SHILLINGLEE DAY TICKET FISHING NEWS 2017

Friday 22nd December.  This year has been quite a steady year for fishing. Some very nice fish have been caught with Pike reaching the 30lb mark and Carp also reaching the high 30lb.  Long may it continue. We wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and looking forward to seeing you soon.

Tuesday 5th December.  The catch report for today.  Dave caught nice 12lb Pike.

Friday 24th November.  Charlie, who has now been affectionately named (the pub chuck) has landed an amazing 33lb 14oz Mirror and a 20lb 4oz Common. 

Wednesday 15th November.  Brad a day ticket fisherman caught a fantastic 19lb 8oz Pike.

Saturday 11th November.  Joe caught a fantastic 35lb 8oz Mirror.  A very happy fisherman.  Well done Joe.

Saturday 28th October. A fair number of fish have been out this weekend.  Howard caught 2 Commons, one was 15lb and the other was 29lb 14oz.  He also landed a nice 28lb Mirror.  Rob caught a 12lb Pike and Andy caught a 12lb and a 14lb Common.

Wednesday 18th October.  Paul caught a 12lb Pike

Tuesday 17th October. Gary landed a lovely 15lb 8oz Pike.  We also had a 3lb Eel caught on a whole sardine!

Saturday 14th October. A day ticket fisherman, Djordie had a good days fishing.  He caught 2 Pikes, a 17lb and an 18lb and also 2 jacks. 

Thursday 12th October.  Here at Shillinglee there has been another great start to the Pike season.  A day ticket fisherman has had a fantastic days fishing yesterday.  He caught a whopper of a Pike weighing in at 30lbs. He also landed 6 more of various weights. Keith also caught 3 Jacks.

Tuesday 3rd October.  The Pike season is here again.  Gary caught a 9lb Pike, the first of the season at Shillinglee.  Henry landed a 19lb and a 20lb 6oz Common.  James caught a very nice 22lb Mirror.

Monday 25th September.  Martin, Will and Richard caught lots of small Roach, but what they hadn't bargained for was a Pike sitting in the shallows waiting for them to put the Roach back in. Unfortunately one was lunch! The Pike season will be upon us again soon, (1st October) so lets hope for some big fish.

Saturday 23rd September. Howard caught a 23lb Mirror and an 18lb Common.

Saturday 16th September. The catch reports for last weekend are as follows.  Clive caught a very nice 33.14lb Mirror.  Simon landed an 18lb and a 20lb Common.  A day ticket fisherman also caught a lovely 27lb Mirror.

Thursday 14th September.  Some good fish have been caught over the last few weeks and today was no exception.  A day ticket fisherman called Pete landed a 30lb Common. 

Friday 8th September.  We have a new syndicate member James that joined last week and he had a brilliant nights fishing.  James caught a 23lb Mirror, a 23lb Common, a 15lb Mirror plus 2 15lb Commons.  Great fishing James!

Tuesday 29th August.  We hope you have been enjoying the lovely hot weather.  Charlie caught a 32.5lb Mirror and 2 x 15 Commons.  He caught them using dog biscuits!

Saturday 19th August.  Here are the catch reports for last weekend.  Steve landed a 14lb and a 3 lb Common.  Andy caught a 27lb Mirror.

Saturday 12th August.  A 33lb Common was caught at the lake on Saturday by a day ticket fisherman, his first time at the lake.  Well done!

Friday 3rd August. Craig is doing well again.  He has landed a 16lb Mirror and a 9lb, and a 22lb 11oz Common.  Have a good weekends fishing.

Saturday 29th July. Hope you all have had a great weekend.  Here are the catch reports for this weekend.  Andy 16lb Mirror and a 4.5lb Tench.  Steve caught a nice 14lb Mirror.

Thursday 27th July. Good morning to you all.  We have heard from various sources that one of the fishing lakes in the area has KHV.  Just to stop any confusion it is not Shillinglee.

Tuesday 18th July. Craig has had a good few days fishing.  He has caught 3 Commons. a 20lb, 17lb and a 19lb 8oz. 

Sunday 16th July. Joe caught a lovely 16lb Mirror.

Saturday 15th July. Here are the catch reports for this week.  Richard caught a 26lb 8oz Mirror.  James caught an amazing 34lb 7oz Mirror.  Andy 12lb Mirror and a 10lb Common.

Thursday 13th July.  Henry caught a lovely 23lb 2oz Common. 

Saturday 8th July.  There has been quite a few fish being caught this week so here are the catch reports.   James caught a really nice 25lb 4oz Mirror a 10lb Mirror.  Steve landed a 20lb Common and a 15lb Mirror.  Richard caught a 13lb Mirror and an 18lb Common. 

