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These photographs are of fish caught before the Sept 2008 flood - and are really just to give prospective members an idea of where we expect the fishery to be by 2012 based on the size of the fish we are purchasing - their age and expected growth rates. This is always provided that we have enough members to introduce enough free food to sustain growth .
We have many newer photos in our library for anyone interested to see them but they have not yet been optimised for web viewing.
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John Hamblett, member 1993 -2003 with one of our beautiful Leney Strain Ghost Carp Commons - this particular one just short of TWENTY POUNDS in weight. Who said something about the beauty and the beast . . .
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Steve Price, member 2001-5
a superb Leney Mirror of 23lbs 8oz,
taken off one of the platforms at the inlet end. 10mm Salmon Oil Pellet , Korda Short shank Size 8 hook/link, 15lb silt grey mainline.
Proud of the 26 year old rod - Steve obviously likes to save his cash for those flashy new trainers. Who says that angling & haut couture don’t mix ?
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Norman Ward joined in February 20005, and by the end of the following month (28th March 1.10 pm ) had bagged this Superb 20lb Mirror and already had a number of high doubles to his credit.
( Normam has also caught the same 17lb fish - now known as ONE-SCALE, no prizes ofr exactly WHY ! . no less than three times . . .)
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Mark Simmonds head is balder than even mine - and it serves him right for spending so much of his time in Bermuda. Sincere thanks though to Mark & his partner John Paton for the time, enthusiasm and the professional approach when stocking our original Leney-Strain Ghost Commons & Mirrors.
The Mirrors are linear-scaled in the main - very near “Leather Carp”.
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Norm’s on Form yet again . . . with anoither nice Twenty from the top end of the lake - this time in April at 4.30 pm in the afternoon.
A nicely composed shot - but why do fish make it impossible to get a shot with that beautiful tail fin splayed out as it should be ?
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Here’s Steve Price again . . .
This time with a specimen Mirror Carp of 21lbs 11 oz
Peg # 2, the usual salmon oil pellet, barbless size 8 15lb Mantis hooklink,12lb main line . This fish retained a a rule-breaking bust rig, that Steve removed, and set to rights by applying Klinik - thanks for that Steve. This is why we should all ask to inspect each others terminal tackle occasionally . . .
BE BOLD & ASK - if you care for the fish !
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John Hamblett again - with the Fishery Record
- a Leney Mirror Carp of 25lbs 8 oz .
He just had to snatch the fishery record for himself, July 2005. John won’t mind me saying that his angling style is quite laid back - but no one can argue his consistent results.
Always prepared to give the bare facts run-down over the phone to prospective new members - “thanks for being a foundations-stone John” - wishing you many more years success - and maybe the first “Thirty” with a little luck . . .
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Wayne Cornes, fishing his favourite Peg - #11 on the far bank, bagged this superb 14lb King Carp in about 1993. He had actually hepled net it from out of Aston Scott Working Farm Museum in 1991. What goes around comes around - or so they say !
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John H, no less - just had to have three simultaneous runs and equally, manage to land two of them, a near Mirror Image at 17lbs & 18lbs
How does the song go ?
“two outa three ani’t bad . . .”
( John always has his wife, Jackie with him to point the camera . . .)
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A 20lb Ghost Carp - also caught by John . . .
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Mark SImmonds & crew again - batch three for close inspection & count up, before releasing them one by one, and heading back to his dear lady wife - Heather.
( Heather Fisheries is the name of Mark’s enterprise - sounds like a shear flattery to me ! )
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