Bookings for 2012 on the monument start soon as bookings are taken from September 1^st so if you wish to book call us on 01952 463141 from then.

5th August

The fishery is still prodicing plenty of 30's even in this sticky heat with 3 x 30's off this session upto 32-00 see pic gallery

2nd August

Double baits seem to be the trick at the moment either 18mm cell or Phaze 1 boilies are working or even tiger nuts to stop the fry whittling your baits.

CARP FOR SALE

RH fisheries will be selling approx 20 magnificent 6 year old fish this winter weighing between 16lb and 24lb with the majority being over 20lb. If you are interested call us on 01952-463141

25th July

A great week on the monument last week with 24 landed including 7 30’s. For July not is the fishing only very consistent but the average weight of the fish is superb.
The best fish of the week was a stunning 35-00 mirror landed by monument regular Roy Field fishing his favourite swim 7. Roy also landed a 25-06 and a 26-03 using mainline grange.
The other anglers amongst the 30’s were:
Grant Hickton 32-00
Kevin Woodward 32-00
Dom Rowley 30-02
Dean Perks 30-04
Ashley Butcher 30-02
Nathan Carley 33-00
Once again all the fish were landed on boilies with SBS Phaze 1, cell and the grange being the best baits
Harder hookbaits or double baits are advised as in some swims on occasions the fry can be a nuisance.
It will be a very exciting Autumn this year on the monument because we have had 8 different fish landed over 35lb since spawning and there is every chance these fish will be around 40at the back end of the year all of which could be new 40’s for the fishery.
We will be taking bookings on the monument for 2012 from September 1st together with open access bookings for next April/ May on Weston and Acton.

25th July

A great session was had the weekend with 9 fish being landed up to 33-00 all the fish were caught on boilies. 5 of the fish landed are on the gallery so take a look!

2012 Bookings

Bookings for the monument for 2012 will be taken from the 1st September from 8:30am

19th July

ON THE FEED,
This mixed weather has got the monument carp on the munch.
Already this session the following fish have been landed 32-00, 29-00, 32-00, 35-00, 26-00, 25-00, 23-00 and 29-08. A superb average after spawning.

19th July

We are very aware there are a couple of shoals of small carp that escaped last years netting, however it is not in the best interests of the big fish to subject them to netting having just spawned. They will be gaining weight now throughout the late summer and well into the autumn,and by the end of the autumn they will be back approaching top weight and more importantly top condition. For these reasons we cannot consider netting the monument until early winter. We may however consider two nettings this winter to ensure we remove as many fry as possible. Bigger and harder hook baits are advisable , or double baits, and tigers would also be worth a go.
NEW BIGGIES we are still planning to introduce two big fish in sept, so far the quarantine period has been successful, and if all goes well we will introduce further big fish this winter.

18th July

Due to a cancelation we have swims free for the following dates
21st/22nd July swims 11, 13, 14, and 15
20th/21st August swims 4, 5 and 13
To book any of these dates call us on 01952 463141

13th July

Due to a cancelation we have swims 3 and 15 available for tomorrows session 14th / 15th July if your interested please call us on 01952 463141

12th July

It was a great week last week on the monument with 21 fish landed including several 30’s. Once again the best fish of the week was landed on day ticket Wednesday when Dom Rowley fished swim 2 and landed pin scale at a spawned out 35-01.
Although Richard Mchugh landed a stunning 32-00 from swim 1 it was the thurs/fri session that produced 14 fish including 5 stunning 30’s landed by:
Dave Kwietatkowski 34-07
Richard orchard 33-02
Tim Orchard 34-02
Ian Elverston 32-00
David Faulkes 30-15

Firstly the cracker that Dave Kwietatkowski caught from swim 1 at 34-07 is a fish we haven’t seen before at over 30lb so that is great news for the fishery to still get new good 30’s being caught this fish could well be 38+ by November this year.
David Faulkes had a session to remember fishing swim 2 David was hoping to catch his first ever 20lb fish. That was broken by midday with a 23-03 smashed again with a 29-00 and finally Dave landed his first 30 at 30-15. Congratulations Dave well done.
Even though the fish have spawned well in the monument this year the average weight for July is excellent as you can see on our picture gallery at www.rhfisheries.com with lots of 30’s still being caught
For those brave / keen winter anglers the monument will boast an incredible head of 30’s and indeed 35lb+ fish this year.
Also the fry that survived last years netting/ harsh winter are becoming a pain if you use soft hookbaits so wee recommend either a harder hookbait or bigger.
We have got the SBS Phaze 1 Hard Hookers in stock.

8th July

Already this session there has been 8 fish landed and 4 of them have weighed over 30lb
Tim Orchard  swim 11 34-02
Richard Orcahrd swim 12 33-02
David Kwietatkowski swim 1 34-07
Ian Elverstone swim 4 32-00

This is a fantastic average weight afte spawning also the 34-07 is a new 30!
Boilies catching all the fish 18mm hookbaits or slightly harder hookbaits recomended, we will have hardened SBS Phaze 1 hookbaits in stock tomorrow!

6th July

The big rarely caught fish seem to catchable on "Day ticket Wednesday's" last week it was christophers fish and today pin scale at a spawned out 35-01! so if you are targeting the big girls, try a day ticket session on a Wednesday .

5th July

The small fry are whittling down soft boilies so we would suggest either fishing hardened hookbaits or tigers or plastic baits.
We have ordered some hardened  SBS Phaze 1 Hookers from SBS so should be in the shop shortly.

28th June

The monument was fishing steady in what I would call typical early summer mood with a steady string of good fish being caught every session however it was this last weekend when the temperatures soared that it fished really well I am not sure why 18 fish were landed and a few lost. Mostly just on the Sunday  all the fish except 1 were landed on boilies cell and phase 1 again however one angler fishing swim 9 micheal O’Rourke landed a 31-04 on a zig.

But it was terry Holland in swim 7 that did the business terry landed 6 fish weighing 19, 20 22, 26—05 28-08 all on the cell.

The monument fish have spawned heavily with a lot of the known 30’s being caught as high 20’s

On day ticket Wednesday one of our elusive known 40’s called Christopher’s fish last caught over 12months ago was landed by John Smart at 34-02 from swim 14 Don’t forget if you want to fish the monument for just a day call us re Day ticket Wednesdays we have a few spaces available and they have been producing the goods.

On September 1^st we will be opening the monument book for 2012 bookings and also in September we will be stocking 2 new biggies.

Great Session 27th June

15th June

Cancelations

Due to a cancelation we have swims available on the 18th - 19th June and the 7th - 8th July to book please call us on 01952 463141

8th June

We ae packed out today on our day ticket wednesday and the conditions look good the chap in peg 14 has just lost one at the net. So the signs are good that they are back on the feed.
RH

6th June

The monument fish seem to have finished spawning, and are recovering but not back on the feed yet, as the weekend produced our first blank of the year as the fish still had other things on there minds. However they will be hungry and needing to rebuild there energy levels, so hopefully they will be back on the feed with vengeance this week.

1st June

Todays day ticket wednesday certainly paid off for angler David Haydock as he landed a 32-08 from swim 6 today.

1st June

It's been a superb couple of weeks on the monument, with last week producing 24 fish of which 10 were over 30 lb, and it's boilies that are dominating the catches at the moment, with the phase from SBS and mainlines cell being the top baits. In fact for the last few weeks they have produced nearly all the fish. When you consider all baits with the exception of peanuts are allowed at the monument it just shows how good these baits are.However if your booked on for a 36 hr session then I would consider spombing a particle mix of hemp,corn a tigers. But if you are doing a Wednesday day session, then I would keep disturbance to a minimum a fish boilies only. Jason palmer visited us in swim 3 a landed three 30's weighing 31,38 &39 on the cell, and both the big 30's were fish that are normally mid 30's up in weight,top angling Jason. The size of the other 30's was also impressive
Matt wilshaw 33-06
Matt reed.     33-08
Rob parsons 30-06
James leach.32-08
Ian Murray    30-00
Brian Dunlop 34-08
Phil pace.     34-08
At this time of year the average weight of the fish in the monument is probably over 30 lb because the bulk of the other fish are high 20's.call us on 01952-463141 if you want to book on.

27th May

As of today we are now well stocked up with SBS Phaze 1 boilies and the cell and new grange.
We are also doing and offer on SBS M1, SBS Lobworm and SBS Fruit & Nut we are selling it off at £7 per kg

23rd May

The big Girls are well on the feed. This cooler weather and strong winds has kept the fish feeding heavily.
The weekend saw 12 fish landed including 5 x 30's as follows
Matty Wilshaw 33-06
Matt Reed 33-08
Rob Parsons 30-06
James Leach 32-08
Ian Murry 30-00
All the fish are now being caught on boilies and its the SBS Phaze 1 and cell doing the business!!

Take away Curry

17th May

The monument is fishing well and is throwing out lots of 30’s I have just looked back through our records and it has produced 22 different 30’s since the start of May alone. One of the most notable during this time was this week with the capture of the monuments first 30+ common weighing in at 31-08 a fish that has been spawned in the monument around 6/7 years ago we estimate. A lot of the 30’s have been mid 30’s and our first day ticket Wednesday produced 2 such fish to Luke Edwards who landed a 32-00 and a 34-08 on the monuments first day only session last Wednesday showing you don’t have to sit it out for long sessions to catch the big girls.

13th May

We have a cancelation for this coming sat/sun session the 14th/15th if you wish to fish simply turn up tomorrow morning.

12th May

The first wednesday session went very well with Luke Edwards landing a cracking brace of 30' s see pic gallery for pics.

cancelations list

Due to unpaid deposits we have cancelled a few swims so they are open for booking if you are interested in the following dates please call us on 01952 463141
26th - 27th May swims 1,2,3,11,15
30th - 31st May swims 4,14,15
2nd - 3rd June swims 1,2,3,4,9,10,11,12,15
4th - 5th June 1,4,8,9,15
16th - 17th June swims 1, 7,8,9,10,11

9th May

What a weekend just when we though it was fishing really well it got even better! This weekend alone produced 18 fish which included 5 x 30's which weighed 30-08, 34-00, 34-00, 31-08, and 35-00. There were also at least 5 fish lost and they are on boilies big time with SBS Phaze 1 and cell catching all the fish. We have a few swims available during the summer in the week if you are interested please call us on 01952 463141

Cancelation

Due to cancelations we have swims available for the weekend 28th - 29th May swims 1, 2 and 4 to book please call us on 01952 463141

3rd May

The monument is bang in form this weekend alone it has produced 14 fish including 5 x 30’s in just 36hrs and a total of 27 fish were out during the week with 9 x 30’s. We get some very good anglers visit the monument and often they produce the goods this week Andy Walker paid us a visit and dropped in peg 11. Andy was one of the first to use the new SBS Phaze 1 which we have been baiting up with every week Andy landed a double early doors followed by a 27-00 and during the night landed a 36-10.
Andy introduced approx 40 boilies regularly every hour or so throughout the session to keep the fish interested but importantly he knew the fish were close so made sure he didn’t cast past the fish. Andy is back on next Thursday so we will let you know how he gets on.
At the weekend some of our regulars turned up did the business again Terry Holland and friend Terry Pilling landed 4 fish between them weighing 20-00 24-00 26-00 and a 30-09. But it was Holland junior chris who did the business landing 6 fish from swim 7 which included 3 20’s and 30’s weighing 32-05 32-12 and 34-08. Chris did the business on the cell and white corn but the SBS Phaze 1 is now starting to look like it could be the bait as well. We have a very interesting period coming up because it was the 2nd week in may last year when we had the big snail hatch and 34 fish were landed in a session it will be interesting to see what happens this year. As many of the same anglers have booked on again. I think nature will repeat itself and when snails appear zigs will work again its just a question of timing.

