SHILLINGLEE DAY TICKET FISHING
KHV DISEASE IS DEADLY AND LIKELY TO KILL EVERY CARP IN THE LAKE. THERE IS NO CURE. ALL WE CAN DO IS TAKE PREVENTIVE ACTION. ALL LANDING NETS MUST BE BONE DRY BEFORE ENTERING THE FISHERY. ALL LANDING NETS , CARP SACKS UNHOOKING MATS TO BE HUNG UP IN THE TREES AND TAKEN DOWN WHEN A FISH IS CAUGHT .U.V. RADIATION KILLS THE VIRUS. DO NOT THINK BECAUSE YOU HAVE DIPPED YOUR NET IN A DIP TANK AT SOME OTHER FISHERY YOUR NET IS FREE FROM THE VIRUS. THE E.A. HAVE TOLD ME THAT UNLESS THE NET IS LEFT IN THE DISINFECTANT FOR AT LEAST 20 MINUTES THE VIRUS MAY STILL SURVIVE.
THIS YEAR WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL VERY LARGE CARP CAUGHT.
WE HAVE ALSO FOUND SEVERAL LOST RIGS WITH BARBED OR MICRO BARBED HOOKS.
ANYONE FOUND USING BARBED OR MICROBARBED HOOKS
(OTHER THAN FOR PIKE FISHING UNDER THE AMENDED RULES WHEREBY 2 MICRO
BARBED TREBLES ARE NOW ALLOWED) WILL
BE BANNED FOR LIFE. MAY WE ALSO REMIND EVERYONE THAT FISH HEALTH IS PARAMOUNT. WHEN YOU
CATCH A FISH THAT YOU WISH TO WEIGH OR PHOTOGRAPH, PREPARATIONS MUST BE
MADE BEFORE THE FISH IS LIFTED FROM THE WATER. THE FISH MUST NOT BE OUT
OF THE WATER FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD. WE WILL BE CHECKING
RIGS REGULARLY SO PLEASE DO NOT TAKE OFFENCE AS WE MUST PROTECT THE FISH
THAT GIVE US OUR SPORT.
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Monday 18th February Pete recently caught a magnificent 15lb
4oz Pike! A real beauty... well done Pete! The Lake is looking
at its winter best and punters are enjoying the unseasonally
warm weather at the moment. Friday 15th February Sam caught four beautiful carp, all
Commons, one 14lb, and the other three were in the 8-10lb range.
Nice work Sam ! The lake is looking stunning in the late Winter
sunshine, and we look forward to seeing you over the weekend.
Friday 8th February Shortly after the ice thawed on the main
lake last weekend.,Lee caught an immaculate 20 lb 8 oz Common,a
beautiful fish,well done Lee. Thursday 31st January Congratulations to Henry Hayes for
winning January's Best Pic of the Month with his 19lb 4oz
Common. Henry wins a £10 voucher for the Apollo Angling Centre.
Well done, and keep those pics coming please! Tuesday 29th January Two Jack Pikes caught by Pete this week,
each weighing approx. 4lbs. Wednesday 23rd January The lake has been frozen over the last
two days but rising temperatures today have seen the last of the
ice disappear. Monday 14th January The latest catch was a 19lb 4oz Common
landed by Henry. Well done, great pic (to follow)! Wednesday 8th January The latest catch is by Keith, with a
14lb Mirror. Well done! Wednesday 2nd January Happy New Year! Congratulations to Sam
Moor on winning last month's Pic of the Month. Sam inundated us
with his numerous catches and great pics. Sam wins a £10 voucher
for the Apollo Angling Centre. Keep those pics coming in please. Tuesday 18th December
ADVANCE WARNING! Monday 17th December Well done to Chris for landing a 10lb
Pike (pic to follow). Monday 10th December Another busy week for Sam... His latest
catches include a 28lb Mirror,
plus a 16lb Mirror and 16lb Common. Keep sending those pics in
please. Tuesday 4th December Sam is on fire with his catches this
week. Great pic of his latest, a
33lb 14oz Mirror. Monday 3rd December Latest catches just in from Sam who had
a busy day fishing... Sam landed a 22lb 8oz Common, a 20lb
Common, a 17lb Leather and a 16lb Common (pic to follow). Well
done! Congratulations to Henry for achieving a
PB with his latest catch, a
34lb 5oz Mirror.
