2020 Bookings
Important changes to Fishing Bookings
Email and phone reservations, which are often incomplete, are longer accepted. You can make your reservation only online via https://www.manor-fisheries.co.uk/reservations/.
We have also decided to minimise contact. Therefore, all lake bookings must be online from a Member and paid at least 48 hours in advance via Bank Transfer. To help with our increased administration due to COVID-19, please make yourself familiar our new Booking Procedure.
2020 Accommodation Bookings
Due to COVID-19 restrictions being lifted, bookings for accommodation and fishing can now be accepted.
Please note that new accommodation bookings for the “three night weekend option” (arriving Friday and leaving Monday) has been withdrawn. There will now be available more weekend fishing options for 2020 Members.
Fishing Report – 1st July 2020 to 31st July 2020
Summary
It was good to again welcome our regulars (and new) visitors with many new PB’s being achieved.
Lake 1 (Carp)
When returning on the 1st July for a 60 hour session, regular Steve Hyder landed 10 x Carp including Mirrors weighing 20lbs 8ozs, 15lbs and 9lbs 4ozs plus Commons weighing 16lbs 2ozs, 15lbs 4ozs, 2 x 12lbs 4ozs, 12lbs, 11lbs 8ozs and 11lbs 4ozs while colleague Terry Keard used 15mm Robin Red bait to catch Commons weighing 18lbs 2ozs, 10lbs 4ozs and 8lbs 4ozs plus a 8lbs 9ozs Mirror.
On the 3rd July Phillip and Alan Aldridge used luncheon meat and boilies to catch Commons weighing 12lbs and 10lbs, a 11lbs Mirror plus 4 x tiny Carp.
Visiting on the 7th July Eddie Stevens landed a Common weighing 19lbs 7ozs.
Susan Stephen-ford and Tony Back plus daughter Samantha returned on the 4th July for a short stay whilst targeting the Common (C) and Mirror (M) Carp:
Brad Baker arrived for a short break on the 18th July with the possibility of setting a new PB. Brad first fished Lake 2 (Carp/Catfish) and caught a 38lbs PB Cat which was followed by a 18lbs Mirror in his 7 x Carp catch from Lake 1 (Carp). Well done; great catch in achieving your Cat PB.
Brad and his 18lbs Mirror
Returning on a drizzly 19th July, Steve Collins baited up with pineapple boilie and finished with Commons weighing 20lbs 2ozs and 18lbs.
During a short stay Terry Hare and Jim Flower fished on the 28/29 July landing:
Terry – a 11lbs 12ozs Common and a 10lbs 12ozs Mirror
Jim – 4lbs 2ozs Common and a 7lbs 8ozs Lake 3 (Mixed) Common
Lake 2 (Carp/Catfish)
This lake has been in spectacular form this month and based on catches recorded by anglers in the Cabin Log Book, this July has broken the lake all-time Catfish records including 17 weighing over 40lbs and 175 weighing over 30lbs. This averages out at a little over 6 x 30lbs+ Catfish per day over the whole month.
Sean and Maris Fletcher visited on the 1st July and landed Carp weighing 13lbs, 10lbs, 7lbs and 2lbs.
Robin Moyser and Nigel Gillard began their 60 hour session on the 1st July and resulted in a great catch for Nigel to top the Cat Leader Board:
Nigel – 44lbs 9ozs, 43lbs 1oz, 36lbs 8ozs, 34lbs 6ozs, 34lbs, 33lbs 15ozs, 33lbs 4ozs, 30lbs 8ozs, 23lbs 8ozs and 21lbs 6ozs.
Robin – 38lbs 15ozs, 38lbs 2ozs, 29lbs, 28lbs 4ozs, 25lbs, 2 x 24lbs, 22lbs and 2 x kittens
Bernie and Gary Day had a good session on the 2nd July landing 11 x Cats:
Gary – 44lbs, 35lbs, 28lbs 2ozs, 25lbs 6ozs, 21lbs 6ozs and 15lbs
Bernie – 37lbs 8ozs, 33lbs 4ozs, 32lbs and 2 x kittens
Gary with his 44lbs Cat
On the 3rd July Roger Simmons landed Cats weighing 35lbs, 31lbs and 29lbs 6ozs plus a small Carp.
Bryan Butler and son Michael returned on the 4th July when Michael was rewarded with 41lbs PB Cat plus weights of 36lbs and 31lbs while Bryan had a Cat weighing 31lbs.
There are some days that you just dream about. Regular Nick Burden returned on the 4th July to record a memorable 48 hour session by reclaiming the Cat Leader Board leadership with a 45lbs 11ozs specimen and becoming a member of the exclusive “Manor Fisheries 1,000lbs Club”. In only 48 hours and using halibut pellet bait, Nick landed 39 x Cats weighing a huge total of 1,216lbs 10ozs (averaging 31lbs+ per Cat) including weights of:
40’s - 45lbs 11ozs, 44lbs, 40lbs 9ozs and 40lbs 8ozs
30’s - 20 x 30lbs+ to 39lbs 14ozs
20’s - 10 x 20lbs+ to 29lbs 8ozs
Kittens – 3 to 18lbs 7ozs
Arriving for a 24 hour session beginning the 4th July, James Twycross caught Cats weighing 32lbs 4ozs, 18lbs 8ozs and 14lbs using halibut pellet bait.