DAY TICKETS WEDNESDAYS don’t forget from May 4th you can fish a 7am till dusk day session just give us a call on 01952 463141 they should be productive as the carp have never been fished for on a Wednesday.

29th April

Get on the Phaze1! Andy walker of SBS baits booked on the monument yesterday, and proved what he has been telling me for sometime, which is the Phaze 1 boilies will do the business on the monument, well arriving late yesterday afternoon, andy soon landed a double, followed by a 27 and then early eve landed a stunning 36-08 mirror, all from swim 11. When a new bait works on the monument it often dominates for sometime, so if your booked on soon get on the Phase 1, which we do sell on site.

Weston Cancelation

Due to a cancelation we have a free week7th - 14th May for a boathouse or full lake booking anyone interested please call us on 01952 463141

SITCH SYNDICATE

There ae a few places available for the Sitch syndicate for this coming year season staring June 1st. If you are interested please call Ed on 07779257812 or monument 01952 463141

22nd April 

There has been 8 fish off so far this session upto 34-10 this hot weather is forecast to continue so we advise putting out a good bed of bait when you arrive and fishing over that mainly boilies and maize until it gets very hot and sunny then tirn to zigs for afternoons and back to bootom baits for the nite.
Also due to a cancelation we have 1 swim free for this weekend session 23rd - 24th simply call or turn up tomorrow morning

DAY TICKET WEDNESDAYS

From Wednesday 4th May we will be open for day only sessions every wednesday for £30 a swim 7am - till Dusk. Call now to book on 01952 463141

19th April

After a few good sessions with plenty of 30s being landed it has kicked in, with 13 fish being landed already this session upto 33-04 which was landed by John Herbert from swim 9 fishing cell boilies. Also Lewis Mulholland fishing swim 12 has just landed a 31-09 also on cell.
We are still introducing 10 kgs of SBS Phaze 1 every Tuesday evening together with 40kgs of maize. So with the cell these are the baits to use.
The fish are well spread out at the moment and the monument is producing 30’s every session. Also the big girls are due out we do have the odd swim available so if you want a session call us on 01952 463141.

15th April

The monument is fishing really well with plenty of quality big fish being landed every session. 6 fish have already been landed this session upto 33-00
Our carptalk reports have gone bi weekly so they will only be posted on our site every other week.
SBS Phase 1 and cell boilies are catching most of the fish!

swim cancelations

We have swims 10, 11 and 15 available for thur fri session if you wish to fish this session simply turn up thur morning

5th April

The fishery has finally coloured up for the first time this year, which is a sign the fish are well on the feed.

Since we have been baiting the fishery heavily on Tuesday evenings with maize and SBS Phaze 1 boilies the carp have become more catchable so we will continue to do so for the next couple of months.

From the last 17 fish landed 7 have been over 30lb with the best being landed by Dean Spratt at 35-00 from swim 11 on sweetcorn

Nick Hulme landed a 32-00 from swim 6 on pepperami Matt Clarke landed a 32-00 from swim 15 on boilie and Simon Wilson followed matt into swim 15 and also landed a 31-08

Ian Welton fished swim 7 a 30-02 on sweetcorn, but the only brace of 30’s was landed by Lee Mcdonald in swim 3 who smashed his pb twice with mirrors weighing 31-00 and 32-00 lee was using balanced cell hookbaits over a bed of cell boilies at close range the top baits on the monument at the moment are cell, SBS  Phaze 1 and sweetcorn.

Now the fish are well on the feed don’t be afraid to put the bait in as when the lake becomes coloured the fish are without doubt more catchable. We have just cleared the book from swims booked without deposits paid so we do have availability during weekday sessions

28th March

The monument has started to fish well with 10 fish landed over the weekend including 2 x 30's upto 31-08 ( see pic gallery ) Boilies and sweetcorn catching all the fish.

NEW 40's
4 x 40's
We will be stocking 2 new 40's into the monument in September, with at least another 2 before Christmas!

22nd March

The monument is producing steadily but consistently now with fish coming off from all over the lake every session. Since we have started to introduce 10kgs of the  SBS Phaze 1 boilie and 20kg of maize in every Wednesday the fish seem to be feeding much more heavily and more confident. We have in stock the new SBS bait the Phaze 1 and are also selling maize and will soon also be selling buckets of pellet and spod mix! It would appear that getting spodding plenty of bait out is becoming the tactic at the moment as well due to them getting used to feeding over beds of bait as the anglers that have been catching the fish the last few weeks have been doing so over beds of particle or boilie. Billy Mckinven fished swim 1 last week and this can be a tricky swim at this time of year but he had 2 fish over the session. He baited fairly well putting in half a kg of boilies over his rods straight away and then slowly trickled anther 1 to 2 kg of bait over both rods throughout the session.

Other anglers who have been catching some of the big girls are Gary Breetz who landed a 31-01 on boilie at the weekend and Mick Smith who landed a 30-03.

Acton Open Access

A group booking on acton top lake has a space free if anyone is intersted in fishing acton but wasunable to get a group togther themsevles. The date is from 16th - 23rd April If you are interested please contact Steve on 07860550445

1st March

A steady week however Kirk Marsden worked his magic again with another 5 fish catch from swim 7 the fish weighed 33-13, 18-00, 21-13, 31-08 and a 21-00. Kirk uses bags of maggots but with plastic corn on the hair. He seems to bait up early doors then just the rigs and bags throughout the session. Tony Round landed a 26-00 from swim 5.
Lee Roberts landed a 21-08 and there were a further 2 fish out.
Already this session there has been 5 fish landed this session Matt Child is fishing swim 6 and it is also his birthday so when he broke his Pb with a 25-10 he was a very happy chap but much happier when his next take was a 35-10 a stunning half linear.
The good news is there has been 3 fish out to boilies George Humpage and his pal from Lichfield landed a 15-00 and a 25-08 on boilies in the dark.
This is the last session that maggots are allowed so its good to se the carp already picking up the boilies.

28th February

we still have some free swims for this weekend of you wish to book please call us on 01952 463141

22nd February

Time to give them some proper bait. We will shortly be receiving 100 kilo's of the new phase 1 freezer boilies from SBS, 10 kilo 's of which will be introduced every weds to both establish a new bait at the monument and give the carp a quality food source. Don't forget the maggots are banned at the end of February, but with the temperatures on the rise many other baits will start to work. We are constantly feeding our stock pools and observe how the carp react to various baits, sweetcorn and maize and hemp are often the best, then baits like boilies and luncheon meat come into there own when the water temperature rises a few degrees. We only start to feed the pellets from mid march, and then only use the best quality low oil pellets, I rarely use high oil pellets at all. We will be selling both buckets and sacks of pellets this year together with freshly cooked maize, it is worth pre ordering with us prior to your arrival. I believe the best way to get the fish feeding confidently and therefore more likely to pick up your rig is a variety of baits and sizes, and with the spombs it is easy to get them out together.

15th February

It's typical winter fishing at the mo, one minute they are having it and the next they switch off, it's the slightest of temperature changes that make all the difference and that has been the case this week. Once again the best spell of weather came at the weekend and 5 fish were landed from three different swims. Top rod once again was kirk mars den who landed three fish weighing 18-04,18-08 and 19-10 which is very unusual for the monument, however they were all mint young fish and another quality piece of angling by kirk, who has now landed 8 fish in two visits, all on the maggots. The maggots are still permitted until the end of February for those booked on. Also amongst the fish were David haddock with a 22-08 and Craig jones with a 21-00. Then the temperatures dropped and it has been quiet all week, even max cottis is struggling mid way through his session at the moment. Iam looking forward to march when the maggots are banned and the boilies start going in, and that brings me on to the new bait from sbs called phase1 which we will be introducing every week, and we have ordered 100 kilo to start baiting from mid march.we will stock the exact same bait in the shop in 16 mm freezer boilies.

8th February

Another fantastic week on the monument for February although it was the weekend session that produced all the fish 11 fish were landed, during the 36hr session. One of our syndicate members Danny Armitage decided to bring his father Colin carping to the monument Colin was well happy early doors when he landed a lovely 26-08 however he was even happier when he landed his 6th fish of the session all on his right hand rod in swim 7. Maggots produced all the fish for Colin which were 26-08, 25-00, 23-08, 19-00, 214-00, 23-00
Danny managed to catch a stunning young common weighing 22-00 from swim 6 , but the big girls were landed opposite on swim 13 by Leighton Woodhall who had a cracking brace of 30’s weighing 35-08 and 32-00. A great bit of angling at anytime of the year but extra special in February Leighton landed his fish on zigs to the middle. Also amongst the fish was Jamie Griffiths who landed a 22-08 and a 17-00 from swim 14.
Both Colin and Leighton win a free session on the monument before the end of February.
Lets hope this milder spell continues as the fish are really starting to move with the occasional one leaping out of the water.
We are sold out for this coming weekend but we do have a few swims in the week so give us a call on 01952 463141if you fancy a session.
We are happy for anglers to just fish a day session if swims are available.

7th February

A great weekend on the monument with 11 fish landed upto 35-08 some pics on the web already others to follow tomorrow.
Mainly maggots catching the fish over various spodded baits, if this weather continues so will the catches we do have spaces in Feb so call 01952 463141 if you want to book on
RH

Cancealtion for an open access week on Weston

We have have a cancelation for a open access week 14th - 21st May this is a full lake booking including the use of all the facilities provided by the boathouse for a maximum of 8 anglers for further info or to book this mega week please call us on 01952 463141

25th January

It’s been a tough week on all our waters with only 3 fish landed. In the freezing conditions
we have experienced this week combined with the thick fog they are all worth a mention.
Luke Edwards landed a 23-00 from the monument out of swim 6 on a zig and Danny Armitage had
an 18-00 from swim 7. Our only other fish to report was from the avenue where Simon Nichols
landed a 19-12 mirror when the daytime temperatures were just 2 degrees!

EXCITING NEWS

RH Fisheries have purchased some very special and very big new fish!
We have introduced 2 cracking fish into the Sitch weighing 33-08 and 35-00. Also you can
visit our website click on the new Sitch site and see video footage of them being stocked
We have also purchased 4 bigger fish which are absolutely stunning which are being quarantined
at the avenue until the autumn when we will be stocking 2 into the monument and 2 will
remain in the avenue.
We are keeping their weights a surprise until they are landed but they are already very big
as you can see and should be even bigger by the autumn as they will be on a demand feeder
from April – September
Also if this project is successful we have ordered a further 12 biggies for this winter that
we intend to spread between the monument and avenue and the Sitch pictures of all these fish
are on the rhfisheries.com website, and video clips should also be available on site soon.

17th January

We had a great session on the monument this weekend with 11 fish landed and 4 x 30's weighing 31-00, 32-08, 33-00 and 35-02. all pics are on the website pluss all the others were 26lb+
Maggots catching most the fish and a few on zigs. If you want to book on during this mild spell call us on 01952 463141.

