Paul's 50 year break

Paul Brown recently visited Lonsdale after a break of some 50 years from fishing. Initially having booked a week he was enjoying his holiday so much he stayed the following week too.

Meeting up with Tony, Margaret, Rob, Gina & Roy new friendships were formed. - Thanks to you all for the help you gave to Paul & see you all next year.

Screaming Pins

Hi Paul

Attached are the photos you asked for, myself with the 14.5lb mirror caught on the centre pin with 4lb main and 3lb hook length size 14 hook

And 85 year old Mike with his lifetime best 18.5lb common again on a centre pin with 6lb main and 5lb hook length with a size 14 hook

We had a great week  all three of us had plenty of fish sadly Ethels were all small

Many thanks again

Barry Woods

Keiran's Catch Up

Hi Paul

Thanks for a great week, here is the catch report as promised

Name Keiran Gillam

Number of nights fishing 6

Number of fish caught - 43, common, mirror and ghost carp, including 20lb 11 0z, 18lb 12oz, 15lb 13oz, 14 x 10 - 15 lb and 26 x 7-10lb for a total wieght of 431lb

I fished 2 rods from the private peg at lakeside cottage 2

The left hand rod was positioned 5 yards short of the aerator in front of the cottage and was baited with 18mm Lonsdale baits Peach and black pepper boilie

the right hand rod was positioned 5 yards past and 5 yards to the left of the aerator and was baited with 18mm Lonsdale baits frankfurter and snail boilie

the baiting situation was the same for both a whole boilie fished over the top of a handfull of half boilies, handfull of pellet and a couple of small balls of method mix. a scattering of 5-10 boilies was then catapulted into the area to get the carp grubbing around. rather than trying to hold fish in the area with a large bed of bait, I was trying for the 1 bite at a time with small parcels of attraction.

After the first 24 hours I had had 4 carp to 11lb, this by any standards was good, but considering the number of fish I could see showing in the area, I felt I should be picking up more, I spent the next 24 hours keeping the same hookbaits but experimenting with different colour tippers the code was unlocked Monday morning. I tipped the Peach and black pepper with half a 10mm white pop up and the Frankfurter and snail with a piece of pink corn. I had 10 carp to 14lb 11 by the early hours of Tuesday morning. With a couple of occasions the bait being picked up before I had put the rod back on the rest.

bite times seemed to come in distinct phases, 

7-9am

3-7pm

10-12pm

2-4am

however the odd fish could be winkled out during the day by simply renewing the hookbait and adding a handful of pellets. 

It paid as is always written about, to not sit idle and think about your options, the fish are clearly there to be caught but do like things presented their way!!!

a very tiring but immensely pleasurable weeks fishing. Naturally I (we) will be back

thanks again Paul and family

regards

Keiran, Susan, Bernard and barbara

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Kieran's Catches

This week Kieran & family are enjoying a stay in cottage 2.

Fishing his private peg as of this morning Kieran has had 43 carp up to 22lbs.

Photos to follow.

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