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Fensmere Carp Fishing Holidays

Fensmere Carp Fishing Holidays Welcome to Fensmere and delight in the peace and tranquility chasing monsters and creatures of myth. Each angler has similar topographic areas to fish.

Fensmere Lake

The lake itself was created around 80 years ago and is both stream and spring fed. It is at the head of a unique ecosystem where rare Freshwater Pearl Muscles live in the pure waters flowing through the lake. At just over 6 acres with depths ranging from 3 to 14ft and with two shallower areas linked by a shallow far bank marginal shelf. This means that both anglers have equal chance

s of fish and have similar features and areas to target. Each angler therefore has 3 acres of water to themselves with boats provided for each angler to use. Bait boats can also be used for accurate bait placement. The main swim area on the dam can accommodate 2 anglers for a very social fishing session, however, as some anglers like to fish more intimately the designated zones have one other swim each to fish from. We provide barrows for anglers that wish to separate and fish with more subtle tactics. A small anglers hut is located down on the Dam wall and has areas for charging batteries and a small eco toilet which can be used instead of having to retreat to the Gite if you get caught short. Cars and Vans can be taken to the Dam as the track has been graded and graveled. The parking area outside the fisherman’s hut is also graveled. Fensmere Stock
There are 60 fish in the lake of which at least 20 are over 50lb. At the right time of year 3 could be over 70lb with another 2-4 back up 60+ fish. The Leneys are still growing as they were only introduced in 2019 as C1 fish a few inches long. Most are now already over 20lb including some stunning zip linear, scattered linear and fully scaled belters.

06/05/2025

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Last week saw the arrival of Mark Ng and Simon Littmoden at Fensmere. The penultimate week 5 of the spring season and with rising temperatures things were looking good for a few fish to grace the net.
Recent anglers had chosen to split up and fish either side of the lake to try and get better line lay and to be able to fish closer with potentially less disturbance, but the guys had come prepared with bottle rigs and various tactics to tackle the lake from the main double dam swim. Their approach meant a more social week and their tactics kept line out of the water to avoid spooking our wary big carp.
It wasn’t long before I got the call that Simon had landed a big fish, so I shot down there to lend a hand and help with the photos. A cracking 63 opened the guys account on the first evening of fishing what a start.
Next up Mark landed a real bruiser “The Thick Wrist” at 47.08 this fish is destined to become another Fensmere leviathan of the future.
Next up was Simon again and another beautifully conditioned fish of 44.04 did its turn in front of the camera.
The guys were in a role now and constant little changes kept the action coming.
Next up 2 very special fish “The Baby Bishop” at 26lb for Mark and “The Pretty Common” at 44.08 its first capture since opening.
The bites kept coming with “The Long Male” for Mark and then another couple of smaller but equally beautiful Leneys graced the net.
Simon then had a 26 that I had never seen before and Mark landed one of the smaller stockies I put in this past winter. Things were certainly going super well as their final night arrived.
As I was due to be going away for a weeks fishing with my old Sussex mates we had a big gathering along with Dave and his mate who popped in on his way to fish another venue. Beer flowed and banter top draw before the guys headed down just before dark to get their rods in for one last gasp whacker as old Rod would say.
I hadn’t been in bed long when the phone rang out “It’s a beast” Simon said over the phone. I threw on my joggers and flew down there to be greated with the second appearance this spring of the mighty “Big Scale”
We zeroed mate scales and hoisted her up on the weighing station and the scales kept going round stopping at 72lb an incredible best ever weight for such a mighty fish and a new PB for Mark smashing his previous best by over 15lb.
Shellshocked and buzzing we had a cup of tea after the photo shoot and sat reminiscing on a great week until nearly 5am when I left the guys to go and prepare to go fishing myself.
Thing is it still wasn’t over, the lads came in from sleeping in the barn for a brew and we looked down over Fensmere and someone noticed a big float moving through the water obviously the guys were in again. We all shot down there to witness a great battle and the appearance of a fish I hadn’t seen since 2019, a born in the lake fish I caught back then at 8lb was now up to 37 and looking very well indeed.
What a week it was, laughs great banter and great fishing.