Fish Fish Fish Today

Luke Edwards has once again worked his magic landing four fish this session as follows 25-00, 27-00, 28-00, 33-00 all on 3ft zig rigs.
We are getting busy but do have places available for the wekks ahead

11th January

After almost five weeks of ice, we finally have good news to report!
This weekend the monument opened it's doors to a ice free lake, and we were packed out, in fact we had to turn anglers away. It was wonderful to finally see anglers on the bank and the fishery re open, unfortunately the carp didn't oblige as it was literally only the night before that the ice finally melted, however it returned on Sunday eve but was thin enough to clear with the boat and by lunchtime the anglers were fishing, and just as it was getting dark Luke Edwards landed our first fish of the year weighing 25-00lb on a 3 ft black foam zig! It just confirms that in the cold weather the carp are often up in the water, which I have to say in these extreme conditions did surprise me. However it proves they are catchable and I think there will be more to come this week as the forecast is a mega 12 degrees on weds and thurs. So to the anglers visiting the monument in the next couple of weeks give the zigs ago. As I am writing this report Luke has just landed a 27-00 mirror and yesterday evening he landed our first 30 of 2011 weighing 33-00. we have taken a photograph of his Zig rig to show you whats doing the business.

Fish tank for sale

The fish tank that has been the centre piece of the monument fisherys office for some time is up for grabs it measures 150x40x70cm including all the pumps filters gravel etc offers over £400 for any more info please call us 01952 463141

7th January

We will be open this weekend 8th /9th there are anglers fishing at the moment as the middle area of the lake is free we will break the remaining ice this afternoon so hopefully nearly all the lake will be free for the weekend session.

5th January

We are now able to open this thur/fri 6th 7th as the ice has melted considerably. if you wish to fish simply turn up in the morning

Graviers Opportunity

World Record Lake

2 places available for the 9th -16th April 2011 with Dixie and Dave ellis places only on offer to members of RHF Waters or monument regulars if you want to join them call Dave 07774288777

4th January

Still 80% frozen so closed until at least 8th January when we hope to open we will post an update on thursday for the weekend anglers

New Dates

We have decided to stay open on 6th/7th and 9th/10th June. All swims available to book as of today 4/1/2011

3rd January

Unfortunately the lads who turned up today couldnt fish the lake is 45% fre of ice with the areator goinf we are hoping the monument will be fishable this thurs fri 6th 7th

28th December

Unfortunatey we ae still frozen and so have cancelled our next session however the forecast is for a very mild week so we are hopefull that by the weekend the ice will have all gone and we will be able to reopen mon/tue 3rd and 4th.

26th December

Unfortunately we are still frozen so our next sesion 27th 28th is cancelled. However the weather is warming so we are hopefull for thurs fri 29th 30th session we will update you about this session on tuesday

21st December

ICE UPDATE
we are now closed for Christmas and hope to reopen on the 27th December. We are very hopefull that it will be free enough of ice to open as we have the aerator on running 24/7. We are fully booked on the 27th and will post a further update as to the state of the ice and if we can be open on the 27th on boxing day so check back then.
Have a great Christmas from all at RH fisheries and we look forward to seeing you soon

20th December

Every year RH Fisheries receives hundreds of new applications from anglers wanting to join our fisheries, so with everything very quiet at the moment we thought we would tell you a little about our waters, and how we operate our waiting lists. firstly we ask you to write to rob hales at the badger hall address, as detailed on the website(www.rhfisheries.com), rob then writes back to every applicant acknowledging there letter and informing them they are on the waiting list, and when we will be back in touch. The first places go to applicants who have been recommended by a existing member, we also allow our current members to move from one water to another within our group of fisheries, which surprisingly happens quite a lot, then the remaining places are offered to new applicants on the waiting list, we will update you whether successful or not, so you can plan your season, it is impossible for us to put a exact time on each waiting list as it is purely dependent on the amount of places that become available in any one year! However even if your second choice water becomes available it would almost guarantee you a place in preferred syndicate the following season.

Weston park
We receive more applications for Weston than any of our waters, probably because the lake is so beautiful and private, located in the private grounds of a stately home.
Size: Weston is 12acres with 13 swims 10 of which are open to the syndicate.
Stock: there are 204 fish present of which 180 are over 20lb with the best fish landed in 2010 weighing 37-14 which was a common, there are plenty of other 30's with most of the bigger ones being commons,35-08 being the best mirror in 2010. The average size of the fish is now about 25lb and steadily growing every year.
Rating: Weston is a easy water, as the fish love boilies, and they consistently out fish all other baits, they also love the floaters, but are a little more tricky to catch on the surface.
Future: the fish are young and still growing well we carry out a drain down and de-stocking every couple of years to control the biomass of other fish and young carp. So Weston is set to keep improving.

Acton burnell
Currently our best water for the monsters! There are two stunning lakes at Acton which are only separated by a dam, the big lake is the lake featured in the wonderful new fishing DVD/programme "catching the impossible" with Martin bowler.
Size: there are two lakes the big lake, which is 17 acres, and the lower lake being 7 acres.
Stock: the big lake holds approx 120 fish of which there are 21 different 40's of which four are commons upto 48-12 being the best in 2010 and 49-04 the best mirror, the average weight being well over 30lb.
The lower lake holds 23 original fish of which 5 have been caught over 40lb this year upto 48 lb with the big common recently landed at 51 lb, her best weight being 53-08 which is the lake record, the average weight being 36 lb, also there are a further 42 stockies weighing between 8 - 14 lb which have huge potential.
Rating: the big lake is difficult and is fished by lots of very good carp anglers, the lower lake is very difficult as these lovely old fish have seen it all, but they are stunning.
Future: there is an amazing head of big fish in the big lake, and the fishery is well balanced with these wonderful old fish still steadily growing, and in mint condition thanks to the handling of fish by the syndicate. A few 50's imminent! We now have 42 mega quality young fish in the lower lake to compliment the beautiful
23 originals and to ensure there are quality young fish coming through which will also take the pressure of the old girls.

The monument
Open to everyone on a 36 hr session ticket, not a syndicate! Probably the highest stocking density of 30's per acre in the uk! Also boasts four 40's and a lake record of 49-00lb. There are over 100 different 30's in the monument amongst a stock of 300 fish! The average weight last winter was 27 lb. However alot of quality anglers visit the monument and they have seen it all, ad to that the angling pressure and it is tricky water, but mega catches are always possible! Eg in a 36 hr session in 2010 sixteen different 30's were landed. To book on the monument call 01952-463141

The avenue
Our fishery with the greatest potential to produce a monster, located in the private grounds of robs home in Shropshire.
Size: 10.2 acres in size with a average depth of six feet, with 17 swims.
Stock: at present there 204 carp in the lake, but to ensure the continued growth of the best fish we will de-stock every year! In only it's second year we are Planning to remove 30 big doubles/ low 20's. The lake record is already 49-08 a fish that has gained 13-08 lb in less than two seasons! Also a fish known as "the little rhino" went from 23-00lb to 38-10lb in 23 months and has only been landed once. Most of the best fish are the big 30's coming through, and many still haven't been caught.
Rating: moderate but starting to become harder as the fish wise up, and the head of fish reduces! Most fish only visited the bank once all season, and over thirty are yet to be landed.
Future very exciting with massive potential, with the management of the fishery purely focused on growing the biggest carp possible. The syndicate only use freezer boilies and pellets to ensure the carp get the best possible food. The avenue will produce huge fish in the future.

The sitch
Our most recent water, that we took over in 2008 and another carp anglers dream! A naturally formed lake .
Size a large beautifully shaped 26 acre shallow fishery, with 21 well spaced swims
Stock created as a runs water with 420 fish present in the 10-24 lb bracket and a few bigger fish unto 35 lb which is a common. These fish are young and mega quality and growing fast.
Rating the sitch is in it's infancy, but already showing signs that it will become a very special fishery over the next few years, we are already seeing lots of 20's coming through, and these fish are monument babies with great potential. we also plan to introduce some new 30's every winter, this year we have ear marked some cracking young mirrors in the 30 - 34 lb bracket. if you are after action with a chance of a 30 then the sitch is the water for you, and it won't be long before it produces some biggies.

14th December

We are now 100% ice free and so will be open for the next few session if you wish to fish simply turn up on the morning
we look forward to seeing you

13th December

The monument is now 90% free from ice so we will be open for 16th/17th and the 18th/19th sessions we have some free swims so if you wish to fish simply turn up.

Matt Hayes 25th - 27th April 2011

A chance to fish with matt hayes for a 3 day session on the sitch
Matt Hayeshas booked the sitch for 3 days during the closed season so it is a unique chance to both catch plenty of cracking fish and to fish with Matt Hayes for a few days if you are interested visit:
matthayes.tv
or contact anna on the following email anna@i2itelevision.com

ICE UPDATE 10th December

The fishery is 30% free of ice but still not fishable. However we are hopeful of opening on Thurs/Fri 16th/ 17th
We only have a few booked on so if you want to fish please just turn up on the day. We will update you again on Tuesday

9th December

With the aerator now working 24/7 30% of the lake has cleared already we will update further tomorrow but hop to be open this weekend.

7th December

The monument is still frozen solid so we are closed for the 9th and 10th december session and will review the situation then when we will update you further

6th December

Winter can present a whole new set of problems for fisheries. In summer we can have algae issues oxygen issues together with weed and low water levels. However the most serious problems can present themselves in the winter with prolonged periods of ice, which is dangerous on 2 counts firstly silty lakes the gases cannot escape and become trapped under the ice, combined with depleted oxygen levels due to no gaseous exchange due to the ice, can be fatal as was the case with a few waters in Shropshire last year. However I must emphasise that other factors play a big part , such as the depth of water flow of water into the lake under the ice which is good news opposed to no flow. Finally biomass ie the stocking density of the fishery the less the better, so if you have a high stocking density and no flow of water under the ice then you should take precautions this week as the pictures show w have chain sawed areas of ice out on the lake and installed aerators that we will leave on 24/7 until the thaw sets in this eliminates any of the problems mentioned occurring and will give you peace of mind. We use Linn aerators supplied by spirex auqatec. It is a small investment compared to the value of your stock. If however you don’t have a power source which is the case on a couple of our waters then still cut out areas of ice out to allow the lake to breath and the wind back onto the waters surface.

I must stress that it is a very dangerous exercise but with experts in can be done reasonably safely. As the pictures show we work from inside a boat on the ice, we wear drysuits and rope ourselves together and to a 3^rd person on the bank just incase.

With the forecast ahead looking like long periods of ice it is worth making the effort.

Also we are giving monument anglers the chance to fish acton , the avenue Weston park or the Sitch. The biggest fish landed in December January or February wins a trip for 2 anglers on any of these waters.

Also if you land 2 fish over 20lb in a 36hr session in December January or Februaryyou win a free 36hr session in the same period (captures must be witnessed by the bailiff)

Last winter plenty of anglers managed to catch a couple of 20’s and win the free session. We look forward to seeing you when the ice has gone.

1st December

The lake is still frozen solid with a covering of snow!

We are now closed until at least 7th December when we will update the web again so please keep checking back here for more updates in due course

Next update

Wednesday 1st december we will post an update with regards the ice

26th November

Well today 25^th November we have woken up to a frozen monument however last night several anglers braved the weather and amazingly just hours before the lake froze. Luke Edwards and Kirk Marsden both caught fish both were using critically balanced maggots on a kd rig.