On the 4th July Mike Morrison tried his luck with the Cats and with much needed advice from one of the resident Kingfishers, eventually landed Cats weighing 34lbs, 20lbs 8ozs and 19lbs using halibut pellet bait.
“This is how you do it” - any help was welcomed!!
Regular Jason Tuckey returned on the 6th July for a 24 hour session and using halibut pellet and boilie baits landed 12 x Cats weighing from 18lbs to 36lbs 8ozs. And again when arriving on the 27th July, Jason landed 6 x Cats weighing 38lbs 4ozs, 37lbs 10ozs, 35lbs 4ozs, 32lbs 10ozs, 28lbs 1oz and 23lbs 8ozs using krill pellet and boilie baits.
Regular Paul Teakle visited on the 7th July and using halibut pellet bait landed 2 x Cats including weights of 43lbs 6ozs PB and 32lbs and when returning on the 21st July used squid which tempted a 27lbs Catfish.
When using luncheon meat bait on the 8th July, regular Terry Hare landed 2 x 5lbs Carp and returning on the 21st July had success landing a Cat weighing 38lbs 2ozs plus a 5lbs Carp.
Arriving on the 8th July for their 72 hour session; James Twycross, Dan Luckhurst and Brad Burton found the Cats feeding when they all had great catches including:
James Twycross
14 x 30lbs+ to 38lbs 40zs
3 x 20lbs+ to 24lbs
1 kitten at 17lbs 120zs
Dan Luckhurst
6 x 30lbs+ to 37lbs 8ozs
9 x 20lbs+ to 28lbs
4 x kittens to 18lbs
3 x Carp to 10lbs
Brad Burton
16 x 30lbs+ to 38lbs
9 x 20lbs+ to 26lbs 12ozs
4 x kittens
2 x Carp
Reg Miller and seven colleagues arrived on the 11th July for their annual weekly session to fish both specimen lakes. Many great catches and PB’s were achieved including:
Lake 2 (carp/Catfish)
Reg Miller – 1,047lbs and the only angler to qualify 3 x for the exclusive 1,000lbs Club; including weights of 17 x 30lbs+ to 38lbs 8ozs, 13 x 20lbs+, 7 x doubles and a 12lbs Common
Gary Atkins – 1,086lbs and a new member of the exclusive 1,000lbs Club; including weights of 42lbs, 41lbs, 15 x 30lbs+ to 38lbs, 13 x 20lbs+ to 29lbs and 13 x kittens to 18lbs
Wayne Johnson – 41lbs PB, 5 x 30lbs+ to 38lbs, 5 x 20lbs+ to 29lbs and a 12lbs kitten
Melvin Baker – 9 x 30lbs+ to 36lbs, 5 x 20lbs+ to 29lbs 8ozs, 2 x doubles, 6 x kittens and a 12lbs 8ozs Common
Lake 1 (Carp)
Barry Trigg – 15 x Carp to 19lbs 8ozs Mirror including 14 x doubles
Martin Tulk – 20lbs, 17lbs 1oz, 11lbs and 10lbs 6ozs
Kevin Seal – 7 x Commons to 13lbs 5ozs and 3 x Mirrors to 12lbs 10ozs
Steve Harper – 32 x Carp to 17lbs 8ozs weighing 406lbs 4ozs in total plus a Cat which was rehomed to Lake 2.
Bernie and Gary Day returned on the 18th July for a 24 hour session and were joined on the 19th July by Tracy Day who together landed 13 x Cats including weights of:
Tracy – 35lbs 12ozs, 28lbs 8ozs and 27lbs
Gary – 34lbs, 2 x 20lbs 14ozs and 18lbs 5ozs
Bernie – 39lbs, 32lbs 8ozs, 31lbs 4ozs, 29lbs, 25lbs and 16lbs
Regular Paul Coombes returned on the 19th July and during a 36 hour session landed Cats weighing 37lbs and 27lbs 8ozs.
Returning on the 20th July Steven Langley and Aaron Lamptey landed 4 x Cats weighing 37lbs, 25lbs 20lbs and 19lbs plus a 12lbs Carp.
Ian Brown visited on the 23rd July and landed Cats weighing 35lbs and 33lbs while Colin Monk landed one of 29lbs.
