Birch Pond

Our newest pond continues to give great sport with plenty of Carp to 3lb, Ide & Orfe with many catches up to 50lb. Pellets and corn remain the best baits but all methods and bait will work here.

Fishing nearly at it's very best now with Carp up to 8lb feeding strongly and catches over 50lb commonplace. Ide are also going well with some approaching 2lb. Paste, pellets and corn again are top baits for Carp but caster and worms are working well for big catches of Ide.

Main Loch

The Main Loch improvement work really seems to be paying off now with some great fishing to be had all around the loch and not just in certain areas. Carp are definitely dominating the bigger catches with big F1s to over 3lb and a variety of commons and mirrors up to 11lb.

Paste and pellets are best for Carp but worm is also working well and will catch all species including skimmers and Ide that are also plentiful. Match catches usually lag behind pleasure bags but last Sunday Ian Whitson showed the shape of things to come with a 33lb winning weight.

Re-stocking with thousands of new fish has led to some brilliant sport with some anglers catching hundreds of small Carp and Chub. They are learning fast though, so don't expect a bonanza every day. The fishing can still be fast and furious with pellets leading the way as best bait for Carp but worm is also working well for all species.