Luke was fishing swim 13 and at 6pm had a take and landed a cracking 26-08. It just shows with the use of maggots the monument carp are catchable even in the most extreme weather. We hope to reopen on Thursday 2^nd December

If you are booked on please check out our website www.rhfisheries.com visit monument catch report for the latest info

Also we are giving monument anglers the chance to fish acton , the avenue Weston park or the Sitch. The biggest fish landed in December January or February wins a trip for 2 anglers on any of these waters.

Also if you land 2 fish over 20lb in a 36hr session in December January or Februaryyou win a free 36hr session in the same period (captures must be witnessed by the bailiff)

Last winter plenty of anglers managed to catch a couple of 20’s and win the free session. We look forward to seeing you when the ice has gone.

Top tips

Luke Edwards seems to have got the monument sussed he seems to catch them even in the most extreme conditions. So we asked him for some tips.

Luke said

• leaving rigs in for 10hrs with maggots
• plastic maggots on the shank with 2 live on the hook
• 10lb fluorocarbon hooklinks
• 2 oz inline running leads with a shock bead 1 inch away
• sink the line with a shot 4ft away from the rig
• mini spod ( spodding 4 spods every 4 or 5 hours with dead and live maggots)

LAKE FROZEN!!

As of today 26th November the lake is frozen and so we have closed for the next 2 sessions so please keep checking the web for updates. We will update again at latest wednesday 1st December

FOR SALE

3 x Diawa Basia reels mint condition with spare spools £660 please contact monument on 01952 463141

16th November

The maggots are still working their magic and catching plenty of fish, to the point where captures the last few weeks have been just as good as weeks in the summer.

With probably the most notable capture this week was by Mark Rotten from swim 9 who baited well, spodding in a gallon of maggots and 2kg of corn and fishing a fake corn kd style with maggots glued onto the back of it. He landed 2 fish a 27-12 and a 38-00. I think the reason mark did so well was the fact he spodded out both live and dead maggots as the dead ones simply sit on the bottom and make an easy meal but I believe that a lot of the time why maggots out fish other baits during the colder months is due to the movement of them triggering a natural feeding instinct. This is also why I believe that it is essential to have live maggots as part of your hookbait.

Also through the winter months during the weekday session we aren’t usually fully booked so if you would like to do just a day session call us on 01952 463141 a day or so before and if there is space you can fish for just a day for half the price of the 36hr ticket.

9th November

Its getting better and better at the moment with 30 fish landed in the last 3 sessions including 7 x 30’s upto 36-08. Which leads me into a lovely story about our good friend and angling personality Des Taylor. Who popped into the monument on Saturday to deliver some SBS boilies whilst at the fishery Des went onto the lake and gave some advice and a very clever maggot rig, to Tim and Colin fishing Swims 1 and 2. The rig includes a large D loop on the back of the hook a small size 8 or 10 on which des glues pairs of maggots spaced well apart. He is of the opinion that the fish think they have crawled away from the pack and take them with confidence. The result said it all. Tim Reeve landed 4 fish 25-02, 29-13, 29-14 and 36-08. His pal Colin Copper in swim 2 also landed a 21-00 and a 31-01. Both had PBs. There were 10 fish landed at the weekend around the lake with Tim and Colin landing over half of them on Des’ rig!

They commented to us how nice it was for such a well-known angler to be so helpful and approachable

The monument produced 7 different 30’s last week as follows
1) Tim Reeve 36-08
2) Dave Radford 31-10
3) Colin Cooper 31-01
4) David Taylor 33-00
5) Craig Vernon 32-08
6) Craig Vernon 31-02
7) Steve Arnold 31-12

November

In conjunction with the maggots is once again proving to be one of our best months this year! We do have some spaces during November so if you want a session call us on 01952 463141

8th November

Another great session at the weekend with 10 fish landed upto 36-08.
AQlso a 31-01 , 33-00 and 31-10, The average weight of the fish caught the weekend was 28-12.
Thats over 30 fish in the last 3 sessions, we still have swims available in november

5th November

We have had 9 fish landed already this session upto 32-08 see pic gallery.
Maggots doing the business

Features on the Monument

Yesterday Des Taylor and Total Carp Magazine lads visited us for features using the maggots on the monument.
Des had his angling times lat on and you will see his feature in Angling Times soon.
Everyone caught and the Total Carplads had 3 crackers, we will put the pics on the web in january when thier feature is realeased in Total Carp

2nd November

Its kicking in as we are mid way through our first session with the maggots and we have more fish landed in a day than were caught last week. Last week we only had 4 fish landed upto 31-02 which was caught on maize from swim 14 by Leonard Fasham.
However already today we have had 6 fish landed and a few small ones including 2 x 30’s upto 31-12. A few have been caught on boilies and maize together with maggots. It would appear the maggot’s spombed regularly in the swim will get the carp feeding and you can either use maggots or try combination baits over the top.

We have got Des Taylor for Angling Times and a couple of the lads from Total Carp visiting us tomorrow to do features on the maggot fishing so we will let you know how they get on.

We have got a few swims available in November so if you want to get on the monument then give us a call on 01952 463141

2nd November

We are Midway through our first session allowing maggots and already 10 fish upto 31-12 have been landed. So the maggots are working, however boilies and maize have also caught this session.
The next few weeks should produce plenty of big fish.

Cancelation

We have a cancelation for 20th /21st November for swim 8 to book please call us on 01952 463141

Swim Availability

We have 2 swims for Mon 1st/ Tue 2nd November and several swims for the Thur 4th / Fri 5th Session as these are the first 2 sessions that maggots are allowed then these should be excellent sessions being the first to be able to use the added advantage of maggots if you wish to book for either of these sessions please call us on 01952 463141

26th October

The harsh frosts we have had the last week have made fishing slow all over and unfortunately the monument is no exception it has been hard going with the best fish this week caught the weekend from swim 5 by one of the Samuel Murray group weighing 28-08. However the real highlight of the week was Iain Mcmillan coming on to do a feature for Crafty Carper and landing a 25lber. He fished the day after we had the first frost of the year, which is some incredible angling! He caught the fish on a zig, which I feel is the rig to be trying during the cold sunny days as the fish will sit up in the water basking to get the most of the warmth.

However if like many anglers you are not a fan of zigs we are feeding maize into the monument on a Wednesday and are now selling 2kg bags of it so if you wish to buy some please call us the session before so we can have it ready and waiting for you in the morning. Maggots are also allowed from next week the 1^st Nov and this should make a big difference as the movement of the grubs I am sure triggers a reaction from the fish and causes more takes.

Maize

We are cooking fresh maize every week at the monumet to feed into the fishery on wednesdays and sell to the anglers.
So you can buy it fresh for £3 for 2kgs
Anglers visiting Weston, Acton or the sitch can call to pre order

Monument winter competitions

1) the biggest fish landed during the months of Dec, Jan, Feb wins a 36hr session for anglers on any of RH Fisheries waters

2) Any angler who lands 2 fish over 20lb in a 36hr session during Dec, Jan, Feb wins a free 36hr session in the same period.

Note captures must be witnessed by the bailiff to be recognised.

19th October

Its been a slow week at the monument in fact all our waters are fishing slow at the moment. However there were 8 fish landed from the monument and Glen Ogden fished swim 7 to land the stunning ‘Pin scale’ at 37-12

Also at the weekend we had a visit from the Fosters boys Danny Hale and Mez they tried everything but the fish weren’t playing the game, until late on the Sunday when Danny had a 29-00 off the bottom from swim 12 and Mez lost one on a zig. So trying different tactics paid off in the end for the lads in what was a difficult session.

The seagulls often visit the monument now and they seem to get all the baits put out via throwing stick, so spombs seem to be the way forward. I was watching the lads baiting up with them and they are superb! Whether using particle pellet or boilies they are the business.

Also the guy that has never blanked at the monument Gary Chatter was without a take until late afternoon on Sunday when once again he landed a 21-00 chocolate malt and tiger nut boilies.

Maize

We are now going to introduce fresh maize every week during colder months ahead and sell freshly cooked maize at the fishery so it should be worth a go!

Iain Mcmillan is visiting us this week for a magazine feature so we will let you know how he gets on.

Also don’t forget you can use maggots from 1^st November.

12th October

Its been a strange week really with only 12 fish landed up to 35-00. The best fish falling to a gentleman on swim 14, we’ve got a great pic but sadly no name.

However after our first introduction last Wednesday of 10kgs of the SBS Fruit and Nut, the first angler to try the new bait was Steve Mooney who turned up on the day in the hope of a cancellation and one angler who had booked swim 14 didn’t show! Steve went on to land 2 fish weighing 21-04 and 28-00.

So the new bait is working and anglers are starting to buy it so more is going in and we will be putting another 10kgs in this Wednesday so the fruit and nut could well be the bait to get on now.

November the 1^st is nearly upon us and from November 1^st angler on the monument can use maggots. November is also our best month for the big fish they are back approaching top weights and with the added advantage of using maggots we are expecting plenty of big fish in November.

Also worth a go are lobworms as proved this weekend by Simon Wilson, who landed 2 fish weighing 19-00 and 21-08 from swim 14.

5th October 2010

The big fish are starting to show themselves with 5 x 30’s landed this week amongst 16 fish.

The biggest fish of the week was landed by Colin Stevens who baited heavily in swim 7 and after not a bleep all weekend had a take at the death, Sunday evening to land “Popeye” at 37-12!

Also amongst the 30’s were Luke Edwards back on the monument having not visited us for a while Luke got back in the groove landing a brace of 30’s landing 31-02 and a 33-02 from swim 13 using sweetcorn over 5-6kg of spodded particle and corn.

However the best catch of the week goes to Brian Dunlop who fished swim 2 and landed 6 fish up to 31-14. Brian was fishing T1 boilies over a bed of boilies at close range!

Now the fry have been removed it is already noticeable that the fish are putting the weight back on with more and more 30’s being caught each session.

My advice at the moment is to put a couple of rigs out quietly at the start to see if you can get an early take I would then either bait via a throwing stick only if there are fish in front of you and if not then spod a particle mix to attract them to you. Corn chopped tigers and hemp are working well.

We must mention Paul Hick who because he recently had all his tackle stolen set up in swim 15 with just a flat lilo under his sleeping bag on the floor and on the night it rained heavily and Paul’s sleeping bag was soaked. He sat patiently all weekend and last knockings Sunday had a well-deserved take and landed a cracking 31-00. Top effort Paul!!

Cancelation

We have a cancelation for 3 swims the weekend session 23rd/24th October to take advantage of these free swims and book please call us on 01952 463141

Free Swim

Swim 6 is free for tomorrows session sat/sun as of 6pm so if you want to fish it simply turn up tomorrow morning.

There Havin' It!!

Dan Dunlop is only midway through this session and has already landed 5 fish
Also other fish upto 31-02 from around the lake. They are liking this stromy weather Beds of mixed particle working well and brian is using T1 boilies.

