Merry Christmas

A quick blog, just to wish everyone that has come to the fishery this year a very Merry Christmas.

Since we opened in March 2011 I can't believe how much Mustang Lake has matured and how quickly the carp are growing. I have lost count of how many people have caught their first twenty for the venue this year and it reaA quick blog, just to wish everyone that has come to the fishery this year a very Merry Christmas.

Mustang has once again been selected in 2012 to host a UK carp cup qualifier, plus now a qualifier for the biggest carp competition in the country the British Carp Angling Championship (BCAC). These matches will take place May 18th-20th and June 15th-17th.

I would like to thank everyone for their support this year, I've met some great people at the fishery and I'm looking forward to seeing you all again in 2012.

Have a good one and be lucky, Rich

Merry Christmas

A quick blog, just to wish everyone that has come to the fishery this year a very Merry Christmas.

Since we opened in March 2011 I can't believe how much Mustang Lake has matured and how quickly the carp are growing. I have lost count of how many people have caught their first twenty for the venue this year and it really does make me smile every time I see it happen.

Mustang has once again been selected in 2012 to host a UK carp cup qualifier, plus now a qualifier for the biggest carp competition in the country the British Carp Angling Championship (BCAC). These matches will take place May 18th-20th and June 15th-17th.

I would like to thank everyone for their support this year, I've met some great people at the fishery and I'm looking forward to seeing you all again in 2012.

Have a good one and be lucky, Rich

Mustang Stock Boost

Just a quick one to let you know that I stocked 20 cracking mirror into Mustang Lake today, which were supplied from one of the UK's leading carp farmers; "Handy carp" Andy Parker.
The fish were some of the nicest carp I've seen so they will fit in with the other hand selected carp Mustang has been stocked with. All of the fish were weighed (the biggest was 15lb 12oz) and recorded with pictures to add to my records. Thanks to Gav and Rob for holding them up for the pic's and putting them in the lake. I kept my hands dry for once.
I hope you like these sneaky pic's to give you a taste of what has gone in the lake.

Fishery Record Broken

I will keep this blog short and sweet as I think the pictures speak a thousand words. But last night Joe Morgan banked the "Wood" common from Spitfire Pool at a new fishery record weight of 48lb 8oz. I had the pleasure of being on the other side of the camera this time round and was completely blown away by how stunning the fish looked - magic.
Well done Joe - top angling mate!

Autumn Gold

There have been some stunning fish banked on Mustang since I last posted. The carp are really feeding up now to build up their fat reserves for the winter months. Two different anglers have had five fish hits and the biggest carp banked last week was a lovely 24lb common by Pete Luckman - great angling mate.

PVA bags of chopped boilies fished over a spread of 30 - 40 free offerings has been working well. Nash Squid and Mainline Cell / Grange are the best baits to use by a mile.

Carp TV have been down doing a spot of filming with myself and Joe Morgan on both lakes, so if you want some good info about the fishery and tactic's check out their monthly DVD.

Pike fishing has been really easy for the guys that have given it ago. Five anglers have banked over 30 pike between them. One guy had 10 in a day. There have been 3 different pike banked over 15lb and five lower doubles. Great sport if you love pike. Float dished smelt, or ledgered sardines or mackerel have been instant.

I've struggled to get hold of some nice photos this week, but many thanks for the guys who have taken the time to send me their shots.

I hope you like the pic's

Hot Stuff

Carp fishing has been up and down on Mustang since I last posted. The lake seems to be on top form one minute and slow the next - I'm sure the strange (lovely) weather we are having is responsible.
Things are looking good today and the fish are fizzing up big time in a few areas and I just photographed two fish including a lovely 22lb + mirror from taken from peg 9. I even managed a couple of pretty doubles myself in a quick morning session the other day.
A nice spread of decent boilies is producing most action. Nash Squid and Mainline Cell are the baits I'm seeing most fish caught on. The fish are still spread out, but it is worth a good walk around before you set up to try and get on the majority of them.
The fish are in great condition at the moment, really fat and starting to get their autumn colours, plus they're starting to feed up before the winter.
I hope you like the pic's.

Pike Fishing Starts

Just a quick blog to let you know that the pike season starts on Mustang Lake on October 1st. The lake is stuffed with pike and they have not been fished for before so it should be good sport. The biggest caught this year accidentally by a carp angler weighed 16lb. Most of the pike are between 6lb -15lb.
I am allowing sea dead-baits only and to not upset the carp and carp anglers I'm not allowing lures - sorry.
The pike are all over the lake, but pegs 1,4,7 and 14 are clearly the areas where they are stacked up in, because of all the prey fish in the bays.
I have some pictures of some of the pike that were stocked into Mustang along with a few that have been caught by accident on boilies. I had a ten minute go the other evening to test the water and managed two to 12lb on float fished smelt.
Please look after the pike you catch, they're fragile fish and do not like being mishandled or being out from the water for too long. I have also put some special pike nets around the lake, so please use them.

I hope you like the pic's

Big Hits

Action has been up and down on Mustang since my last post, but we have had some very good results taken by several anglers and the fish are now really feeding up. The best hit, taken today, was by Simon Ingram, who banked nine and lost one in a 24-hour session! Great angling mate, they love your bait and can't deal with your rig.
On a tuition I did on Friday we manged a couple of doubles to 18lb from peg 8, the first bite cam within 5 minutes. One of my favorite catches of the season was taken by 15-year old Harry Pratt who banked a awesome 22lb mirror (another new 20 for Mustang) from peg 13 during a day-trip on his first time to the lake.
Lots of other fish have been landed including some stunning double figure linears along with at least 5 different twenties.
Pellets are still working well, but more fish have been slipping up to a simple boilie approach (20-40 around each rod). Nash Squid and Mainline Cell /Grange are still best by a mile.
This is the best time of the year to be out in my opinion as the carp are fat and feeding up for the winter. You may even see me having a bash for the first time this year soon on Mustang.
I hope you like the pic's.