Arthur is the ‘Kingfisher’ in difficult conditions
Arthur Cundiff has led the way this weekend in some difficult conditions. Since last weekend the water temperature on Cherry Lake has fallen by 5C. …
Arthur Cundiff has led the way this weekend in some difficult conditions. Since last weekend the water temperature on Cherry Lake has fallen by 5C. A combination of the recent easterly winds and the first light frost of the autumn plus high pressure of c.1030mb are not the sort of …
Arthur Cundiff has led the way this weekend in some difficult conditions. Since last weekend the water temperature on Cherry Lake has fallen by 5C. A combination of the recent easterly winds and the first light frost of the autumn plus high pressure of c.1030mb are not the sort of conditions known to turn the Carp on! Arthur has had four Carp this weekend from Kingfisher Lodge on Cherry Springs including these two lovely Mirrors …
9 Oct 2016
Michael Goldrick lands two night caught twenties from Cherry Springs
Last weekend was steadily slow on Cherry Lake with all anglers reporting at least one Carp each The biggest being this stunning Mirror Carp of …
Last weekend was steadily slow on Cherry Lake with all anglers reporting at least one Carp each The biggest being this stunning Mirror Carp of 27lb landed by Scott Smith fishing from Grebe Lodge.Nice one Scott! This week though has proved to be very slow on Cherry Lake and with …
Last weekend was steadily slow on Cherry Lake with all anglers reporting at least one Carp each The biggest being this stunning Mirror Carp of 27lb landed by Scott Smith fishing from Grebe Lodge.Nice one Scott! This week though has proved to be very slow on Cherry Lake and with the exception of one good Carp lost very little action has been reported. The Carp have been seen feeding in spells but none seem to …
1 Oct 2016
A good week across Cherry Lakes.
A good week across the Cherry Lakes complex with temperatures returning to something more like normal. Father and son team Mike and Simon Newby stayed …
A good week across the Cherry Lakes complex with temperatures returning to something more like normal. Father and son team Mike and Simon Newby stayed in Pochard Lodge and fished Cherry Mere. They reported over two hundred pound of Carp which included 16 doubles and a new personal best Mirror …
A good week across the Cherry Lakes complex with temperatures returning to something more like normal. Father and son team Mike and Simon Newby stayed in Pochard Lodge and fished Cherry Mere. They reported over two hundred pound of Carp which included 16 doubles and a new personal best Mirror of 23-08 to Dad Mike. He also had a lovely 18-04 Mirror which I have included before (stupidly I copied the wrong fish from his …
23 Sep 2016
Matthew Wotherds has a hat full of Crucians
Given that the Carp fishing this weekend reverted to being difficult across the Cherry Lake complex, I thought it would make a nice change to …
Given that the Carp fishing this weekend reverted to being difficult across the Cherry Lake complex, I thought it would make a nice change to talk about Cherry Pool. Matthew Wotherds stayed in Egret Lodge on Cherry Pool. Whilst Matthew did put out the normal Carp rods (and caught Carp …
Given that the Carp fishing this weekend reverted to being difficult across the Cherry Lake complex, I thought it would make a nice change to talk about Cherry Pool. Matthew Wotherds stayed in Egret Lodge on Cherry Pool. Whilst Matthew did put out the normal Carp rods (and caught Carp to 12lb), he also enjoys some pole fishing. He is also very good at it. Last year on his first visit he had a 2-12 …
19 Sep 2016
Cherry Lake switches on. ‘Catching not just fishing’!
