Catch Reports

Crystal catch report week Sat 26.10.19 The weather was very wet, along with the temperatures cooling right down. The guys fed their areas hard all week and the results were: 1 x Double 5 [...]

Crystal catch report week Sat 19.10.19 The weather was all over the place again, very wet, warm and a few cold nights thrown in for good measure. The fish seemed a bit skittish, however [...]

Crystal catch report week Sat 12/10/19 The weather was a real mixed bag all week and the fish are certainly getting ready for winter. They are proper on the munch, the guys were baiting continuously. [...]

Crystal catch report week Sat 28/09/19 What a week, the weather was perfect and fish loved it, the Crystal regulars done it again. 3 Doubles 14 x 20's 18 x 30's 13 x 40's 7 [...]

Crystal Catch report week Sat 21/09/19 The weather was very warm all week with lots of rain thrown in. The fish were after something, as both sets of pads were being destroyed. The Crystal regulars [...]

Crystal catch report week Sat 07/09/19 The weather was very warm during the days and dropping right down at night. The boys baited little and often and the result was 4 x 20's 8 x [...]

Crystal Catch Report week Sat 31/08/19. Temperatures continued to be very warm at the start of the week and cooled right down, along with cloudy weather part way through the week. This seemed to make [...]

Crystal Catch Report week Sat 24/08/19 The Weather took a warm spike all week, hitting 35 degrees, this made the conditions hard. However the guys stuck with it and managed to land 1 x Double [...]

Crystal catch report week Sat 17.08.19 The weather at the start of the week was overcast, with a bit of rain up to Tuesday. The wind was changeable and temperatures got very hot towards [...]

Crystal catch report week Sat 10/08/19 The weather was warm, windy and cooling down at night. The Crystal regulars fished the normal way, not over feeding etc. once again there was a few fish dropped, [...]

Crystal catch report week Sat 03.08.19 The weather was still warm, but a lot cooler than it had been over the last few weeks. Fishing wise it improved with 21 fish being landed and several [...]

Well, conditions were absolutely treacherous this week, the temperatures peaked at 43c and only dropped to 36c all week up until last night, tough is an understatement. The fish are definitely sulking and seemed to [...]

Crystal catch report week Sat 13/07/19 Not a lot to say super tough week again only. 3 x 20's 1 x 30's 2 x 40's Seems like there is more fish showing this week, which [...]

Crystal catch report Week Sat 06/07/19 The weather continued to be very hot, the fish were showing them selves. However it was a another very tough week. The few fish that were caught were still [...]

Crystal catch report week Sat 22/06/19 The weather was extremely hot hitting very hi 30's which made the fishing VERY TOUGH 2 x 20's 3 x 30's 1 x 40 Not a lot to say [...]

Crystal catch report week Sat 15.06.19 The weather for the week was very warm with the odd cooler period, temperatures hit mid 30's. The lake is full of fry and lots of fly hatches. The [...]

Crystal Catch Report Week Sat 08.06.19 The weather seemed to look good. The lake was full of fry and swallows all over, taking flies off the surface. Fishing wise it was again a very tough [...]

Crystal Catch report week Sat 01/06/19 The week started off much the same as previous week except they seem to be more active with there spawning. I'm hoping they have got it done, but you [...]

Crystal Catch Report week Sat 25/05/19 The weather continued to be warm during the days, over cast and cooling right down at night. The Carp were paired up and preoccupied with spawning, they had a [...]

Crystal Catch report week Sat 18.05.19 The weather continued to be fairly warm and the nights cooling right down, the fish were certainly preoccupied pairing up and were playing hard ball. Chris our bailiff who [...]

Crystal catch report week Sat 11.05.19 The weather was mainly warm days and cooling nights, the pressure seem to be high most of the week topping out at 1031. The wind seem to be constantly [...]

Crystal catch report week Sat 04/05/19 The weather continued to be very mixed just like the UK. Which again people needed to be on their A game, baiting when needed, also using there water craft [...]

Crystal Catch report week Sat 27/04/19 As we know the weather has continued to be very mixed. Drafty and Mick ran this trip and worked extremely hard to locate the fish, speaking to Drafty the [...]