Thursday 1st July. Henry caught a 6lb 5oz Tench.

Friday 30th June.  Kevin landed a 16lb Common and a 5lb Tench.

Thursday 29th June.  Kevin caught an 18lb Common.

Wednesday 28th June.  John, a day ticket fisherman caught a 15lb Linear.

Friday 23rd June.  Here at the catch reports for the past couple of weeks.  Mick caught 2 nice Mirror's one being 18lb 14oz, and the other 22lb.

Friday 16th June. Henry landed a great 17lb 8oz Common and Paul caught a lovely 19lb 14oz Mirror. 

Thursday 15th June.  Dom also caught 2, 10lb and a 12lb Common.   

Monday 12th June.  The weather has been lovely down at Shillinglee this week and long may it continue.  The catch reports for the week are as follows.  Rob caught Commons, 16lb, 14lb and 13.5lb repectively.  Craig landed a 16lb Mirror and a great 7lb Tench.

Friday 16th June Please be aware that anyone wishing to come and fish on Saturday 17th June will find the lake busy and a lack of swims due to an event on the Friday eve.  The afternoon would be a better time to come.

Saturday 10th June.  The weather has been a bit better this week and hopefully it will continue.  Angus landed a 14lb Mirror and Jack also landed a 13lb Mirror.  There has aslo been quite a lot of Tench out this weekend, the biggest being 8.5lb.

Friday 26th May.  Fish are now spawning at the lake so for their well-being, the fishery will be closed until the Friday 2nd June at 6.30am.  Aplogies for any inconvenience this may cause.

Tuesday 16th May Andy caught 2 Commons one being 12lb and the other was 17lbs. 

Monday 15th May.  Pete a day ticket fisherman caught a 23lb 4oz Common

Sunday 14th May.  Andy landed a splendid 27lb Mirror.

Tuesday 9th May.  Craig caught a 30lb Mirror.

Monday 8th May. Craig landed a 21lb Common and a 17lb Mirror.

Sat 6th May. Steve Stacey caught a 34lb 10oz Mirror, Andy had a 8lb Mirror. 

Friday 5th May. Simon Scott landed a 35lb Mirror and a 31lb Common.  Hopefully the weather is going to be better this weekend for some great fishing. There is about 5 weeks left before the presentation of the Shillinglee Cup, so come on down to the lake.

Thursday 4th May. FRIDAY 5TH MAY, THE FISHERY WILL BE OPEN AGAIN AS PER USUAL.

Saturday 29th AprilHoward caught a splendid 17lb Common.

Friday 28th April.  THE FISHERY WILL BE CLOSED ON THE 2ND, 3RD AND 4TH MAY DUE TO MAINTENANCE WORK.   SORRY FOR ANY INCONVIENCE.

Friday 21st April.  The catch reports for this weekend are as follows.  Angus caught a lovely 16lb Mirror, and on the Saturday Rob caught a 15lb Common. 

Sunday 16th April.  Happy Easter to you all.  Richard landed a lovely 16lb Mirror.

Friday 14th April.  Rob caught a 5lb Tench.

Thursday 13th April.  What great weather we are having at the moment.  The lake is looking fantastic.  The catch reports for Thursday are,  Andy landed a magnificent 34lb 2oz Mirror.  Angus landed 3 fish.  A 20lb, a 12lb Common and a 16lb Mirror. 

Sunday 9th April. Joe had great days fishing.  He landed 4 great Commons, a 22lb, 18lb 8oz, 10lb, 9lb. Sam also caught a lovely 13lb Mirror.

Wednesday 5th April. Craig caught a lovely 20lb 8oz Common

Tuesday 4th April.  Craig landed 2 Commons, one being 17lb and the other 14lb.

Sunday 2nd April.  Keith caught a fantastic 33lb 10oz Mirror.

Saturday 1st April.  Christian, a new syndicate member caught a 16lb 8oz Common and a 18lb Mirror. 

Tuesday 28th March.  Paul Cole caught a lovely 5.5lb Tench. Some nice Jack and Roach have also been caught.

Friday 17th March.  A monster Pike was caught at Shillinglee.  Allan a day ticket fisherman caught a whopping 28lb Pike.  Well done.  A 14lb Pike was also caught by James another day ticket fisherman, and Steve caught a 12lb Pike too.  Were getting close to the end of the Pike fishing season so lets see what comes out before then. Happy fishing!

