James Hart loses and gets the ‘Trophy’!
James Hart and Dan Mitchell have just enjoyed a fabulous weekend staying in Pochard Lodge on Cherry Mere where they have both broken their PB’s …
James Hart and Dan Mitchell have just enjoyed a fabulous weekend staying in Pochard Lodge on Cherry Mere where they have both broken their PB’s at least twice. James and Dan, who are both long term anglers, whilst being new to Carp Fishing, shared 15 doubles over the weekend with …
James Hart and Dan Mitchell have just enjoyed a fabulous weekend staying in Pochard Lodge on Cherry Mere where they have both broken their PB’s at least twice. James and Dan, who are both long term anglers, whilst being new to Carp Fishing, shared 15 doubles over the weekend with Dan catching 8 Carp to 18lb and James 7 Carp to 17lb. On meeting the two guys on Friday afternoon they explained they were fishing …
28 Sep 2015
At last! Aaron Heydon-Jones lands Cherry Lake’s 10th different 30lb+ of 2105
At last, and after a long wait, Cherry Lake has at last produced it’s 10th different 30 of 2015. Aaron Heydon-Jones is the latest member …
At last, and after a long wait, Cherry Lake has at last produced it’s 10th different 30 of 2015. Aaron Heydon-Jones is the latest member of the Cherry Lakes 30+ club. Aaron has been holidaying in Grebe Lodge with his partner Sarah Knowland and their delightful baby Elsie. Whilst I …
At last, and after a long wait, Cherry Lake has at last produced it’s 10th different 30 of 2015. Aaron Heydon-Jones is the latest member of the Cherry Lakes 30+ club. Aaron has been holidaying in Grebe Lodge with his partner Sarah Knowland and their delightful baby Elsie. Whilst I am delighted to see this Carp safely in Aaron’s landing net, the highlight of my week was holding Elsie! A real little sweetheart! Aaron has …
23 Sep 2015
Allen’s 23-08 Koi like Ghost Common saves his week!
Well the early Autumn struggle goes on across the Cotswold Water Park, frustratingly goes on. The Cherry Lakes complex is no exception. The main Cherry …
Well the early Autumn struggle goes on across the Cotswold Water Park, frustratingly goes on. The Cherry Lakes complex is no exception. The main Cherry Lake continues to be much more difficult than normal, with just 5 Carp landed and several lost. The biggest of these was caught by one …
Well the early Autumn struggle goes on across the Cotswold Water Park, frustratingly goes on. The Cherry Lakes complex is no exception. The main Cherry Lake continues to be much more difficult than normal, with just 5 Carp landed and several lost. The biggest of these was caught by one of our regular guests, Allen Long, fishing in Grebe Lodge. This particular, Koi-looking Ghost Common Carp, below came out at 23-08 and was a very …
18 Sep 2015
A new holiday PB for me!
As some of you will have noticed there has been ‘radio silence’ from Cherry Lakes for the last two weeks. I have been on holiday….fishing …
As some of you will have noticed there has been ‘radio silence’ from Cherry Lakes for the last two weeks. I have been on holiday….fishing of course! Firstly an update on Cherry Lakes. The fishing has continued to be very difficult and slow on Cherry Lake, Dave tells me that …
As some of you will have noticed there has been ‘radio silence’ from Cherry Lakes for the last two weeks. I have been on holiday….fishing of course! Firstly an update on Cherry Lakes. The fishing has continued to be very difficult and slow on Cherry Lake, Dave tells me that although we have had a few lost fish over the last ten days, the Carp appear to be feeding on naturals and are steering away …
14 Sep 2015
Party time at Cherry Lakes…sorry not for the anglers!
Firstly, an apology for being a little slow in this latest update. This is principally because I have been pre-occupied with the build up to, …
Firstly, an apology for being a little slow in this latest update. This is principally because I have been pre-occupied with the build up to, and clear up since, our 30th Anniversary party on Saturday. It was certainly a good and memorable bash! Over the last week, the Carp across …
Firstly, an apology for being a little slow in this latest update. This is principally because I have been pre-occupied with the build up to, and clear up since, our 30th Anniversary party on Saturday. It was certainly a good and memorable bash! Over the last week, the Carp across all the lakes have been very visible but have been proving to be somewhat harder to catch than normal. This has been frustrating for all, …
2 Sep 2015
Oscar outpaces Dad Steve on Cherry Mere!
