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Email 26/05/08 from Andy Gibbon Fished for the
weekend of the 16th of May and landed the attached 26lb cat fish (my first)
ever at midnight. Caught the little moggy on a 10mm Halibut pellet. This was
followed at 8.00am by my newP.B mirror carp at 34lb. What a blinding
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Email 13/05/08 from Mark Solley
Hi All
She would love to see her pics on the net if
possible.
Many thanks Mark |
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Email 03/05/08 from Mark Davis Dear Monks |
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Email 27/04/08 from "Jordon" hi ty for my best
days fishing, i beat my pb twice, im jordon age 11, fished bridges 27th
april 08, Photo 1 (click here) Photo 2 (click here) Photo 3 (click here) |
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Email 17/04/08 from Les Smith Hi,
Didn’t have a chance to tell anyone yesterday, but I
caught a 35LB Mirror yesterday at your fishery. Best regards Les Smith , Eltham, London |
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Email 14/04/08 from Thomas Francis trevor
francis 31 lb on crab ,on malard lake,could u please put this on your sit
because it is his PB and its took him 5 x ,24h to catch |
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Email 21/03/08 from Charlie Flint (AGED 12!!) Hi my name is Charlie Scott- Flint i am 12 years old and i would like to thank you all at monk lakes this was my second visit on the 21st march and i was fishing bridges lake and caught 3 mirror carp one 9lb one 19lb and one 21lb i have added my photos for you to see. many thanks see you soon |
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Email 11/03/08 from Sam Field Hi, |
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Email 24/02/08 from Jamie Holman
I caught a 36Lb 8oz mirror. It's the biggest fish i've caught out of there so fare, since i have been fishing there. Thankyou for a great session. Jamie. |
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Email 20/02/08 from Jim Saunders
cheers for a good session on the 19th feb, where i caught a
20lb 10oz mirror out of puma in harsh conditions |
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Email 12/02/2008 John Mitchell caught 30lb 1oz Mirror from the river bank on Mallard. Landed @ 4:30am on the 12th Feb |
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Email 10/12/2007
Hello my name is Ben Gooch Im hoping to Fish at monk lake after Christmas
Thank You |
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Email 12/11/2007 To all the staff at Monks, i visited your venue on saturday 10th for a 24hr session for the first time and just wanted to thank you guys for the advice and warm welcome that i was given. Even though i didn't catch anything (apart from a cold that is ha ha) i throughly enjoyed my time there and intend to make Monks lakes my regular fishing spot (every 2 weeks or so). It was a real pleasure visiting you's, the place was clean and tidy, was able to park right close to where i was fishing from, and staff were on hand to give tips and advice. Thank you all very much and look forward to seeing you folks again very soon.Keep up the good work. Best wishes & regards George Ellis |
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Email 12/11/2007
Hello Simon and Monk Lakes |
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Email 6/11/2007
I came fishing here on 06/11/07 and caught this stunner it smashed my
personal best and i would like to thankyou for a great day and rest assured
i will be coming back in the very near future thankyou |
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Email 4/11/2007
Hello Monk Lakes |
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Email 25/10/2007 |
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Email 15/10/2007 Tom Walsh 21 1/2 lb mirror on the puma lake 13/10/07 |
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Email 6/10/2007 24lb 5oz, 24lb 10 oz, 33lb 8oz mirrors. All caught on high leakage pineapple boilies. Darren Rae Photo 1 (click here) Photo 2 (click here) Photo 3 (click here) Photo 4 (click here) Photo 5 (click here) Photo 6 (click here) Photo 7 (click here) Photo 8 (click here) Photo 9 (click here)
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Email 16/7/2007
Hi, Swanley |
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Email 23/04/2007
Hi thanks very much
Duncan Moore & Charlie Moore |
