George hits birthday gold with a 27lb Common
George Charlton celebrated his 21st birthday in style with a weekend with his family in Cherry Lake Cottage. As well as enjoying the hot tub …
George Charlton celebrated his 21st birthday in style with a weekend with his family in Cherry Lake Cottage. As well as enjoying the hot tub and some birthday celebrations, he also found some time for some fishing and was glad he did. As you can see from the picture below …
George Charlton celebrated his 21st birthday in style with a weekend with his family in Cherry Lake Cottage. As well as enjoying the hot tub and some birthday celebrations, he also found some time for some fishing and was glad he did. As you can see from the picture below he caught a ‘bar of January gold’ in the shape of a 27lb Common. A new PB for George. Alan Harbottle has been the other …
31 Jan 2016
Nick braves the January cold to land a 24lb Mirror from Cherry Springs
Nick Smith has braved the elements this week to stay with his lovely partner Louise in Kingfisher Lodge on Cherry Springs. Nick and Louise were …
Nick Smith has braved the elements this week to stay with his lovely partner Louise in Kingfisher Lodge on Cherry Springs. Nick and Louise were very pleased with their Lodge and very positive about their first visit to Cherry Lakes, and that was before Nick managed to land this cracking …
Nick Smith has braved the elements this week to stay with his lovely partner Louise in Kingfisher Lodge on Cherry Springs. Nick and Louise were very pleased with their Lodge and very positive about their first visit to Cherry Lakes, and that was before Nick managed to land this cracking 24lb Mirror below. He has also landed 6 other doubles which given the conditions has been a good result. With a few days to go …
29 Jan 2016
Ricky Philips lands 4 Carp from Cherry Mere with ice in the margins
A slow start to the year across Cherry Lakes which is fairly typical of January. The anglers who have ventured out have caught the odd …
A slow start to the year across Cherry Lakes which is fairly typical of January. The anglers who have ventured out have caught the odd Carp. Dave and I have taken advantage of the relative quiet to almost complete our major tasks of this winters ground works programme. As well …
A slow start to the year across Cherry Lakes which is fairly typical of January. The anglers who have ventured out have caught the odd Carp. Dave and I have taken advantage of the relative quiet to almost complete our major tasks of this winters ground works programme. As well as the normal tree work we have been very busy planting and fencing. We have a little more inside maintenance to undertake, but other than …
24 Jan 2016
Happy New Year to all. A review and a new pre-baiting service.
I would like to start off by wishing all followers of this Latest News page a very Happy and Healthy New Year. I hope it …
I would like to start off by wishing all followers of this Latest News page a very Happy and Healthy New Year. I hope it is a good one for you and all your loved ones. This is the first winter since we bought Cherry Lakes where we are not …
I would like to start off by wishing all followers of this Latest News page a very Happy and Healthy New Year. I hope it is a good one for you and all your loved ones. This is the first winter since we bought Cherry Lakes where we are not undertaking any major works at Cherry Lakes. I must say it is great not to have the worry of major projects such as New Lodge …
3 Jan 2016
Aaron starts the New Year fast in Grebe Lodge
Aaron Hayden-Jones along with his lovely wife Sarah decided to squeeze in another trip to Cherry Lakes over the new year period, and Aaron is …
Aaron Hayden-Jones along with his lovely wife Sarah decided to squeeze in another trip to Cherry Lakes over the new year period, and Aaron is very glad they did. With baby Elsie not yet walking, they are able to visit and still bring her. The Lodge was a great way …
Aaron Hayden-Jones along with his lovely wife Sarah decided to squeeze in another trip to Cherry Lakes over the new year period, and Aaron is very glad they did. With baby Elsie not yet walking, they are able to visit and still bring her. The Lodge was a great way for the family to spend a quiet week’s holiday together. Aaron took full advantage of the great winter conditions and a quiet Cherry Lake. He …
3 Jan 2016
Total Carp article on Cherry Lakes
As some of you are aware, The editor of Total Carp, Marc Coulson, came to stay in Pochard Lodge at the end of October (see …
As some of you are aware, The editor of Total Carp, Marc Coulson, came to stay in Pochard Lodge at the end of October (see picture below). He wrote a ‘Venue Detectives’ article in the December issue of Total Carp which we were very pleased about and think is a …
As some of you are aware, The editor of Total Carp, Marc Coulson, came to stay in Pochard Lodge at the end of October (see picture below). He wrote a ‘Venue Detectives’ article in the December issue of Total Carp which we were very pleased about and think is a good read. As not all of our guests are regular Total Carp readers, now that the December issue is no longer for sale, I am …
27 Dec 2015
Father Christmas keeps on giving! Three 25lb+ Carp presents!
