Latest Catches week ending 6/1/19 - Bury Hill Angling Club

This weeks latest catches week ending 6/1/19

• Quietest time of the year means lots of swim choice and space
• Opportunities to rove and target showing fish
• Mild weather forecast for next weekend and into the week after
• Double-figure values a mid-January bonus

FISHERY OPENING TIMES
The fishery currently opens for day ticket fishing at around 7.00am on weekdays; 6.30am weekends and Bank Holidays. Current closing time is approximately 4.00pm.

TACKLE & BAIT SHOP OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK!
Open 7 days a week, 362 days a year, when you need it!

• PLEASE BE AWARE, ENVIRONMENT AGENCY ROD LICENCES ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE FROM THE TACKLE SHOP. THEY CAN BE OBTAINED FROM POST OFFICES AND ONLINE AT www.postoffice.co.uk/rod-fishing-licence

• The predator fishing season begins on October 1 and finishes on March 14.

THIS WEEK’S FISHING! (in brief)
Fewer anglers have been venturing out since the start of January, after a busy time between Christmas and New Year, but that means more space and fish to go at for those who are still wetting a line.
The quietest time of the year in early January usually coincides with a big temperature drop and a covering of ice on the lakes.
But this year the forecast is for another spell of mild weather next weekend, after a dip in midweek bringing a couple of frosts.
With 11 degrees C expected by next Monday, there is a great chance of some winter action in pleasant conditions, and the big bonus is the wide choice of swims.
Instead of having to take what’s left when choosing where to fish, anglers can look for signs of feeding fish before they set up somewhere, or move from swim to swim with a roving approach, looking for liners to indicate where fish are located.
Zander anglers in particular can benefit from being able to move about, because at this time of year in particular the fish can be grouped together in favourable areas, and finding them can lead to lots of action when other swims are quiet.
And with fewer anglers to influence the fish and affect what is happening around your swim, the chances of success are greatly improved compared to when the lakes are busy.
Add to that the fact that winter fish fight harder than summer ones, due to the extra oxygen contained in colder water, and the improved appearance and condition of fish in winter compared to summer, and it’s easy to see why January is a month not to be missed, especially when the weather turns mild following a short spell of frosty weather.
There looks like being a bit of a rollercoaster ride of temperatures this week, which should stay dry throughout, starting at close to double figures on Monday, but dipping to a high of around 5 degrees C in midweek, with a couple of frosts expected, but then back up to near to double figures by next weekend again. Monday looks to be similar to Sunday, with a high of 9 after 5 overnight from the weekend, and plenty of cloud cover, and then 6 overnight into Tuesday, but then the cloud drifts away and a very sunny 7 degrees is likely to give way to 2 overnight into Wednesday, which looks set to be no more than 5 but with less sunshine, and then back down to 1 overnight into Thursday, which is expected to be a similarly cloudy 5, but staying at 4 overnight into Friday and 7, with 6 overnight into Saturday and a cloudy 9, with 6 overnight into Sunday and 9 again, rising to 10 on Monday and 11 on Tuesday. Winds are expected to start as westerlies on Monday, gaining in strength on Monday evening to become strong north-westerlies on Tuesday, easing off on Tuesday evening and moderate through Wednesday, lighter on Thursday and Friday, strengthening again on Saturday and becoming more westerly. So next weekend should provide another window of opportunity for fish to feed, especially with strengthening winds coming more from a westerly direction by then, and less from the north, with the bonus of it staying dry, the winds not being from a rain-bearing south-westerly direction. And the start of the week after looks set to be even milder still.

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OLD BURY HILL LAKE – GENERAL & BOAT FISHING

Plenty of opportunities when the weather is mild for action with carp from mid-doubles to 30 lb, along with bream of 3-5 lb that are known for feeding well in winter, due to the regulated flow of water around the lakes.
Zander anglers have been catching good numbers of small-to-medium sized fish, and now that the predator season is over halfway through, their thoughts start to turn to the lake’s biggest specimens, which often put in an appearance in the second half of the season, which comes to an end on March 14.

TEMPLE LAKE – CARP

A slower week for reported catches on Temple, but a few anglers are still putting in some time and are hopeful of getting some action.

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PLEASE NOTE: LEAD CORE IS BANNED ON BOTH TEMPLE AND THE OLD LAKE. PLEASE SEE KEN IN THE SHOP FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

BONDS LAKE

Bonds is a popular choice among visitors, because of its track record for producing multiple runs, and also because a variety of tactics work, meaning visitors can fish in a way that they enjoy, and still catch plenty of fish.
Pole or feeder, straight lead or waggler, or pellet waggler up in the water with baits fired over the top all work well, and the fish keep on the move, giving lots of anglers a slice of the action.

MILTON LAKE

Milton Lake is the place to head for if you want tench, bream, crucians and specimen roach, along with a chance of a bonus carp, either on waggler with a running line, or pole close in or up against the lily pads, where fish can often be lined up with a little-and-often loosefeeding approach using small baits.

Latest Catches week ending 16/6/19

This weeks latest catches week ending 16/6/19

• Fishery’s record carp Nemo found dead
• 46 lb fish had just spawned
• The Ghost landed at 36 lb amid wet weather
• Old Lake angler lands over 40 bream
• Bonds fishing well for up to a dozen carp per day

FISHERY OPENING TIMES

The fishery currently opens for day ticket fishing at around 7.00am on weekdays; 6.30am weekends and Bank Holidays. Current closing time is approximately 9.00pm.

TACKLE & BAIT SHOP OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK!
Open 7 days a week, 362 days a year, when you need it!

