NEWSLETTER On a recent 24 hour fishing session on the 21st May, 2008, one of our regulars Vince Cripps, fishing off Peg 4 on the Specimen Lake, caught three Common Carp weighing 19lbs 9oz, 16lbs & 14lbs 3oz. Mr. Evins & party fishing off Pegs 8, 9 & 10 on the Specimen Lake on Monday 19th May, 2008 onwards caught 5 Common Carp between them, weighing in at 31lbs2oz, 18lbs5oz, 16lbs, 14lbs2oz & 12lbs3oz. Mr. Edgley also fishing on the Specimen Lake on Pegs 6 & 7, caught two Mirror Carp 23lbs6oz & 15lbs, on Thursday/Friday 29th & 30th May. All this considering they fished through every possible weather condition.
Just to show that women can catch as well, Bev Foster-Brown caught this 17lbs8oz Common Carp on Saturday, 24th May, 2008 on Peg 5 on the Specimen Lake.
In the House Lake, generally on our smaller of the two Carp Lakes, the Carp have been fishing extremely well and many number of fish have been caught during the past week. Overall the fishing has been good in all the lakes, considering our English weather. Mike Johnson, fishing from Peg 1 on the Specimen Lake, from Monday 2nd June onwards, caught a 29lbs12oz Mirror, 15lb Common, 3 Commons ranging from 10lbs - 12lbs and a beautiful Orange Koi weighing in at 10lbs14oz (hopefully a picture will follow).
Steve Rowlands, above, caught this 26lbs Common at 3am on 29th May, whilst fishing off Pegs 13 & 14 on the Specimen Lake. In the 48 hour session he also caught a 9lbs Common and a 10lbs Mirror, also 2 perch and 21 roach.
Again on the Specimen Lake, Steve Rowlands caught this 23lbs2oz at 12 midnight, on 25th April
Martin Russell caught this 23lbs 15oz carp on Peg 4 on the Specimen Lake
In late July Jon Spencer from Warrington, caught this 17lbs 2oz Mirror Carp, off Peg 12 on the Specimen Lake (see picture above)
The following catches have unfortunately not been followed up with photographs, but they were :-
Sam Tyler from Didcot in late July caught a 30lbs2oz Common, a 22lbs6oz Mirror and 3 doubles ranging from 12lbs to 15lbs, fishing from Peg 5 on the Specimen Lake. Also Vince Pickering from Barnet, also fishing in early August from Peg 8 on the Specimen Lake, caught a 27lbs Mirror and a 14lbs Common.
The Match held by Masons on Campbell's Match Lake had a winning weight of 98lbs6oz followed by 66lbs8oz and 48lbs3oz.
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