Lee Hodgkinson’s magic weekend in Osprey Lodge
Lee Hodgkinson and his partner Sarah have been on their third visit to Cherry Lake this weekend and have been staying in Osprey Lodge. As …
Lee Hodgkinson and his partner Sarah have been on their third visit to Cherry Lake this weekend and have been staying in Osprey Lodge. As always it has been a real pleasure having them here, as they are so friendly and so positive about Cherry Lakes. This time I even …
Lee Hodgkinson and his partner Sarah have been on their third visit to Cherry Lake this weekend and have been staying in Osprey Lodge. As always it has been a real pleasure having them here, as they are so friendly and so positive about Cherry Lakes. This time I even got a kiss from Lee (see below)! Lee has just had an amazing weekend. All the more amazing as we have had groups of Carp …
30 May 2016
Steve Townsend joins the 30+ club
A good week across Cherry Lakes with some good catches. It is increasingly obvious though that the Carp are moody. The up and down weather …
A good week across Cherry Lakes with some good catches. It is increasingly obvious though that the Carp are moody. The up and down weather is frustrating them as given half a chance they would rather ‘practice sex than feeding’! As far as I can see from the weather forecast …
A good week across Cherry Lakes with some good catches. It is increasingly obvious though that the Carp are moody. The up and down weather is frustrating them as given half a chance they would rather ‘practice sex than feeding’! As far as I can see from the weather forecast the conditions for full on spawning is not yet on the horizon. I will keep you updated. We have a new member of the 30+ …
28 May 2016
Mandy beats her PB twice on Cherry Springs
Craig and Mandy Brown recently spent a week on Kingfisher Lodge on Cherry Springs and they had a real result, landing 39 Carp,of which 27 …
Craig and Mandy Brown recently spent a week on Kingfisher Lodge on Cherry Springs and they had a real result, landing 39 Carp,of which 27 were doubles, including three Carp over 20lb. Mandy did particularly well. Not only has she only taken up fishing over the last couple of years, …
Craig and Mandy Brown recently spent a week on Kingfisher Lodge on Cherry Springs and they had a real result, landing 39 Carp,of which 27 were doubles, including three Carp over 20lb. Mandy did particularly well. Not only has she only taken up fishing over the last couple of years, she is also courageously battling Multiple Sclerosis, and I think she is an inspiration to us all. Mandy managed to smash her previous best of …
27 May 2016
Jim Killeen leads the way on Cherry Lake
I am sorry but as I was away all week last week so I missed out on all the angling news. We did however have …
I am sorry but as I was away all week last week so I missed out on all the angling news. We did however have a good weekend across the Cherry Lakes complex. First time visitor Jim Killeen led the way in Heron Lodge. On arrival 70 year old Jim …
I am sorry but as I was away all week last week so I missed out on all the angling news. We did however have a good weekend across the Cherry Lakes complex. First time visitor Jim Killeen led the way in Heron Lodge. On arrival 70 year old Jim said that ‘this is just what I have been looking for’. When I next saw him he was already trying to book again! His 28-04 …
23 May 2016
Jake Dale lands the biggest and smallest of the weekend!
A good weekend on Cherry Lake with some 15 carp caught by three anglers up to the time of writing on Sunday afternoon. I have …
A good weekend on Cherry Lake with some 15 carp caught by three anglers up to the time of writing on Sunday afternoon. I have indulged myself this week with four photos below! Julian Dwyer who is one of our regulars has landed 6 from Grebe Lodge, including two carp …
A good weekend on Cherry Lake with some 15 carp caught by three anglers up to the time of writing on Sunday afternoon. I have indulged myself this week with four photos below! Julian Dwyer who is one of our regulars has landed 6 from Grebe Lodge, including two carp of 21lb. Judging by the size of these fish I think he got amongst the male Carp who are definitely looking forwards to spawning time! …
15 May 2016
Jon Drake joins the 30+ club
Jon Drake has been on his second visit to Cherry Lake this weekend and last night joined the 30+ club. As you can see below …
Jon Drake has been on his second visit to Cherry Lake this weekend and last night joined the 30+ club. As you can see below he was very pleased to do so and looks like he is ‘wearing the shirt with pride’!! Jon who has been fishing from Grebe Lodge …
Jon Drake has been on his second visit to Cherry Lake this weekend and last night joined the 30+ club. As you can see below he was very pleased to do so and looks like he is ‘wearing the shirt with pride’!! Jon who has been fishing from Grebe Lodge baited several areas in the ‘shallows’ and had the good sense to stay on these overnight. The Carp who were enjoying the warmest night of …
7 May 2016
Cold but satisfying!
In December we were sitting outside in our ‘T-shirts’, this week we have had snow, hail and frosts. It has been so unseasonably cold that …
In December we were sitting outside in our ‘T-shirts’, this week we have had snow, hail and frosts. It has been so unseasonably cold that ‘Brass Monkeys’ have been seen!! Simply mad! Despite the cold I am delighted (or is it relieved) to report that all of our guests this …
In December we were sitting outside in our ‘T-shirts’, this week we have had snow, hail and frosts. It has been so unseasonably cold that ‘Brass Monkeys’ have been seen!! Simply mad! Despite the cold I am delighted (or is it relieved) to report that all of our guests this week have caught. Indeed we had carp to over 20lb caught from Cherry Lake, Cherry Springs and Cherry Mere. The biggest Carp caught this week …
29 Apr 2016
Late Availability in early May
May is often the best time of year at Cherry Lakes for fishing as the Carp build up to spawning by feeding hard. They are …
May is often the best time of year at Cherry Lakes for fishing as the Carp build up to spawning by feeding hard. They are also often at their heaviest weights of the year. Our bookings for the summer ahead are doing well and are ahead of previous years (we …
May is often the best time of year at Cherry Lakes for fishing as the Carp build up to spawning by feeding hard. They are also often at their heaviest weights of the year. Our bookings for the summer ahead are doing well and are ahead of previous years (we only have four and seven booking periods left in June and July for example), May is looking unusually quiet. I am not sure if the …
24 Apr 2016
Brian Keane joins the Cherry Lake 30+ club
Returning guest Brian Keane was over the moon this morning when I saw him (regular readers will know that I am working away in the …
Returning guest Brian Keane was over the moon this morning when I saw him (regular readers will know that I am working away in the week), because he had smashed his UK PB with a 31-04 Mirror Carp from Grebe Lodge. He was also wearing his 30+ club Polo shirt …
Returning guest Brian Keane was over the moon this morning when I saw him (regular readers will know that I am working away in the week), because he had smashed his UK PB with a 31-04 Mirror Carp from Grebe Lodge. He was also wearing his 30+ club Polo shirt with pride because he had just become the latest member of this exclusive club. This Carp was caught from just off the far bank reeds …
22 Apr 2016
A 25-08 Ghost Common for Mark and two big Perch for him!
A lowish key weekend on Cherry Lakes with one Lodge empty and the guests in the Cottage not fishing. This even gave me a chance …
A lowish key weekend on Cherry Lakes with one Lodge empty and the guests in the Cottage not fishing. This even gave me a chance to get my rod out for a few hours as I explain below. Steve Upham was visiting Cherry lake for the second time and broke …
A lowish key weekend on Cherry Lakes with one Lodge empty and the guests in the Cottage not fishing. This even gave me a chance to get my rod out for a few hours as I explain below. Steve Upham was visiting Cherry lake for the second time and broke his ‘duck’ with a splendid 23-08 Common. Mark Dumelow went even better in grebe Lodge and landed two Carp including this cracking Ghost Common of …
18 Apr 2016