Town Parks Fishery Catch Report w/e 29/12

Once again the weather kept all but the hardiest anglers in front of the telly!

With all the recent rain fall the flow through the Lakes at Town Parks Fishery has increased giving the water chance to refresh itself and clear out much of the silty deposits from the Summer! The anglers who braved the conditions had good sport with some fine fish coming to the net!

On the top Match Lake local rod Colin Parnell enjoyed one of the better days fishing from peg 10. After trying various baits Parnell decided to fish a strawberry boilie towards the main island. Within minutes Parnell was celebrating after the bait was seized by a fine Common Carp of 8lbs 8oz which was his first Winter carp!!! 

Town Parks Fishery regular Colin Parnell was overjoyed when he connected with this fine Common Carp from peg 10 on the Match Lake. The fish was Parnell’s first Winter Carp!

Continuing his day Parnell switched to his margin pole and banked a medium bag of Roach and Rudd!

Town Parks Fishery regular Fred Rowe fished from peg 1 and placed his bait in the margin reeds. Rowe netted 4 Carp to 11lbs 5oz which all took a fancy to his Crab Pellet bait!

Silvers are still showing in numbers from most pegs with anglers reporting 20lbs plus bags!

On the Specimen Lake Carp remained on the feed despite the conditions.

Numerous Carp in the 10lbs to 16lbs range came to the net taking various baits but predominately Coconut based boilies!

Wolverhampton rod Mike Symonds chose peg 12 for a day session whilst down in the area on holiday. Fishing luncheon meat tight in the margin Symonds was soon into the action.

After an extended battle a fine Common of 21lbs 3oz was on the bank.

Local rod Vince Thorne fished from peg 7 placing his bait close to the waterfall. Thorne’s Coconut boilie was not there for long when a lovely condition Leather Carp of 15lbs 3oz took his bait!

All the staff at Town Parks Fishery wishes a Happy, Safe and Prosperous New Year to all our customers! 

Town Parks Fishery Catch Report w/e 22/12

Very unsettled weather kept the fish on the feed Town Parks Fishery at this week.The anglers who braved the conditions had some great sport.

Over the weekend around two dozen large Carp came to net on the Specimen Lake!

Once again Conor Nettleton enjoyed frantic sport during a couple of day sessions fishing in atrocious weather conditions. Fishing from peg 14 Nettleton had 17 runs and banked 7 fish!

Cell boilies proved very effective with some beautiful fish hitting the bank. A fine fully scaled Ghost Carp of 23lbs 0oz was the pick of the crop followed by several fish in the high teens and low twentys!

Local rod Conor Nettleton fished from peg 14 at Town Parks Fishery and was rewarded with seven fish including this beautiful Common Carp of 22lbs 8oz!

Town Parks Fishery regular Conor Nettleton had some frantic sport from peg 14 banking 7 fish including this fine fully scaled Ghost Carp of 23lbs 0oz. The fish fell to a Cell boilie offered tight in the margins.

 Jake Goodland banked two good Carp from peg 15. Goodlands fish fell to pop ups offered mid water.

Joe Garrett chose peg 5 and banked three good Carp to 19lbs 1oz during very inclement weather! Once again pop ups did the trick! Plenty of mid to high teen fish came to the bank, too many to list individually!

The bream also continued to provide great sport with match anglers hitting the fish around the main island. Bags to 50lbs were reported with the fish still showing a liking for dead red maggot!

On the upper Match Lake sport was also good with both Carp and Silvers showing in numbers.

Anglers reported medium bags of Carp which fell to pellet and corn offered in the margins.

Silvers were in deeper water but still taking maggot and castor.

The onsite shop is open every day over the and New Year holidays with supplies of fresh and frozen baits!

The fishery would like to wish everybody a Happy, Safe and Prosperous New Year!

Anglers entered the Christmas spirit at Town Parks Fishery!

Town Parks Fishery Catch Report w/e 15/12

With warm weather settled in, the fish continued to feed at Town Parks Fishery this week.

Once again anglers targeting the Bream on the Specimen Lake enjoyed frantic sport with some excellent bags reported.

Brendon Ions chose peg 2 for a day session fishing a small feeder and maggot on the hook towards the main island. Ions hit fish straight away and, although they went off the feed at times, took fish throughout the day!  Weighing up at the end of the session Ions was amazed to find he had netted 49 fish for 65lbs – lovely fishing! Ions explained that he had come second in his section at another lake the previous week with two fish for 600grms – He said there can’t be many waters providing the sport he enjoyed at Town Parks!

Rod Metcalfe and Steve Wright also targeted the Bream with great success taking bags between 25lbs and 50lbs on each visit! Metcalfe also had an unexpected catch whilst pole fishing for Roach when a large Carp of 15lbs 2oz seized the maggot bait! It took Metcalfe 25 minutes to net the fish – quite remarkable as he was fishing a size 4 elastic, 2lbs hooklink and a size 18 hook!!!