Carper Tackle Shop

Jones has recently become the new owner of Allens Tackle shop in Walsall
Jona as he is known to his friends is not only a nice guy but has been at the very top of the carp fishing ladder for many years, catching all the Acton residents along the way.
There are very few anglerswho wouldnt benefit from some advice and tips from Shaun.
If you get chance call in and support shaun.
Or contact him as follows:
tel: 01922 407398
email: sales @allensfishingtackle.co.uk " Should you order tackle from Shaun his attention to detail is excellent " Rob Hales

Carpforum Cancelation

Due to a misunderstanding mon/tue 15th/16th November is available to book please call us on 01952 463141

Weekend Cancelation

We have a cancelation for 3 swims 3, 11 and 15 for this weekend 2nd/3rd October.
Conditions are great and the fish are very active to book on please call us on 01952 463141

30th September 2010

A steady week on the monument with 16 fish out for the week several 29’s and Scott Maginn landing the best of the week with a stunning 33-00 from swim 15 chocolate malt boilies did the business for Scott.

It’s a great time coming up at the monument with all of the very big fish i.e. 40 due out and they will be feeding heavily ready for the winter.

Also this week we will be improving the swims i.e. weed and reeds in the margins and improving stone /bark surfaces and all the nets and slings are about to be upgraded.

We are working on some superb new cradles and weigh slings with avid carp and we hope to have their new equipment on site by the end of this year. As I write there has just been a 30-04 and a 35-08 landed so the big girls are already coming out. Pictures to follow in next weeks report.

The SBS Fruit and Nut boilies will be going in from next week so get on the SBS Fruit and Nut.

Cancelations due to unpaid deposits

we have a number of unpaid deposits so if you wish to book any of the following dates please call us on 01952 463141

4th 5th oct swims 1, 2
7th 8th oct swims 4, 5, 6
14th 15th oct swims 4, 7, 9, 10, 11
18th 19th oct swims 5, 9, 10, 11
21st 22nd oct swims 1, 2, 10, 11, 14, 15
25th 26th oct swims 1, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15
28th 29th oct swims 2, 3

21st September

Finally 90% of the fry have been removed and the big carp seem to have become a little more catchable.

20 fish came off this week with the biggest being a 33-08 from swim 6 unfortunately we haven’t got the anglers name, he also had a 29-04 and a 21-06.

Brett O’Connell fished swim 7 and landed a 30-08 and it is boilies doing the business especially since the fry have been removed.

Also a range of baits are now catching with the Dynamite chocolate malt and tiger nut bagging a few and in case the magical cell is slowing up we have decided to feed 20kgs per week from the end of September every Wednesday of the new SBS Frit and Nut boilies, to establish a new bait also this bait has already proven very successful at Weston.

On the monument I believe the carp pick up your rig many times before they get hooked. Some anglers are having success at the moment using small running leads with 5” hooklinks. My thinking is that the carp are used to big leads and find them easy to use them to help unhook themselves.

It makes you think as I have just seen a 33-00 landed without a mark in its mouth and its not a 30 known to us!

Carp talks Simon Crow visited us last week for a Carp World feature and although the lake fished hard Crowy worked his magic, so keep an eye out in the Nov/Dec issue and get Crowys angle and tips for the monument.

New Bait

It is noticable that a mixture of boilies are starting to work.
The magical cell could be worth a change
Therefore every wednesday from october the 1st we will introduce 20kgs of SBS Fruit and Nut
This bait is already the top bait on weston so its a proven catcher it will be in stock from end of september!

14th September

By the time you read this report the fry will have been removed from the fishery, which will open up all the options with, regards bait approach and presentation.

It has been a while since you could put a bed of hemp sweetcorn and pellet out and for it to stay undisturbed until the big carp move in!

So particles together with chopped boilie or small boilies are now well worth a go! Also the actual options with regards rig presentation i.e. sticks with groundbait mix’s or even breadcrumb and tuna!! This type of approach will now make a big difference.

The boilie still doing the business at the moment is cell, with double bottom baits proving the most successful. As I write the weather looks good and the fish are very active. This week we had 19 fish landed with 29-00 being the best, lots of big 20’s this week.

Dan Cross landed 6 fish including the 29-00 and 2x 28’s from swim 7 Cell topped with a milky toffee pop up did the damage for Dan.

11th september

We have got a 2 day booking now available for all swims on the 30th sept-1st oct and 11th -12th Oct,to book any of these call us now on 01952 463141.

we also have 2 swims available on these dates which are peg 1,10 on the 16th n 17th of sept,peg 1 n 10 on the 18th n 19th sept.to book these call us on 01952 463141.

7th September

A good week at the monument with 18 fish landed up to 37-00, which was the “Burgh” fish, a long male that doesn’t get caught very often. Roger also landed a 27-12 fishing from swim 15.

The fish are starting to put their weight back on now, the number of 30’s in the monument doubles come November. When all the 28’s and 29’s will be back over 30

The best catch of the week was by Trevor Nunn who on the weekend session landed 5 fish from swim 2 as follows 18-00, 23-02, 27-00, 28-01, 29-08. Top angling Trevor as a 5 fish catch doesn’t happen very often these days.

Trevor was using a double 18mm cell bottom bait and introduced 2 kgs over the session. Makes you think if it was the double big baits that made the rig difficult to eject! Food for thought as I believe they eat every free offering you give them.

Also Gary Chatter fished swim 8 and landed a cracking 29-00 although the dial on his scales had warped and the needle jammed at 29-00 so we don’t know the true weight, but it was certainly over 30lb. Gary Has caught 17 fish in his last 6 visits to the monument and never blanked. All of his fish have been caught using dynamite chocolate malt boilies.

2011 Bookings

Bookings for 2011 are coming in thick and fast please call asap to avoid disappointment. 01952 463141 We are getting a lot of group bookings and apologise if your first swim choice is not available.

Canelations for weeks on weston

Due to unpaid deposits we have a few weeks available for exclusive use of the boathouse and the boathouse swims.
26th September - 3rd October
3rd October - 10th October
17th October - 24th October
To book any of these weeks please call us on 01952 463141

31st August

Well it's been a exciting week at the rhfwith the capture of three special fish! The first of which was at the monument when Fishing swim 2 landed a cracking new 40 weighing 40-05 using a 20mm tiger nut boilie, the fish is known as pop eye and rarely gets caught, in fact I think this has only been caught four times in the last five years. She is one of several fish that went over 38lb last year that had hoped would make 40 plus this winter, therefore it is likely the monument could produce several new 40's this winter! The lake fished hard on both the mid week sessions producing only a few fish, but came alive at the weekend with nine other fish up to 35lb as well as the 40 ! Tigers are the top bait at the moment or 18/20 mm cell boilies, and as is often the case at the monument nearly all the fish are being caught in the day. We are now taking bookings for 2011 call us on 01952-463141 .

24th August

Bookings for 2011 open on weds sept the 1st at 9am call in or phone us on 01952 463141. Despite the fry being a pain, anglers are thinking there way around the problem, by using bigger baits ie 20mm or tigers which are also working well.however around the time you read this report the fry will have been removed.This week we have had 22 fish landed with 8 fish over 30lb, the best being a 32-08landed by Paul cunliffe. As I write the lake is coloured and the fish are on the feed,and there is no pattern to fishery at the moment, so it is worth trying a range of

2011 Bookings

We are taking bookings for 2011 from Wednesday 9:00am please call us on 01952 463141 or call into the fishery to book!

Cancelations

We have some swims available for the weekend session please call us on 01952 463141 if you wish to fish.

17th August

The monument continues to produce 30's every session, and the going method is still the cell, with some little edges due to the carp fry. However there were still 22 fish off last week with 2 anglers Clinton Jones and mate Steven Briggs doing brilliant both landing a couple of fish and both landing a 30-08 each also. They along with the successful anglers are using either a 18mm cell boilie topped with a small tiger nut, or a larger tiger wrapped in cell paste, then the paste attracts the fish and the tiger ensures you have always got a bait on. However nothing works well for to long as the carp suss methods, baits and rigs quickly, if I was fishing the monument now I would do something different as the time is right for a change. I would entice them and confuse them by putting a mixed bed of bait out consisting of hemp, chopped boilie, corn, small pellets, chopped tigers and tares or chick peas, even almonds, and fish combined baits so the fish find it difficult to associate any one food item as danger. I believe this approach would get them feeding more confidently and hopefully get you a few extra bites. There isn't a specific rig working better than another at the moment, as the monument carp see lots of different rigs every week, so it's worth experimenting with hooklink materials and fixed or running leads, mono flouro hook links also work well.Enjoy your fishing.

10th August

The fishery has been producing steadily the last week with 15 fish landed up to 30-01 by Andy Holder from swim 15. The cell boilies are still working very well but tiger nuts and maize are also catching as guys are having to fish baits that will last as long as possible the pecking at the bait that the small fry are doing. However this problem will be sorted in the coming weeks as we are netting it soon, it will be interesting to see how the fishery responds later this month when the fry have been removed! The monument is fishing very consistently at the moment which could be due to the fry competing for the food, when they have gone the big fish will get more able to feed at there leisure, and probably suss the rigs out more easily! That's one possibility, the other being the presentation will stay undisturbed, with the stick or stinger or bag in place disguising the rig as you intended it to be presented ready to fool the carp! One thing is for sure, we will know the outcome over the next six weeks and we will feed back our findings to you. In the best interest of the big fish, which is our priority we need the unwanted mouths of the fry out. On another point we seldom promote the use of zig rigs, but lately the cell boilies and boilies in general have been so successful anglers have ignored the zigs at times during the day when there have been large natural hatches! As I said we rarely promote zigs as they often foul hook fish and we get lots of fish trailing zigs having been cut off, however for now we are happy for them to be used.

3rd August

The fish have been active crashing and rolling over anglers bait but only 12 fish have been landed this week up to 33-08 as the fry at the moment are feeding heavily also and whittling anglers baits down. Because the fish spawned so successfully this year, there are now lots of fry in the fishery! They have Sussed the boilies and sometimes after a few hours are whittling the baits down, therefore it is worth fishing either double baits or larger hook baits or topping your boilie with a piece of plastic corn or a piece of foam or even a tiger nut. However the big fish are feeding well and being caught, I actually think the sight of the fry eating the bait is making the big carp become more competitive for the food, and as a result they are more catchable. However this advice only applies to anglers visiting the monument in the next few weeks, as we will be netting the fishery before the end of August to remove as many fry as poss. Finally congratulations to Steve Jones. Who after a blank Thursday Friday session in peg one resisted the option of moving into peg 6 which had become available, his faith paid of when the fish moved in on his bait in peg 1 and he broke his Pb, twice with a 29lb mirror and a 33-08m, it proves that patience often works.

Mega swims have become available for this weekend session swims 6 and 7 if you are interested in these please just turn up tomorrow morning.First come first serve.

20th July

A great week and a mega weekend! 27 fish were landed during the week of which 19 came off on the weekend session. Even now after spawning 8 of the fish were over 30lb with the pet finally being caught at a spawned out 39-11 by Steve Fudcher from swim 14. Steve also landed a 19-00 whilst his pal in peg 15 Gavin Moss landed 4 fish weighing 24-14, 24-13, 28-00 and 32-13. Cell, Cell and more Cell boilies doing the damage at the moment with 90% of the fish falling to this mega bait.

Also at the weekend 11 of the 15 swims produced fish with 6 of the swims producing 30’s, pegs 10 and 11 which are not normally the most popular produced 3 fish upto 30-04! So if you are booking on the monument, take your chance as all the swims can produce well.

The fish are very catchable at the moment as they try and put theur weight back on after spawning.

