Regular Reports
Nar Valley Fisheries – Spring 2020
This season has been one of great promise for records to tumble. Many of the Lake Geneva known Carp caught early in the season were carrying a pound or two extra to that of the previous season at the same time. But alas, no new records broken so far, although there is still another 6 weeks to the end of the season. This could all change.
Fenn Lake’s popularity has not diminished with lots of Carp in the twenty to thirty pound bracket gracing the nets. With a new record of 62lb on the site, the Wels Catfish make this a very interesting little venue for the specimen hunter.
Doug’s Lake is always good for some float fishing for Tench between 2 – 4lb with the best reported at 7½ lb, and quality Rudd; good sport for all.
Willow Pool is a mixed fishery although renowned for its Carp which this season have been a little shy on occasions. The usual stamp of fish is 8 to 18lb and lots of fish have been seen, but few bites. A project for this closed season to work out if there is a reason for this or just a natural cycle of the fish wising up.
John’s Pond is always a hard water for the big fish but, when the rewards are double figure Bream and Tench or 40 pound plus Wels Catfish and thirty pound plus Carp, it is well worth the waiting.
Lake Geneva – ‘Probably one of the best genuine big Carp fisheries in East Anglia’ as described by a fisheries officer friend of mine. Right from the start of the season this lake consistently produced at least three thirty pound plus Carp every week to the end of November, with the best tally being twelve in a week. A number of forty pound plus fish have further added to the interest in this lake. The only record set so far this year has been a superb Golden Tench of 8lb, which dispelled the rumour someone had put a Koi carp in the lake!
Narside is still very much an unknown quantity for all species; quality Rudd and Roach are plentiful with good Bream and a few Tench making this an interesting water, especially for the Pike anglers.
North Geneva is another relatively unknown water with large stocks of quality Roach and Rudd. It has produced some nice Bream and Tench in the past, along with the odd Carp to just under 20lb. This lake is always worth looking at for Pike in the winter months.
This season the allocation of night permits remains the same, with 100 premium and 50 standard. This mix of permits is having the desired effect of easing the pressure on Lake Geneva in the summer and, even with the causeway out of bounds for some of that time, on most occasions there were still plenty of swims available for everyone. This season will see the causeway closed for a period of time as it has been every year. We haven’t received a dig plan as yet but rest assured, like every season before, the closure and disruption to your fishing will be kept to the minimum possible. As soon as we have some detail a notice will be put on the gate informing everybody. Please note - the causeway closures apply to all personnel on site.
As previous seasons, we will be issuing 100 Premium night fishing permits which will allow unrestricted access to all the lakes (including Lake Geneva) and the river for the whole season for a cost of £300. All existing members can renew their premium permits they currently hold, by post, before 17th March 2020. After this date, any permits not renewed will be offered to the waiting list and then sent out to the tackle shops.
Existing members can apply for an upgrade to a premium permit by ticking the appropriate box on the renewal form. The upgrade will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis as I receive them and processed after the 17th March but before being offered to the waiting list.
We will be issuing 50 Standard night fishing permits. These permits will allow the member to fish any of the lakes (except for Lake Geneva in peak times) and the river. Peak times means the period from 1st June to 30th September and 1st March to 31st March inclusive. The cost of this permit will be £200.
The 100 Day permits will remain the same price at £100 and allow access to all the lakes and river as previous years. As before, the times of access will change during British Summer Time when day permit holders are not allowed on Lake Geneva until one hour after dawn and must be off the lake at least one hour before dusk. During GMT dawn to dusk will apply as usual to all the fisheries.
Rules review
The only addition to the rules for this year is :-
20/ Sleeping in a vehicle with your rods fishing is not permitted.
Due to a very small number of irresponsible anglers, we have felt the need to include this rule on our list for the future. This season we have seen vehicles being parked in precarious positions in order to reduce the distance to the rods with no regards at all to the consequences if the vehicle may slip or weather conditions change, or, the vehicle is properly parked on the roadway with a large distance to the rods, sometimes down a wet, slippery slope. Coupled with the fact that the angler is inside the van with the sliding door shut, this gives the fish the opportunity to circumnavigate the lake three times before the hooks are set! This is not acceptable or caring for our fish.
Please read the rules carefully as you will be accepting to abide by these rules in full when you purchase a permit for Nar Valley Fisheries. No excuses will be accepted for not understanding the rules. If you have any queries, please ask for clarity before you fish. Again, this season we intend not to give out warnings about behaviour or breach of the rules. Anyone reprimanded will be asked to leave the fishery immediately and their permit permanently withdrawn without refund.
I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank the bailiffs and members who gave up their weekends in the closed season last year to get the fishery back into shape for the start of the new season. Any offers of help throughout this forthcoming closed period will, once again, be most appreciated.
Nar Valley Fisheries Etiquette guidelines
We have felt the need to give guidelines to assist good conduct from our anglers while fishing at Nar Valley Fisheries.
Long Stay anglers - The same swim can only be fished for 7 consecutive nights by the same angler, and that angler may not return to that swim for 7 consecutive nights.
Fishing close to another angler - When two anglers are fishing opposite each other they may only fish halfway across the lake.
Recognised double swims – One side or other must be made available to any angler wishing to fish there if only one angler is already present.
REMEMBER – the renewal deadline is the 17th of March!
Tight Lines for 2020
Chris