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Email 12/04/2007 24hrs on mallard on sunday 25th monday 26th And another great session on Mallard!!! On the 25+26-03-07 myself and five mates done a 24hr session, they were Lloyd Quinn, Jim Quinn, Kieran Bell, Jon Gray, Jim McCullough and me, Jamie Barton. We were lucky enough to have the whole lake to ourselves, so after drawing straws for places we were off. I think we all expected to catch through the night, but all we had were a few line bites and plenty of duck action. Then at about 8-30 in the morning Jim M broke his PB with a 28lb14oz Mirror; then an hour later Jon was woken from his bivvy with a 28lb8oz Mirror, and before he had weighed it I was into a new PB myself with a 28lb4oz Mirror, which allowed for a great photo opportunity with two good fish on the bank together. Then with time gradually running out, a change of tactics for the lucky Mr Kieran Bell saw him land a session saving 25lb Mirror. So all in all a good session for most, the Quinn brothers were fishing Mallard for the first time, but theres always next time. Thanks again, and without a doubt we'll be back soon. Jamie Barton Photo 1 (click here) Photo 2 (click here) Photo 3 (click here) Photo 4 (click here) Photo 5 (click here) |
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Email 11/04/2007 Hi, Just thought I would send you a couple of pictures of the fish we caught on Mallards over the Easter Weekends, these are the only ones I have managed to get off the various camera's used and will forward the rest ASAP. Regards, |
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Email 02/04/2007 My name is mark starks from croydon. i have fished monks lake on a regular basis. on this occasion 31st of march i was fishing bridges lake for a 24 hour session and caught this 19lb mirror and 17lb common also 5 others up to 10lb. these may not be the biggest fish that i have caught from monks fisheries but i consider the fully scaled to be a real cracker. unfortunately i dont know what my bait consists of as the other half makes it for me and has kept the recipe a secret as it has turned out to be a real goer. i highly recommend this fishery to the newcomer and the specimen hunter. all the staff make you feel very welcome and are always there to help. many thanks mark
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Email 27/03/2007 And another great session on Mallard!!! On the 25+26-03-07 myself and five mates did a 24hr session, they were Lloyd Quinn, Jim Quinn, Kieran Bell, Jon Gray, Jim McCullough and me, Jamie Barton. We were lucky enough to have the whole lake to ourselves, so after drawing straws for places we were off. I think we all expected to catch through the night, but all we had were a few line bites and plenty of duck action. Then at about 8-30 in the morning Jim M broke his PB with a 28lb14oz Mirror; then an hour later Jon was woken from his bivvy with a 28lb8oz Mirror, and before he had weighed it I was into a new PB myself with a 28lb4oz Mirror, which allowed for a great photo opportunity with two good fish on the bank together. Then with time gradually running out, a change of tactics for the lucky Mr Kieran Bell saw him land a session saving 25lb Mirror. So all in all a good session for most, the Quinn brothers were fishing Mallard for the first time, but there's always next time. Thanks again, and without a doubt we'll be back soon. Jamie Barton Photo 1 (click here) Photo 2 (click here) Photo 3 (click here) Photo 4 (click here) Photo 5 (click here)
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Email 10/10/2006
We gave our details to the main office, but thought you may like to add the pics to your site. Photo 1 (click here) - Warren Muckell 21lb Mirror caught on Pineapple Boilee covered in strawberry paste. Photo 2 (click here) - Warren Muckell 20lb 8oz Ghost Common caught on Maize and Fake corn Method Photo 3 (click here) - Daniel Beard 11lb 4oz Common caught on Strawberry Boilee. Regards, Warren
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Email 08/10/2006 Hi,thought I,d
send you this pic,caught last night(7/10/06)on mallard Steve Ryle,Leybourne,Kent |