It was a great shame for me that we only had one (paying) guest on Cherry Lake this weekend as the weather has continued to …
It was a great shame for me that we only had one (paying) guest on Cherry Lake this weekend as the weather has continued to be amazing for the time of year. In fact, with the Carp being very active on all the lakes as a result of the high …
It was a great shame for me that we only had one (paying) guest on Cherry Lake this weekend as the weather has continued to be amazing for the time of year. In fact, with the Carp being very active on all the lakes as a result of the high temperatures (the water temperature is currently just above 10C) we have had to start feeding them again! If this warm weather continues for much longer …
20 Dec 2015
Early Xmas presents on Cherry Lake!
Steve Townsend took advantage of this amazing December weather to pop down to Cherry Lakes this week and chance his arm in Osprey Lodge on …
Steve Townsend took advantage of this amazing December weather to pop down to Cherry Lakes this week and chance his arm in Osprey Lodge on Cherry Lake. He now thinks I am ‘Santa Claus’ because he ‘got’ three cracking presents! Steve was very pleased to land three good looking Carp, …
Steve Townsend took advantage of this amazing December weather to pop down to Cherry Lakes this week and chance his arm in Osprey Lodge on Cherry Lake. He now thinks I am ‘Santa Claus’ because he ‘got’ three cracking presents! Steve was very pleased to land three good looking Carp, which all looked splendid in their winter colours. His first capture was the stunning Ghost Mirror below at 27-06. As some of you know, I …
17 Dec 2015
David Wheeler breaks his PB twice on Cherry Springs
David Wheeler and his partner Abigail Grant spent his birthday weekend in Kingfisher Lodge on Cherry Springs ……and he was very glad that he did. …
David Wheeler and his partner Abigail Grant spent his birthday weekend in Kingfisher Lodge on Cherry Springs ……and he was very glad that he did. He managed to beat his old PB twice. Not bad for a mid-December fishing trip! David caught 9 Carp including fish of 22-13 and 18-10. …
David Wheeler and his partner Abigail Grant spent his birthday weekend in Kingfisher Lodge on Cherry Springs ……and he was very glad that he did. He managed to beat his old PB twice. Not bad for a mid-December fishing trip! David caught 9 Carp including fish of 22-13 and 18-10. He also caught a couple of small Carp under 5lb. Proving that all the Carp are feeding and not just the bigger ones! Having broken …
14 Dec 2015
Chris Hughes pops in to land six from Cherry Lake
With nobody booked onto any of our four lakes at Cherry Lakes it was good to hear from one of my old friends, Chris Hughes, …
With nobody booked onto any of our four lakes at Cherry Lakes it was good to hear from one of my old friends, Chris Hughes, who decided to pay us a visit. We are both glad he did. Chris, fishing from Heron Lodge landed some 6 Carp in a 48 …
With nobody booked onto any of our four lakes at Cherry Lakes it was good to hear from one of my old friends, Chris Hughes, who decided to pay us a visit. We are both glad he did. Chris, fishing from Heron Lodge landed some 6 Carp in a 48 hour spell. His catch included three Carp over 20lb including ‘Small Tail’ below at 28-08. This is an impressive looking Carp (which I have to …
10 Dec 2015