Sam Stevens caught his first English forty at Hacche Moor landing the big original leney at its biggest ever weight of 42lb 8oz.
Furzebray Lake Record
New Lake Record!!!!
Anthony Cryer banked the Mighty Blackspot at 48lb from Furzebray this week to smash his personal best and set a new Island lake record!
Superb Autumn Catches at Stafford Moor
Rich Parker and his brother Chaz fished on the spit and Back Island up on lodge lake. Rich smashed his personal best four times with carp up to 31lb all fish were caught on Sticky baits krill boilies.
{Below) Neil Liddicott banked four fish out of Lodge Lake up to 26lb all fish caught on Sticky baits krill boilies.
A happy customer review….from Dave Walsh AKA ‘French Dave’
Morning Jo, here is my short blog…. Back home after yet another great week at Stafford Moor and this time accompanied by my old friend Frank Oakman who I haven’t fished with since 2012 in France and this was Frank’s first trip to Stafford and he is already`planning his next in 2023. A friendly competition between the 2 of us with plenty of banter which I managed to win 21-10, hard week though as 18 of my fish were caught in a 36 hour spell (mid week). A few pictures for you Jo, not sure showing 2 old fa.ts is good publicity for you. Thanks again for the usual hospitality and everything that makes Stafford Moor so special. See you again before the end of the year
Autumn Carp on the Fly
Earlier in the Summer I had enjoyed some success with carp on the Fly at the club Lake so before the Autumn set in I was keen to once again try my hand with the fly. A brisk North wind was blowing as I arrived at the Lake with white clouds scurrying across a blue sky. The occasional swallow swooped over the water a sight I savoured knowing that in a few weeks they will swooping over the vast plains of Africa where buffalo, Lions and elephants roam.
I had come armed with a 7/8 weight Fly Rod, a floating line and a 10lb leader. A deerhair Fly tyed to imitate a dog biscuit was tied on. I catapulted a steady stream of Krill floaters on the lake and watched the water carefully. I was concerned that the cool wind would put the fish down but within a minutes a few carp started to slurp down the loose offerings.
Once the carp were feeding confidently I put out the fly and waited in anticipation. I didn’t have too long to weight before carp appeared and sucked in my fly. I strip striked and was thrilled to feel the power as the carp surged away. I kept a tight line putting on as much pressure as I dared allowing the line to cut through the dense weed. After a tussle the a mirror carp of around 13lb was safely in the net its bronze and gold flanks a refection of the coming season.
After landing the carp I had to wait another half an hour before the carp began to feed again. A low double succumbed after missing numerous takes as the carp seemed to have an uncanny knack of ejecting the fly before I could set the hook.
Two more carp and a small tench ( a first on the fly) followed before I ran out of time and headed for home.
Stafford Moor Forty!
A new Lake record carp for lodge lake at Stafford Moor. Steve Tancock caught this 43lb beauty using Mainline cell boilies , there were 4 other witnesses on the lake to verify the weight , Steve popped in the day before and said it was quiet up on the lake then had a few out including a 28lb, 32lb, 35lb then smashed it with this 43lb!
Super Stafford Moor Carp catch
Nathan Jennings enjoyed a session to remember during the Vader Baits Social event. Nathan banked thirteen carp including five twenties and fours thirties the best a mirror carp of 31lb 8oz.
Richard Stone fished on Beatties Lake and banked 11 carp all of which were caught on Mainline cell boilies.
Stafford Moor Carp Catch
Heidi Woods stayed in Stafford Moor’s Cherry Specimen Lodge located on Beatties Lake complete with hot tub! Heidi & Steve banked 20 carp out up to 32lb all fish were caught on Sticky baits Krill boilies and home made boilies.
Colourful Catch at Bulldog Fishery
David Jenkins pictured here with a colourful koi of 18lbs caught on his latest trip to Bulldog Carp Fishery in North Devon!
Stunning Hauls from Stafford Moor
Paul Martin banked 12 fish including this stunning 29lb 14oz common from big fish corner on Beatties Lake which is now Pauls new personal best. Paul was fishing with crushed boilies and pellets.
(Below) Christian Scales and Rob Smith banked 49 fish from the beach swim on Beatties Lake up to 28lb 2oz.
All fish were caught on Sticky Baits Manilla & C C Moore live system boilies.
A Kracking Carp for King
George King for beating his personal best by 11lbs with a new PB of 34lbs 11oz from Nirvana’s Kracking Carp Lake.
George shared –
“I was fishing on the Kracking carp in the heat wave, at 1.30am the alarm had a few beeps and suddenly tore off!! I got out of bed like Usain Bolt! After a fierce battle, it slid into the net, at which point I realised it was my new PB at 34lb 11oz, beating my previous PB by 11lb!!
I’m absolutely buzzing to be in the 30 club, I can’t wait to come back very soon!! Thank you for the advice Ashley Bunning Complex fishery bailiff .”