Crystal catch report week sat 20/04/19 Another very slow week at Crystal. 5 x 30's 2 x 40's 1 x 60 The lake is still very cold and the fish are just not having it. [...]

Crystal Catch report wee Sat 13/04/19 Weather continued to be very warm days with 3 nights below freezing and then the weather seem to stable. The boys kept the bait trickling in little and often. [...]

Catch Report Sat 06/04/19 Only 1 fish caught 46.9, ouch this is not the norm for Crystal as we all know. we need some constant weather, warm days and warmer nights, instead we have had [...]

Opening week at Crystal week Sat 30/03/19 Well there is not a lot to say really. The boys worked really hard, with hot days in the main and very cold nights, combine that with a [...]

Crystal catch report Sat 13.10.18 The weather was very warm all week. The anglers were well seasoned in fishing in France and some had been to Crystal a few times. So they knew the score [...]

Crystal catch report week Sat 6/10/18 The weather was very hot again and being honest the anglers that really fished done well. The result was 2 x Double 6 x 20's 3 x 30's 5 [...]

Crystal Catch report week Sat 1/09/18 The weather was still warm and the fishing was still a bit slow. There seems to be a lot of naturals at the moment which i think the fish [...]

Catch report Sat 25th The weather was mixed all week hitting hi's of 29 degrees. The fishing slowed down compared to previous weeks, the boys worked hard. Fish landed 8 x 20's 11 x 30's [...]

Crystal Catch report Sat 18/08/18 The weather continued to be cooler but still hitting mid 30's on certain days. The fish continued to be very active. The anglers kept the bait going in little and [...]

Crystal catch report week Sat 11.08.18 The weather seem to vary from 25 degrees maxing out at 35 degrees. There was a little bit of rain and not much wind. Due to the continuous very [...]

Crystal catch report week Sat 4/8/18 The weather continued to be very hot temperatures hitting 41 degrees. The fishing was still slow, Thursday the temperature dropped to 28 degrees and that done the trick. The [...]

Crystal Catch report week Sat 28/7/18 What can I say after the storm on Friday 27th the Sun came back with a vengeance. It was upper 30's every day and the coolest it got [...]

Crystal Catch report week 21/07/18 The weather continued in the mid 30's and hit 40 degrees proper scorchio. As you can imagine the conditions were almost unbearable for the anglers and the fish didn't go [...]

Crystal Catch report week 14/7/18 There's not a lot to say really, the weather was a constant 35 degrees all week other than Friday which cooled down to 31 degrees. As you can imagine this [...]

Crystal Catch report Sat 16th June The previous week Crystal was used by family members. Anyway back to 16th, the weather was very hot and the fish started spawning for a few days, which was [...]

Crystal Catch report week 2/6/18 The fish continued were still a bit frisky. The weather continued to be very hot, the boys kept the bait going in over a wide area. The result was 6 [...]

Crystal catch report Sat 26/5/18 The weather continued to stay warm and some fish paired up and started spawning. Also the bream and tench started again which made things slow at times. The boys [...]

Crystal catch report 19/05/18 The weather continued to be very hot and stormy. The carp were again preoccupied and pairing up. Varn reported back they were thrashing about in the reeds and lots of fish [...]

Crystal catch report 12/5/18 It was a very slow week and hot and the fish seemed dis-interested, due to the Bream and then Tench spawning, they were preoccupied eating fresh spawn errr. it wont be [...]

Crystal catch report week Sat 5/5/18 The weather was extremely very hot, hitting the early 30's. Making it uncomfortable at times and the fishing was slow. Tim our bailiff tells me he thinks there is [...]

Catch Report week Sat 28/04/18 As you all know Drafty and Mick were working hard all week feeding Hi Protein feed which seemed to wake the girls up and get on the move. The result [...]

Weather was all over the place, that combined with lake levels going up and down made it for not a great start and very tough fishing. Nonetheless the boys fished hard and managed to land [...]

