Winter is passing
Daylight at last is lengthening and following several freezing nights, next month will see the beginning of Spring. This may be a good time to repair and replace any missing fishing tackle. It is now only 2-weeks before we reopen for 2022 when we look forward to meeting Members both old and new.
The Manor Fisheries 2022 Season is:
Open from:
Saturday
12th March 2022
Closed from:
Monday
10th October 2022
2022 Reservations
Accommodation with discounted Fishing
Accommodation with Fishing reservations for 2022 are now being accepted at 2021 rates – see www.manor-fisheries.co.uk/rates-1 for details and all Availability can be seen online at www.manor-fisheries.co.uk/availability.
Increase in Holiday Reservation Options
The range of holiday reservation options has increased and now includes the following Holiday Arrival and Departure Dates:
7 nights arriving Saturday and leaving Saturday by 10.00 am
5 nights arriving Monday and leaving Saturday by 10.00 am - new
4 nights arriving Monday and leaving Friday by 10.00 am - new
or
4 nights arriving Tuesday and leaving Saturday day by 10.00 am
Membership
For the 2022 season Manor Fisheries is a 100% Members only Fishery for all anglers aged 18 years old or more and Membership numbers will be strictly limited.
2022 Memberships are filling faster than previous years, noting they are allocated on a “First come, first served” basis. Applications for 2022 Membership are now being accepted – see www.manor-fisheries.co.uk/night-fishing for details noting 2022 Fishing rates remain unchanged from 2021 rates.
There are two Membership 2022 (Jan to Dec) categories:
Member - can fish any lake and Membership fee is £35.00.
Lake 3 Member - limited to fishing Lake 3 and Lake 3 Membership fee is £15.00.
A Member can now reserve day and night fishing up to month-4 ahead as follows:
From 1 March 2022 acceptance of March/April/May/June 2022 fishing reservations.
From 1 April 2022 acceptance of April/May/June/July 2022 fishing reservations.
etc, etc
Gift Vouchers
Fishing Holiday Gift Voucher
A pre-paid holiday voucher may be ordered via the Reservation tab by indicating in the Comments section a 2022 Holiday Voucher is requested. The recipient of the Gift Voucher may choose their preferred dates subject to availability.
Member Gift Voucher
Pre-paid Day and Night tickets may be ordered for a Member via the Reservation tab by indicating in the Comments section a 2022 Voucher is requested. Should the date for fishing not be known, show the date as unknown and the recipient of the Gift Voucher may choose their preferred date subject to availability.
Fishery Maintenance
Introduction
The grounds have become very soft this month following considerable rain and occasional heavy frost. The Canadian and Greylag geese, together with a lone white goose, have returned plus several Coots which have joined the many resident Mallards and Moorhens.
Maintenance Summary
Since closing the fishery for the winter, the recent wet weather has hampered several planned maintenance days. Nevertheless, good progress has continued with:
Daily fish feeding for all the lakes using the remainder of 1,000kg high quality feed.
With valuable help from David Hodge, Lakes Management continued including completion of cutting back many overhanging trees on all three lakes. As part of our lakes management program, arrangements are planned to net Lake 3 (Mixed) during March as the date set in January had been rearranged due to a Hadlow College member being in COVID isolation.
Lake 2 (Carp/Catfish) “Cat Alley”
Viewing from Lake 1 (Carp)
Lake 2 (Carp/Catfish) “Ski Slope”
Viewing from Lake 1 (Carp)
Grounds, Apartments and Cabin Maintenance.
2022 Interest in Angling is Growing
Over the past 2-years the general consensus is interest and participation in angling has increased significantly and this may be due to the knock-on effect of Lockdown and COVID-19. Unfortunately, to accommodate this growth it is probable that some Fisheries will become even more over-crowded during 2022.
This has resulted in the remaining spaces for 2022 Memberships filling faster than previous years, noting they are allocated on a “First come, first served” basis. We welcome confirming that during 2022 we will continue to be “Never knowingly over crowded” by setting a limit on visitor numbers.
2022 Awards and Competitions
2022 - PIN Awards
Every angler is awarded a PIN when meeting the qualifying weight to commemorate catching their first Manor Fisheries specimen fish and for each species shown below:
2022 - Leader Board
The 2022 Leader Board competition will run throughout our 2022 Season and commence on Saturday 12th March 2022. Prizes will be awarded for the following specimens caught by or on Sunday 9th October 2022 and in the event these “Target weights” are not met, the prizes below will be awarded for the heaviest verified Carp, Catfish and Tench specimens recorded in the Cabin Logbook:
£50.00 for the first verified 50lbs+ Catfish
£50.00 for the first verified 30lbs+ Carp
£50.00 for the first verified 8lbs+ Tench
In addition to recording Cats weighing over 30lbs, please record Carp over 20lbs as this forms the basis of our Monthly News Report and provides valuable input to our lake management plans.
2022 - 1,000lbs Club
Every angler landing 1,000lbs or more in a single contiguous session will awarded becoming a member of the prodigious Manor Fisheries 1,000lbs Club.
Comments and Feedback
You are a valued visitor, and we welcome receiving any feedback you may wish to give with respect to the accommodation, fishing, or facilities at the lakes. Please send us your comments via https://www.manor-fisheries.co.uk/comments-feedback.