03/05/2025

Wow just wow what an end to an incredible week for Mark Ng and Simon Littmoden at Femsmere. I will do a full report later as for now I want to congratulate Mark Ng on his new PB with the mighty Big Scale all 72lb of her.
A few weeks ago she had her first capture of the season and I was gobsmacked to hear that she had only gone 64lb. Having had her last capture in October last year at 68 to me she looked even bigger. I didn’t want to reweigh her so we did photos and slipped her back.
When the call came this time the guys said Mark she is massive and hoisted on the Rubens she went 72lb on the nose.
Incredible moments shared at 4.30 in the morning, what carp fishing is all about BOOM

29/04/2025

A beautiful mid 40 for Simon Littmoden to start a cracking day here at Femsmere. Good angling mate and I am sure more will follow in the coming days🎣🐳🎣🐳

27/04/2025

I had not been back from the fish farm for more than a hour when I got the message from Simon Littmoden that Mark Ng had a “Fish On”
I threw the waders in the buggy, grabbed a few cold Grimbergen and headed down to film and help out with the fish. It was a solid battle in the deep water off the dam wall and at one point I was sure I had seen a white section on the tail (The General) in the end it turned out to be a mega fish of 47.08 a fish we moved over into Fensmere from the Fish Farm in December. It looked very well and is destined to become a BEAST. I will call this fish Thick Wristed Fish as it’s already about 6” across its tail root.
A mega start to the week from the lads and both are now off the mark and can relax into their week at Femsmere.

26/04/2025

What a start for Simon Littmoden at Fensmere this week. After a fantastic night out at dinner last night the guys Simon and Mark Ng got down to the lake early and spent most of the day really getting to know the lake and find their spots.
I went down to deliver dinner and just as I got there Simon’s right hand rod pulled up and dropped back, it then pulled up again and kept on going. To start with it looked like a smaller fish, but as the fight went on we both knew it was a better fish. After a great battle in deep water off the Dam wall I slipped the net under this incredible fish all 63lb of her.
Well done mate it’s awesome to see you guy off the mark early and great to see this fish in suck great condition.

23/04/2025

It was certainly a very tough going for Graeme and Dave at Fensmere last week.
The huge abundance of naturals from hatches and eggs getting laid on every surface below the water certainly didn’t help.
The guys fished hard and in the end they both came away with a fish a piece.
Dave had The Minger at 49 and Graeme on the last day fishing caught the magnificent Big Scale at 64.08.
Well done lads it was a pleasure having you both at Fensmere.

18/04/2025

Sally and I were up at the farm doing the draining and grading of the C1’s and small number of C2’s when Graeme called.
He had a big one in the net, I was buzzing as the guys have had a particularly hard week. With just one fish for Dave The Minger at 49lb the hours were counting down, but one of Fensmeres finest Big Scale made an appearance at 64.08 a new Pb for Graeme.
I jumped in the truck and shot home to do the honours with the photos. The big girl looked amazing in the clear blue sky’s and is testament to Graeme sticking it out and changing things up to get the take.
Bloody well done mate 🙌

16/04/2025

Well the first few days has been a slog for Graeme and Dave who are here this week. The fish were moving and I had seen a group of huge fish very active the week before, but they were occupied on something else. The huge caddis hatch was definitely having an impact. As I sat chatting with Dave yesterday a fish head and shouldered between the swooping swallows that were also capitalising on the natural harvest.
Just before dinner last night though a call came through that Graeme had got one in the net. Graeme had identified a flanking hole the carp use up to the left of The Rocky Single and it was that rod that went. After a solid fight Graeme landed The Minger at 49.04 and looking in tip top condition.
Good angling mate, I am sure it’s the start of a few fish now as that hatch settles.