The Final week of Crystal season - week 28/10/17 The weather was perfect and the fishing was amazing 1 x single 2 x doubles 27 x 20's 29 x 30's 35 x 40's 11 x 50's [...]

The weather was cloudy all week with the wind direction changing continuously. The water level dropped about 3 feet within a few days. nonetheless the boys kept the bait trickling in little and often and [...]

It seemed summer had arrived again, with Temperatures hitting the hi 20's lovely. The weather stayed like this all week and with the boys baiting up and resting there swims. resulted in 14 x [...]

After a slow couple of the weeks the fishing picked up. The boys found there spots and kept the bait going in. 3 x Doubles 15 x 20's 20 x 30's 10 x 40's 6 [...]

Eastly winds all week and cold foggy nights, also fish shying away from heavy baiting. Not a lot else to say it was tough fishing. 1 x Double 7 x 20's 14 x 30's 9 [...]

The weather looked like it was going to be a good week, sunny ,overcast and breezy. Instead the pressure went through the roof which done nothing for the fishing. The boys kept the bait trickling [...]

The weather was mixed warm days, cold misty nights, but the pressure was very low. The boys kept baiting wide area. The fish liked the conditions and the result was 10 x Doubles 29 x [...]

The weather was really all over the place from very hi 30's to really could nights. The boys baited up areas mid water and to margins and the keep the bait trickling in The result [...]

Business resumed at Crystal, the fish got the frisky bit out of the way and the boys and girls kept the bait trickling in, which paid dividends . 5 x Doubles 23 x 20's 20 [...]

The weather started off extremely hot, which made the fishing slow. after 3 days the fish started showing signs of pairing up in big shoals in front of swim 5 & 14, this done nothing [...]

The weather was in the hi 30's for most of the week which made the fishing extremely tough, with the odd fish coming out. Then out of nowhere the weather changed for 24hrs going cool [...]

The weather was all over the place temperatures from 30 degrees, down to 23 degrees with thunder storms thrown in and high pressure. The Crystal regulars kept the bait trickling in little and often, but [...]

The extreme temperatures across Europe continued and the weather was very unsettled, there were thunder storms, rain and even hail stones. No surprise, that the fishing was slow in these crazy conditions. 2 Doubles 15 [...]

The weather was extremely hot and hitting the mid 30's. The Crystal veterans took it in there stride baiting up little and often and resting there swims, most fish came from mid water and what [...]

The weather was all over the place, strong west winds with very heavy rain and sunny spells. A small group of 7 anglers hired the lake and they worked very hard and managed to land [...]

The weather was very hot for a couple of days and cloudy the rest. The fish seem come from open water, the boys kept the bait ttickling in. 91 fish landed which is a great [...]

Lake was shut for maintenance Budgie & Varn made Crystal look stunning, well done boys

The lake was shut the previous week for maintenance, that allowed the fish to have a well earn't rest. The weather started off rainy and soon changed to hi 30's scortchio!!! not ideal fishing, [...]

Weather was blistering hot all week and the fish were just finishing off spawning. This made it difficult, however the Crystal regulars stuck with it and manage to land 70 fish, great result in [...]

Finally it seemed the spawning had finished . The weather was very warm and stormy, the anglers kept the bait trickling in and seem to be catching fish mid-water resulting in 11 x Doubles 19 [...]

The weather was very warm with some rain thrown in. The fish were preoccupied with spawning which made the fishing "nigh on impossible" The result was 5 x 20's 6 x 30's 2 x 40's

The weather was extremely hot at the start of the week temperatures hitting mid 30's and the pressure was very high at 1029. This made the fishing very slow, however the boys stuck with it [...]

It was a mixed bag as far as the weather went, patchy rain, over cast, hale stones, warm, thunder and cold nights.The pressure stayed low most of the week which made the fishing good. The [...]

Wow what a week, the fish loved the conditions and the results were amazing. The week belonged to Jay Bennet, who had a red letter week 44 fish including several 40's, 3 x 50's 1 [...]

The weather continued from previous week, really hot days and ice cold nights. 14 x Doubles 15 x 20's 11 x30's 8 x 40's 4 x 50's 1 x 60 The biggest fish fell to [...]

