Temple Lake Latest Catches week ending 16/4/17 Temple carp do love a big feed-up in April and May when the weather turns warm, and this week produced some great catches topped by the lake’s biggest two fish. New member Anthony Parker started in style with Nemo at 41 lb on his first session on the…
Temple Lake Latest Catches week ending 9/4/17 Two more ‘thirties’ were banked this week, making it eight reported in the past three weeks. Famous fish Friar Tuck put in an appearance for the second time in three weeks, up in weight 1 lb 1 oz at 36 lb 2 oz, to Temple regular Mark Savage.…
Temple Lake Latest Catches week ending 2/4/17 It’s that time of year when the ‘thirties’ keep coming, and this week added another two to the four the week before, including the lake’s most recognisable resident. The Ghost fell to Stuart Smith, fishing peg 14 with an 18 mm Mainline Cell pop-up, at a weight of…
Temple Lake Latest Catches week ending 26/3/17 Sport on Temple has suddenly stepped up a gear with four ‘thirties’ reported in one weekend and three ‘twenties’ to lake regular Matt White. Adam Conway led the way with Friar Tuck at 35 lb 1 oz, to provide him with a personal best, and it topped a…
Temple Lake Latest Catches week ending 19/3/17 Although the predator season is now closed until October, it ended with a bang with the capture of the biggest reported fish of the season, falling to a carp angler on Temple. Stuart Smith landed the huge fish (see photo below) at peg 1 on a snowman presentation…
Temple Lake Latest Catches week ending 12/3/17 There’s been a marked increase in activity at the Lake over the past week or two, with fish on the move and three ‘thirties’ being landed in the past week. Adam Rogers led the way with a 36 lb 15 oz mirror (see photos below) from peg 12,…
Temple Lake Latest Catches week ending 3/3/17 The capture of Nemo at 40 lb (see photos below) could herald the start of a pre-spring feeding spree, leading to the capture of some more of Temple’s heavyweights. New member Sam Doherty was on his very first day on the lake when he landed the famous fish…
Temple Lake Latest Catches week ending 26/2/17 Three ‘thirties’ in the past few days show that it didn’t take long for the Temple carp to start feeding after the netting operation. New Temple member Joshua Knight led the way with a 32 lb 8 oz mirror carp (see photos below), his first ‘thirty’ from the…
Temple Lake Latest Catches week ending 19/2/17 Following the recent netting, fishing is now underway again, and already fish to 30 lb have been landed. Andy Ayling, from Wimbledon, had a 30 lb 8 oz mirror carp (see photo below) from peg 14, casting tight to the islands with a single 15 mm Mainline Cell…
As one of the country’s top fisheries, Bury Hill has long been a favourite of the angling press, having been featured in many articles, spanning multiple decades.
Featuring many of the country’s best-known anglers and covering a wide selection of angling techniques and species, these historic articles cover all of Bury Hill’s infamous lakes and species and offer a great source of information wherever you choose to fish
