Norfolk Fishing Network 2004 - 2024 - North Yorkshire Fisheries

Fishery Name: The Oaks Lakes Fishery - The Alders Lake

Address: Sessay, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 3BG

Grid Reference: SE 45318 75940 Car Park Grid Ref: various places after the entrance

Sat Nav: YO7 3BG

Phone Numbers: 01845 501321

Email Address: [email protected]

Description: Match and pleasure fishing on 41 pegs. The Alders lake was opened in 1998 to cater for the ever growing match scene. The lake has a central island some 13 - 18 metres away and averages 5 feet deep. The lake is established with trees growing from the reed fringed central island. The lake holds Carp to 12lb, Chub, Roach, Perch, Rudd, Tench, Bream, Ide, Gudgeon, Barbel, Golden Tench and Golden Orfe. 41 pegs. Match bookings are taken on the Alders Lake. Floating baits can be fished on Alders Lake. Popular methods are maggot during the colder months with a bit of corn across to the central island. In spring fish maggots, caster, chopped worm up in the water for the ide and roach or fish pellets, meat or corn across to the island for carp. In summer, fish shallow spraying bait (maggot, caster, pellets) also put in a few floating pellets and fish a pellet 6" deep. The lake match record currently stands at 147lbs. Average match weights of 50-80lb made up of ide carp and barbel are regularly

Fish Species: Barbel Bitterling Bleak Bream Common Bream Silver Bullhead Carp Common Carp Crucian Carp F1 Carp Carp Ghost Carp Grass Carp Leather Carp Koi Carp Mirror Catfish Wels Chub Crayfish Dace Eel Goldfish Goldfish Brown Grayling Gudgeon Minnow Orfe/Ide Blue Orfe/Ide Golden Orfe/Ide Silver Perch Pike Pumpkin seed Roach Rudd Rudd Golden Ruffe Schelly Stickle back Stone Loach Sturgeon Tench Tench Golden Walleye Zander

Fishery Rules: Fishing Rules and Regulations Barbless hooks only - no microbarbs. Fishery feed pellets only No dogs, excessive noise, litter, fires. Groundbait in feeders or pole cup. Night fishing by appointment only. Two rods allowed per person. Juniors below 14 must be accompanied by an adult. Anglers must be in possession of an assembled landing net at all times No fish to be removed from site. The use of Keepnets may be withdrawn at the discretion of the owner. All persons of the age of 12 and over require a valid Environment Agency Rod Licence.

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