Also congratulations to Henry Hayes who is this month's
winner of Best Pic of the Month. Henry has sent in some
brilliant pics of his catches during November including a PB!
Henry wins a £10 voucher for the Apollo Angling Centre. Well
done! Thursday 22nd November This weeks catch was landed by Jack, an
18lb Common. Great stuff! Monday 19th November Well done Henry for landing his Personal
Best, a 23lb Pike! Tuesday 13th November We've teamed up with Reelers to offer
their handmade, vaccum-packed boilies for sale on the bank at
Shillinglee. These shelf life 1kg bags come in two flavours, The
Source (Robin Red) or Seriel Kriller (Krill/Mussels). Ask Andy
or Martin for more info. Tuesday 6th November Ben landed a 15lb 4oz Mirror. Also, congratulations to Steve Stacey
for winning this month's Best Pic of the Month. Steve wins a £10
voucher for the Apollo Angling Centre for his weighty catch.
Well done Steve! Keep sending those pics in. Thursday 1st November It's been a busy week for Pike at the
Fishery with Paul landing a 14lb, 12.5lb, two 5lbs and a 3lb. In
addition, Sam caught a 12lb Mirror. Well done both! Monday 29th October Well done Henry for his latest catch, a
24lb Common. Tuesday 16th October It's been a busy start to the Pike
season with Richard landing the following weights yesterday:
14lb, 12lb, 9lb and 5lbs. Paul also caught an 11lb 5oz Pike and
Jon landed a 28lb 5oz Mirror. Monday 15th October Check out Ben's latest catch, a 14lb
10oz Common. Great pic! Tuesday 9th October Well done to Gary for landing a 21lb
Pike and to Sam for catching a 22lb Common, both today. Thanks
for the pics! Monday 8th October First Pike of the Season caught. Well
done David for your 15lb catch!
Tuesday 2nd October
Steve caught a weighty
31lb 2oz Mirror
Monday 1st October
Two whopper Commons caught by Henry, weighing
20lbs and
19lbs
4oz respectively. Well done!
Best Pic of the Month - September
Congratulations to Ben Randall for winning this month's Best
Pic of the Month. Ben sent in not just one, but two pics of
his two whopper catches. He will receive a £10 voucher for
the Apollo Angling Centre. Keep sending those pics in!
Monday 24th September
A massive well done to Ben for his whopper catch, a
33lb 5oz
Mirror, together with a 22lb 13oz Common and a
27lb Mirror. Also to Joe, for his 22lb Common.
Thursday 20th September
This week's catch report... Howard landed a 14lb Mirror,
Ben, a 20lb 8oz Silver Common and a 14lb 5oz Common. Well
done also to Sam with his two Mirrors, weighing 14lbs and
11lbs respectively, and to Charlie for catching a 13lb 8oz
Common and a 13lb Mirror.
Tuesday 11th September
Well done to the following guys
for this week's catches...
Wednesday 5th September
Sam's latest catch is a 22lb 3oz Mirror (pic to follow).
Other recent catches include Henry's 14lb Mirror, 4lb Mirror
and 4lb Tench, Steve's 16lb 4oz Mirror and Ashley's numerous
Roach and Perch.
Thursday 23rd August
Two 21lb Mirrors caught this week by Paul and Gordon. Well
done both. Keep sending us your pics.
Thursday 16th August
It's been a busy few days at Shillinglee despite the slight
drop in temperature. Well done Christian, for landing two
Mirrors weighing 23lbs 4oz and 25lbs respectively, plus two
Commons weighing 18lbs 9oz and 17lbs. Joe also caught a 10lb
Common and Steve, a 17lb 9oz Common.
Wednesday 11th July
Well done to Paul for landing an 18lb Mirror yesterday.