Paul Wood and Roy Binks, using Robin Red bait, found the Cats feeding strongly during their 24 hour session beginning the 23rd July with weights of:
Paul – 41lbs PB, 39lbs, 37lbs, 35lbs, 33lbs, 32lbs, 31lbs, 2 x 30lbs, 27lbs, 26lbs 8ozs, 13lbs and 4lbs
Roy- 34lbs, 32lbs 8ozs and 25lbs
Returning on the 24th July for a 24 hour session, regular Tony Payne had a great catch landing 10 x Cats (averaging over 31lbs) and weighing 44lbs 1oz, 2 x 34lbs, 32lbs, 31lbs, 30lbs, 29lbs, 28lbs, 25lbs and 24lbs using halibut pellet bait.
Bruce Constantine visited on the 25th July for 24 hours and fishing with two rods and boilies snowman style, landed 5 x Cats weighing 38lbs, 32lbs, 30lbs 12ozs, 30lbs 8ozs and 26lbs with all Cats from the same rod.
Bruce with his 30lbs 12ozs Cat
Terry Hare and son David targeted the Cats on the 26th July and landed 7 x Cats including:
Terry – 33lbs 12ozs, 29lbs and 26lbs 4ozs
David – 40lbs 6ozs 2ndPB, 36lbs 1st PB, 31lbs and 20lbs plus 2 x 10lbs Mirrors from Lake 1 (Carp) followed on the 27th July by 4 x Carp ranging from 8lbs to 13lbs.
David with his 40lbs 6ozs PB Cat
Along with Terry and David Hare during a late July short break Jimmy Flower and Kevin Merrick both caught their first Catfish:
Jimmy with his 32lbs PB
Kevin with his 37lbs PB
David with his 39lbs 4ozs Cat
Using luncheon meat bait on the 27th July James Hare landed Cats weighing 37lbs and 30lbs plus a 7lbs Carp.
Arriving on the 28th July for a 36 hour session, Paul Jenkins landed 5 x Cats weighing 42lbs 9ozs, 34lbs 4ozs, 31lbs 2ozs, 24lbs 3ozs and 21lbs plus Carp weighing 16lbs 4ozs, 9lbs 4ozs and 2lbs.
Visiting on the 30th July Steve Hyder landed a 34lbs Cat using halibut pellet bait.
Jason Hodge arrived on a very hot 30th July evening for a 36 hour session and soon landed 6 x Cats weighing 41lbs 3ozs PB, 31lbs 2ozs, 29lbs 1oz, 26lbs, 20lbs and 18lbs while father David had a 12lbs 8ozs Cat during the 31st July.
Lake 3 (Mixed)
Regular Bernie Day Snr visited on the 2nd July and landed Commons weighing 4lbs 10ozs and 3lbs 8ozs, a 4lbs 12ozs Bream and a 1lb 11ozs Tench.
Regular Fred Rosier returned on the 7th July and landed a 5lbs 7ozs Common and a 6lbs 3ozs Mirror.
During a short visit Malcolm Whitethread legered and float fished with mixed results:
9th July – Tench weighing 3lbs 2ozs and 2lbs 15ozs plus numerous Roach, Rudd and Perch all on sweetcorn
10th July – Commons weighing 9lbs 5ozs, 7lbs 2ozs and 5lbs 4ozs on float fished prawn.
Regulars Terry Hare and Paul Teakle returned on the 14th July and using boilie baits caught several Carp including:
Paul – 7 x Carp from 6lbs 12ozs to 12lbs 7ozs
Terry – a 6lbs 14ozs Carp
Colin Rowe returned on the 17th July and deploying a method mix plus sweetcorn bait produced a 5lbs Common and a 8lbs Mirror.
Dean Nixon visited on the 19th July and using pop-ups with sweetcorn landed 7 x Carp weighing from 6lbs 12ozs to 12lbs 7ozs plus 7 x Tench to 4lbs 6ozs.
Visiting on the 19th July, James Crank used the Ringer Method and landed 4 x Carp to 4lbs 8ozs plus a 2lbs 3ozs Bream.
With a little help from Bryan Butler on the 22nd July, young Benjamin Collins Plumridge set both his Mirror and Common Carp PB’s, catching Mirrors weighing 7lbs 7ozs and 5lbs 2ozs and Commons weighing 8lbs 7ozs and 5lbs 1oz.
Peter Foster used luncheon meat bait on the 23rd July and finished with 5 x Commons and 1 x Mirror all weighing around 5lbs,
Tyler Edwards visited on the 23rd July and landed 3 x Carp to 7lbs.
Tina Rowe visited on the 24th July and finished with a 8lbs Common.
Visiting on the 24th July Shaun Willis used a pole with pellet to land Commons weighing 8lbs and 7lbs.
Regular Graham Payne visited on the 25th July and using pellet baits, landed Commons weighing 10lbs, 6lbs and 4lbs plus a 2lbs Bream.
Fishing on the 28th July, John Corns landed Mirrors weighing 11lbs 4ozs and 4lbs plus a Bream weighing 3lbs 4ozs together with numerous Rudd and Roach.
Terry and James Crank used the method feeder during their 30th July visit and finished with 14 x Carp including weights of 10lbs 4ozs, 9lbs 4ozs and 9lbs 2ozs plus a solidary Bream.