Wednesday 15th March.  Jack caught a fantastic 24lb Mirror and a 12lb Common.  Keith landed a 19lb Common and Paul caught a Tench. 

Saturday 4th March.  Catch reports for Saturday are: Jack caught a lovely 29lb Common and Rob caught a 15lb Common. 

Friday 10th February.  It has been a really cold week here at Shillinglee, with snow flurries today.  We have had a few fish out of the lake.  Gary caught 3 Pike, a 3lb, 6lb and a 9.5lb. 

Tuesday 7th February.  Its a beautiful day at the lake today.  The first Carp of the new year has been caught by Craig, a Common weighing in at 24lb.

Thursday 19th JanuaryJust to let you all know that Shillinglee is completely frozen, and will probably remain that way until the middle of next week.

Tuesday 17th January. Joe caught a 12lb Mirror.  The lake is half frozen today and with the drop in temperatures tonight the rest of it will probably freeze too!

Thursday 5th January.  Happy New Year to you all.  Hope you had a lovely Christmas.  The lake is partially frozen today and due to low temperatures will probably stay frozen tomorrow as well.

Friday 23rd December. Fishing has been good this year.  We have a lot of good sized Carp out but the Pike seem a liitle confused now since the weather has become warmer again. Wishing all our fishermen a Happy Christmas and a Prosperous New Year.  We look forward to welcoming you back in 2017. 

Saturday 26th November.  Dom caught a stunning 32lb Common.  Brilliant!

Saturday 19th November.  Andy caught a splendid 15lb 2oz Pike. Well done Andy. After such a wet weekend lets hope the weather improves this week.  Happy fishing

Tuesday 15th November.  A day ticket fisherman caught an amazing 20lb Pike.  

Wednesday 9th November.  Jack caught a fantastic 37lb Mirror.  Joe landed a 15lb Mirror and Andy a day ticket fisherman caught a 9lb and a 14lb Common.  We have had a couple of frosts now so maybe some more will be caught. 

Tuesday 25th October.  There has been a few catches out this weekend at Shillinglee.  Steve caught a 14lb Common and a 6lb Pike and a 9lb Pike. Kevin landed a 12lb Common and Andy caught a 27lb Mirror. Theo had a great days fishing with 4 Pike. An 11lb, 12lb, 13lb and a 15lb. 

The weather at Shillinglee is getting colder now so hopefully we will be seeing lots more Pike being caught. 

Monday 17th October.  Matt caught a fantastic 16lb 2oz Pike and a few Jacks.  Paul landed a 22lb 2oz Leather.  Well done Paul!

Saturday 15th October.  Henry a day ticket fisherman caught a lovely 33lb Common.  Theo also caught an 18lb 2oz Common and an 18lb 4oz Common. 

Wednesday 5th October.  Matt had a brilliant days fishing.  He caught 8 Pike.  A 6lb, 7lb, 10lb 12oz, 13lb 12oz and a 15lb 6oz, and 3 Jacks. A day ticket fisherman has caught a 20lb Pike too. 

Monday 3rd October.  As we all know the Pike season is now upon us.  Here at Shillinglee we have had a great start.  A day ticket fisherman called Gary did very well by catching 3 Pike up to about 7lbs and unfortunately lost 2.  Another day ticket fisherman also caught a 16lb Pike. Happy fishing!

Saturday 1st October.  Howard caught 2 Commons.  A 16lb and a 10lb.

Tuesday 27th September.  Mick also had a great days fishing.  He caught a 14lb 14oz Mirror and a 17lb 8oz Mirror.  He also landed 3 Commons, an 8lb, 11lb 4oz and a 17lb 4oz. Derek is doing well, catching most times he fishes at Shillinglee.  He too caught a 13lb 10oz Common.

Saturday 24th September.  Jack had a brilliant days fishing.  He landed a 10lb, 12lb, 16lb 10oz and a 17lb 4oz Common.  He also caught a splendid 34lb 10oz Mirror.  Angus caught 2 Commons.  One 10lb and the other 16lb and a 6.5oz Tench.

Friday 23rd September.  Autumn is here, although the weather is still lovely.  This weeks catches are, Jack caught a 12lb Mirror.  Steve also caught a 12lb Mirror.  Angus landed a 10lb Common.  And Derek again caught a splendid 29th 4oz Mirror.  Well Done. 

Saturday 11th September.  Jack caught a 29lb 4oz Common.  The weather has been lovely over the last few weeks.  Lets hope it continues. 

