Aaron starts the New Year fast in Grebe Lodge
Aaron Hayden-Jones along with his lovely wife Sarah decided to squeeze in another trip to Cherry Lakes over the new year period, and Aaron is …
Aaron Hayden-Jones along with his lovely wife Sarah decided to squeeze in another trip to Cherry Lakes over the new year period, and Aaron is very glad they did. With baby Elsie not yet walking, they are able to visit and still bring her. The Lodge was a great way …
Aaron Hayden-Jones along with his lovely wife Sarah decided to squeeze in another trip to Cherry Lakes over the new year period, and Aaron is very glad they did. With baby Elsie not yet walking, they are able to visit and still bring her. The Lodge was a great way for the family to spend a quiet week’s holiday together. Aaron took full advantage of the great winter conditions and a quiet Cherry Lake. He …
3 Jan 2016
Total Carp article on Cherry Lakes
As some of you are aware, The editor of Total Carp, Marc Coulson, came to stay in Pochard Lodge at the end of October (see …
As some of you are aware, The editor of Total Carp, Marc Coulson, came to stay in Pochard Lodge at the end of October (see picture below). He wrote a ‘Venue Detectives’ article in the December issue of Total Carp which we were very pleased about and think is a …
As some of you are aware, The editor of Total Carp, Marc Coulson, came to stay in Pochard Lodge at the end of October (see picture below). He wrote a ‘Venue Detectives’ article in the December issue of Total Carp which we were very pleased about and think is a good read. As not all of our guests are regular Total Carp readers, now that the December issue is no longer for sale, I am …
27 Dec 2015
Father Christmas keeps on giving! Three 25lb+ Carp presents!
It was a great shame for me that we only had one (paying) guest on Cherry Lake this weekend as the weather has continued to …
It was a great shame for me that we only had one (paying) guest on Cherry Lake this weekend as the weather has continued to be amazing for the time of year. In fact, with the Carp being very active on all the lakes as a result of the high …
It was a great shame for me that we only had one (paying) guest on Cherry Lake this weekend as the weather has continued to be amazing for the time of year. In fact, with the Carp being very active on all the lakes as a result of the high temperatures (the water temperature is currently just above 10C) we have had to start feeding them again! If this warm weather continues for much longer …
20 Dec 2015
Early Xmas presents on Cherry Lake!
Steve Townsend took advantage of this amazing December weather to pop down to Cherry Lakes this week and chance his arm in Osprey Lodge on …
Steve Townsend took advantage of this amazing December weather to pop down to Cherry Lakes this week and chance his arm in Osprey Lodge on Cherry Lake. He now thinks I am ‘Santa Claus’ because he ‘got’ three cracking presents! Steve was very pleased to land three good looking Carp, …
Steve Townsend took advantage of this amazing December weather to pop down to Cherry Lakes this week and chance his arm in Osprey Lodge on Cherry Lake. He now thinks I am ‘Santa Claus’ because he ‘got’ three cracking presents! Steve was very pleased to land three good looking Carp, which all looked splendid in their winter colours. His first capture was the stunning Ghost Mirror below at 27-06. As some of you know, I …
17 Dec 2015
David Wheeler breaks his PB twice on Cherry Springs
David Wheeler and his partner Abigail Grant spent his birthday weekend in Kingfisher Lodge on Cherry Springs ……and he was very glad that he did. …
David Wheeler and his partner Abigail Grant spent his birthday weekend in Kingfisher Lodge on Cherry Springs ……and he was very glad that he did. He managed to beat his old PB twice. Not bad for a mid-December fishing trip! David caught 9 Carp including fish of 22-13 and 18-10. …
David Wheeler and his partner Abigail Grant spent his birthday weekend in Kingfisher Lodge on Cherry Springs ……and he was very glad that he did. He managed to beat his old PB twice. Not bad for a mid-December fishing trip! David caught 9 Carp including fish of 22-13 and 18-10. He also caught a couple of small Carp under 5lb. Proving that all the Carp are feeding and not just the bigger ones! Having broken …
14 Dec 2015
Chris Hughes pops in to land six from Cherry Lake
With nobody booked onto any of our four lakes at Cherry Lakes it was good to hear from one of my old friends, Chris Hughes, …
With nobody booked onto any of our four lakes at Cherry Lakes it was good to hear from one of my old friends, Chris Hughes, who decided to pay us a visit. We are both glad he did. Chris, fishing from Heron Lodge landed some 6 Carp in a 48 …
With nobody booked onto any of our four lakes at Cherry Lakes it was good to hear from one of my old friends, Chris Hughes, who decided to pay us a visit. We are both glad he did. Chris, fishing from Heron Lodge landed some 6 Carp in a 48 hour spell. His catch included three Carp over 20lb including ‘Small Tail’ below at 28-08. This is an impressive looking Carp (which I have to …
10 Dec 2015
Stephen Preston loves Cherry Springs in the winter as he lands two twenties!
