Mitchell catches more

Peter Mitchell, Dad Charlie, brother Charlie & friend Terry Churchill have been visiting Lonsdale for the past 6 years.

Charlie & Charlie fished on their private peg outside the cottage targeting catching quality roach & tench + a bonus18lb common.


Pete & terry the serious Carp anglers bivvied up on the back of Lonsdale Lake.

Peter's final tally was 75 carp the biggest being 24lb 5ozs. Average weight of around 16lb so had a approx 1,200lbs.

Terry's final total was 35 carp, up to 18lb 8ozs, mnaking a total of circa 1700lbs.

 His claim to fame that was on one of his night sessions (he didn't do as many as Pete) he landed 3 ghost carp one after the other the largest being his 18lb 8oz fish.

Peterput the time in, nearly every night in his bivvy, resulting in his superb catch.

Feeding patterns were 2-4 a.m the first week but as the temperature dropped a little this changed to 6-7p.m.

All fish were caught on either Lonsdale's Peach & Black Pepper or Nutty Nut Boilies.

Pete's rig was a straightforward running carp rig with critically balanced baits.

                                     Thanks for the photos guys.

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Reece with his new PB

Hi mate,

Thanks for a great week fishing, here is the picture you ask me to send of my son with his 14lbs (new pb)

Thanks

Mark 

Reece Young age 10

The McIlwaine Faminly Catch -up.

Following on from the previous photos, thanks to you guys for sending over these extra photos & write up.

It certainly seems your 2 week stay was another good one with 196 carp – over 2,300lbs of fish!

A pattern soon emerged over the 2 weeks, with bites being most productive late evening through to the early hours of the morning as it was just too warm throughout the main part of the day with the carp much more interested in sunbathing than feeding.

However we did manage to tempt a few of the top, often with in a few feet of the bank, it really is the most exciting and rewarding, but at the same time most frustrating way of catching carp, regardless of size.

We managed to bank 196 carp between us ranging from high singles to just over 17lb with the first week producing slightly more fish. The Lonsdale tropical fruit, and the new nut mix which we really liked were the 2 baits producing the goods for us fished over the top of the new krill pellet and particle range, all of which get the thumbs up from us and come highly recommended.

Ryan was gutted when he hooked and lost a huge common at the net, Arran was then on a mission to get the better of his brother but sadly it did not happen – so it’s on the hit list for the next visit!

As always we had a thoroughly enjoyable time, with my own personal highlight being catching my first ever grass carp an ambition I have been trying to fulfil for some time, and I finally achieved my goal on my last night with a fine specimen of 14.6lb.

Thanks again for another great stay, looking forward to seeing you in the New Year,

Michael, Aaron and Ryan Mcilwaine.

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Fay Family

Hello Paul

Firstly I just want to say thanks for a fantastic week and making us feel welcome. We came up on the 26^th July and stayed in the lodge, we fished off the lodge pegs most of the week. I came up with my partner (mark) and his Nan, granddad (Bill) and uncle (Chris). Bill and Chris caught a lot of roach averaging around 1-2 pounds , caught mostly on maggot or small bits of lunchenmeat , they also had a couple of small carp around 6 – 7 pound on tropical fruit boilies. Mark having the best week of us all caught 49 carp this week all being from 9 lbs to 18lbs (matching his personal best),all caught on tropical fruit and peach & black pepper boilies. My fishing week seen me beat my personal best twice first with a carp at 9lbs then followed by 11lbs both on frankfurter an snail boilies I also caught a couple of roach and tench on booster lunchenmeat, also getting the smallest fish was the best of all.  Not only was the fishing enjoyable this week seeing all the wild life was great feeding the mice, hedgehog, and birds out of my hands. Thanks again for a great week see you next time J 

Thanks Emma for sending over your write up & photos.