• PLEASE BE AWARE, ENVIRONMENT AGENCY ROD LICENCES ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE FROM THE TACKLE SHOP. THEY CAN BE OBTAINED FROM POST OFFICES AND ONLINE AT www.postoffice.co.uk/rod-fishing-licence

• The predator fishing season begins on October 1 and finishes on March 14.

THIS WEEK’S FISHING! (in brief)
Carp anglers are mourning the loss of Bury Hill’s biggest fish, Nemo, after hearing that the famous mirror carp has been found dead in Temple.
Since the creation of the lake in 2002, Nemo has been on the wish list of anglers visiting the fishery, wanting to add their name to those who had landed Temple’s biggest prize.
Named after the cartoon fish in the 2003 Disney film Finding Nemo, Nemo was originally just one of several fast-growing stockies such as Robin Hood, Friar Tuck, the Sergeant, Two Tone, the Double-Row Linear and The Ghost.
But the fish outgrew them all, breaking though into the 40 lb class for the first time in style just after the Christmas break 2015 at 43 lb 3 oz, and endearing itself to those targeting it by putting in regular appearances on the bank, five times a year in 2017 and 2018.
Nemo was landed at a fishery record weight of 46 lb 4 oz last October, by Bob Winters, and was captured again in early April at 45 lb 8 oz by Aaron Warner, and then two weeks later by Jon Botting at 45 lb 1 oz.
Fishery owner David de Vere broke the news to anglers, saying: “Whilst we are all hugely disappointed at this loss of a much loved fish, life goes on and whilst trying to be positive, I feel I must stress that we still have two fantastic fish hovering around the 40 lb mark and a very good number of ‘thirties’ to target.
”We will never know why she died, but she was an old fish having been stocked nearly 20 years ago from Claremont Lake. Moreover she has just spawned, which for an old fish is always a very stressful event.
“We will be draining and netting Temple this coming winter to review all Temple’s fish, following which we will be stocking a large number of “twenties” from our stock pond, which we have been growing on for the past three years.
“R.I.P. Nemo – you brought a lot of happiness to many anglers.”

After a week of very wet weather for June, there is a drier week in prospect, with temperatures a little higher, and oxygen levels having been given a boost by last week’s downpours. Lake levels are now closer to where they would be in winter than in summer, the fishery having been freshened by the recent deluge. A dry and sunny Monday for the Full Moon should give a high of 19 degrees, with 9 overnight into a wetter Tuesday of 20, with 14 overnight into sunshine and showers on Wednesday and 19, with 11 overnight into a sunny Thursday of 18, then 10 overnight into a mostly sunny Friday of 17, with 9 overnight into a dry but overcast Saturday of 19, with 12 overnight into Sunday of 20, with a balmy 14 overnight into 17 on Monday week. Winds should start as moderate south-westerlies on Monday, becoming light easterlies on Tuesday, moving back to moderate south-westerlies on Wednesday, similar on Thursday and Friday (the longest day of the year), lighter and more south-easterly on Saturday, and a little stronger on Sunday, then more south-westerly on Monday week. So, a promising week, weather-wise, offering a variety of conditions, with spells of sunshine, showers and cloud, but no extremes of wind, rain or prolonged sun and dryness, and with the benefit of mostly moderate south-westerly winds.

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OLD BURY HILL LAKE – GENERAL & BOAT FISHING

The bream fishing on the Old Lake is providing some superb sport, with over 40 fish landed by one angler.
After last week’s report of 36 bream landed by Simon White at peg 32, there was a catch of over 40 for Bob Thompson, from Smallfield, from peg 14
Bob fished both Method feeder and pole during his session, landing fish to 5 lb on 6 mm expander pellets.

TEMPLE LAKE – CARP

Very heavy and prolonged rain accompanied by strong winds last Monday and into Tuesday kept many anglers away from the banks, but one angler who braved the conditions and benefited is Raymond Bateman.
Arriving on Sunday afternoon for 48 hours, Raymond set up in peg 3 and had an 18 lb 10 oz mirror carp on the first night.
Then, in the worst of the weather the following day, he hooked five carp, landing The Ghost at 36 lb 8 oz, along with a 25 lb 4 oz fully scaled, a 29 lb 1 oz common and a 29 lb 8 oz common, and having two hook pulls, one on a very big fish.
Successful tactics were Mainline Cell bottom baits cast to the island margins and the channel.
In action just prior to the rain, on that Saturday, was lake regular Ray Harding, from Mitcham, who landed a 24 lb 14 oz common from peg 6.
Ray used a snowman consisting of a 15 mm Sticky Baits Manilla bottom bait topped with a 12 mm Cell pop-up, cast to the island over a dozen boilies.
And this Saturday, Barry Godfrey, from Morden, landed a 29 lb common from peg 10, casting a Cell boilie tight to the brick ‘monk’ overflow.

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PLEASE NOTE: LEAD CORE IS BANNED ON BOTH TEMPLE AND THE OLD LAKE. PLEASE SEE KEN IN THE SHOP FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

BONDS LAKE

The carp are catchable in good numbers, now that temperatures are climbing, and there are still roach and perch to be caught on pole or waggler tactics, when with carp let you keep a bait in the water.

Toby Taylor, from Bramley, landed 12 carp to 13 lb 8 oz from peg 8 on Saturday, casting 8 mm Dynamite Baits Robin Red pellets with a straight lead to the island and in the margins.

MILTON LAKE

Milton Lake is the place to head for if you want tench, bream, crucians and specimen roach, along with a chance of a bonus carp, either on waggler with a running line, or pole close in or up against the lily pads.
Fish can often be lined up with a little-and-often loosefeeding approach using small baits, and very small balls of groundbait, and are particularly active when the weather is warm.

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