Fish Catch Report
The best bet is to look at the photos page to see a few of the best catches - amazingly some people don't carry a camera so we know there could be many more!
Orchid is producing amazingly well! This weekend has seen one Leigh catch just over 300lb of carp over two nights using proactive boilies and trout pellet in PVA bags. Largest fish 18lb 4oz mirror average stamp around 12lb. To add to that his fellow angler, Simon, caught a further 100lb plus using similar methods. And that was just two people!
Cherry is producing lovely carp upto 20lb alot around the 5-10lb mark.
Fringe is still producing loads of crucians and brown goldfish even though the water is very low. Toby caught yet another 11lb carp from here - this lad will go far!
Latest Big Fish News
Mick Wilson's 20lb Common Carp caught on 30th April 2008
Lawrence's Common Carp caught in May 2008
In June one of the Tingrith Cat Fish was caught for the first time!
Gary Mcguire, a 39 year old electrician from Luton, caught the 46lb Wels Cat fish on his first visit to Tingrith Orchid Lake. He was fishing for carp on a Zebco Cool carp rod and Zebco Cool RC355 reel using 15lb main line, size 8 barbless hook and 15 red maggots on a maggot ring using aTFG pop-up hair rig!
Not only was this the first time Gary has fished Orchid Lake, it was his second ever time at Tingrith and his first ever cat fish. Having played the fish for about 25 minutes he was wondering what it was as the swirl seemed to be along way from the hook! Gary has fished most of his life, having had a break form it to play football, his is now well and truely hooked on fishing again in a big way.
July's Big Fish
Andy Beaney caught this fantastic specimen of a common carp on Orchid Lake - 22lb 4oz. We're not sure why he's looking so angry though!
August's Big Fish
Sean Mobbs of Letchworth caught this 26lb 2oz common carp from the beach swim on Orchid Lake on 5th Aug using dog biscuit and bubble float.
