It's a Family Affair

This week saw the Middlehurst family on their first visit to Lonsdale do extremely well in the Tuesday match. Dad - John came first with 21lbs 12ozs, Grandad John 2nd with 20lbs 12 ozs, both with some lovely Roach. Son Adam came 5th with 13lbs including a couple of good Tench in his catch.

3rd place went to last week's winner - Russ who netted 15lbs.

4th place went to John Kay who is on his second visit of the year to Lonsdale and netted 14lbs 14 ozs - shame about the T.shirt John!!

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22nd July Update

Well, yesterday saw Sheena Moran land this lovely specimen Grass Carp at 24lbs, while today saw Russ Fisher who has been a regular visitor since we opened win the match with a lovely 33lb bag of Roach,

It was also great to see another young angler - Sarah Arthur netting a 12lb 8oz bag of Roach in the match - well done!

EO: We're not the only ones who like to fish from the jetty!

After blogging about my Kingfisher photo mission earlier I've been a bit too busy to really crack on with my quest, what with having to go down to Nottingham to graduate over Thursday and Friday.
Dad even gave me a Nikon D5000 (Thankyou very much to Paul and Jackie for helping him with this!) as a graduation gift! So my older Nikon D40 has had a timely and much appreciated upgrade.
It seems I'm receiving rather more than my fair share of good luck at the moment though as I wandered through to Mum and Dad's bedroom to find Dad this evening (to ask him if we might be braving the gentle drizzle) and what catches my eye?
The female of our Kingfisher pair!
I think the blur of movement back to my room, pick up camera, change lens, and back to the balcony door could only be described as 'a controlled tornado'.
But back at the balcony I gently opened the door, and crept out...
For a few moments she didn't notice me but you can see her weighing me up here:
Our 'home' pair are quiet shy at the moment, and she didn't take long to decide I was (probably quite rightly) a funny looking character and that it might be pertinent to retire to the other side of the Willows.


Some might think me daft but surely this is a good omen? A little message from the spirit of the pond?
Regardless my quest for a decent Kingfisher photo continues, and at the moment I thinking about attempting to produce a Lonsdale Calendar! So if I made one, what photo's would you like to see? Kingfishers, wildlife, and landscapes are all immediate ideas, but what about fish? I'm not really set up for under-water photography so would you be willing to admire some one else with a fish, or a lovely specimen alone? Or maybe just stick to photo's of Lonsdale without the fish?
And would you really be prepared to look at Lonsdale all year round?
Let me know if you have any ideas / preferences via email at lonspark@aol.com

PS: My kingfisher photo's on flickr (a few more and a few wider shots with more jetty) http://www.flickr.com/photos/edrinkall/sets/72157624404599043/

From Andy and Linda

Two of our recent guests Andy and Linda enjoyed themselves so much they arranged to stay an extra night. Here's what they sent us when they got home:

"Hi Paul and Val

Just wanted to say thanks for a great week and for the extra day. We had a lovely week despite the weather and managed to catch lots of fish.

I beat my personal best with a 7lb tench and we also netted a few nice carp however the highlight was the Friday night when I netted 20 roach in

a row all over a pound and a half plus a lovely 2lb roach.

We stayed the extra night and I caught the same again plus a lovely 2lb 8oz roach.......what a week!!!!

Andy also reeled in a 5lb eel on his carp rod which was a trauma in itself LOL

Looking forward to coming back again in October will let you know the date

Thanks again

Love

Linda and Andy xx"

We're glad you enjoyed yourselves and we'll see you soon!

EO: 42 reasons to take your binoculars fishing!

1. Kingfisher,
2. Tawny Owl,
3. Buzzard,
4. Kestrel,
5. Greater Spotted Woodpecker,
6. Treecreeper,
7. Wren,
8. Long tailed tit,
9. Blue tit,
10. Great tit,
11. Chiff chaff,
12. Willow warbler,
13. Reed warbler
14. Reed Bunting,
15. Linnet,
16. Chaffinch,
17. House sparrow,
18. Robin,
19. Black cap,
20. Dunnock,
21. House sparrow,
22. Pied Wagtail,
23. Goldfinch
24. Bullfinch,
25. Swallow,
26. Swift,
27. Sandmartin,
28. Housemartin,
29. Song Thrush,
30. Mistle Thrush,
31. Blackbird,
32. Mallard,
33. Coots,
34. Moorhen,
35. Heron,
36. Oyster catcher,
37. Pheasant,
38. Wood Pidgeon,
39. Collard Dove,
40. Magpie,
41. Crow,
42. Jackdaw,

This weekend I've been seeking out some of our Kingfishers (with ideas of getting a photo), and as you can see, whilst out and about I've come across quite abit of other wildlife!
The above list is by no means an exhaustive record of all the species on site, that will probably take me quite alot longer than a weekend!
So I know I'll have a pair of binoculars and a wee bird book in my pocket from now on!

I did get a photo in the end by the way! At 5:59 am! You can see my photo (though it's quite rubbish and there's branches in the way) online at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/edrinkall/4785364129/

I also got to see the Tawny Owl take a bat on the wing, right above my head! This is quite a rare behaviour to witness, though I'm pretty sure the bats were more surprised than me!

Hope you're all enjoying your summers!
Em

Double Act

Pete was one of the winners in a recent match with some lovely pristine roach. Daughter Holly won the junior section again with smaller but equally pristine roach. - Look out Pete!! She'll be a a contender in future years!

Carp Crazy Jamie

Jamie who is one of our regular guests from North of the Border just enjoyed is 3rd stay having been here twice already this year.

hi val/paul,just a note to thank you both for another great stay at
lonsdale,great surroundings and some great fishing too.i have attached a
pic of the 21lb common we landed,landed a nice 23 as well,thanks and hope
to see you next year aga

25 years on!!!

Hi Paul Val and Emma

Just wanted to say thank you for a lovely week from myself and my cousin JJ.

Also to say a big thank you for my dads chair, It looks just right and means a lot to both myself and my mum.

To let you know JJ caught his first ever carp (after not fish for around 25 years)and ended the week with 15 carp up to 19lb 8 which beat my 22 carp up to only 18lb 4. The fish and weather was wonderful and I am looking forward to seeing you again in 4 weeks.

Many thanks to everyone.

Best wishes

Mark Carberry

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Terry's Turn (alias Uncle Albert)

Terry a regular at Lonsdale for more years than he wants to remember was the winner of our recent match with a fine catch of 23lb 12ozs. All the specimen Roach were taken using his trusted centre pin!