Update on Pidley

Went to Rookery Farm Fishery at Pidley last Wednesday, and fished the new Crow Lake, on the right just before you get to the car park. I dropped in Peg 1, although Alex said it might be better a bit farther down, but I really just wanted to get a feel for the lake.

The wind was horrendous, from the front right, and I finished with one carp about 8 oz...and I didn't know that was on until the wind blew my pole round parallel with the bank and the elastic stretched out! I gave it less than 3 hours before packing up.

Astro turf up to the lake edge.

Crow is straight, with about 25 pegs down one side only. It's about 30 yards across, with nice margins - about a foot deep in the side shelving down to two feet-plus, and then a drop-off at three pole sections down to about four feet. The 'platform' is Astro Turf (from Manchester United's training ground) placed on the bank, with metal piling in front. Much like Raven - very nice indeed.

You will be able to take your vehicle right to the peg once the bank has hardened after the recent heavy rainfall. Until then you can take your car to the peg, unload on the road, and return the car to the car park. the margins look nice, with a pile of earth dropped in roughly halfway between each platform which should make a good feature when the fish come into the side.

Nice looking margins.

 

The lake has been stocked with smallish carp from the stock ponds, plus 1000 lb of bigger carp taken from Magpie. The team have been busy putting small fish, including ide and barbel, into Jackdaw , and putting fish into the new Nutcracker lake, seven pegs but not yet open. In addition hundreds of roach from 4 oz to 8 oz, but with some up to 1 lb,  have been netted out of Magpie and put into Rook, where silver fish catches approaching 50 lb have been taken this year, and keepnets are being allowed in Winter.

The day after I fished 1000 lb of F1s were due to be placed into Magpie, while 1000 lb of F1s have already been put into Jay. In addition the road is being concreted in stages. Our cars will appreciate that! And Astro Turf is being laid all the way round Magpie, so no mud in the Winter! Things look bright for the future at Rookery.

The new concrete road being built.

PS. Still getting used to this lay-out now I have a new computer!