PB PIKE NO NIKON!!!

Paul and Jackie are staying with us over the Christmas period, and just couldn't wait to start a bit of pike fishing. after a short scout around Paul decided to fish near one of the aerator on our main lake Lonsdale. The aerators are run on thermostats and keep a large portion of the lake ice free but also with the added bonus of encouraging the fish to feed in the moving water. After choosing his swim he flicked out a dead bait and after couple of minutes the float went under and Paul struck and was met by the solid resistance of a good fish. After 10 minutes Paul banked a beautiful 18lbs Pike, what a pity he didn't have his Christmas present with him. (Paul has cameras that David Bailey would be proud of) With three days of the holiday still to go Paul is hoping to break the 20lbs barrier.

We will keep you posted

Jamie

Happy Holidays

Well I hope you all woke up and found you'd been on the nice list!

We certainly had a lovely Christmas! We ambled downstairs and got a cup of tea and then got to watch a stoat playing in the snow right next to our living room windows! Later in the day Dad and I were talking in my room and a buzzard skimmed our roof flying dead at 12 o'clock over my window! You forget how big those birds are (though in Australia I did see an eagle with a 2m wingspan eating a kangaroo, and our buzzards top out at about 0.5m)

Just before lunch, like a magician Dad produced one last present. It seems Dad had a word with Santa who had a word with Wally. So now I have the most beautiful 11ft Mordex Ideal split cane avon rod! Wally has restored it like only a craftsman can and I spent alot of Christmas Day sitting admiring the emerald green whippings and watching how the light caught the colours of the cane. I thought lying the rod ontop of it's deep purple rod bag to compliment the whippings was particularly pleasing.

Sitting admiring it watching a Passion for Angling with Dad was almost as good as fishing but I can't wait for more of a thaw to get out and start catching some monster roach with it! (Also should probably finish my dissertation first but it's fish related so it would almost be research!)

I'll post some more photo's soon - but for now -

Merry Xmas and a Prosperous New Year from all at Lonsdale!

A Christmas message, but first an Ice Breaker!

Well it's Christmas Eve so Dad will get to enjoy his annual 24hrs off starting tonight (weather permitting we have guests on boxing day)

As you can see from the photo's above our thermostatically controlled aerator's have beaten even the worst of the festive weather to leave sections of Lonsdale very fishable!

I myself haven't been out yet - the plan is to get spinning before I go back to Uni.

The snow has made a difference to some of our permanent residents - the Kingfisher's have gone into hiding but there are a few Robins who more closely resemble cricket balls at this point! Dad found time to create a little roof for our bird table from some of the original Lonsdale Brick and Tile works roof tiles - we were worried that a buzzard and kestrel had been eyeing up our little song birds!

Edmund and Mabel are glad that I didn't shear them too closely and that they have a nice warm shed to bed down in - Mabel seems to be much better at snow adaption than Edmund who complains about it to me whenever I go over for a chat. (Yes he does talk back).

Autum Pike

This week has seen a visit from the lovely mr Silkie and his wife he had a very good few days catching his new pb below is the letter he sent us.

Hi
just a line to say we had a great time at Lonsdale Park, the accommodation was great! the fishing was even better had 3 pike in two days the biggest (& my new PB) 25lb.5oz then a 18lb.11oz and a third about 10lb.
the young lad Jamie was very pleasant and helpful.
will book for new year soon.


Si Thee &thanks again

Silkie