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Andy Stapleton 35lb. Booneys

Ashley Cardinal 18lb Pike Booneys.

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24 Hour fishing on The Booneys Lake at Manor Farm Fishing starts from 4pm. Setting up is available from 3pm.

  • Max 3 rods (extra charge applies for 3rd rod)
  • Barbless hooks only
  • Unhooking mat essential
  •  There is a gravel track along part of the river side of the lake which is available for anglers to use.

THE PIKE FISHING SEASON ON BOONEYS LAKE IS FROM  1ST OCTOBER TO 31 MARCH TO ALLOW THE PIKE TO BREED AND GROW.

Booneys was excavated in the late eighties and at the end of it’s working life became a nature reserve called Warren Villas, popular with bird watchers, angling was not permitted so allowed the lake to develop and mature naturally, it’s stock boosted by periodic flooding from the nearby River Ivel. We acquired Booneys in 2011 the banks were very overgrown and have been cut back to create swims, a road on the river side of the lake provides easy access to some of the lakes swims where it is possible to park next to your chosen swim. It is the largest of our lakes at 16 acres and is also the most natural, still with lots of mature trees around the lake as well as marginal reed beds. There is a healthy growth of Canadian Pondweed in the lake with an abundance of natural food, there are also clear patches with silt beds and gravel bars as well as several islands. In the shallows around the islands carp can often be seen basking in the warmer water in summer, often  within feet from the bank, stealth is required if you choose to target these fish with surface baits but can bring big rewards. There are plenty of silverfish in the lake, particularly Rudd, big bags of which can be taken by float fishing maggot up in the water with sweet corn or bread sorting out plenty of the larger specimens which go well over 2lb. The abundance of these fish have enabled the pike in this lake to flourish and which are a popular quarry during the winter months, the biggest to come out so far this year is 18lbs to a legered deadbait, and we know that there are many well over this weight. Also present is a good head of tench, several male tench to 10lbs have come out this year, suggesting that there is a bigger female waiting to be caught. And then there’s the carp. We have stocked over 200 carp into the lake, all other fish are there by natural means and the quarry for many who fish this lake are the original carp  many of which are a dark chocolate colour and are pushing well into the high 20’s and over. The lake record stands at 34-12, a mirror to Jason Hadwin this October falling to a bunch of maggots and fake corn fished with a solid bag of maggots into a silt bed. Booneys is perhaps the most difficult lake on the complex but can be a very rewarding challenge, particularly to those who are prepared to put in a bit of time and work, it is the only lake on the complex where we allow 3 rods, (an extra cost applies) There are many beautiful and pristine fish in the lake and it is the most peaceful and beautiful, many saying that it has a magical atmosphere, it has several fans who regularly come down from the north of England to fish it and we are sure that there are several big fish in there that have yet to see the bank.

 

Fishing Tips

The carp in the lake are often caught from the gravel bars and islands. The lake is very clear and very weedy but there are clear patches to be found. In the summer surface fishing can work very well, particularly in the warmer shallow water. Boilies work as do more natural baits such as maize, on shorter sessions pop ups such as northen specials and chod rigs can be a very effective method.

The pike generally get caught on deadbaits, but lures and pike flies also work on this lake.

Daniel Murray 21-05 Booneys May 5
Iacob Popa 16lb Booneys April 22
Stuart Minney 3 Booneys April 22 (1)
Stuart Minney 1 Booneys April 22 (1)
Stuart Minney 4 Booneys April 22 (1)
Stuart Minney 2 Booneys April 22 (1)
Adrian Berry 22lb Booneys April 22
Adrian Berry 28lb Booneys April 22
Adrian Berry 23lb Booneys April 22
Stuart Minney 24 5 April18
Graeme Gadsby 32-07 Booneys April 15
Greg Foot 1 Booneys April 14
Greg Foot 5 Booneys April 14
Greg Foot 6 Booneys April 14
Mark Hankin 25lb Booneys April 15
Ross Burridge 21lb scaley booneys april 14
Greg Foot 2 Booneys April 14
Jamie Thomas 25lb Booneys April 14
Stuart Minney 19-08 mirror Booneys April 15
Stuart Minney 25lb Scaley Booneys April 14
Stuart Minney 30-08 Booneys April 14
Greg Foot 3 Booneys. April 14jpg
Neil Strivens 18lb Booneys April 15
Michael Hunt 15-04 Booneys April 9
Stuart Minney 24 5 April18
Ashley Cardinal Pike Booneys 18lb 19th Jan 2018
Ashley Cardinal Pike Booneys 18lb 19th Jan 2018b
Paul White Booneys 24lb Jan 2018
Paul White Booneys 29lb 10oz Jan 2018
Andy Stapleton 34-09 Booneys November 4
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