The weather was somewhat unusual for this time of the year. Blistering hot days and ice cold nights, the boys were waking up to frosts. Nevertheless the boys stuck with it and kept the bait [...]

The weather seemed to stay very warm during the days with high pressure and cold nights. The boy baited wide areas. A few of the lads had a few bream this was mainly down to [...]

The weather was warm during the day and cooling right down at night. The boys baited wide areas and the fish loved it, Pure Muscle done the trick. 9 Doubles 30 x 20's 27 x [...]

From the outset the temperature and conditions were perfect, 15 degree's cooler and cloudy. The fish loved it, all round the lake fish came out from. The crystal regulars used there previous experiences to land [...]

Temperatures started off cooler and the weather got very hot midweek hitting 40 degrees again. The boys baited wide areas and rested there swims, it was hard work in the hot temperatures. The odd days [...]

Temperatures are sky high again with the odd cooler day. On these cooler days the fish seem to feed, boys kept on feeding and resting the swim. We seem to have big balls of floating [...]

Talk about chalk & Cheese Average Temperature was 15 degrees cooler than the previous week with rain thrown in as well. The fish seemed to like the conditions and the boys baited wide areas little [...]

It's was another tough week at Crystal temperatures averaging 40 degrees every day, the boys fishing found it very uncomfortable with the heat, but they didn't moan they kept fishing and managed to land 32 [...]

It's been a tough week at Crystal with the Weather, temperatures hitting mid 30's along with a massive lightening and thunder storm, which took out the satelite box. The fish again this week were very [...]

The lake was closed for planned works. The amount of work that was done is amazing, most days it was over 30 degrees. The Lodge was resprayed by Tim and his team, everywhere cut back [...]

The weather continued to be very hot, along with high pressure all week. The Crystal regulars worked there swims hard, baited wide areas little and often, also they rested the swims for periods to try [...]

Pressure and temperatures were sky high, lots of fish were cruising around totally uninterested. The temperatures peaked at 38 degrees, wow that it is mentally hot, i know the anglers got burnt. Dave & Gary [...]

Apologies for late report. Being totally honest there's not a lot to write about, the temperatures and pressure were sky high and that made the fishing extremely hard. The weather over the last few weeks [...]

The Lake level were almost back to normal, warmer weather which was nice. The boys fished to bars and gravelly areas baiting wide areas little and often. The result of there hard work was 30 [...]

Finally the lake re-opened after all the bad weather we had experienced over the last few weeks. The fish still seemed a little confused, but the boys managed to land 60 fish, baiting wide areas. [...]

Where do I start, Saturday was a lovely hot day, the fish were very active in the margins pairing up. Sunday it started raining and didn't stop until Friday afternoon, as you all know, it [...]

The fish were starting to proper pair up, but the weather put an end to that. The weather was all over the place again, blistering hot for  the odd day and cold terrential rain the [...]

Once again the weather was up and down, with the wind constantly changing direction. The boys fished to gravel patches and bars. Most of the fish seem to come out at night when it was [...]

The weather yet again was all over the place, one minute Hot, next rainy and cold, then back to hot. The boys found there spots and kept the bait trickling in, even though the weather [...]

Talk about chalk & Cheese the lake went from Arctic conditions the week before to blistering hot which consequently made the fishing so difficult, it completely upset the feeding cycle. Towards the end of the [...]

What a week the weather was all over the place, the boys had to contend with the bitter cold and then hot and torrential rain. This made it almost impossible for the fish to get [...]

Weather was very warm, which meant the pressure was very high during the days and at night the temperature plummeted to the point where we had to scrape off ice in the morning. The week [...]

Nick and Lenny came 2 days prior to cut grass etc and chucked some rods out and landed 1 x Double 3 x 20's 6 x 40's 1 x 50 1 x 61.05 not bad [...]

The weather was warm, cloudy and cooling right down at night with the odd rain shower thrown in. The boys baited wide areas the crystal way(i know i keep on about it but it works [...]