19th July

The monument fished its socks off the weekend with 19 fish landed including 7 x 30's upto 39-11
The 39-11 was the pet spawned out her 1st capture since Sept 09. Cell boilies caught 17 of the fish.
We do have a few cancelations so call us if you want to get on.

Mega new French venue

Only new because it has only been discovered by English anglers this year the lake is a stunning/ mature 25 acre lake located 40mins south of Limoges.

The lake is called “Lac de ribierre” and is French owned by Michel Bonneau

Ribierre holds approx 600 fish, which are growing extremely fast and the current 2010 lake record is 35.6khgs which is about 80-01lb.

There are a number of other huge fish in the 60-70lb bracket with the bulk of the fish in the 30-45lb bracket. so whilst you have a realistic chance of a monster you can expect plenty of action.

The lake is fished from one side only to prevent over casting which makes the fishing more pleasurable, The swims are gently sloping grass banks with mature trees.

The far margin is a productive area and bait boats are allowed ( not rowing boats) the far margin distance ranges from 100yds to 130yds dependant on the swim.

There are 11 swims

I visited the lake in June and was 2 days into a very enjoyable session when a freak rain storm hit the region and we had to pull off( We had already caught 14 fish to 40lbs) I have rebooked for 2011 and I am taking several friends / journalists to promote ribierre so expect it to be well known by Christmas 2011.

Dave and Phil who travelled with me have already rebooked for this September and next year. We will let you know how they get on.

Ribierre offers both bivy fishing March -end May and Sept – mid Nov. All year round you can book a luxury Gite/cottage suitable for 4/6 persons. However carp anglers can only fish Ribierre in June, July and Aug if you book a Gite as this is Michel’s priority income.

From 15th june to end august no lake exclusive bookings and for the rest of the year any whole lake bookings must include minimum of one gite as this is the complexs main business

Detailed below is how to book!

Contact Paul Armfield

Tel: 07836 751753

Email: bathagent@googlemail.com

Cost: 380 euro’s per angler per week!

Paul has amazing pics of the ribierre monsters, which he will gladly email you.

I am helping promote Ribierre because it is a superb venue and my friend Paul Armfield is the exclusive UK booking agent for this fantastic fishery.

You can only book Ribierre via Paul Armfield

Also as many of my syndicate members have already booked Ribierre I have secured a “one week” booking window for any RH Fisheries syndicate members prior to the book opening for 2012.

P.S. This venue has a realistic chance of producing a world record!!

Regards RH

13th July

Boilies, boilies, boilies at the monument as the fish are feeding heavily after spawning. It seems they know what’s best for them as it would appear that they are looking purely for the boilies, over 90% of the fish since spawning have been caught on boilies which isn’t the norm in the winter or prior to spawning. Do they know I wonder what’s best for them at various times of the year. My belief is that they certainly do! Anyway there were 22 fish landed this week with the cell doing the business once again many other boilies are producing but that is certainly the bait at the moment.

The biggest of the week was landed by Roy field at 37-08 a fish we call the flat scaled half linear. Also amongst the 30’swere Michael Carling 31-04 swim4, Ian Monus 33-00 swim 11 and Glynn Ogden 32-08 swim 5. As I mentioned to a few lads this week who had booked onto the monument for the first time in search of a 30, the monument produces 30lb+ fish every session throughout the summer/autumn and when maggots are allowed after November 1^st often even more big fish are caught.

The monument book opens on September 1^st for 2011 so please either give us a call on 01952 463141 or visit us at the monument with a list of your dates.

DVD IN STOCK

Des taylors In Pursuit of a 40 dvd filmed at the Avenue is now in stock at the monument priced £9.99

6th July

The Monument has fished it socks off this week with 39 fish landed 22 of which were landed in just one session. The 22 fish session saw only 2 anglers blank and 1 angler Bob Hale land 5 fish 2 of which were 30’s up to 33-04. All but 3 fish were landed on boilies over beds of boilie free offerings, and the boilie that is still doing all the damage is the cell. The tactic that seemed to bag those few extra fish for guys was to trim down a boilie and wrap matching cell paste around the bait to give the bait extra leakage and more attraction.

2nd July

Its gone mad this sessionbut this time cell boilies are catching all the fish and lots of it is going in.
nearly every angler on the lake has had action.
Already this session there have been 16 fish landed upto 33-04.
A lot of the fish were caught in the night so we havent got all the pics on the gallery.
weights of the fish caught as follows
19-13, 19-00, 17-00, 22-00, 33-04, 24-00, 32-08, 22-00, 28-00, 24-06, 28-05, 22-09, 22-05, 29-04, 22-00, 21-04.
Also we have a cancelation for this weekend swims 7 and 11 to book please call us on 01952 463141

1st July

With this low pressure moving in the fish are really on the feed already this session there have been 6 fish landed to 32-00. The fish have all fell to cell over beds of bait.

29th June

Now the fish are back on the feed and being caught we can see they have spawned heavily. However we still had 6 x 30’s landed this week up to 34-02 which was caught by Danny Walker from swim 7 on cell boilies. Infact on that session the smallest fish caught was 32-00.

As I write the water is coloured and the fish are turning the bottom over so don’t be shy to give them plenty of bait. Because of there liking of snails, I think a bed of hemp could prove successful at the moment a mega bait which the fish rarely see here.

One of our regulars Roy Field lost a very big fish at the net this week which a couple of anglers believe they recognised as the “Pet” which would explain why she hasn’t been out for a while. Finally one last little edge, which is proving to make a difference, is the clay leads we are selling at the monument. Totally camo against the lakebed so well worth a small investment for what could make a big difference. We hope to see you soon!

25th June

With this hot weather the fishing is hard but the lake is still producing just this session there have been 3 x 30's out up to 34-02. of these 3, 2 of the fish came off the bottom on cell boilie hookbaits with 50 -100 freebies scattered around.

Cancelations due to unpaid deposits

We have a cancelation for swims 11 and 12 on 8th - 9th, and 1 and 10 on the 12th -13th July due to unpaid deposit if you interested please call us on 01952 463141

Cancelation

Due to a cancelation we have swims 12 and 13 available for this weekend

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21st June

Now the fish have finished spawning the fishery has settled down, and fishing is becoming more consistent. 20 fish were landed this week and its boilies catching all the fish. The lake is coloured with the fish turning over the bottom looking for bait so don’t be shy about putting plenty in.

Top rod was Craig Large who fished swim 5 and landed a brace of 30’s weighing 32-00 and 34-08 on the cell boilies.

Cell boilies and cell paste and SBS M1 and Lobworm boilies are our top baits at the moment. I think it would be worth baiting heavily at the start of the session and waiting for the fish to move onto the bait.

18th June

The monument is fishig well at the minute with 11 fish off so far this session (only 4 fish pics on the web as most were caught during the nite) Good news being 9 of the 11 fish were caught on boilie hookbaits with scatterings of boilie freebies

15th June

The monument was shut last week to allow the fish to spawn and recover. They spawned heavily on the Friday and Saturday and so from last Monday we have been feeding the fish heavily with 50kg of pellet and some boilie the SBS lobworm. Also while we were shut we did general maintenance of the lake and so all is looking good for re-opening. The first couple of sessions have already produced a few fish so we will give you all the info in next weeks report.

10th June

The fishery is looking superb! The lake is very coloured as the fish are back on the feed big time! We have been feeding 50kg of pellet and 10kg of SBS Lobworm boilies every day at the monument.
It looks good for the anglers on from saturday. My advice is to fish boilies and plenty of pellets on the bottom.
We have also sprayed the wed to prevent any weed beds becoming established in the lake.

7th June

The carp started spawning last week heavily so we closed the fisheryon friday. They have stopped as of today so we will be feeding in 50kg of pellets and a mixture of SBS lobworm and M1 boilies every day this week.
The Monument re-opens next sat 12. We have 1 swim free swim 15 please call to book.
The fishery looks great and we look forward to seeing you all.

Mega week available in the Boathouse at Weston

13th - 20th June
Last week the boathouse produced 26 runs 21 fish upto 29-12 for Gary Leek see wetson pic gallery. Please call us on 01952 463141 if you are interested in this week.

1st June

A steady week after last week’s madness with 11 fish landed up to 38-08. Tony Round caught the 38-08 from swim 6 on a zig! However most sessions last week the lake has been very coloured and I think anglers are fishing zigs at times when bottom baits would be more productive. My advice is to try at least one of each to prevent missing out on the bottom feeding fish. Coloured water means they are feeding heavily.

It’s a classic case of zigs caught most of the fish, because nearly all anglers had 2 zigs on. When I honestly think bottom baits over beds of bait would out fish zigs. To prove my point Paul Gibbons fishing from swim 2 on a tiger over bait has just landed a 36-00. So get on the bottom get them feeding colouring up the water, then they become very catchable.

Availability

We have some availability due to unpaid deposits
29th - 30th May swim 15
31st May - 1st June swim 10
12th - 13th June swims 3, 15
14th - 15th June swims 1, 2, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15
19th - 20th June swims1, 11
21st - 22nd June swim 10
24th - 25th June swim 11
28th - 29th June swims 12, 13, 14, 15

To book any of these please call us on 01952 463141

2 New Sessions

As the fish havent spawned we are going to stay open for 2 more sessions.
Thurs 3rd/ Fri 4th June
Sat 5th/ Sun 5th June
As at today all swims available call 01952 463141 to book
We will now close on Monday 7th June

RECORD SESSION

This weekend the monument broke all its own records for the amount of 30’s caught in one session.

19 x 30’s up to 38-10 where landed with 7 over 35lb. Also another 14 big 20’s were landed.

1 angler Ian Murray landed 6 x 30’s as follows in a day 34-04, 32-10, 35-00, 38-02, 37-00, 37-10.

But it was the clever zig rig devised by Marcus Brotherton that caught the fish. In fact everyone of the 33 fish landed were on either the exact rig or a variation of what I now call the ‘Brotherton zig rig’ Marcus himself landed 3 x 30’s 35-12, 31-08 and 38-10.

The black foam zig rig incorporates a rolled piece of double-sided tape glued onto the end to imitate a snail and it looks superb in the water.

I think the fish are close to spawning and were up in the water enjoying the 28-degree lakeside air temperature and were feeding on naturals and this rig took them apart. With such a massive head of 30’s in the monument these types of catches are always possible but as this rig proved it takes something clever to make such catches possible.

THEFT

During the Mon18th /Tues19th session this week someone has stolen the underwater features picture from the toilet block!!
REWARD
I will give a seasons fishing F.O.C. on one of our waters for information of the culprit.
RH

HELP

>Any tv ariel/sky box specialist prepared to give advice/help in return for free fishing please call 01952 463141

18th May 2010

The monument has finally kicked into action, when the warmer weather arrived the fish started to feed. 18 fish were landed last week with 7 x 30’s amongst them.

Paul Meredith “Mez” landed a cracking couple of upper 20’s and a stunning 39-15. That’s what you call honest weighing!

Mez used sweetcorn fishing from swim 12, John Godwin in swim 8 landed a stunning brace of 30’s weighing 31-12 and 34-10. Once again sweetcorn over spodded bait did the trick. The 34-10 was a fish I haven’t seen caught since November 2005.

The fish are well on the feed now, so good beds of mixed bait will work get the fish coloring up the bottom and they are more likely to pick up the rigs.