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Email 04/10/2006 I thought that I would just drop you a quick e mail to confirm our recent catches from our latest 48 hour session on Mallard Lake. Both myself (Matthew Elliott) and my mate (Adrian Light) had our first fish from the lake and in turn both managed to break our British personal bests!! Adrian saw the first action on our first evening (22nd Sept) when he had a 17lb catfish (his first ever catfish) which he was totally delighted with. It was a hard fighting fish which took the best part of ten minutes to get onto the bank. Within an hour of returning the catfish Adrian was in again!! This time it was his British P.B, a Mirror weighing in at 25lb. A night that Adrian will not forget in a while!!! (pictures attached). I had to wait a little longer for my action. In fact I was beginning to pack away my tackle into the car on the final morning of our session when my bite alarm gave 5 or 6 single beeps. I decided to hit it and was soon connected with what felt like a good carp. After a short fight I managed to slip the net under a magnificent 29lb Mirror which smashed my British P.B!! (picture attached). We left the lake, two very happy Anglers and look forward to returning in the not to distant future!!!! Kind Regards Matthew Elliott & Adrian Light Photo 1 (click here) Photo 2 (click here) Photo 3 (click here) |
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Email 02/08/2006
I just thought I would let you know about a few sessions I have had since my last e-mail, the first was a 24hr session on Bridges on the 14+15-06-06,I was fishing alone this time and decided to go to the very far end of the lake, I had a couple of ghosties around the 9 or 10lb mark and a 14lb mirror before it got dark, then a couple of small tench in the pouring hard rain made me decide to bring one rod in through the night, the next morning started with a few small carp, then at about 10am I had a new personal best Mirror at 24lb12oz. My next session was again on my own on Bridges, on the 30-06-06, I had a few small carp to start with, then about midday I had a 16lb8oz Mirror, and a couple of hours later I had a 20lb4oz Mirror. Next, on 19+20-07-06 I was fishing with Kieran Bell, and we decided to give Mallard a try for a 24hr session. Nothing happened for the 1st few hours, then at about half 10 Kieran had a screaming run, and when he hooked it he thought he was into a 30 or 40lb carp, but after a few minutes we started thinking Catfish, (which neither of us had ever caught before) and were amazed when it weighed in at only 11lb8oz. Then it was my turn, about an hour and half later I had a 23lb12oz Mirror, then at about 1am Kieran had another Cat at 17lb8oz, and about 4am he had another at 12lb8oz. For me, I had to wait until nearly 11am for my next fish, this time a 23lb8oz Mirror, an hour after that I had a 20lb 8oz Mirror, and about an hour and half after that I had my fourth twenty of the session at 22lb8oz, making this my best ever session by far. Finally on 26-07-06 myself and Kieran decided to have a day on Puma, we both had a few small carp, then at about half one I had a mad half an hour catching a 17lb8oz Mirror, a 21lb4oz Mirror 4 small carp around the 5-7lb mark, I also had two pulled hooks, one of them at the net, from two big doubles in that half hour too. Also in that half hour I had both rods out of the water together 3 times, and at one stage I had a fish on each rod. All in all some great fishing, Thanks very much again, and hopefully plenty more to come. Jamie Barton
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Email 09/05/2006
Hi my name is Brad
Shilleto from Rainham, i fished the bridges lake on Friday morning through
to Sunday evening and caught 2 x 22lb mirrors 1 x 20lb mirror 1 x 10lb
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Email 20/03/2006 My brother and I fished Bridges Saturday. It was a really bad day weather wise with a biting North Easterly/Easterly wind blowing - there were white horses on the lake! We fished on a day ticket. Fished 3 rods - 1 float, 2 ledger on carp tactics. Caught 3lb chub with first cast on double maggot. Through day, I had 5 mirrors and a common to 7lb. Brother had a 9lb common. On Richworth Scopex Squid Liver and Multiplex boilies with PVA bags. Nothing really big but given the conditions an achievement. My 5 year old daughter and wife paid me a visit (to bring hot soup!) and did not make it to the swim it was so cold! There were plenty of guys bivvied up for the night - whether they caught I'd be interested to find out. Will definitely be back. Cheers Tim Wood (Coxheath) and brother Simon (Worcester)
