Norfolk Fishing Network 2004 - 2025 - North Yorkshire Fisheries

Fishery Name: The Oaks Lakes Fishery - The Firs 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: The Firs Lake: Pleasure fishing on 25 pegs The Firs is an established reed fringed lake which is surrounded by trees on all sides. The lake is also set down a little bit lower than all the other lakes and benefits from being less prone to any wind. The lake holds . There is a small outcrop of land that can be accessed and fished from, with space for 25 anglers. The lake has a maximum depth of 5 feet. Floating baits can be fished on the Firs Lake. Popular methods are maggot during the colder months. In spring fish maggots, pellets, meat or corn just into the deeper water in front off you. In summer, fish shallow spraying pellets also put in a few floating pellets and fish a pellet 6" deep. Cat meat and pellets size pieces of cat meat also work well. Paste is also worth a try from spring onwards. It is also worth fishing a floating dog biscuit and feed floating pellets. Possible catches approaching 200lb can be caught off this lake. No match bookings - Pleasure Angling Only.

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 The use of Keepnets may be withdrawn at the discretion of the owner.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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