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Its been a tough winter as we’ve commented before. But it looks like Lake Pepper may be waking up. Here’s Callum King who spent a few days on the lake over the weekend and managed to bag himself the first 40lbs + fish of the year, here at Cottington, with this lovely Mirror weighing 43lbs…
Its been a long, cold winter with temperatures recorded as low as -7oC here at Cottington, but its finally started to warm and the lakes have thawed. One of the first to take advantage of the milder conditions and get his rods out into the water was Mark Chesson. Despite the conditions remaining challenging Mark had…
After a tough winter, persistence paid off for Andy Collins, who landed this lovely 15lbs 4oz Mirror; Caught out of Black Lake using sticky Manilla bait. Great catch and a great photo. Well done Andy!!
One of Cottington’s regulars Darryl Brown, in addition to spending time with rod and line out on the lakes, has also spent some of his time photographing the lakes and their surrounds. Here’s a recent image of Lake Windsor: Frosty Sunrise Over Windsor We hope to be show-casing more of Darryl’s photos in the future. Please…
We will shortly be adding maps of Lakes Pepper and Christine to their respective pages under the “Lakes” tab, outlining the swims on these lakes. But in the meantime, here they are … Lake Pepper Lake Christine
Kevin Stuart had a session on Christine a couple of weeks ago and managed to land himself this stunning Mirror, which weighing 38lbs 9oz, makes it a new lake record for Lake Christine; Congratulations Stuart… a cracking catch!! Last seen back in April and weighing 35lbs, it seems to be thriving in Christine’s water.
Here’s Vince Kemp, with his first “double” out of Black Lake; A lovely little Common weighing 11lbs and caught using Vince’s favourite Tutti Fruity pop ups. Congratulations Vince!!
Last weekend saw Wally Wallbridge land this lovely Mirror; Landed from peg 10 on Lake Pepper and weighing 39lbs 8oz. Absolutely stunning fish and a great photo too!!
Forty eight hours on Christine saw Neil land this stunning Mirror weighing 30lbs 6oz…; whilst Drew landed a new pb with this 27lbs 0oz Mirror; Congratulations to both of you.
Here’s Elsie-Grace reminding us what its all about; A 4lbs Mirror caught out of Lake Elliott on a warm Sunday afternoon. The photo says it all. Natasha Barnes commented on facebook and we agree: “Love seeing the next generation of women anglers!!! My dad taught me when I was a little girl and now both my…
There’s no disguising Alfie Colby’s delight at landing this stunning Mirror, weighing 27lbs out of Lake Alder; A stunning fish!! Congratulations Alfie.
A quick overnight session on Lake Pepper, left bailiff Ben Brown holding this lovely Mirror; Weighing 24lbs 8oz, Ben landed this little gem from peg 4 using quad boilies.
Andrew Hitchen has e-mailed these photos of Dad, Peter, with his most recent catch out of Lake Alder; Peter caught this lovely Mirror, weighing 22lbs, using Cell Mainline boilies on 10th October 2016. Andrew said; “a lovely mirror, I must say well done dad!!”
Liam Beale and friends Ray, Steve, Paul, Klay and Mick had a session to remember on Pepper with pbs falling left, right and centre. The group spent 48 hours on Lake Pepper from 23 – 24 September. The first fish came to Paul, this lovely Mirror weighing 35lbs 11oz, and the first of the new…
*****IMPORTANT***** Due to an increasing threat of KHV, Anglers are asked to ensure that ALL landing nets and mats have been thoroughly cleaned and dried before attending Cottington Lakes, in order to help protect the health and welfare of our fish. More information regarding the transmission of KHV is available via the link below; https://marinescience.blog.gov.uk/2016/07/01/khv-fishery-angler-net-equipment/…
Simon Tidball has just landed his first ever “20” out of Lake Alder, weighing 23lbs 5oz, using a single single 15mm cell boilie; Congratulations on your new pb Simon.
Lee Moulton recently landed this beautiful Mirror from Lake Pepper, weighing 40lbs 3oz and with it takes home a new pb; These pictures speak for themselves, a happy angler and a beautiful fish in great condition. Well done Lee.
Mark Snodding has recently sent these images in from a session back in February, when he managed to land a new pb, this rather nice Mirror weighing 35lbs 12oz, out of Lake Pepper; Mark caught his pb from peg 11 on Thursday 18 February at 05:30am, using Scopex pink pop ups.
Back in August, which seems a long while ago now the weather is starting to turn autumnal, Lewis Pearce had a top session on Pepper. First out, at 11pm in the evening, was this lovely Common, caught on cell, and weighing 27lbs 0oz; 27lbs 0oz Common And then at 8:30am the following morning, out came…
A session on Alder left Steve Impett with 3 lovely Mirrors on the bank and a smile on his face; 19lbs 4oz Mirror 21lbs 7oz Mirror 19lbs 4oz Mirror Congratulations Steve.
Dean Baldock fishing Lake Pepper (peg 2) at the beginning of September, had a fantastic session, breaking his UK pb with this 42lbs 0oz Mirror; Dean also landed this 22lbs Mirror; This 34lbs Mirror; And this 29lbs 10oz Common; A great haul in challenging conditions. Congratulations Dean!!
This photo, sent in by Emma Jenkins, shows Colin Jenkins proudly displaying his new pb, this lovely 10lbs Common, caught out of Lake Alder; Congratulations Colin!!
Anglers have been finding Lake Pepper particularly challenging during the Indian Summer of September, including Sam Wells who has just spent 4 days on the Lake with only one bite during that time. But his persistence paid off, with this rather nice Common gracing the bank; Weighing 22lbs 6oz, its yet another fish exhibiting the stunning…
Karl Boden managed to break his pb for a Common with this lovely fish out of Lake Pepper; Karl was fishing the new section of Pepper (peg 11) when he landed the fish, which was weighed at 30lbs. During the same session Karl also landed this lovely Mirror weighing 24lbs 8oz; Congratulations Karl.
A short session on Lake Christine left bailiff, Ben Brown holding this stunning Common; Ben has been targeting this fish for some time, so he was over the moon to finally bring it to the bank, and his delight is plain for all to see. Weighing 35lbs 12oz, Ben landed this stunner from peg 6….
Its not always about the biggest fish, its about a passion for the surroundings and for the fish, no matter what the size, and the pleasure derived from them by anglers and their guests. And this is definitely the case for Vince Kemp, who despite being relatively new to coarse fishing is fast becoming a regular on…
Match Lake will be closed temporarily from the 22nd – 23rd November to allow maintenance work to be completed and to enable the lake to be netted to remove the larger carp. The lake will re-open on the 24th November 2016.
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