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Post by Sue on Apr 14, 2012 18:39:36 GMT
Well the season has started after a very late winter. Nights have still been getting to below 0 at night. In the last 2.5 weeks (28th March -14th April) we have seen 26 carp banked including 2 40lbers at 41lb12 and 46lb3. Only had one photo sent through so far from Alex who fished for 4 nights. This is the 41lb12 All corners of the lake have been producing fish.
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Post by Sue on Apr 28, 2012 19:36:00 GMT
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Post by Sue on May 12, 2012 19:13:35 GMT
Here are a couple of photos from John who fished early April 28th April - 5th MayThis week we had Weil, Denis, Colin, Rudd and Ricardo from Holland. Weather was all over the place again. One minute rain, the next sunny. Friday we had a pretty big storm where the lake water level must of went up by about 2 inches. Weil was in swim 5 and managed to bank 11 carp comprising of 4 doubles, 2x 22lb, 23lb, 24lb3, 29lb and 36lb. Rudd in 5 lost a couple but did bank a 35lber. Ricardo was in swim 9 but moved to swim one. He banked 3 carp, 1 dbl, 25lb and a new lake record common at 41lb14. Dennis and Colin had the carp in front of them but did not managed to bank any. new lake record common 5th May -12th MayLee Harkers group return for a second go at the lake. Lee kept pretty much mobile and moved swims 4 times. He banked the 3 carp he caught from swim 5 comprising of 2 dbls and a 36lb6. Steve was in 4 and managed 3 carp including a new pb of 22lbs. Marcus and Nick where in 8 and 9. Between them they had 5. 3 dbls, 33lb mirror and a 35lb common. Pete was in swim one and was top rod for the week. He had 15 runs and banked 11. 6 x dbls, 25lb mirror, 32lb12 mirror, 34lb common and a new pb of 41lbs. Photos to follow Received one of the Photos from the group a couple of days ago. This is Lee with his 36lb6
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Post by Sue on May 19, 2012 19:40:21 GMT
12th -19th MayWolly, Richard, Hank, Hank jan, Theo and Arjan came this week. Weather was fairly stable however a few nights tempertures plummeted to -1 degrees. Between them they had 38 carp. Wolly was top rod with 14 carp including 27lb8 29lb10, 30lb11, 34lb, 36lb5, 37lb6, 38lb8. About a further 8 were lost. He fished swim 5. Hank-Jan and Theo were in 8 and 9. Although fairly quiet most the week they still managed to bank 16 between them, including one of my favourite fish 2tone at its biggest weight so far of 34lb2. It had not been seen for at least 18 months. Their catch also included 2x 26lb, 35lb4 and the biggest of the week at 39lb10 unfortuantely some of the photos did not download correctly so this is all I have. Richard was in swim 1 and banked 8 carp biggest being 27lb8. The other Hank and Arjan were unlucky. They had a few runs but lost them. Most the fish came out either on maize/sweetcorn or yellow fluro popup fished over a bed of particle mix
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Post by Sue on May 27, 2012 20:19:45 GMT
19th-26th MayThe weather started fairly cool but come Wednesday temperatures soared to 30 degrees. A few good thunderstorms, including one that knocked out the power for about 15 hours. This week we had the pleasure of having Wilco, Peter, Maik, Mark and Ronald. To say we had a few laughs is an understatement. Between them they had 44 runs and 27 carp banked. All carp were caught on either Tuna or Robin red Boilies. Wilco was in swim 4 and banked 6 carp with the biggest being 37lb8 . Ronald how was in 6, finally managed to bank one of the little stockies. Maik and Maik where in 8/9 and between them they had 23runs and banked 13. A few of the newbies paid them a visit as well as a 27lb8, 28lb9, 29lb, 31lb, 33lb and a fantastic new pb of 45lb11!!!!. Last but not least was Peter in swim 5. he banked 7 including 29lb11, 32lb12 and the biggest for the week at 48lb6 Mirror A few photos from the week Here they all are with their personalised Etang de Kingshaw t-shirts
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Post by Sue on Jun 9, 2012 18:50:55 GMT
[ b]26th May-2nd June[/b][/u] Bert, Nico, Jim and Ben returned for the second time. With the fish showing signs of getting ready to spawn and the temperature soaring to 30degrees things did not look promising. However the guys done pretty well in the end. Bert had 3 carp consisting of a 36lb15, 37lb14, and a lovely 42lb15. Nico had 9 up to 33lb14. Ben had a bit of bad luck and lost 9 but did manage to bank 3 including a new pb of 40lb10. Finally Jim had a mad couple of days and banked 26 carp!!! 2nd -9th JuneSo much for the nice weather!!! Temperatures struggled this week. A few carp decided to spawn near swim 4. Simon , Paddy. Jeff and Keith struggled quite a bit. In total only 9 carp landed between them ( a few where lost during play). Biggest being 33lb4.
