CATCH REPORTS TO 29th JULY.

Predictably, with the hot weather and high pressure, the larger carp were hard to tempt to the baits, but a few reasonable fish recorded. The season ticket lake produced common carp of 29.12 & 22.08 for Nigel Rogers, and Mark Owen took a 28.10 mirror. Steve Burgess landed a common of 27.07 plus a mirror of 26lbs, and Chris Manifold had a mirror of 24.09.

Mark Owen with his 28.10 mirror.

Nigel Rogers with 29.12 common.

On the day ticket water, Jamie Parr took a new PB catfish of 35lbs, whilst Gary Bowen reported a 21.13 catfish and 5.04 eel. Rodney Abbott had commons of 19.08 & 18.02, plus a 35lb catfish, Andy Igoe took a 19lb common, and Wayne Edwards landed a catfish of 38lbs. Kevin Lock had a lively session, taking commons of 17lb, 15.04, 15lb, 14.06 and 13.02, along with a ghostie of 16.04, and teen ghosties, commons & mirrors to just under 20lbs were reported by Chris Bibb, Steve Greenslade and Chris Furnival. A top up stocking of 13 carp from doubles to just over 30lbs were moved to this lake on Sunday.

Amiees Pool continues to produce mixed bags of over 60lbs, and this pool saw a small restocking of 4 tench of 8lb plus. Photos of both stockings will be published as soon as we receive the disc.

Can we please remind anglers that photos of their captures would be greatly appreciated. In particular we would like to have some of the bigger eels, which we appreciate some anglers may regard as a nuisance, but are nevertheless specimen sized fish, which are becoming somewhat rare. Please email photos to emperorlakes@btconnect.com