Tuesday 3rd July
Well done to Charlie for landing a 26lb
Common; also to Richard for catching a 4lb Mirror and 7lb Tench
in the past few days.
Monday 25th June
It's been an eventful weekend at Shillinglee with Richard
landing three Commons ranging from 18lb 12oz to 16lb. He also
caught a 17lb Mirror. James also caught two Mirrors weighing
27lb and 3lb respectively, and Jack landed an 5lb Mirror.
Friday 22nd June
URGENT NOTICE:
Due to a family bereavement, it has been
necessary to cancel our World Fishing Day event on Saturday 23
June. Please be assured, we will defer this event to later on in
the year. Further details will follow in due course.
Monday 18th June
Carches from the last few days include a 15lb Mirrorand a 13lb
Common by Joe. Andy landed a 2lb 7oz Eel and George caught a
7.5lb Tench. Well done guys!
Tuesday 12th June
A lot of fish have been landed at the Fishery over the past
week. Well done to Howard for catching a whopping 30lb 3oz
Mirror, to Steve for landing a 5lb Tench and a 17lb 7oz Common,
and finally Henry, for his usual hattrick including a 16lb
Linear, 4lb Mirror and a 14lb 8oz Ghostie. The Fishery is open
as usual.
Tuesday 5th June
It's been yet another busy weekend at the Fishery with Henry
landing another three fish - a small Mirror, a 6lb Tench and a
whopping 31lb 6oz Silver Common (pic to follow). Apparently the
Silver Common hasn't been out of the water since April 2016 so
Henry was 'well made up!'. Craig caught two beautiful Mirrors
weighing 30lb 6oz and 16lb 2oz respectively and Richard landed a
12lb Mirror.
The fish still haven't spawned so the Fishery is open as usual.
Monday 28th May
It's been a busy bank holiday at the Fishery.
What an achievement for Henry! He scored a hattrick, landing 3
fish so far with one more night to go! His catches included two
Commons, weighing 23lb and 14lb 6oz respectively and another
personal best Tench weighing 8lb 6oz. Pics to follow shortly.
On Saturday, Richard also scored a hattrick with an 11lb Common,
a 13lb Mirror and a huge 23lb 10oz Mirror. Sunday was another
success with Sam landing a 21lb Mirror and a 9.5lb Tench, whilst
Richard caught three Commons each weighing 16lb 12oz, 14lb 4oz
and 9lb 2oz. Day Ticket, Connor, also caught a 10lb Common.
Thursday 24th May
It's been a busy week at the Fishery with Christian landing two
Mirrors, weighing 20lb 2oz and 17lbs respectively! Craig also
caught a 26lb 8oz Mirror and Phil, a 6lb 5oz Tench. Well done
guys!
Wednesday 23rd May
Another 5lb 5oz Tench was caught by a Day Ticket on Tuesday
morning. However, it looks as though Charlie Duffy's 33lb 12oz
Mirror is going to be the winner of the Shillinglee Cup, unless
anyone can top this over the coming weeks!
Monday 21st May
Another well done to Charlie on his latest catch, an 18lb
Common. Also to Christian Dupont who caught an 8.5lb Tench, both
on Friday last week. Day ticket, Stewart also caught an 8.5lb
Tench on Saturday. We have had several enquiries about the
fishery being open and whether the fish have yet spawned.
Nothing to report as yet, but it is likely when that when the
fish do spawn that we will close for a week. We will announce
this on the website as soon as it happens. In the meantime, make
the most of the sunshine and keep fishing!
Tuesday 15th May
Charlie caught a monster 29lb 12oz Common, and on top of this
two more Commons weighing 16lb 8oz and 11lb respectively.
Darryl, a day ticket, also caught a 15lb Common. More Common
seem to be coming out of late compared to Mirrors, but certainly
the fish are feeding and beautiful fish are being caught.
The weather is expected to be glorious this weekend so we're
looking forward to some successful fishing!
Wednesday 9th May
Henry caught another two carp over the weekend, a 14.5lb Mirror
Carp and then a 24lb 10oz Mirror (photos to follow). Well done
Henry!