Oscar Taylor and his Dad Steve have been on their second visit to Cherry Lakes this week. Oscar who is the Cherry Springs lake record …
Oscar Taylor and his Dad Steve have been on their second visit to Cherry Lakes this week. Oscar who is the Cherry Springs lake record holder with the 26-08 PB Carp caught last year, wanted to try another lake this time, so Steve booked them into our new Pochard Lodge …
Oscar Taylor and his Dad Steve have been on their second visit to Cherry Lakes this week. Oscar who is the Cherry Springs lake record holder with the 26-08 PB Carp caught last year, wanted to try another lake this time, so Steve booked them into our new Pochard Lodge on Cherry Mere. To date they have landed 13 Carp between 19-08 and 10lb and lost 5 good ones. Most of these seem to have …
27 Aug 2015
Near miss on Cherry Mere. All is well!
We had a near miss on Cherry Mere on Friday, when we came very close to losing all of our fish stock. A fishery owners …
We had a near miss on Cherry Mere on Friday, when we came very close to losing all of our fish stock. A fishery owners nightmare. Why? As some of you may remember we had a series of thunderstorms and low pressure go over us on Thursday night. Under certain …
We had a near miss on Cherry Mere on Friday, when we came very close to losing all of our fish stock. A fishery owners nightmare. Why? As some of you may remember we had a series of thunderstorms and low pressure go over us on Thursday night. Under certain atmospheric conditions, most normally (but by no means regularly) associated with thunderstorms, conditions are such that oxygen is in practical terms ‘sucked out of the …
20 Aug 2015
Nigel beats Jack 6-5!
Nigel Funnell and Jack Thomson have had a thoroughly enjoyable week staying in Cherry Lake Cottage whilst their partners soaked themselves in the hot tub. …
Nigel Funnell and Jack Thomson have had a thoroughly enjoyable week staying in Cherry Lake Cottage whilst their partners soaked themselves in the hot tub. Between them they landed 11 Carp and lost a further 5.They both had Carp of 28lb, with Nigel just claiming ‘victory’ with six fish to …
Nigel Funnell and Jack Thomson have had a thoroughly enjoyable week staying in Cherry Lake Cottage whilst their partners soaked themselves in the hot tub. Between them they landed 11 Carp and lost a further 5.They both had Carp of 28lb, with Nigel just claiming ‘victory’ with six fish to Jack’s five. Of the 11 carp landed, nine were in excess of 20lb. The carp were caught on a variety of pop ups, boilies and …
17 Aug 2015
Andrew Hartley lands the ‘Leather’ at 33-04
Andrew Hartley who fished this week in Grebe Lodge leads the way with this latest update. Andrew fished in Grebe Lodge and managed two Carp …
Andrew Hartley who fished this week in Grebe Lodge leads the way with this latest update. Andrew fished in Grebe Lodge and managed two Carp during his mid-week stay including the male Leather Carp at 33-04 caught from underneath ‘Dave’s tree’ in the rain. I am sorry I don’t have …
Andrew Hartley who fished this week in Grebe Lodge leads the way with this latest update. Andrew fished in Grebe Lodge and managed two Carp during his mid-week stay including the male Leather Carp at 33-04 caught from underneath ‘Dave’s tree’ in the rain. I am sorry I don’t have a photo of Andrew with his new PB. This time I am to blame as he did try to call me but I did not …
15 Aug 2015
Three Generations of Bentley’s score at Cherry Lake!
I always enjoy seeing Father and Son fishing together, not least because I was unable to instill the same passion for fishing in my own …
I always enjoy seeing Father and Son fishing together, not least because I was unable to instill the same passion for fishing in my own son. This week things went even better when we had three generations of the Bentley family, notably Grandfather, Father and Son, fishing together. Nice! Paul …
I always enjoy seeing Father and Son fishing together, not least because I was unable to instill the same passion for fishing in my own son. This week things went even better when we had three generations of the Bentley family, notably Grandfather, Father and Son, fishing together. Nice! Paul Bentley (Father), a returning guest, led the way fishing on his own in Heron Lodge. Paul managed 5 Carp to 24lb including this lovely Ghost …
10 Aug 2015