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28th October 2019.

 Another very enjoyable week done with a great bunch of lads. Our lives can, sometimes be very easy when groups are so easy to look after so I’ve got to say a massive thank you and well angled to one and all.  The angling certainly wasn’t easy but I think part of it was because, with just five anglers on the exclusive booking, the fish were able to move away to quiet areas of the lake and were left undisturbed. My reason for saying this is simply that the week started very well but went quiet for the last 48 hours.  Anyway, it wasn’t too sad as the lads managed to Bank 21 Carp and these included 7 forties, 3 fifties to 59lbs+ and “Horseshoe Scale” at 61lbs 1oz.Well angled fellas.

The weather certainly changed and the cool conditions and light rain, while not filling the lake, definitely dropped the water temperature by 5 degrees and this made the fishing much more difficult.

Impleased to say that everyone of the five anglers caught but the totals were very meager. We only saw 15 Carp banked and these included just 2 fifties and 6 forties. We need to see the weather remain settled and, with the new group adopting a boilie only approach, we could see a much better result.

 Plenty of photos to look at so I will keep the verbiage brief.  As is often the case, some anglers did considerably better than others but, in general, a good week was had by all.  I met some new additions to the Moorland family who are already friends with plans to return next year and 2021 so we must have done something right.  A special mention must go out to one of our regulars. Ben Newton chose Oaks swim and fished it extremely well to end with 14 good carp rounded off with a new PB in the shape of a 51lbs common. Well angled mate.  In total the lads had 49 carp including 13 forties and 6 fifties, two of which were 59lbs plus.  Be lucky!

Following the disappointing, some would say messy, end to last week, I am pleased to report that, despite the conditions making fishing difficult, some cracking fish were caught. I should also say that the majority of the group were good lads but, as is often the case, a few can easily ruin it for their mates.
Anyway, in amongst the fish banked were 5 forties, 4 fifties, including a stunning common of 57lbs 4oz, and 1 sixty at 60lbs 7oz.
Continuing on in order to bring things up to date, by Sunday breakfast this week’s lads have banked 3 forties and 1 fifty at 59lbs 10oz. Well angled fellas.

From the team at Moorlands.

 This is going to be a weekly report about the lake but will be built around the session of a lifetime for one angler.  I’m pleased to be able to record that everyone of the five anglers caught so nobody blanked but  the results of one angler were astounding.

His final tally was:-

1 double, 2 twenties, 3 thirties, 4 forties, 3 fifties (50lbs 8oz, 56lbs and 56lbs – all commons). 5 sixties (61lbs 10oz c, 61lbs 10oz c, 61lbs 2oz m, 64lbs m, 64lbs m).

The week that saw the water temperature start to drop and the carp begin to feed heavily. It was rewarding to see some of the anglers take note of exactly where the fish were feeding and use that information to their advantage. It was also interesting to see Oaks go from producing just one fish the previous week to 15 last week, including the biggest of the week at 63lbs. This could easily be related to the bait being used as we see, very regularly that some of the most popular baits done work well out here. I’m pleased to report that every one of the 8 anglers caught at least one carp over 40lbs and the total catch was 59 carp, which included 19 forties, 2 fifties and 2 sixties. Well angled fellas.

 I must admit that I wasn’t expecting to be adding to the blog this quickly but last night’s captures prove just how quickly the situation can swing. I mentioned in my last post that the area in front of Oaks and Royal Box hadn’t produced anything of note during last week but had banked Pipesmoker at 60lbs on Saturday night. It continues to produce the goods and while Royal Box banked Pipesmoker, last night it was Oaks turn to shine with a double pick up made up of a 47lbs mirror and “Peach” at 63lbs. Both fish look in stunning condition and the recent history of the Peach is worth recounting.

She achieved her biggest ever weight of 67lbs 3oz on 25th April 2019 when she was full of swollen eggs and ready to spawn. She was then caught again on 24th June, after spawning, at an empty weight of 54lbs 3oz, so 13lbs of spawn had been shed during the extended, and very hot, spawning period. 10 weeks later and still during the ridiculously hot summer, she has managed to regain 9 of those lost pounds. As I said before, these big girls can easily gain 2lbs+ per week as the water cools during autumn and, potentially, we have 10 “growing” weeks remaining before the season ends. In theory that could equate to a 20lbs increase in weight but, being realistic, that is very unlikely to happen but I’m expecting her, at about 16 years old, to be approaching 70lbs at the end of this year or next spring. Fantastic to see another fish that has been born in the lake since we bought it, heading for these massive milestones.

 This is going to be a late catch up on last week plus an early report of the weekend.Last week was tough with the continuation of the hot weather but there were plenty of fish feeding every day and this made it even more frustrating. We are now seeing signs that some of the fish are starting to put back some of the weight lost during the extended spawning period. It also appears that the extreme heat of the summer resulted in some of the known fish just laying up and only feeding enough to sustain them whereas others have fed with gusto.

This weekend we saw the temperatures drop and the fish seem to have responded well. “Oaks” struggled last week whereas the lads in there and “Royal Box” have already banked 6 carp (including 2 forties and a sixty) since Saturday lunch time.

Now for some detail. On Friday we saw “Horseshoe Scale” banked at 57lbs. Her best ever was 65lbs 15oz on 5th May 2019 while she was full of spawn and her last capture was on 18th July when she weighed 55lbs 8oz so she’s already getting back to a good condition.

A more promising sign was when “Pipesmoker” was banked last night at 60lbs. That’s only 4oz below her best ever and 5lbs heavier than her last capture in July.

Each year, at this time, we see these bigger fish start to pile on their lost weight and it’s very common that they do it at a rate of 2lbs or more per week. If they repeat that this year we are going to see a lot of very big fish by the end of October..