Fish Stock

The lake had an existing stock of fish when we purchased it in 2006. These fish were from original stockings back in the 1980's from clubs that used to fish it, namely Whitchurch Iron foundry and until more recently Wyche Anglers. The existing stock included carp (seemingly all commons - up to 32 lbs) tench up to 9lbs, pike, perch, roach, rudd, & eels.

To the existing stock we have added around 250 carp. These ranged from 5lb - 24lb when stocked, and were selected as much for their looks as their weight. We have some beautiful linears, fully scaled mirrors, along with a few leathers and some cracking commons with huge fins. Most of the fish stocked at 5lbs are now weighing between 11-15lbs. There is also one known ghost carp around 18lbs in weight.

We have also stocked 100 tench around 6-8 inches to grow on and add to the existing tench stocks which weigh in between 3- 9 lbs. There are no bream at present.

The pike seem to be plentiful but small in weight (all under 10lbs) but so little fishing has been done there are sure to be much larger fish lurking uncaught. Locals suggest that there used to be many fish in the 20lb plus bracket , but we haven't seen them - YET !

We will be putting our final major stocking into Blakemere in the next few weeks before the end of March 2010. This will consist of around 75 fish between 11lb - 18lbs all of which are very pretty with heavily svcaled mirrors and linears common.

We will have 1 final stocking in the winter of 2010 spring 2011 which is made up of just 10 fish all of which will be over 20lbs and from the same source as the earlier fish.  We will update the site with the photo's of some of the best looking fish once we put them in.