The weather really changed mild days with high pressure and freezing cold nights. the boys kept the bait going in, our OppuTUNAst worked well which was good news. Congratulations goes to Gareth Darby who landed [...]

The weather was very mixed all week. The boys kept the bait going in over wide areas The fish loved the conditions. The result of this was 95 fish landed. 9 x 50s 14 x [...]

The weather started off very warm on the first day and then 3 days of freezing rain, which made it difficult. Crystal Bait spread over wide areas seem to work well on the bars and [...]

The weather was warm with very Hi pressure which made the fishing difficult. The boys worked hard baiting wide areas and stuck with it and managed to land 72 fish, which all said & done [...]

The weather was warm with the odd bit of rain. Baited wide areas seem to work well on the bars and deeper water. Fish were caught from all over the lake. The boys landed 92 [...]

The weather was wet and windy with the odd bit of nice weather thrown in. The boys baited up little and often keeping the fish interested, fish were caught from all over the lake. The [...]

The weather started off cooler for the beginning part of the week and got very warm the second the half. The fish seem to love the the weather, the boys baited up wide areas which [...]

The weather was mixed all week. Boys and girls fished the channels and some clear spots in weedy areas. baiting little and often the crystal way produced 122 fish. Awesome angling, well done all. Great [...]

The weather was all over the place, intense sun, rain, high pressure and some mega storms thrown in. The boys listened to Drafty and Russell's advice, feeding little and often in the channels. Crystals in [...]

17th week at Crystal. The weather was all over the place, intense sun, rain, high pressure, but really cooling down during the nights. The Fish were acting very bizarrely, they seemed very preoccupied and no [...]

16th week at Crystal. The temperatures were high again putting the pressure high. The odd day & night was cooler and cloudy. The lake has some weed beds now due to the continued hot weather, [...]

Twelfth week at Crystal. The temperatures were sky high again putting the pressure through the roof. Crystal regulars battled the hard conditions and manged to land 60 fish which included 11 fish over 40lb. Well [...]

Fishery Closed for Maintenance

Tenth week at Crystal and temperatures continued to sore, the fish were still spawning. The weather and pressure dropped midweek which improved the fishing. 5 anglers on the lake. 5 Doubles 14  x 20's 18 [...]

Ninth week at Crystal and temperatures hit a new level 40 degrees and pressure sat at 1040. Also fish were spawning, so action was few a far between. it was even to hot for sunbathing. [...]

Eighth week at Crystal.The temperatures were sky high again putting the pressure through the roof peaking at 1035, also the fish continued to proper pair up . This made the fishing extremely hard and very [...]

Seventh week at Crystal. The water table had finally gone back down. But the temperatures went sky high again putting the pressure through the roof peaking at 1033, also the fish were proper paring up [...]

Sixth week at Crystal. The water table was still very high, also the pressure went through the roof. Temperatures hit 34 degrees. The Boys had very difficult conditions to contend with nevertheless they stuck with [...]

Fifth week at Crystal rain rain and bloody more rain. The Boys had so much rain that it ended up over the swims. Drafty & Mick worked there magic, as the boys landed 120 fish. [...]

Forth week at Crystal what a difference in the weather, which proved to be spot on. Fish caught  all over the lake, Pure Muscle worked well at all ranges, 5  anglers had new pbs Once [...]

3rd week at Crystal continued to be very tough with the weather conditions, however weather changed on Wednesday which seem to do the trick, far more fish movement all over the lake, all anglers caught, [...]

Week Saturday 1st November 2014. Crystal winter fishing springs to mind, we had 6 on this lake week. very clear skys at night making it very very cold. 28 fish landed but again the stamp [...]

Week Saturday 11th October 2014. What a difference a week can make, the weather completely changed again. The fishing was mental, fish coming out all over the place and varying depths and ranges. I have [...]

Week Saturday 6th September 2014. The weather was very hot during the days and cooler at night. Like I said in midweek report pressure was still high, but not as high as previous week. The [...]

Week Saturday 23rd August. The weather was very mixed, with lots of torrential rain thrown in. The boys didn't let the weather spoil the week and really worked there swims, baiting up little and often. [...]