NEWS 1 September 2021 to 30 September 2021

2022 Reservations

Accommodation with discounted Fishing

Reservations are now being accepted at the 2021 rates – see www.manor-fisheries.co.uk/rates-1 for details.

Membership

Membership applications are again limited and are now being accepted – see www.manor-fisheries.co.uk/night-fishing for details. The 2022 Fishing charges remain unchanged at the 2021 rates.

COVID-19

The Angling Trust (https://anglingtrust.net/covid-19/) submitted a case to government for the early and full resumption of all forms of angling including night fishing and competitions. This has been permitted under the daily exercise rules and as with all aspects of the coronavirus restrictions, please keep well away from fellow anglers.

Should there be a COVID-19 “Lockdown” prior to your arrival, we will contact you to discuss returning monies paid or if you choose, retain your monies for a 2023 visit at 2022 rates. Keep well and keep safe.

Increase in Holiday Reservation Options

The range of holiday options has been 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

Wing Walking

Many visitors have commented on the flights near bye where adventurers “Wing Walk”. To celebrate her 75th September birthday Rhonda chose to raise funds for Dr. Barnardo’s by becoming a Wing Walker on Thursday 23rd September.

A video of her Walk can now be seen at https://youtu.be/EUyjDaJl09E and if you wish to support Rhonda’s fund-raising activity, more details can be seen online at: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/rhonda-morrison2.

A BIG thank you to all friends and visitors who have generously contributed to Rhonda’s fund-raising venture.

Taking Off in fine weather

Taking Off in fine weather

The Commemorative Certificate

The Commemorative Certificate

A safe return

A safe return

Increasing Lake 2 Break Offs

Due to the Cats being heavy and strong, break offs can be experienced and even when using lines stronger than the minimum 20lbs breaking strain required. It will be well worth while replacing your line for the 2022 season. An abrasion resistant monofilament is recommended and a brand you may wish to consider is Berkley Trilene Mono XL which is also sensibly priced:

Berkley Trilene Mono XL

  • Breaking Strain – 25lbs

  • Colour – Clear

  • Length – 270 yards

  • Diameter – 0.40 mm

  • Typical Price - £12.90 plus P & P

Berkley Trilene Mono XL  

  • Breaking Strain – 30lbs

  • Colour – Clear

  • Length – 250 yards

  • Diameter – 0.45 mm

  • Typical Price - £8.47 plus P & P

A growing number of Cats have also been lost due to the straightening of poor-quality hooks. Lake 2 (Carp/Catfish) hooks should be barbless and forged (not wire or Cat hooks). A strong hook with a larger eye than most brands, that eases tying a knotless knot, can be sourced from Wicked Rigs (Hand Made in the UK).

These hooks are competitively priced and Wicked Rigs is an eBay seller (kevash123uk). The eBay ID is: 19230188053

Fishing Report – 1st September 2021 to 30th September 2021

Lake 1 (Carp) Logbook Catch Reports

  • Returning on the 1st September regular Bryan Butler landed a 15lbs Mirror using luncheon meat for bait.

  • Kieran Wright began his 24-hour session on the 3rd September and using manilla boilie and pellet baits caught 3 x Commons weighing 17lbs 4ozs, 16lbs 6ozs and 14lbs 7ozs plus a 15lbs 12ozs Mirror.

  • Using yellow pop-ups on the 5th September Simon Rasho landed a 10lbs 2ozs Mirror.

  • During a short break Ray and Andy Mullan arrived on the 6th September to target the Carp:

    • 6th September

      • Ray – Mirrors weighing 19lbs 4ozs and 10lbs

      • Andy Commons weighing 14lbs 6ozs and 12lbs 2ozs using pellet baits

    • 7th September

      • Ray – Fishing boilies over pellet and pop-ups a Mirror weighing 12lbs 9ozs plus 7 x Commons including 17lbs 6ozs, 14lbs 2ozs, 2 x 12lbs 4ozs, 11lbs, 9lbs 12ozs and 9lbs 4ozs

      • Andy – Commons weighing 18lbs 8ozs, 14lbs 2ozs and 11lbs 6ozs plus Mirrors weighing 12lbs 4ozs, 11lbs 4ozs and 8lbs 10ozs

    • 8th September

      • Ray – Commons weighing 17lbs 10ozs and 14lbs 6ozs plus a 10lbs 4ozs Mirror

      • Andy – 3 x Commons weighing 13lbs 10ozs, 13lbs 6ozs and 12lbs 10ozs

    • 9th September

      • Andy – a 13lbs Mirror

  • During a short break on the 7th and 9th September; Reece and Laura Ellis caught Commons weighing 15lbs and 14lbs plus Mirrors weighing 13lbs and 9lbs 8ozs and during their 8th September session on Lake 3 (Mixed); they landed 17 x Carp weighing from 4lbs to 11lbs which included both Commons and Mirrors.

