Fish Stocks

The lake contains at least 2 tonne of carp, over 200 fish. Half of this weight comprises carp
of the fast growing Czechoslovakian ‘Royale’ Strain, supplied by premier French fish dealer
Simon Horton. These big framed fish, mostly mirrors, are gorgeous specimens which have made
huge weight gains since they were stocked in the winter of 2006/2007. We now have a good head
of upper 30’s to upper 40’s, with a lake record of 54lb 4oz.

The other tonne of carp is made up of locally sourced fish, native to the area, that have been in
the lake for many years, we refer to these as ‘ the originals’. These are predominantly long lean
commons and some of the specimens may be over 35 years old. The majority of these fish are
doubles but some lovely 20lb plus mirrors and commons were banked in 2007, 2008 and 2009 by our
customers.The biggest carp recorded from the original stock is a 30lb 13oz mirror. The originals
are very quick to show themselves in hot weather, in the spring of 2006 we counted 145 carp
in one corner of the lake, basking in the sun on the surface.

With favourable weather conditions and good angling we are very much a ‘ runs water’, with
plenty of carp of all sizes.

In January 2007, 6 Catfish were introduced to the lake. The Cats have settled in very well and are
putting on 1lb in weight a month. The lake record of 72lb was taken in September 2009, we expect
this fish to go over 80lb in 2010. 2 of the others are not far behind.

Sweet Chestnut Lake has not been emptied for over 20 years and currently supports a healthy
range of fish species, in addition to the Carp and Catfish. These incluse Tench, Pike 20lb,
Zander 10lb, Perch 4lb, Chub, Roach, Rudd, Wild Trout & Pumpkinseed.

The lake is free from Poisson Chat.

We will be offering a 20kg free bait deal for the 2010 season.

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