Saturday 3rd September.  This weekend there has been a quite a few fish caught.  Rob landed a 13lb 8oz Common, a 16lb Common and a 19lb Mirror. Andy had some lovely fish too.  He caught a 15lb Common, a 17lb 14oz Mirror and a really nice 29lb 8oz Common.  Joe (a day ticket fisherman) landed a 9lb, and a 12lb Common and a 21lb Mirror.  Andy (day ticket fisherman) caught a 3lb 8oz Eel. 

Sunday 28th August.  Joe (another day ticket fisherman) caught an 8lb 8oz Common, an 11lb 8oz Mirror and a 19lb Mirror. 

Saturday 27th August.  Andy (a day ticket fisherman) caught a very nice 16lb 3oz Common.  Jack landed a 12lb Common and a 17lb Mirror.  Steve also had a good days fishing with a 15lb and a 16lb Common.  He also caught a 12lb 3oz Mirror and a 20lb Mirror. Andy caught a really nice 27lb Mirror.  Charlie caught 2 Commons.  12lb and 15lb respectively.

We have had very good weather through the last week and over the bank holiday and welcomed more fishermen to the lake.

The weather is lovely at the moment down at Shillinglee. Long may it continue.

Saturday 20th August.  Jack had 4 Commons. A 19lb, a 12lb and 2 x 10lbs.  Steve also landed a 14lb Common and Andy caught a 10lb Common.

Friday 19th August.  There has been quite a few fish that have come out over the weekend.  Angus caught a great 8lb Tench.  Jack caught a lovely 20lb 10oz Mirror.  Steve caught a 12lb Mirror.  Andy caught 2 Mirrors. One 18lb 3oz and the other 19lb 10oz.

Sunday 14th August.  Matt landed a 14lb Common.  There has also been quite a few nice sized Tench out over the last weekend too.  The good weather is with us for a few more days so head down to the lake!

Friday 12th August.  Dave had a good evening fishing.  He caught a 26lb and a 12lb Common and a 14lb Mirror. Rob also caught a 12lb Mirror.

Saturday 6th August.  Tanya caught her first fish out of Silverdale. A nice 1lb Common.  Steve had a good day,  landing a 12lb and a 15lb 6oz Common,and a 14lb 10oz Mirror. Andy too, he had 4 fish.  A very nice 26lb and a 15lb Common, and 2 Mirrors that weighed in at 18lb and 12lb respectively.

Tuesday 2nd August.  Phil caught an 18lb 8oz Common.

Sunday 25th July.  Rob also caught a 12lb Common. 

Saturday 24th July.  There has been quite a few fish out over the weekend. Howard our new member caught a 19lb, a 14lb and a 10lb Common.  Richard caught a 9lb and a 10lb Mirror.  Phil caught a 16lb 5oz Common.  Matt had a good days fishing with a 14lb 8oz Common, a 10lb Common, a 12lb Linear, a 14lb 4oz Mirror and a 5lb 15oz Tench.

Saturday 10th July.  Andy caught a 19lb 7oz Common and a 28lb Common.  Rob landed a 20lb Mirror and a 5lb Tench.

Wednesday 6th July. Derek had a good days fishing.  He caught a 20lb 8oz Common and a 13lb 8oz Common.

Saturday 2nd July.  Andy caught a 15lb Common and a very nice 6lb Tench.  Paul landed a good 5.5lb Tench.

Saturday 2nd July.  Angus caught a 16lb and an 18lb Common.  Andy landed a very nice 18lb 5oz and a 14lb  Common.  Steve Stacey caught a 9lb Leather. 

Friday 17th June.  Andy caught a 31lb Common.  A nice fish Andy.  PJ caught a 22lb Mirror and Dom caught 2 x 15lb Mirror.  With a lot of flash flooding that has been happening over the last few weeks, let hope for a dry weekend.

Saturday 11th June.  A good night was had by all on Friday eve.  Sean landed an 18lb Common and Richard a 9lb Common.

Sunday 5th June. What great weather we had at the weekend, long may it continue. Dave had a great days fishing.  He caught a 15lb 8oz Mirror a 22lb 10oz Mirror and a 16lb 5oz Common. 

Friday 3rd June Please be aware that anyone wishing to come and fish on Saturday 11th June will find the lake busy and a lack of swims due to an event on the Friday eve.  The afternoon would be a better time to come.

Thursday 26th May.  Congratulations to Keith.  He has caught his PB at Shillinglee.  A stunning 36lb 14oz Mirror.  He was also married over the weekend too.  Many congratulations and best wishes to you both.