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Post by Sue on Jun 19, 2012 20:15:34 GMT
9th -16th JuneAnother wet week this week. However it didnt stop the carp spawning big time. We had 3 lads sharing 6 rods in swims 8/9. Kev also fished this week in swim 5(first chance since June last year). Proved a bit of a hard week as you can most likely imagine. However 13 carp were banked and a few also lost. Kev banked 11 including a 26lb10m, 28lb6c, 35c, 38lbm and a lovely 40lbm. The other guys managed to bank two weighing in at 36lbsm and 41lb12m. Heres a couple of Kevs fish 38lb 40lb All but one of Kevs photos where self takes.
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Post by Sue on Jul 8, 2012 18:52:53 GMT
We have had a few slow weeks fishing since the carp spawned. Not a lot to report for weeks commencing the 16th and 23rd July. However Ajdan did managed a new pb of 46lbs. Also one of our orange Kois that we stocked last year was caught. A further 25 carp came out during these two weeks. Week commencing the 30th June picked up slightly with the return of Steve Sardi's group. Mark in swim one had 2 carp, Sam in 2 managed 7. Steve in 3 landed a new pb of 44lbs. Dave in 4 landed 4. Steve s on 5 had a great first 24 hours and banked 6. Quietened down after that but managed to bank a further 3. Finally James in swim 9 also had 2 including a lovely 36lber
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Post by Sue on Jul 29, 2012 14:11:04 GMT
14th - 21st July Max and his pals returned for a 2nd time (3rd time for Max). Tony moved from swim 1 to swim 9, then on the last night moved again to swim 4. In total he had 15 but nothing above 25lbs. Marcus and Ranj fished swims 6 and 7. They banked 3 between them with Marcus beating his pb with a 31lb6. Mark who fished swim 4(apart from the last night as he reeled in) managed 6 with the biggest being 25lb8. 21st-28th JulyThis week we had Denis and Denis come with a couple of guests Diana, Denise and Yordie. Between them they had 9 carp. Shorter Denis beat his pb twice. First with a 45lb15, then with a 47lb4. He also landed two 30lbers at 30lb5 and 31lb5. They let Yordie have one of their rods and he managed to bank a lovely Tench and also his first every carp.......a lovely 40lb6 common. Dont think many guys can say their first carp was above 40lbs!!!!. . We also have Pieter and Glen fishing with pieters girlfriend Sophie. They only managed to bank a few smaller ones between them including banking our common Koi. First time it had been caught.
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Post by Sue on Aug 19, 2012 20:36:17 GMT
Well the last few weeks have been rather hot to say the least. Temps have got up to 45 degrees with very little rain to cool things down. However the fish seem to like it. Heres a quick run down on whats been out. 28th July-4th August We had Mr Booms group of 4 stay for 4 nights and they managed 12 between them including a 36lb, 38lb and a new Pb for Manual of 44lbs. Photos yet to be received. 4th August -14th AugustNext we had Dave Toomy return with a group of friends who managed to bank 54 carp between them including31lb3, 32lb4,33lb, 33lb4,35lb8, 36lb11, 2x37lb9, 38lb4, 39lb.9, 41lb5. These where all caught on either good old maize over particle mix or a new Mainline boilie that has no name yet but ive named it tropical cell 14th August- 21st AugustLast but not least we had a mix group. Kevin came with his wife Netty and managed 2 to 38lb4. His friends Detlef and Olli came on the Wednesday and managed 5 between them. 22lb, 30lb8, 33lb, 35lb6 and a 44lb. These where caught on a German bait called Animal. Also this week we had Nico and Geert who landed a few including a 37lb12 and a stonking 47lb12 Patrick and Michael stayed for 3 nights but unfortunately they blanked Here are a few of the photos that i've received so far
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