Norfolk Fishing Network 2004 - 2024 - Oxfordshire Fisheries

Fishery Name: Linear Fisheries - Manor Farm Lake

Address: Hardwick, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX29 7QF

Entrance Grid Ref. SP 38759 05681 Car Park Grid Ref: SP 38714 05550 and SP 38617 05427

Sat Nav: OX29 7QF

Phone Numbers: 07885 327708

Email Address: [email protected]

Description: Manor Farm Lake One of Linear's original carp waters and probably the best for big fish Manor Farm Lake at approximately 14 acres is as mature as the adjacent St. Johns and just as popular. Manor was Linear's original big fish water and although St.Johns took this title away for a while, Manor is now right back up there. We estimate that the water contains around 700 carp which includes at least forty different thirties. During the last couple of years, five different 40lb plus fish have been landed from the water. The lake records stand at 48.13 for a mirror, 35lb for a ghost carp and 36.08 for a common, all caught in recently. Plenty of back up fish in excess of twenty pounds along with numerous upper doubles are present. Linear's stocking policy on this water is on-going with a low number of selected, fast growing carp being introduced whenever necessary. Other fish should not be neglected - the water contains a big head of tench [caught to over 12lbs], pike and rudd which can provide top class sport for those who choose to fish for them. And for those that didn't realise, Manor also hosts a small head of catfish, not as big as their neighbours in St. Johns but growing well.

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

Bream - 14lb 2oz Common Carp - 37lb 0oz Ghost Carp - 35lb 0oz Mirror Carp - 49lb 10oz Catfish - 45lb 0oz Pike - 27lb 12oz Tench - 12lb 4oz Rules: ?

Facilities: Car Parks.