08/04/2025

Well what a great week it was with Russel and Steve at Fensmere. In typical fashion the warmer weather of the week before abruptly ended the morning they were ready to start fishing and large hail hammered down chilling the water. The fish had been very active the week before and I was certain that the big girls would be waking up, so anticipation and excitement was high.
The guys chose to fish alternate sides like Joe and Andy from two week before and they quickly settled in and found their spots.
The first couple of nights were quiet, but on the Monday morning after Sally and I had drained and graded the C1’s up at the farm the call came through that steve was in. The result a beautiful common in its first capture after evading anglers last year at 43.12. She looked mega and was a dark bronze in the sunshine, destined to be a very big fish in the future I think.
The next morning it’s was Russell’s turn with another common that again avoided anglers last year. A shorter and deeper fish I call Crinkle Tail at 41lb.
Wednesday and it was Russell who was in again and I had the call while picking up the material to help stop the flooding up at the farm. “It’s my best one yet” Russell said over the phone and indeed it was. It turned out to be a special resident of Femsmere the N**e Leather all 44.10 of her. What an amazing creature she is, getting bigger slowly year on year.
We were now onto Big Fish Thursday and with rising temps things looked good. I had been working in the office when I just had that feeling and walked downstairs to see Russell out doing battle with a fish. I shot down in the buggy and straight away Russell said “It’s Large” on parting the net she did indeed look very big and I recognised the fish as The Split Lateral last out at 64lb. We zeroed scales and hoisted the fish up and the needle settled at 67.04 what an amazing fish.
It turned out the be the final fish of the guys week, which certainly wasn’t easy that’s for sure. It was however, filled with great fish and great laughs.

03/04/2025

This morning I had to head down to the fish farm to pack away the gear after draining and netting the holding tank on Monday. Conditions were mega with a much warmer Southerly blowing up the lake at Fensmere before I left, but the guys reported no action. Convinced something would occur I rushed around the farm and shot home as quickly as possible to lend a hand should the shout go out that a big fish had been landed.
I looked down to the lake and it again looked superb, but as I had some office work to do I grabbed a brew and headed up to sit behind the computer for an hour or so. Like with many things I had a feeling and got up walked down the stairs and looked down to the lake.
Russell Widgington was I to a fish, no doubt about it. I quickly grabbed my waders (and a couple of Grimbergens just in case a am celebration was in order) and jumped in the buggy and got footed it down to the Rocky Single. In arrival Russell had just netted the fish and I asked as you do “any good mate” the reply was “ITS LARGE” hahahahahahaha.
As we parted the net and I peered down into the folds I could see a huge framed fish and on closer inspection I could see the familiar Split Lateral one of my favourite fish in the lake. A huge frame, long and wide and by the looks of it growing bigger all the time.
We got everything ready for the water weighing and zeroed the scales and hoisted her up.
67.04 of one of Fensmeres finest. She is over 4lb up on her last capture in early November and she looked in impressive condition.
Bloody well done Russell good angling 🙌🙌

02/04/2025

Size isn’t everything eh 😉 I got the call from Russell Widgington that he had landed a good one while I was away picking up the Nicospan for the diversion channel work up at the fish farm from good mate Kevin Gardner.
It was the best one yet was all Russ said and while driving home the photos came through showing the Fensmere N**e Leather in all her glory all 44.10 of her. What a fish she is, constantly growing year in year and with a frame to be a lot bigger, but when you don’t have a single scale on your body, your a very rare and special fish. Congrats mate really stoked to see you get this one 👌

01/04/2025

I had slipped away before it got light for a short morning session on a huge local Public Barrage I have been fishing this winter. I didn’t want to wake the lads, so I was stoked when Russell Widgington messaged me to say he had one in the net. I gave him a call and he said “you know that Common with the Crinkle Tail you talked about yesterday? Well it’s in the net”
It mad isn’t it Carp Fishing, two commons that didn’t get caught or at least landed last year and they both come out a day apart.
The Crinkle Tail Common actually hadn’t been caught since the Autumn of 2022, so I was looking forward to hearing how she was doing. In the scales she went 41lb on the nose and she looked in top condition.
Well done mate, great to see you both now off the mark, time for a proper lump now 🤞🐳🤞🐳

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