to try for the Cats with one rod and certainly proved he new his stuff by landing 2 and losing 2. Considering there is only 4 Cats in the lake it has to be said Maz had a good result. Maz was joined by friend Simon, who took 18 carp to 38lb 12oz. Chad and Mac shared the Beach swim with Chad taking the biggest at 53lb while Macs best catch was 42lb 4oz. Barry & Colin joined in on the action with Colin taking 13 fish to 36lb and Barry 9 fish to 34lb.

10th May to 17th May

101 fish to 53lb.8oz

This week saw 6 Dutch anglers and 2 from England take 101 carp and a new lake record of 53lb.8oz. Top rod was Jim from Middlesex taking 30 fish to 34lb. He was joined by friend Dave who took 18 fish to 32lb common. The Dutch lads made up the rest of the fish with the new lake record 53lb 8oz falling to Walters rods (pictures please Walter!). The lads also had lots of 30's and two 40's of 44lb 8oz and a 41lb 4oz.

3rd May to 10th May

Exclusive Dutch Booking 102 fish to 53lb

This week saw the arrival of eight anglers from Holland and the break in the weather we have been waiting for. It finally stopped raining after six weeks!! Then the sun came out. Koos and party landed 102 carp including 33 x 30's, plus 4 x 40's and a new lake record of 53lb. All the anglers caught well with party leader Koos being top rod with 23 fish including 8 x 30's and a 41lb 8oz common. Patrick in the Grandstand took 18 fish with 8 x 30's including 2 at 38lb 8oz and 2 x 40's. Jarek fishing in the Dug Out had 9 x 30's to 37lb 8oz included in his catch. Fishing next to Koos, in Pierres 2, Denny took a 40lb 8oz common and a 38lb 8oz mirror. Johan fishing off the Beach, celebrated his birthday in style with a new lake record of 53lb. Ed and Mat shared a 30 fish catch in Mid Drive with fish to 39lb 8oz. Altogether they took 102 fish for 2728lb, thats 26.74 average.

26th April to 3rd May

Robin Carver Exclusive 2 x 50's

Robin Carver and three pals, Martin, Miles & Ken booked the lake for themselves this week and took 47 fish including mirrors of 51lb 12oz and 50lb 1oz and commons to 39lb 4oz. Top Rod was Robin, taking 18 fish including the 51lb 12oz.

19th to 26th April at "Deux Pierres"

Top rod this week was Paul with 14 fish to 41lbs and 6 x 30's and 7 x 20's. Barry Thompson's best fish was a 37lb common. Joe had some good fish including a 40lb 2oz PB mirror. Brian and Danny made up the rest of Barry's party.  Barry Wright joined in the action with a 43lb 12oz mirror (no pics available yet) and Tommo had fish to 32lb.

12th to 19th April

Steve Milners Exclusive Lake Booking

Steve Milners exclusive lake booking totalled 68 carp to 51lb. Brian Walker stole the show taking 19 carp including a PB of 51lb and two other 40's of 43-5 and 41lb all mirrors. Bob went away well happy breaking his PB twice with mirrors of 40lb and 41-8. Meanwhile Steve got in on the action taking 7 carp to 36lb. Visit Steves forum on www.ukcarpcrew.co.uk.

5th to 12th April

PB's for Dean & Marek at "Deux Pierres"

35 Carp out this week including PB commons for Dean 37-4 & Marek 30-10 and 36-6 (pics below).

NEW LAKE RECORDS - 29th March to 5th April

100 CARP CAUGHT THIS WEEK

Marcel Dijk's party of four from Holland, got their week off to a flying start Saturday evening with Marcel catching a NEW LAKE RECORD COMMON of 48-6. Marcel caught consistently all week taking lots of other fish to 45lb. Marcels friends Matthieus and Jan-Mark (brothers) struggled to start with, but after moving swims started to catch well culminating a NEW LAKE RECORD MIRROR of 52-12, between them the guys from Holland caught 41 carp.

Not content with this, Marcel went on to land a NEW LAKE RECORD CAT FISH!!!!! - OF 117lbs!!!

Joining the Dutch lads this week, were Ben, Colin, Merv and Steve. Who between them notched up 59 carp. With Ben being TOP ROD taking 34 fish to 35-12 fishing to spodded areas proved the winning tactic for Ben. Steve used the same tactics, taking 19 fish to 35lb.

Week Commencing 22nd to 29th MARCH

The weather went from bad to worse for Ian Harris and his party. They had to endure heavy snow, hail, gale force winds, sharp frosts and torrential rain which didn't really encourage the fish to feed. They did however manage to tempt 29 carp to 38-8 which considering the conditions was not a bad result.

"DEUX PIERRES" FIRST 50.....15th to 22nd MARCH

We are pleased to announce the capture of our first FIFTY!!

Dean Turner has captured a new lake record and PB MIRROR of 51-12. Dean and his brother Jason have already this week caught over a thousand pounds of fish between them.

Dean and Jason finished the week with 44 fish between them averaging 26.5lb (Dean 26 fish and Jason 18). Deans catch along with the 51-12 included 11 x 30's to 38-8. While Jason had 2 PB 40's to 41-12 and 5 x 30's to 38lb. A big bed of spodded pellet and boilies did the trick for the brothers. Despite gale force winds and freezing rain and frosts, hard work paid off for Dean and Jason. Well done to you both.

Other catches of note include a PB 28-8 MIRROR for Kelvin Powley, a 37-8 MIRROR for Lawrence Hamilton, a PB 38-8 MIRROR for Scottish Andy and a PB 32-12 COMMON for newcomer Mark Patrick (Pat).

8TH to 15TH MARCH.

LAKE RECORD COMMON

One of our regulars Ian has taken a new lake record COMMON of 47 pounds. Ian's total catch consisted of 15 carp averaging 27lbs with a 40lb-12oz MIRROR and 4 other 30s.

28th FEBRUARY - 5th MARCH

21 FISH CATCH FOR DAVE BRADLEY

Dave Bradley got the season off at Deux Pierres to a flying start with a 21 fish catch topped by a 31-8 common and a 30-12 mirror. Despite the big fish not feeding and temperatures down to minus 6, Dave went away very happy saying "not a bad result".

As you can see from the picture of the mirror, the fish appear to be loving the pellet that we have fed them on throughout the winter.

Graham joined Dave and fished the Friday and Monday taking 9 fish to 33-4 common.