Already Monday night alone 11 fish have been out. upto 37-10

17th May

The Monument has come to life with the start of this warm spell with 10 fish off the weekend session 3 of which were 30+ upto 39-15. One of the 30s hasnt to our knowledge been caught fornearly 5 years!! see pic gallery for some of the fish.

11th may

A slow week at the monument with cold north easterly winds biting all week. However once again of the 8 fish landed 4 were over 30lb.

Phil Pace landed a brace of 30’s including a 36-10. Phil fished from swim 13 and also had a 30-00 his tactics were cell boilies over plenty of freebies in the middle of the lake.

With the water still very cold for May the sweetcorn is still working well however the boilies are catching more and more fish every week.

Due to an angler letting us down we had just posted some cancellations for the weeks and months ahead so if you want a swim on the monument please call us on 01952 463141, as it will kick in big time as the weather finally warms up!

Leads

We sent some of the clay away to a lead maker to match to! The leads have come back and are superb, i really think that on the monument and the avenue they will make a big difference. Available in 2oz and 3oz at £1.50 each.

10th May

Due to being let down we have a few dates available:

17th - 18th May

24th - 25th June

8th - 9th July

24th - 25th July

19th - 20th August

30th - 31st August

13th - 14th September

to book for any of these dates please call us on 01952 463141

4thMay

A better week last week with 20 fish landed of which 5 were over 30lb, The best a 37-5 half-linear falling to Lee Wragg on cell boilie. This fish is now at its top weight having gained around 3lbs extra since its last capture. If this is true with all the fish if the Pet gets caught at he right time we could be looking at the monument’s first 50! As this last week was a much milder week the boilies started to kick in and all the fish landed on the Monday and Tuesday were landed on cell.

The tactics of most of the anglers seemed to be spod out a tight area of bait which was mainly sweetcorn chopped and whole boilies with either boilies tipped with the SBS corn poppers or simply corn.

27th April

The Monument continues to fish steady with 10 fish landed last week of which 3 were over 30lb. The biggest was a 33-10 caught by Jon Hudson and Brian Rock had a 31-10.

Both of these fish were landed on sweetcorn, which is always a banker at the monument. However when these cold nights and frosty mornings move off, I think the boilies will do the business.

.In fact already this session we have had 3 fish out including 2 x 30’s upto 37-05 and they have all come out on cell boilies! This is a fish known as the half linear and its previous best weight was 34-08. Monument regular Terry Holland had a 21-00 last week over 3kg of cell boilies. the monument’s big girl known as the pet is due out so hopefully we will get our first 50!!

My tip at the moment is spod heavily at the start and sit on a bed of bait and get them feeding.

20th April

The fish in the monument are really starting to get on the feed, but the best is definitely yet to come. The average size of the fish in the monument is now 30lb! In fact this last week it has been over 30lb and many of the 30’s are now good 30’s. Amongst the 30’s were.

Jon Button 33-10 swim 6

Steve Ferneyhough 35-10, 32-14 swim 8

Paul Sellens 35-15 swim 15

Brett Brown 33-10 swim 8

All pics are on the website! We do miss some captures, if the bailiff is visiting Weston park or the Sitch at the time.

The baits doing the business at the moment are sweetcorn, cell and M1 boilies and zigs when the sun is strong! I doubt there is another day ticket water in the country where every other fish is over 30lb.
Also the fish are in immaculate condition and still growing well, the biggest fish known as the "pet" is yet to be caught this year.

The monument fish are clever, so take time to disguise your rigs as much as possible rub clay off the lake bed along your hooklink’s to help cammo them up

19th April

We have a swim available due to a cancelation on the 22nd 23rd session to book please call us on 01952 463141

15th April

Cancelation! we have swim 3 available for this weekend due to a cancelation if you would like to book this swim please call us on 01952 463141

13th April

Its been our best week so far this year with 19 fish landed during the week with 7 x 30’s! The best of which was 35-00 male mirror landed by Luke Edwards.

Luke also caught a 27-08, 28-12, and a 31-00 fishing swim 13.

Other anglers amongst the 30’s

Rich Lampitt 33-08

Steve ???? 33-10

Marcus Brotherton 31-04

The monument continues to surprise us with new 30’s most weeks but this 31-04 caught by Marcus Brotherton was a truly spectacular fish.

The fish are being caught all around the lake and sweetcorn and boilies are doing the business.

We will feed maize and M1 Boilies on Wednesday to keep the fish on the feed.

To book call us on 01952 463141 or visit our website www.rhfisheries.com for cancellations.

9th April

The monument has switched on this session with & fish out 3 of which were 30 lb plus up to 35-00. However we have had a cancelation for tomorrows session anyone wishing to fish it can simply turn up in the morning. Also we have just had a cancelation for mondays session. to book that please call us on 01952 463141

6th April

After a slow start to the last week due to dropping temperatures, heavy rain and even some more snow it all turned around on the last session of the week with temperatures finally breaking into double figures the fish turned on. As I write there have so far been 5 fish off this session a 24-12, 28-00, 28-08, 33-08 and a fish known, as Christopher’s fish caught by 16 year old Rhys Williams, on his first ever visit to the Monument. The fish was last caught June 13^th 2009, its up in weight since its last capture however still lower than we would of expected due to the massive weight gains of some of the fish. This could possibly be due to it trailing a rig around for a time.

Tactics that are working at the moment are small beds of chopped boilie and particle fishing either maize or a double boilie hookbait over the top. As the temperature continues to stay warm and the fish get even more active more and more bait will be needed to hold the fish in your swim.

1st April

Dates available during this month dueto cancelations:

5th - 6th April swim1

8th - 9th April swim4

15th - 16th April swims1, 15

26th - 27th April swim11

to book any of these swims please call u on 01952 463141

30th March

The monument continues to fish steady, with big fish coming out most sessions, but it hasn’t really switched on yet.

Several fish were landed during the week with the highlights being Matt Wilshaw with a 29-00 on a tiger nut and Lee Simms fishing from swim 4 caught 3 fish weighing 27-00, 31-10, and 35-00. Both the 31-10 and the 35-00 were new 30’s which shows just how much weight the fish have put on in the last year.

Lee used cell boilies and regularly spodded various baits over the spots, to get the fish in feeding mood.

Boilies corn and tigers seem to be producing the fish at the moment.

I would definitely try maize chopped boilies and hemp and even pellets now the water is starting to warm up. I am confident we will see more big fish caught this week.

23rd march

Well at last we have big fish to report from all our waters!

At the weekend monument regular Rich Lampitt landed 2 stunning mirrors weighing 27-00 and 30-02 the 30-02 was a new 30! Rich used zig rigs 3ft off the bottom. But as that session came to a close it became obvious the fish were feeding heavily on the bottom as you could see large areas of colour in the lake.

Roy Field who is mid way through his session as I write has landed a stunning brace of 30’s weighing 34-08 and 39-00. Roy was using cell boilies lard on the bottom in conjunction with a stringer and a bag of crushed boilies. The great news about this capture is that the 34-08 isn’t a fish on our fishery wall, and the 39-00 was last caught at 34-00.

It would appear the monument carp are well up in weight, so we are confident there will be lots of 30’s put soon and a realistic possibility of a few new 40’s. Fingers crossed our biggest fish " THE PET" will break 50lb!

Our best advise at the moment is follow Roy, and focus on the bottom baits present the hookbait well over bait they cant resist, add some hemp and sweetcorn in your spod mix or stick mix plus fresh sweetcorn juice as they love it

A NEW "BIGGIE"

Roy Field has just landed a 39-00 mirror which is a fish on our photo gallerycaught by Chris eccles at 34-00

Congratulations to Roy, on such a stunning fish. Sure to be another new 40 soon! How big will the known big girls be?

Roy caught the fish on a cell boilie over a bed of boilies

22nd March

Some of the bigger fish are starting to come out, the lake has become coloured for the first time so keep an eye on the pic gallery for some more biggies. See pic gallery for pics of 2 amazing fish one of which is another new 30 that came out yesterday.

19th March

The fish are finally showing and feeding with4 fish landed already this session upto 31-00 and a 32 landed which was foul hooked.

Sweetcorn and plenty of it doing the bussiness, firget the zigs get on the bottom baits.

16th March

Now is the time! As I sit and write this report I am looking out on the fishery and I have seen 2 big fish jump in the last 5 minutes. Which are the first fish I have seen for months.

They are well and truly on the move so those anglers who are booked on from thurs onwards should have a great chance.

I would leave the zig rigs now, and concentrate on getting them feeding on the bottom. Give them baits they can’t resist chopped boilies, sweetcorn, hemp, etc.

I nearly forgot that Paul Cunliffe landed a 22-07 last Tuesday from swim 6.

11th March

Now the weather is picking up and the forecast ahead finally looks good we will be introducing quality pelletinto the fishery on a Wednesdayto get the fish feeding.

PELLET OFFER
We will shortly be selling large camo buckets with 5kg of the same pellet for £11.99 on site at the Monumnet

11th March

TOP SWIMSAVAILABLE FOR THIS WEEKEND.

Due to a cancelation we have swims 6 and15 for this weekend 13th - 14th march to book please call us on 01952 463141

9th March

Gary Brown endured another cold weekend fishing at the monument to land a personal best 29-14 with ice on the fishery both Saturday and Sunday mornings. The conditions were tough however, Gary persevered with zig rigs and had the take midday on the Sunday fishing out from swim 13.

Small black zig rigs with a redmouth snaggerline aliner seem to be the best tactics at the moment.

Gary’s friend in peg 12 hooked a fish trailing a zig rig and played what he said was a very big fish to the net, when unfortunately the hook fell out.

Also an angler in swim 3 foul hooked 3 fish on zigs. I am no zig rig expert but would recommend if this happens you shorten the depth slightly that you are fishing the zig.

Two of our syndicate waters have produced fish this weekend so the carp are certainly waking up. With the cold nights hopefully behind us, now is the time to get out there as I am sure you will shortly be reading about big catches from all over the country.

8th March

Wellwe finally had a fish caught by GaryBrown from swim 13 a new PB for Gary at 29-14 (See pic galley)

Also his friend fishing swim 12 lost a fish behind the bar, and also hooked a fish trailing tackle on a Zig Rig and thankfully the hook came out at the net, the lads said it was a big 30!

Once again we have got cat ice covering 60% of the lake this morning, however i believe the sub zero nights are finally coming to an end.

I think we are very close to the fishery switching on! Zigs at 3ft sem to be the best tactic at the momentand sweetcorn.

RH

25th February

The Fishery has thawed now and the anglers on fishing are getting plenty of liners so im sure it wont be long before the fish are being hauled out again.

8th February

Finally fish started to get caught!

Luke Edwards had a 21-04 on Friday and then we had 6 fish out the weekend, all except 1 of the fish are on the web now. The fish we didnt get a picture of was a young common est 8lb.

The anglers who caught were:

Luke Vanesswim 1324-00

Darren Stevens swim 729-12

Darrens Daughter swim 526-04

Mike Lloydswim 1224-00

21-00

8-00

All of the fish were caught on zig rigsfished between 3ft and 4ft off the bottom with some anglers spodding maggots over the area.

Wehave got some swims available for this thurs/ fri session and 2 swims available for the weekend 13th/ 14th call us on 01952 463141 should you wish to book.

21st January

Update about the open access for Weston and Acton is on the catch reports for the mentioned waters please vist and read if you are interested in booking either of these waters during april or May!

