Norfolk Fishing Network 2004 - 2024 - North Yorkshire Fisheries

Fishery Name: The Oaks Lakes Fishery - The Maple 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 Maple Lake: Match and pleasure fishing on 68 pegs The Maple lake was a purpose built match lake allowing 68 fishable pegs, all fishing to a central island with the exception of pegs 55, 62A, 63A and 66. The depth of the lake averages 5 feet deep. At about 11 - 12 metres, there is an underwater shelf where you will find 18" - 2 feet depth. This lake is stocked primarily with Carp in the 8oz to 5lb range, there are also bonus Carp to 10lb in the lake. Along with the Carp there are Roach, Rudd, Tench, Barbel, Ide and Gudgeon. Match bookings are taken on the Maple Lake. Popular methods are maggot during the colder months with a bit of corn across to the central island and also down the middle. In spring fish maggots, pellets, meat or corn across to the island over a sprinkling of groundbait. In summer, pellet across to the island. It is also possible to catch by spraying pellets at 2/3 of the way and fishing 1 foot deep. Cat meat down the track and pellets size pieces of cat meat across to the island also work well. If you are missing bites on the cat meat, try a pellet or a grain of corn over the top. The lake match record currently stands at 229lbs, made up of carp to 10lb. The method was feeding caster and fishing pellet across to the island and paste the middle.

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 The use of Keepnets may be withdrawn at the discretion of the owner.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

Facilities: ?