  • Sean and Bob Holman returned on the 10th September and using boilie baits Bob landed 3 x Commons weighing 13lbs 14ozs, 12lbs 2ozs and 10lbs 5ozs while Sean caught a 13lbs 4ozs Mirror using pellet bait.

  • Visiting on the 10th September regular Chay Garside landed 4 x Commons weighing 14lbs 4ozs, 12lbs 8ozs, 11lbs 10ozs and 11lbs 2ozs.

  • Danny Donnelly began his 24-hour session on the 10th September and landed a 18lbs 7ozs Mirror plus a 17lbs 4ozs Common while next day Kevin Donnelly caught a 10lbs 2ozs Common.

  • Regular Pat O’Sullivan returned on the 12th September to begin a 36-hour session and using boilie and pellet baits landed 4 x Carp including weights of 2 x 18lbs Commons a 16lbs Common and a 15lbs Mirror.

  • Christine and Colin Holder returned on the 12th September for a break and had many successes fishing both Lake 1 (carp) and Lake 3 (Mixed):

    • 12th September – Lake 3 (Mixed)

      • Christine – a 9lbs Common using luncheon meat bait

      • Colin – a 4lbs Tench

    • 13th September – Lake 1 (Carp)

      • Colin – a 13lbs 8ozs Common using luncheon meat bait

    • 14th September – Lake 1 (Carp)

      • Christine – Commons weighing 14lbs, 12lbs 8ozs and 12lbs

      • Colin – a 15lbs 8ozs Common

    • 15th September – Lake 3 (Mixed) on luncheon meat baits

      • Christine – Commons weighing 8lbs and 7lbs 8ozs

      • Colin – Commons weighing 11lbs and 10lbs 8ozs plus a 9lbs Mirror

    • 16th September – Lake 3 (Mixed)

      • Christine – Commons weighing 9lbs 8ozs, 9lbs and 4lbs plus 2 x 6lbs Mirrors using Moore boilie baits.

      • Colin – a 10lbs8ozs Common and a 6lbs Mirror om krill and luncheon meat

    • 17th September – Lake 1 (Carp) on luncheon meat baits

      • Christine – a 14lbs 8ozs Common

      • Colin – a 18lbs 8ozs Mirror

  • Using pacific tuna boilie bait on the 14th September produced 2 x Commons weighing 17lbs 4ozs and 13lbs 12ozs for regular Terry Hare.

  • Fishing on the 14th September regular Paul Teakle landed 2 x Commons weighing 14lbs 12ozs and 12lbs 8ozs where luncheon meat was the successful bait.

  • Regular Terry Keard returned on the 14th September for a 48-hour session and using krill bait caught 4 x Carp including Commons weighing 16lbs 12ozs, 9lbs 2os and 7lbs 5ozs plus a 5lbs 2ozs Mirror.

  • Bryan Butler returned on the 15th September and using luncheon bait caught two Mirrors weighing 11lbs and 8lbs.

  • Returning on the 16th September and using luncheon meat bait, John Emsworth landed 3 x Carp including Commons weighing 18lbs and 12lbs plus a 13lbs Mirror.

  • Regular Louie Divall returned on the 17th September and using boilie baits during a 60-hour session landed 13 x Carp including weights of;

    • Commons – 17lbs, 16lbs 4ozs, 16lbs, 2 x 14lbs, 13lbs, 3 x 12lbs and 10lbs

    • Mirrors – 14lbs 8ozs, 13lbs 4ozs and 12lbs

  • Using snowman rigs on the 21st September, Paul Teakle landed 5 x Carp including Commons weighing 18lbs 6ozs, 15lbs 4ozs, 14lbs 6ozs and 8lbs 12ozs plus a 14lbs 2ozs Mirror.

  • Regular Peter Austen returned on the 22nd September and using banoffee pop-ups landed Commons weighing 15lbs 4ozs and 12lbs 6ozs.

  • Phillip Aldridge and Mike Ireland began their 36-hour session on the 23rd September using Tutti Frutti boilie baits and landed 9 x Commons:

    • Phillip – 6 x ranging from 10lbs to 18lbs 8ozs

    • Mike – 3 x weighing 15lbs, 13lbs 8ozs and 15lbs

    • Alan Aldridge joined on the 24th September and using luncheon meat caught a 17lbs 8ozs Common and 30+ Roach/Rudd.