Plymouth fireman Steve Wright fished for Bream from peg 2 at Town Parks Fishery and took this fine bag. Wright was one of several anglers taking bags up to 65lbs!!! 

Hopefully the Bream will continue to feed providing excellent sport for anglers over Christmas!

Carp also fed with anglers reporting fish moving in most pegs.

Conor Nettleton had a great session from peg 3 taking 4 fish including a fine Mirror of 24lbs 8oz which fell to pink pop ups! Nettleton had banked the same fish recently a couple of pounds lighter so the fish has been feeding up well ready for the Winter.

Town Parks Fishery regular Conor Nettleton fished from peg 3 and banked the same fish he caught a few weeks ago. The fine condition Mirror tipped the scales at 24lbs 8oz a couple of pounds heavier than last time. The fish fell to a Cell boilie.

Several Carp in the 15 to 20lbs range hit the net including a lovely condition Common taken form peg 1 by Gordon Batt.

Gordon Batt fished peg 1 at Town Parks Fishery and banked this beautifully coloured Common Carp.

The Fishery is open every day over the Christmas and New Year period with supplies of fresh maggot, castor and worm as well as frozen and tinned baits available.

The staff at the Fishery would like wish a HAPPY CHRISTMAS to all our customers – we look forward to “catching” up with you over the festive period!!

Town Parks Fishery Catch Report w/e 8/12

The fish went back on the feed at Town Parks Fishery as the temperatures rose again.

On the Specimen Lake sport was good with plenty of fish coming to the net.

Local rod Joe Garrett fished from peg 2 casting towards the central bar. A single Cell boilie proved effective as Garrett netted three good Carp with the best a fine condition Common of 22lbs 1oz!

Sean Collings chose peg 5 for a day session and took a beautiful Autumn colour Common Carp of 20lbs dead. The fish took the bait just as the light dropped.

Town Parks Fishery regular Sean Collings fished Cell boilies from peg 5 on the Specimen Lake and was rewarded with this superb condition Common Carp which tipped the scales at 20lbs 0oz.

Mark Hill also had a good session banking two Carp after a recent lean spell. Both the fish were high teens and took a cell boilie with a banoffee pop up.

Town Parks regular Trevor Trebell fished from peg 13 and also netted two decent Commons in the mid teens.

Plenty of Carp in the 12lbs to 16lbs range were reported from various pegs both deep and shallow water!

Bream have continued to provide great sport with bags of 40 to 50lbs common. Anglers fishing around the island have seemed to fare better fishing dead maggot on a short hooklink from a small feeder!

Steve Wright, Phil Edwards and Rod Metcalfe had several sessions throughout the week with the bream feeding well they also took a few specimen size Roach which also came on the feed. Edwards took a nice Bream of 5lbs 10oz to top off his session!

Local rod Phill Edwards fished for Bream from peg 3 at Town Parks Fishery and took some fine fish including this one of 5lbs 10oz. The fish fell to maggot offered on a size 14 hook cast mid water.

On the top Match Lake, sport also improved with anglers connecting with Carp which were happy to feed.

Exmouth rod John Whitear fish from peg 2 with fake banoffee corn and a small bag of pellets. Whitear had great sport taking 7 Carp to 12lbs!

Lee Hunt fished towards the island in front of peg 18 and banked 8 Carp. Placing his bait close to the overhanging branches Hunt used a small yellow pellet to take the initial fish then changed to normal coarse pellet which the fish took freely!!

With the settled weather set to continue the fish should stay on the feed providing good sport for anglers for the foreseeable future! 

Town Parks Fishery Catch Report w/e 1/12

A quieter week on the Lakes at Town Parks Fishery saw anglers having to use all their skills to get the fish on the feed. The Carp were sporadically feeding with only a few fish reported.

The Match Lake saw half a dozen anglers reporting Carp taken from the margins mainly on maggot or meat! Some good sized Roach were also reported with fish to the 2lbs mark freely taking maggot once they got on the feed.

The Specimen Lake had fish moving around most of the week although they refused to take the many varieties of baits provided by anglers!!

The match fishermen who chose to fish the lake for Bream and Silvers faired much better.

Once again Rod Metcalf lead the field taking up to 50lbs of Bream in a single session.

Double red maggot proved most effective. The bites were very light with fish being hooked if the hook was pulled home the minute the tip moved!!

Other anglers that had heard of Metcalf’s exploits also tried their hand with great success – some reporting bags of 50lbs using the same tactics!

Once again Christmas is upon us and the onsite shop has stocked up with gifts for devoted anglers from tackle to clothing and fishing vouchers.