After a difficult ten days or so during which the Cherry Lake Carp have been noticeable by their absence the lake has rebounded into action …
After a difficult ten days or so during which the Cherry Lake Carp have been noticeable by their absence the lake has rebounded into action this week…….Big Style! David Barter and his partner Tracey Davidson have led the way fishing in the Cottage swim. they have landed an amazing 14 …
After a difficult ten days or so during which the Cherry Lake Carp have been noticeable by their absence the lake has rebounded into action this week…….Big Style! David Barter and his partner Tracey Davidson have led the way fishing in the Cottage swim. they have landed an amazing 14 carp including Common’s of 31-04 and 29-12. David was just 4oz short of an impressive brace of 30lb+ Commons! In landing ‘The Scuff’ common David …
15 Sep 2016
Calum Slater lands four 20′s from Cherry Mere in a weekend
Calum Slater has been staying in Pochard Lodge this weekend and has very much enjoyed his first visit to Cherry Lakes. To Sunday afternoon Calum …
Calum Slater has been staying in Pochard Lodge this weekend and has very much enjoyed his first visit to Cherry Lakes. To Sunday afternoon Calum had landed an ten doubles, as the Carp obviously switched on in the rain of Saturday. He landed 4 different twenties including Mirrors of 22-08, …
Calum Slater has been staying in Pochard Lodge this weekend and has very much enjoyed his first visit to Cherry Lakes. To Sunday afternoon Calum had landed an ten doubles, as the Carp obviously switched on in the rain of Saturday. He landed 4 different twenties including Mirrors of 22-08, 22-00, and 21-00 plus a long lean Common of 20lb. The Carp all fought well and looked in good condition as you can see from …
4 Sep 2016
Scott Kelly lands another new thirty…The second in a week
As you can tell by the headline we are very pleased to report the capture of the second new thirty in a week. Scott Kelly …
As you can tell by the headline we are very pleased to report the capture of the second new thirty in a week. Scott Kelly became the latest member of the Cherry Lake 30+ club when he landed this splendid Mirror Carp on Wednesday morning at 31-06. Scott who is …
As you can tell by the headline we are very pleased to report the capture of the second new thirty in a week. Scott Kelly became the latest member of the Cherry Lake 30+ club when he landed this splendid Mirror Carp on Wednesday morning at 31-06. Scott who is an angling consultant to ‘Spotted Fin’ was testing a new Spotted Fin boilie. He caught the fish in 5 feet of water over 2Kg of …
1 Sep 2016
Sorry Mike! His new PB is a 34-12 Common
Last weekend was much slower across the Cherry Lakes complex which was strange given the humid conditions and regular downpours and odd thunderstorm. Normally I …
Last weekend was much slower across the Cherry Lakes complex which was strange given the humid conditions and regular downpours and odd thunderstorm. Normally I would have expected more Carp to have been caught. I am pleased to report that all Lodges and the Cottage all reported a capture, but …
Last weekend was much slower across the Cherry Lakes complex which was strange given the humid conditions and regular downpours and odd thunderstorm. Normally I would have expected more Carp to have been caught. I am pleased to report that all Lodges and the Cottage all reported a capture, but unusually one each. Both Heron and Osprey Lodges were saved from a ‘blank’ by fish on Monday morning. Daniel Bowie’s 25lb Common from Heron Lodge …
31 Aug 2016
Two thirties in a week and 4 more PB’s!
Cherry Lake really did kick into action this week as some of the bigger Carp clearly got their heads down for a feed. The weekend’s …
Cherry Lake really did kick into action this week as some of the bigger Carp clearly got their heads down for a feed. The weekend’s rain must have given them their ‘autumnal feeding hurry-up’ because they chose to forget this week’s heat. We have had an amazing 3 PB’s this …
Cherry Lake really did kick into action this week as some of the bigger Carp clearly got their heads down for a feed. The weekend’s rain must have given them their ‘autumnal feeding hurry-up’ because they chose to forget this week’s heat. We have had an amazing 3 PB’s this week on Cherry Lake including three of the four anglers in Osprey and Grebe Lodges. Among the 26 Carp caught, seven were upper twenties plus …
26 Aug 2016
Three PB’s across Cherry Lakes as the weather changes.
Three personal bests this weekend across Cherry Lakes to report. I always love it when our guests beat their PB’s, not least because it normally …
Three personal bests this weekend across Cherry Lakes to report. I always love it when our guests beat their PB’s, not least because it normally ensures they go away very happy! With the weather turning cooler and wetter and air pressure dropping, the Carp responded well across all of our …
Three personal bests this weekend across Cherry Lakes to report. I always love it when our guests beat their PB’s, not least because it normally ensures they go away very happy! With the weather turning cooler and wetter and air pressure dropping, the Carp responded well across all of our lakes. Top rod on Cherry Lake this weekend was first time visitor Aaron Guymer who landed 5 Carp including this 28lb Mirror pictured below. Aaron …
22 Aug 2016