  • Using wafter baits during his 36-hour session beginning the 24th September resulted in 2 x Commons for Chay Garside weighing 14lbs 11ozs and 14lbs..

  • Returning on the 25th September for a short break Susan Stephen-Ford and Tony Back targeted the Carp:

    • 26th

      • Susan – 12lbs 6ozs Common using pineapple and banana boilies

    • 27th

      • Susan – 12lbs 12ozs Common using cheese and garlic boilies

    • 28th

      • Susan – 16lbs 13ozs Mirror using nutcracker boilies

      • Tony – 14lbs 5ozs Common using nutcracker boilies

    • 29th

      • Susan – Commons weighing 18lbs 20zs and 14lbs 9ozs using nutcracker boilies

      • Tony – Mirrors weighing 12lbs 12ozs, 11lbs 10ozs and 11lbs 8ozs plus a 16lbs 14ozs Common using nutcracker boilies

    • 30th

      • Susan – a 17lbs 6ozs Mirror and a 12lbs 7ozs Common using nutcracker boilies

      • Tony – Mirrors weighing 11lbs 3ozs, 11lbs and 10lbs 12ozs plus a 12lbs 8ozs Common using nutcracker boilies

Lake 2 (Carp/Catfish) Logbook Catch Reports

  • Regular Tony Payne arrived on the 3rd September for a 24-hour session and using 24mm halibut pellet baits landed Cats weighing 24lbs and 18lbs.

  • It was the welcome return of Duncan Charman on the 3rd October, the well-known specimen hunter and author plus colleague Chris Petter, for a short fishing and filming visit. Like the weather their success was varied when targeting the Cats at night and fishing Lake 1 (Carp) during the day:

    • 4th September – Lake 2 night

      • Chris landed 8 x Cats to 27lbs 4ozs plus a 11lbs Common

      • Duncan with a 11lbs Common

    • 4th September –Lake 1 day

      • Chris with a 14lbs Common

      • Duncan with 2 x Commons weighing 16lbs and 15lbs 6ozs

    • 5th September – Lake 2 night

      • Chris landed 3 x Cats weighing 35lbs, 20lbs and 15lbs

      • Duncan with two kittens            

    • 5th September –Lake 1 day

      • Chris with a 12lbs Common

      • Duncan with a 10lbs Mirror

  • During a short break, Ray Margiotta raised his Cat PB to 40lbs when ledgering early on Monday morning the 6th September.

  • Both Sean and Robert Holman caught when visiting on the 8th September:

    • Robert – Cats weighing 22lbs and 15lbs

    • Sean – a 9lbs Common

  • Both David Hodge and son Jason caught when visiting on the 8th September:

    • David – 8lbs 8ozs kitten

    • Jason – 16lbs 2ozs Cat and 10lbs Common

  • Fishing overnight on the 10th September, Kieran Wright landed 2 x Commons weighing 11lbs and 2lbs 4ozs plus a PB Cat weighing 15lbs 7ozs.

  • Eddie Stephens visited on the 12th September and caught a 10lbs Common and a kitten weighing 6lbs 1oz using halibut pellet bait.

  • Tony Cook returned on the 15th September and using halibut pellet bait landed a Cat weighing 33lbs 14ozs.

  • During his visit on the 16th September, Roger Simmons landed a 24lbs Cat and 243 x small Rudd and Carp.

  • Regular John Bairam Returned on the 17th September and landed a Cat weighing 30lbs 10ozs and again on the 22nd September when John caught a heavier Cat weighing 33lbs 2ozs.

  • Kieran Wright returned on the 20th September and had success in raising his Cat PB to 34lbs 10ozs.

  • Returning on the 22nd September for a 132- hour session, Nigel Gillard connected with 5 x Cats and landed two weighing 35lbs and 21lbs plus 3 x Commons weighing 24lbs, 18lbs and 16lbs 8ozs while colleague Robin Moyser arrived on the 23rd September for 108-hour session to land Cats weighing 15lbs, 10lbs and 8lbs plus Commons weighing 10lbs, 9lbs and 8lbs.

