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We’re adding a new feature to our website, a catalogue of a selection of the carp in our specimen lakes. Where the information is available we’ll add the dates that the fish were caught and the weights they were declared by the anglers. Look for the “Our Fish” tab on the menu bar and then…
We are currently making changes to and updating the way Cottington Lakes website looks and some of the functionality within it, to make it easier to navigate and to accommodate some new features. We’ve deliberately only taken the site off line for a very short period, so that it can continue to be used as…
I bet the title made you look twice but that’s exactly what happened! Ben and I hadn’t been out fishing for a while so we decided to have a session on Lake Pepper here at Cottington. Pepper Lake from Swim 9 We’ve caught some stunning big carp from Pepper over the years and always look…
It is our great pleasure to report on the success of possibly one of our youngest anglers, Liam McDonagh. Liam, who fishes regularly at Cottington, had barely put his rods out into Alder when he bagged this cracking 24lbs Mirror: Congratulations Liam on a stunning catch and we look forward to seeing you back at…
We’re pleased to announce the winners of our January competition for the biggest fish caught in Lakes Pepper, Christine and for January we included Alder. And the winners were: On Alder: Andy Collins leaving it until nearly the last minute with a late entry caught on the 28th January, this 26lbs 5oz Mirror; On Christine,…
A visit to Cottington’s Lake Alder on the 31st January resulted in Peter Hitchen coming away with a new pb, this rather lovely Mirror weighing in at 20lbs: Can you tell he’s pleased!! Congratulations Peter.
Caught on Monday 25th January from Lake Christine, Mark Forrister’s entry for our January competition, in Mark’s words, “this stunnin Mirror” weighing in at 22lbs: And we agree, that’s a cracking fish. Congratulations!!
Its quite quiet here at Cottington. The weather has turned and the cold snap that we’ve had has finally convinced the fish that winter is here!! So we thought we’d take a look back a few of the fish caught last year. And we’re kicking off with a couple caught by our very own Robbie Brown….
The fishery rules have been amended to reflect the need for all anglers to be in possession of a valid rod licence whilst fishing at Cottington Lakes. The amended rules have been posted on the website, in the fishery noticeboard and are available in the Anglers Kabin.
Cottington Lakes fishery is pleased and excited to announce a new feature on our website – “Barry’s Blog”. Guest writers Barry, and son Ben O’Connor, have made their angling home at Cottington and know the lakes very well. They will be providing regular features based on their experiences here and hopefully further afield, providing some hints…
Following on from his success over the festive break, a second visit to the lakes for Cottington regular Ben McDonnell, yielded a new pb with this stunning 17lbs 8oz pike: This was Ben’s first pike out of Lake Alder. Ben said ” it took a sprat just seconds after I put the rod down on its rest.” …
Early in December Chris Dyas bagged this stunning fully scaled Mirror, out of Alder, weighing in at 27lbs 4oz, just shy of the lake record: Chris said: “I had 6 carp, the biggest was this stunning fully scaled 27lbs 4oz, another great session at Cottington 🙂 Many thanks Chris Dyas”
Following on from the success of our competition in December, we’ve decided to run it again throughout January. There will be £50 prizes for the heaviest fish caught in each of Lakes Pepper, Christine and for January we’re including Alder. Entries must be verified either by a bailiff/member of staff or a separate angler not…
Throughout December, we ran a competition on Lakes Pepper and Christine, announced on our facebook page, with a £50 prize for the biggest carp caught on both of the lakes. And the winners were: On Lake Pepper, with a new pb, Phil Punyer with this 43lbs Mirror: And on Lake Christine, also with a new…
Specimen carp always attract attention so it add a nice spice of variety to report on something a little different here at Cottington Lakes. Friends Ben McDonnnell and Ian Hambrook decided to work off some of their seasonal festive cheer with some rigorous exercise, pike fishing on Black Lake between Boxing Day and New Year’s eve. And…
On his last trip to Cottington back in October Jerry Stringer broke his pb with a 43lbs 8oz Mirror. Well!! He’s only gone and broken the 40lbs barrier again, this time with a 41lbs Mirror. Jerry said: “19/11/15 06:35. Mirror carp 41lbs 0ozs. Caught on Maple/nut single hook bait, with the usual 6-12 scatterings. My…
After a quiet few weeks here, Cottington Lakes regular Jordan Grubb broke the trend with this Common caught from Swim 10 on Pepper. And what a way to do it, breaking the previous lake record for a Common in the process with this absolute stunner weighing in at 44lbs:
We are frequently asked what bait is most effective at Cottington Lakes. On their day most baits will work. However, Cottington Red boilies have proved a very effective bait here at the lakes. They are available to buy, from Anglers Kabin, in either 1/2kg of 1 kg bags. However, to avoid disappointment, they are also…
There are spaces available to book on Lake Pepper during November on the following dates: 2nd – 1 space 5th – 2 spaces 6th – 3 spaces 7th – 1 space 9th – 2 spaces 10th – 4 spaces 12th – 9 spaces 16th – 10 spaces 17th – 10 spaces 18th – 10 spaces…
There are spaces available to book on Lake Christine during November on the following dates: 4th – 3 spaces 5th – 4 spaces 6th – 6 spaces 7th – 6 spaces 8th – 6 spaces 9th – 6 spaces 10th – 4 spaces 11th – 4 spaces 12th – 4 spaces 13th – 1 space…
After 13 months of trying, in the early hours of Sunday morning (25th Oct), Mark landed this 40lbs Mirror and in the process bagged himself a new pb; Mark said; “Hi my new pb 40lbs mirror ..i had her on old bit of pepper early hours sunday morning.. fished tight to far margins..its taken me…
Whilst the specimen lakes usually catch the limelight, our other lakes have also been producing throughout the year. Cottington regular Jordan Grubb has sent in this selection of catches out of Alder, starting with this cracking Mirror weighing in at a handsome 24lbs: Such a good fish that its worth showing from another angle: Jordan…
Its often the fish from Pepper that grab the limelight so we’re pleased to report that a trip to Cottington by friends Barry Sedgwick and Martin last Sunday, yielded Martin this splendid 37lbs Common out of Christine.
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