Saturday 21st May.  Some nice fish have been caught over the weekend. Andy caught an 18lb Common.  Jack landed a 9lb Mirror.  Paul a 16lb Common, Richard a 21lb 4oz Mirror.  Angus caught a 6lb and an 8lb Tench. 

Tuesday 17th May.  Some nice fish are being caught of late.  Taylor caught 2 Mirrors.  One 14lb and the other 25lb.  A happy man. 

Sunday 15th May.  Richard had a very nice 14lb Common.

Saturday 14th May.  With the weather becoming warmer, the fish seem to be on the move.  Some nice ones have been out this weekend.  Angus caught a very nice 32lb Common.  Jack landed a 17lb Common.  Andy caught a 20lb and a 14lb Common and Rob caught a 16lb Mirror.

Thursday 12th May.  Mark caught a lovely 18lb Common.

Saturday 7th May. Joe a day ticket fisherman had a really good days fishing. He caught 3 Commons, 14lb, 16lb and 18lb, then a 24lb Mirror.  Angus caught a 5lb Tench.  Rob caught a 14lb Common.  Josef also had a good days fishing.  He caught 4 fish, 2 Mirrors weighing in at 22.4lb and 15.8lb and 2 Commons at 17lb and 16lb.

Saturday 30th April.  The lake is looking lovely at the moment and with the temperatures due to climb this week we look forward to welcoming fishermen back to the lake.  There were some good catches over the weekend.  Simon caught a lovely 19lb Mirror.  Charlie had a good days fishing.  He caught an 18lb 12oz Common, a 10lb Mirror and a 17lb 4oz Mirror.  One was caught off the top and the other two from the bottom.  Steve also caught a very nice 13lb Common.

Saturday 23rd April.  Rob caught a very nice Silver Common, weighing in at 30lb 8oz. There is a great picture on the Facebook page.  He also caught a very nice 15lb Common and a 15lb Mirror.  Lee also caught a lovely 4.5lb Tench.

Due to work happening at the lake, Shillinglee with be closed from Tuesday 26th April till Thursday 28th late afternoon.  Sorry for any inconvenience.

Please take a look at the drone footage that was filmed last year over the lakes.  It is on the Shillinglee Facebook page. I'm sure you'll agree that it shows the lakes off beautifully.  It will be put on the Shillinglee website soon.

Saturday 2nd May.  The lake is looking lovely at the moment.  The temperatures are due to climb this week so we look forward to welcoming fishermen back to the lake.   Simon caught 19lb Mirror.  Charlie has a good day fishing.  He caught an 18lb 12oz Common , 10lb Mirror and a 17lb 4oz Common.  He caught one of the top and the other 2 off the bottom.

Saturday 16th April. Richard caught a very nice 22lb Mirror and Rob landed a 14lb Common. 

Saturday 10th April.  Rob had a good days fishing.  He caught 3 Commons, a 14lb, a 16lb and an 18lb, plus a fantastic 24lb Mirror. Angus also caught a 4lb Common and a great 9lb Tench.

Saturday 19th March. Angus landed a 13lb Common

Friday 18th March.  Having said there hadn't been much activity on the lake, Dom caught a lovely 23lb 14oz Mirror and a 12lb Common.

Friday 18th March.  There is still a couple weeks left in the Pike season.  Due to the cold spell there hasn't been much activity of late.  Happy fishing.

Saturday 5th March. Andy landed a 33lb 2oz Common. Jack also caught 3 Mirrors, a 10lb, 12lb and a 14lb.

Sunday 14th February.  Joseph caught a very nice 27lb Mirror. 

Saturday 13th February.  Rob is catching very well this season.  Again he has caught a 33lb 4oz Common and 3 Pike weighing up to 7lbs. 

Monday 8th February.  A day ticket chap caught 3 Pike, 16lb, 13lb and 8lb.  Well done. 

Wednesday 3rd February.  Craig caught a lovely 16 Common and a 14lb Mirror. 

Monday 1st February.  The water in the lakes at Shillinglee are now running well and having put the cold days and frozen lake behind us its looking good for fishing again.  Rob Savage had 2 nice Mirrors.  One being 20lb 8oz and the other 14lb.  Rob also caught an 11lb Common.  Andy had a very nice 14lb Common.

Saturday 9th January.  Rob is having some really good days fishing.  He caught 5 carp.  Two Commons weighing in at 12lb and 23lb.  And 3 Mirror carp weighing in at 22lb, 24lb and 29lb. 

Tuesday 5th January.  Happy New Year to you all.  Lets hope there is plenty of excellent fishing this year. There is still a few months of the Pike season left, so we wait with anticipation for some big fish to come out.  Good luck.