19th January

THE MONUMENT HAS FINALLY DEFROSTED

The lake is now free from ice and fishable so we are open again thursday we have some swims still free so if you would like to fish simply turn up from 7:30am on thursday morning.

17th January

A limited number of swims have now defrosted and so if you wish to fish tomorrow simply turn up from 7.30am. This will mean we will be fully defrosted as we thought bythursday. So please call to book for thursdayor just turn up as we have some free swims.

12th January

We are still frozen with a covering of snow and looking at the 7 day forecast. It looks like we wont get any serious thaw until at least Saturday therefore the earliest we are likely to reopen is Thursday the 21^st January. See our website for regular updates www.rhfisheries.com click monument catch report. If you have booked on before that date please call us on 01952 463141 to transfer your booking to another date or arrange for a full refund.

During 2009 we had many superb anglers visit the monument and as they will all tell you the fish don’t give themselves up easily. However 3 anglers seemed to catch consistently throughout the year so we thought we would ask them how they did it and what tips they could give anglers fishing the monument in 2010.

This is what they had to say!

Luke landed 42 fish over 30lb from the monument in 2009. Luke’s best fish this year was 42-00 a fish known as the cream fish.

His best catch was 9 fish in 36hrs which included 1 x 40 6 x 30’s and 2 x 20’s the average weight of the 9 fish was 31-00.

Long hooklinks

Slack lines

Balanced baits

40yds in certain swims is a distance now producing a lot of fish

Re-cast regularly

Top baits cell boilies, PP60 boilies and sweetcorn.

Jon had a fantastic year on the monument in 2009 he didn’t keep count, but landed lots of 30’s upto 36-04!

His best catch in 36hrs was 7 fish which included 4 x 30’s

Keep it basic

Top bait sweetcorn must be green giant

He has noticed boilies can be a better bait at night

Jon uses 3 kgs of sweetcorn per visit

Sit and wait for them to move onto the bait

Running rigs

Slack lines

Small hooks size 8 are his favorite

Roy enjoyed a fantastic year in 2009 on the monument in fact I think the only water he fishes nowadays is the monument.

His best fish in 2009 was a 35-08

Best catch was 3 fish with another 3 lost in 36hrs ( the losses were due to an umbrella that had blown into the margins of swim 7 which has now thankfully been removed)

Top baits SBS M1 Krill and crab from Hinders and Cell. Roy is aware that getting on the going bait can reap rewards.

Nash fang hoks

Ace camo core gravel hooklinks

Snowman rigs together with PVA bags of whole and crushed boilies.

Roy uses approximately 1kg of boilies per session

Casting to showing fish

All food for thought

These are great guys and good anglers who will be willing to help you should you be fishing near then when you visit the monument.

I would also like to add a couple of ideas that could make a difference in 2010

Try overweighting your hookbait as the fish in the monument pick the baits up and a heavy bait makes it harder for the fish to eject.

Fish a supple hooklink that not tight on the bottom ie have some slack between the lead and the bait to allow the fish to suck the bait well into their mouths easily.

We Hope to see you in 2010

11th January

The lake is still totally frozen with a covering of snow looking at the forecast i think it will be saturday 16th before we get any proper thaw therefore my best guess is that it will be thurs 21st before we reopen. However regular posts will be updated on this report.

If you have missed a session due to ice then please call us on 01952 463141 to either transfer your booking or arrange for a full refund,

8th January

We are still iced over and so will now be closed for the monday/tuesday 11th/12th session if you were booked on for then we will call you onmonday to rearrange your booking.

5th January

The lake is now closed until Monday 11th. We will post a further update on friday

4th January

We are now approaching 2 weeks under ice with no sign of it thawing! In fact we have got –4 every night this week. However by the time it thaws the fish will have had a long break without any pressure or any food. Whilst they wont eat lots of food in these temperatures, I would guess a few maggots would certainly tempt them after 2 weeks or more of nothing.

So I am predicting fish will be caught from the off when the ice finally melts.

However we are always working on the fisheries and improving the waters themselves. At the monument this winter we have re-built swims 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 and have opted for a stone finish which allows them to stay clean and drain well. Also they have been enclosed with railway sleepers which encloses the swims and creates a wind break for the bottom of the bivvies and the hooks we have installed on top of the sleepers create tying points to secure the bivvies during windy sessions.

Also to improve the fishery we removed a huge percentage of this years fry which had survived in record levels this year, over 3000lbof small carp were taken out to ensure they don’t overload the biomass of the fishery and to prevent anglers bait getting damaged by small carp.

After the fry were removed not even the maggots were getting damaged which indicates there are very few left.

The carp in the monument are still only young and are still growing well in 2009 the average weight was 28lb+ with easily 100+ 30lb fish present in the winter together with 4 known 40s upto 49-00. The biggest fish called "the pet" hasn’t been caught since august when she was at a spawned weight of 45lb the monument boasts at least another 12 fish over 36lb which are all potential new 40’s this year.

We will keep working on the fishery and improving the water to ensure the fish continue to grow.

3rd January

Monument closed until thursday due to ice! Please call the fishery office monday to transfer your booking or to arrange a refund.

1st January

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

But unfortunately the Monument is still frozen, therefore we now hope to open on Monday 4th January.

27th December

Unfortunately the monument is still frozen solid. We hope to re-open on saturday the 2nd of January. Please call ahead for further information.

Happy New Year!

21st December

Unfortunately the monument is frozen solid and so we have had to cancel all sessions upto and including the boxing day session.We hope to reopen the 28th/29th session, we will open at 7:30am in the hope the ice has moved off. There are 5 swims free so if you wish to fish this session simply turn up on the day!

Merry Christmas from all at RH Fisheries. Look forward to seeing you in the New Year

18th December

Due to a group cancellation we have only got two anglers on this session and they have both caught despite freezing conditions.

Luke Edwards has had a young common at 23lb and Stuart Edwards has had a 23lb mirror (see pic gallery) The monumentis a tremendous winter water as the magots work so well.

We are nearly full at the weekend so hopefully we could get a Christmas biggie!!

17th December

Please see weston catch report for its latest update

8th december

The monument seems to be fishing better now than it did in October! There were 10 fish out this week upto 39-10 which was a fish known as pin scale and was caught by Kirk Marsden fishing swim 13. 3 anglers have already taken advantage of the winter incentive and won a free session.

Glen Ogden fished swim 2 and landed a 29-00 and a 35-00 Rob Mangan fished swim 6 and landed a 21-00 and a 31-00 and Stuart Edwards fished swim 5 and landed a 23-00 25-00 and a 29-00.

Top angling for December and they all deserve their free 36hr session.

When Stuart Edwards fished on thur/fri session we were working on the fishery at the time, and when we photographed his 29-00 the unhooking mat and weigh sling were frozen.

All of the fish landed were on maggots and varying rigs some anglers use supple braid hooklink’s and others mono also some were using running leads whilst others used fixed. Most are now fishing the maggots on the hook combined with a plastic maggot opposed to the maggot clip.

If your after a big winter fish in mint condition without any mouth damage the monument is a tremendous winter water with almost every other fish being other 30lb. The weekend fish weighed 21-00 29-00 31-00 35-00 39-10

7th December

The swim building will be completed tomorrow, therefore swims 7,8,9,10 are now available for this thurs frifor anyone who wants to fish. 6 fish to 39-10 cam out the weekend and theres already been 1 out today

4th December

Only 3 days in and yesterday 3rd of december Stuart Edwards became the first angler to win a free session at the monument with 18hrs of his session to go.

Stuart is fishing swim 5 and has already landed 2 stunning mirrors weighing 26-02 and 27-08. Top angling stuart in very cold conditions.

Interestingly we were swim building on the lake the same day so maybe the noise got the fish moving.

As i write Stuart has just landed a 29-02 which was caught when the mat and sling were still frozen (see pic gallery) and hes got plenty of time for more.

We have a couple of swims free for mon/tues 7th/8th session. And we should be finished well ahead of schedule with the swim building and will be completed by tues so have swims free also for thur/fri to book please call us on 01952 463141

1st December

This week’s report is mainly all about the monument despite the cold and wet weather the fish are still coming out the last 3 sessions have produced 11 fish of which 5 were over 30lb, and I think at this time of year they are all worthy of a mention.

Luke Edwards had a brace of 30s weighing 35-04 and 31-00 together with a 20.

Danny Armitage landed a 36-04, Matt Wilshaw had a 30-02 and Kevin Williams landed a 30-08. Three of these 30’s were new 30’s for the fishery including Danny’s 36-04 which shows how well the carp were doing feeding on the fry.

Most of the other 6 fish were upper 20’s nearly every other fish at this time of year is over 30lb at the monument.

The fish were caught from all over the lake and all were fooled by maggots with the water now very clear the maggots are far more effective and it would appear we removed 90% of the fry as even the anglers using maggots aren’t getting any problems.

In effect now until the end of February is our winter promotion every angler who lands 2 fish over 20lb in a 36hr session wins a free session in the same period.

Luke Edwards proved it can be done last week when he landed 3 from swim 4.

Starting this week we are rebuilding swims 3 around to 10. The swims will be enclosed with railway sleepers and re-surfaced. All the existing bark and stone will be dug out and then the swims will be re-surfaced with tarram and a flat stone as opposed to bark. This will ensure the swims stay clean and dry throughout the winter.

30th November

Despite the cold weather another 2 x 30's were caught at the weekend.

Almost every other fish is over 30lb at the moment with most of the 30's being new 30's.

Sytch

Total carp is out now! featuring a 6 page article and front cover of neil smith at the Sytch!!

27th November

Since the removal of the fry the fishing has contined to improve with 6 fish landed this session.

swim 6 26-12 and a 29-00

swim 13 24-00, 29-04 and a 36-4

swim 15 29-02

all on maggots. Anglers on in the next few weeks could experience some great fishing if this trend continues.

26th November

Luke has proved that multiple cathces are still very possible during the colder conditions of the winter months catching 3 fish in a session. Not only that 2 of the fish were 30lb+, he landed a 20-00 a 31-00 and a 35-04 from swim 4 during the mon/tue session.

And the Monument continues to improve as there has already been 3 fish off this session upto 29lb see pic gallery.

24th November

The monument continues to improve at the moment with 9 fish landed last week of which the smallest was 22lb and the best a 33-04 caught by Jon Hudson from swim 5. Since we removed all the fry the water has cleared allowing the carp to both feed on the maggots easier by sight and without the competition from the fry.

All the fish landed except one were on maggots! However I do believe that at night time boilies are a better option due to the smell attractors.

I think the catches will now continue to improve now the carp cannot gorge themselves on the fry they will become more dependant on anglers bait.

As I write Luke Edwards has just landed a stunning 35-04 mirror in fantastic condition from swim 4. The monument carp may be difficult to catch but they are in mint condition when they do get caught. Luke’s fish was caught September 08 at 32-02 by John Weir.

11th November

The fishery netting today was a huge success! We removed an amazing 3000lb of fry, which clearly is why the carp were so difficult to catch.See pic gallery of just one sweep of the net. The maggots should now do the business with a huge percentage of the fry removed. All the big carp netted were in mint condition and peak weight.

Snag

We also found the mystery snag in swim 7, it turned out to be a fishing umbrella absolutely covered in tackle all of which has now been removed so the swim is snag free.

10th November