Lake 3 (Mixed) Logbook Catch Reports

  • During a short break Malcolm Whitethread had success float fishing close-in using sweetcorn for bait:

    • 1st September – 4 x Tench weighing 4lbs 10ozs, 4lbs 6ozs, 3lbs 8ozs and 2lbs 9ozs, 3 x Commons weighing 7lbs 6ozs, 6lbs 6ozs and 6lbs 4ozs plus a 5lbs 4ozs Mirror.

    • 3rd September – 7 x Tench from 2lbs 14ozs to 4lbs 3ozs and 3 x Commons weighing 6lbs 4ozs, 5lbs 4ozs and 1lb 12ozs.

  • It was a welcome return of regular Matthew Smith on:

    • 1st September and using a waggler baited with maggot had a great mixed catch including 3 x Bream, 2 x Tench, 2 x Carp - a Common and a Mirror plus 100+ small Rudd, Roach, Perch and Skimmers.

    • 7th September and his mixed catch included:

      • 11 x Carp to 10lbs 3ozs

      • 2 x Tench weighing 4lbs 1oz and 3lbs 2ozs

      • A 3lbs 6ozs Bream

      • 15 x Roach and Rudd

    • 15th September and his mixed catch included:

      • 5 x Commons to 10lbs 11ozs

      • 2 x Tench weighing 4lbs 6ozs and 3lbs 2ozs

      • 2 x Perch to 14ozs

    • 24th September and a method feeder plus 8mm garlic boilies

      • Commons weighing 8lbs 9ozs, 8lbs 2ozs, 6lbs 3ozs and 5lbs 2ozs

      • Mirrors weighing 11lbs 12ozs, 6lbs 7ozs and 4lbs 6ozs

      • Tench weighing 5lbs 8ozs and 3lbs 6ozs

      • A 14ozs Rudd

  • Keith Emmett visited on the 2nd September and using luncheon meat bait finished with Commons weighing 6lbs and 5lbs 12ozs plus Tench, Perch and Roach/Rudd.

  • Beginning a 24-hour session on the 3rd September, Tony Hunt used boilie baits to catch 4 x Commons ranging from 8lbs to 9lbs plus 3 x Mirrors weighing 5lbs, 4lbs 7ozs and 2lbs.

  • Regular Graham Payne returned on the 4th September and landed 2 x Commons weighing 8lbs and 6lbs.

  • During his first visit on the 6th September Steve Harrison used a method feeder and 8mm pellet bait to catch 13 x Commons weighing from 3lbs to 8lbs, 3 x Mirrors from 3lbs to 4lbs, a 2lbs Tench and 4 x Rudd.

    • And again, on the 8th September a good mixed catch including:

      • 7 x Mirrors to 12lbs

      • 8 x Commons to 14lbs

      • 3lbs Tench, 3lbs Bream and 3lbs Crucian plus Perch and Rudd

    • On the 15th September using pellet, sweetcorn and boilie baits:

      • 14 x Commons from 4lbs to 11lbs

      • 6 x Mirrors from 4lbs to 10lbs

      • Numerous Rudd

  • Regular Paul Teakle visited on the 7th September and using luncheon meat and boilie baits caught 11 x Carp including weights of:

    • Commons – 14lbs 4ozs, 9lbs 8ozs, 8lbs 12ozs, 8lbs 4ozs, 7lbs, 6lbs 8ozs, 4lbs 4ozs and 3lbs 8ozs

    • Mirrors – 6lbs 12ozs and 2 x 5lbs 8ozs

  • Terry Hare used pacific tuna boilie bait during his visit on the 7th September and landed 9 x Carp including weights of:

    • Commons – 2 x 9lbs 12ozs, 9lbs 8ozs, 6lbs 8ozs and 2 x 5lbs 8ozs

    • Mirrors – 6lbs 8ozs, 5lbs 4ozs and 4lbs.

  • Visiting on the 22nd September Bryan Butler used luncheon meat bait to catch 3 x Mirrors weighing 11lbs 8ozs, 4lbs 8ozs and 3lbs.

  • Terry and James Crank returned on the 22nd September when they caught 22 x Carp including weights of 9lbs 6ozs and 8lbs 10ozs plus a 3lbs 6ozs Tench.

  • Using sweetcorn bait on the 22nd September, Keith Emmitt landed 7 x Commons ranging from 4lbs 12ozs to 11lbs plus a 4lbs 11ozs Tench.

  • Neil Cordier visited on the 24th September and used luncheon meat baith to catch 4 x Carp and a Tench plus many Rudd.

  • Peter Wanless visited on the 29th September and using sweetcorn bait landed Mirrors weighing 10lbs and 8lbs plus Commons weighing 6lbs and 5lbs.

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