Stephen Preston who was visiting Cherry Lakes for the first time last weekend with his partner Cally Campbell thoroughly enjoyed himself. Stephen stayed in Kingfisher …
Stephen Preston who was visiting Cherry Lakes for the first time last weekend with his partner Cally Campbell thoroughly enjoyed himself. Stephen stayed in Kingfisher Lodge on Cherry Springs. Stephen landed 11 Carp to 23lb, of which 7 were doubles and two twenties and was delighted with his result. The …
Stephen Preston who was visiting Cherry Lakes for the first time last weekend with his partner Cally Campbell thoroughly enjoyed himself. Stephen stayed in Kingfisher Lodge on Cherry Springs. Stephen landed 11 Carp to 23lb, of which 7 were doubles and two twenties and was delighted with his result. The two bigger Carp weighed 23-00 and 22-08 and are pictured below along with a 12-08 Ghost Common. These fish were largely caught against the far …
8 Dec 2015
Mike gets his rods out!
As indicated in my last update, with the weather being amazing for December and perfect for Carp fishing, and with no one fishing any of …
As indicated in my last update, with the weather being amazing for December and perfect for Carp fishing, and with no one fishing any of our four lakes this week, I got my rods out! I spent just over 24 hours in Heron Lodge to good effect and managed to …
As indicated in my last update, with the weather being amazing for December and perfect for Carp fishing, and with no one fishing any of our four lakes this week, I got my rods out! I spent just over 24 hours in Heron Lodge to good effect and managed to land 5 Carp including the 24-08 Common below, along with an Italian style Mirror of 23-08 and a Ghost Common of 18lb. I even had …
3 Dec 2015
Wet and Wild fun at Cherry Lakes!
A very wet and very wild weekend at Cherry Lakes. In fact the wind was so strong fishing was very difficult on Cherry Lake for …
A very wet and very wild weekend at Cherry Lakes. In fact the wind was so strong fishing was very difficult on Cherry Lake for much of Sunday with rods often being blown off the rod pods!. This was a real shame for Lee Hodgkinson fishing in Heron Lodge because …
A very wet and very wild weekend at Cherry Lakes. In fact the wind was so strong fishing was very difficult on Cherry Lake for much of Sunday with rods often being blown off the rod pods!. This was a real shame for Lee Hodgkinson fishing in Heron Lodge because up to Saturday evening he had landed three and lost one all in daylight hours. In fact his first Carp came at 14.30 on Friday …
29 Nov 2015
Graham and Nathan have the place to themselves and do well!
We only had two anglers visiting Cherry Lakes this week, with both doing well and enjoying themselves in the mild weather. Nathan Everard stayed in …
We only had two anglers visiting Cherry Lakes this week, with both doing well and enjoying themselves in the mild weather. Nathan Everard stayed in Kingfisher Lodge with his fishing partner Victoria Milton. Fishing principally during the day until around 10pm, using a variety of methods, they caught some 26 …
We only had two anglers visiting Cherry Lakes this week, with both doing well and enjoying themselves in the mild weather. Nathan Everard stayed in Kingfisher Lodge with his fishing partner Victoria Milton. Fishing principally during the day until around 10pm, using a variety of methods, they caught some 26 Carp including a small Tench! Their catch included some of the smaller Carp which loved the worms, as well as 11 double figure Carp including …
21 Nov 2015