It was brought to our attention yesterday that three fishermen
had caught some Pike and put in bags to take away. They had been
advised by Andy, our bailiff that they should not be fishing for
Pike this time of year anyway, and certainly should not be
taking fish away from the lake. Their van registration details
have been given to the police and we hope we won't see them
again here at Shillinglee. For future reference, if anyone sees
any suspicious activity to call Andy or me on: 07774 269 838.
Saturday 5th May
Andy, our bailiff, caught his first Tench of the season, landing a
5lb 8oz beauty. Mick caught a very nice 2lb Perch also.
The weather is expected to be stunning over the next few days so
we are looking forward to an excellent weekend of fishing on the
main lake.
Monday 30th April We have
had alot of activity on the main lake over the last few weeks;on
9th April,Henry caught another carp,this time a mirror,weighing
in at 17 lb 2 oz and a 6 lb 8 oz Tench.Angus caught a Tench
too,the first of the year ! The next morning,Henry caught a 19
lb Mirror.On 15th April,Charlie landed a 20 lb 2 oz Common and
Angus a splendid 32 lb Mirror,well done Angus.Richard chipped in
with a 13 lb Mirror,Theo a 13 lb 8 oz Mirror and Sean a 10 lb
Common.On 20th April,Henry again with a 13 lb Mirror and 17 lb
Common early in the morning.Charlie has had a great couple of
weeks from 15th April to 23rd April , landing a 6 lb Mirror,7 lb
Common,13 lb Common,17 lb Common,28.5 lb Mirror,29 lb Common and
18 lb Common,all off the top using small dog biscuits !
We moved 11 x 6-7 lb carp from one of the stock ponds to the
main lake over the last few days which should be beautiful fish
in a few years time.We will continue to move fish into the main
lake as they reach this size and higher in our stock ponds.
Sunday 2nd April. Henry
caught a 14lb Common.
Saturday 1st April.
Josef caught a 17lb 4oz Mirror. Henry also landed a 13lb
Common.
Saturday 24th March.
Lewis a day ticket fisherman, landed a 13lb 8oz Pike and Gary
caught a small Jack.
Thursday
22nd March. Josef landed a 20lb 8oz Common.
Sunday 18th March. We have some
extremely cold weather of late, so lets hope it warms up soon.
Angus caught a 10lb Common.
Sunday 11th February.
Rob Loyd, a day ticket fisherman caught a 20lb 9oz Pike on a
sardine.
Wednesday 10th January.
Luke a day ticket fisherman caught an impressive 23.5lb Pike.
Pete also a day ticket fisherman landed a
and 23lb and a 14lb Pike.
Wednesday 4th January.
We have decided to simplify the charging of day ticket
fees from 15th January 2018, so from this date, there will be
fee of £15 for adults fishing with up to 3 rods. Juniors under
14 years of age will be charged £10 for up to 3 rods and anyone
fishing from after 4 pm will be charged £10 for up to 3 rods. Tuesday 2nd
January. I did try to write a message to everyone
wishing you a Happy Christmas but some how it went wayward, so
Happy New Year instead! Here's to a great New Year and we look
forward to seeing you all back at Shillinglee in 2018.
Please be aware that the Fishery will
NOT be open on Christmas Day.
It will be
open as usual on Christmas Eve and Boxing Day.
I would
like to take this opportunity to wish all guests to the
lake, a very Happy Christmas and all the best for 2019!
Keep sending your catch pics in. Remember, the Best Catch
pic of each month wins a £10 gift voucher!
Jack, for landing a 15lb, 20lb 2oz, 15lb 11oz and 17lb 4oz
Mirror, plus an 8lb Common. Paul an 18lb 8oz Common, Chris,
a 17lb Common, Mick, an 18lb 10oz Common, Jon, a 14lb 10oz
Mirror and finally Dean, for his 27lb Mirror and a 20lb
Common. Keep sending those pics in!
Keep sending us pics!
Keep sending in pics of your catches so we can post them.
It's been an exciting morning at Shillinglee with Martin and
Sue being hissed at by an adder in one of the lakes!
It's going to get even hotter, so it's a good week for fishing!