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Emails 23/07/2006 Hi, Just thought i would let you know about another great session on Bridges Lake on 3+4-05-06, with Kieran Bell. I managed to avoid most of the small stuff for a change, only catching about half a dozen small carp and four doubles, started the session with a 16lb 4oz Mirror just as it was getting dark, i had a full nights sleep for a change and woke to a 14lb 8oz Mirror at about 7am, I then had to wait till about 3.30pm for my next decent fish,and it was well worth the wait, my first Monks twenty (just), a Mirror right on the 20lb mark, and i finished the session a couple of hours later with another Mirror of 19lb 2oz. Kieran only had the one double, a 12lb 8oz Mirror, but he did catch nearly 30 carp in total. another big thank you, Jamie Barton Photo 1 (click here) Photo 2 (click here) Photo 3 (click here)
Roy Jones 23lb 8oz mirror
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Email 14/05/2006 GREAT 24H FISHING ,HAD 24,8LB AND 26LB AND A 11LB CAT, BEAT MY P.B TWICE IN ONE NIGHT . CAN'T WAIT TO DO 48H ON THE 26TH MAY. TOM FRANCIS FROM ASHFORD |
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Email 08/05/2006
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Email 25/04/2006 Hi, I had another great session on Bridges Lake last week, a 24hr session on the 18+19-04-06 with a couple of mates, Keiran Bell and Jon Gray. Things started good and just got better, i had a couple of small carp before it got dark, then another couple before bed, then from 2.30am to 6am I had another 7 carp to 11lb 8oz, and still it just carried on, in total i had over 30 fish including Mirrors of 16lb 4oz, 16lb 2oz , and right at the end of the day another Mirror bang on 19lb. I did also catch a 3lb Chub on a cream cajouser boile. As for the other 2, Keiran had about 15 carp, 10 of which were doubles, the 2 biggest going 18lb 8oz and 18lb 14oz. Jon didnt do as well only catching 4 or 5 fish, but was happy to finish the session with a 13lb 8oz Common. Thanks for another great fishing trip. Jamie Barton Photo 1 (click here) Photo 2 (click here) Photo 3 (click here) Photo 4 (click here) Photo 5 (click here)
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Email 20/04/2006
Dear
Monk Lakes, Next time we come could you turn down the wind speed a little.
The
breakfast sticks were nice as well
Helen Reeves (13)
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Email 19/04/2006 Hello thanks for a
great day on Puma Lake! Geoffery Mitchell
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Email 18/04/2006 Hiya, jus a quick note maybe help you keep you catch reports going, I fished bridges Saturday 15th April 2006, had a 18lb mirror, and a 5lb ghost, on tutti fruitys, cheers Grant Sanderson. Beckenham, Kent. Hiya, by all means post my email, the lakes have lived up to the standards I experienced at the original monk lakes! I've attached a photo of the 18lb, feel free to post it where you wish, unfortunately I didn't photograph the smaller fish. I have endless photo's from the original lakes and hope to be updating them with some from the new ones, many thanks for your response, see you soon, Regards Grant.
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Email 14/04/2006
My name is Harry
Cutts from Bearsted Kent, I visited for the first time yesterday and
fished Bridges Lake with my Dad. Thanks for an excellent day Best Regards
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Email 10/04/2006 Had a good day on Bridges Lake Friday (07-04-06), the weather started out very nice with a bit of sun and cloud and a gentle easterly wind, I had a couple of friends with me (Lloyd and James Quinn) who were feeder fishing, it was there first visit to Monks and they were very impressed after catching almost a fish a cast, they had small carp,bream,tench,golden tench a couple of crucians and even a perch. I myself was carp fishing, and had only had a few knocks on each rod when I decided to take off my source boilie and change it for a strawberry jam one. And within half an hour it proved to be a good move as I had a 16lb 4oz Mirror in open water at about 40 yards, that convinced me to stick with this flavour and the same tactics for the rest of the day. A couple of hours later I had another Mirror of about 3 or 4lb on the same rod as before. Then, even though the weather had got cold and wet, I had another Mirror (on the same rod again) this time weighing in at 16lb 12oz. The other two continued catching all day too. A very satisfying day all round. Thanks very much Jamie Barton |
