Catch Reports
Booking Form. We will be looking to open on the weekend of September the 25th. The booking form should be live by around the 17th if not before. As soon as it's up you can book ahead. We have decided to limit it to 4 anglers per day, until we can get better access to the far side. It is a long haul with a barrow. As soon as this has been done we will change the web site.
29th August. I invited my friend Gary Wharton up for a quick overnighter on Sunday as I had promised to take my son James out for a few hours. James lost a good common at the net, which would have smashed his pb- but thats fishing. Gary had one run all night which resulted in him landing one of the lakes big commons named 'Nic' at 30.03 and equalling his UK pb.
25th August. Frank Warwick was over last week along with his son, and also Jerry Bridger (Editor of Crafty Carper) and colleauge Chris . Ellis Brazier had fished through the night on the Wednesday and the wind changed to a cold northerly with a damp night. Ellis woke after a sound nights sleep, and decided to move as the wind was changing to an easterly. The move paid off and Ellis ended the day with 4 fish to 19lb. The other guys fished through Thurday night and Frank had 4 on the 'method' , his son took a couple out and Jerry had one and lost one by early morning. Chris also had a fish from the middle section of the lake.
Next Thursday 26th Aug we will have Ellis Brazier back with Frank Warwick and co to do a 24 hour session, so I look forward to getting to meet them and find out how they approach the Shropshire mere's. I'll let you know how they get on once they finish. You could be fishing here too very soon, just keep an eye on the booking tab, as soon as we are open it will be active, hopefully between mid to end of Septmeber.
2010 August 13th Neil Smith fished overnight and despite changing conditions and a cold northerly wind managed 5 fish - all doubles. There will be an article in total carp in October reviewing the lake and his time spent here.
2010 July 15th Ellis Braizer came over to do an article for UK carp on oily baits, and had 5 fish to 20lb's including an original common of about 19lbs. Ellis fished just boilies over a 24 hour period.
2010 27th April I had invited my friend Rich Woollam up to Blakemere for some carp fishing a while ago and he rang to say he would love to come up at the end of last week. After arriving early Thursday he had one in the net within an hour. By mid afternoon he had had nothing more so I suggested a move down to the west end of the lake where the wind had been blowing strongly. He ended up with 2 during the night both around 9lb. Then at 8am he had a 13.8lb mirror followed by one of the original commons at 30.8lb (his pb was previously 22lb). Then he had two more at 13lb one at 16.4lb and then a 26lb mirror- not forgetting two tench and two lost fish as well. I would say he was certainly one of the happiest people in Shropshire last weekend !
2010 6th April Gary Wharton from Whixall enjoyed a frantic 12 hours landing 12 fish including a 5lb tench. All the fish were doubles up to 16lb and he even had 3 in the net at once ! They seem to have woken up at last. Interestingly the majority of fish caught this year so far have been those recently stocked, so we will have to wait and see when the older residents start showing up.
2010 5th April Richard Miller from Moreton Say had 3 fish including 2 mid doubles and a twenty during very gusty conditions on Monday when the Mere looked more like the 'sea' with waves crashing over the banks.
2010 22nd March My good friend Steve Adcock was up at the weekend and ended up with 6 fish landed and 4 lost. The fish were all low to mid doubles with one fish estimated as a twenty lost a foot from the net when the hook pulled ! The water is still cold and the fish themselves like blocks of ice, but they are obviously starting to move and should be up for a good feed over the next month as it continues to get warmer.
2010 Feb 27th The lake has now been defrosted for about a week. the fist time in 3 months it has been free of ice for this long ! The fish will probably be starting to think about moving, but the water is still bitterly cold. Spring must be here soon, the 1st snowdrops have appeared in the lane, but the daffs are still in hiding.
2009 13th December: I took my son James out for a couple of hours dead bating and 5 pike between 5-7lbs. Great fun for a seven year old.
Steve Adcock was back and managed 8 runs for 5 fish up to 16lbs so an excellent result for mid December.
2009 21st-22nd November: Steve Adcock fished over the weekend despite howling gales and persistant rain, and was rewarded with 13 carp all between 10lb and 14lb. A good result in the conditions, if not a little disappointing not to have got amongst the bigger fish.
2009 21st June: Steve Adcock from Shrewsbury banked a lake record mirror of 28lb 12oz. This is the very first time the fish has been caught and should be pushing 30lb next year. Well done Steve.
We have heard from a local angler that there may have been a mirror of around 35 lb last caught over 5 years ago. This could now be in the forty pound bracket but has not been caught since we took over the lake in 2006.