04/08/2026
Catch Report 4th August - DURING THIS HOT SPELL IF YOU DO HAVE A BBQ IT MUST BE RAISED OFF THE FLOOR AND DON’T BIN IT UNTIL IT IS TOTALLY COLD
******Please be aware that Blunham Lake will not be available on Saturday 8th August, due to a Lake Exclusive Match, good luck to all involved in the match ********
📢📢 share your pictures with us for a chance to win a 24hr ticket voucher 🎫On the 1st of each month the bailiffs will select their most memorable photo of the previous month. Whoever wins can use the voucher for a 24hr session, put it towards the cost of a longer session or 2 days sessions🎣Keep your Catch pics flowing in on Instagram and Facebook🐋 All pictures are welcome regardless of the size or species🐟waterfowl and scenic shots will also be accepted (landing mat shots will not be valid) The Bailiff’s choice is final✅
The next winner for August will be picked on the1st September! We look forward to seeing your pics📷🐟🦆🌅
550 + known catches inc. current MFL Bait record of 35lb 10oz 🦾🎣 MFL Particle Bait 🪣& MFL High Protein Pellet plus Natrepel 🌿🪝our preferred and trusted feed choices on our Lakes for many years is now available. Freshly made onsite with Wheat, Maize, H**p, Himalayan salt PLUS Natrepel 🌽⬛🧂 pre-order BOTH alongside your ticket when booking or purchase on arrival at office/call the Bailiff on 07930 284653. @ £10 for any 3kg bucket refill or £12 per our 3kg bucket 🪣 ALL payments are made in cash onsite 💷
ANNE’S
Paul was rewarded with 2 to 11lb on Maggots 🐛Family duoMark Fassenfelt & son Liam had a successful tally of 6 F1’s ranging from 14lb to 15lb. Steve Davey opted for Red Boilies to land a 11lb 3oz Common. Karl Jones, son Leon & cousin Jack opted for Hot Pepperami, MFL Particle 🪣plus Karl’s own Particle Mix including Chocolate Nesquick Milkshake Powder to bring to the bank a 25lb 7oz Common plus a few more sliding into their net. Father & Son Barry & Jack Simpson notched up 7 double figure Carp, using a combination of Corn 🌽 or different flavoured Wafter Hook Baits with PVA Bags or Method Feeder. Dad took the win this weekend with a 20lb +, congrats Dad and we look forward to the re-match 👊Paul Thistleton plucked 2 to 11lb both caught-on Maggots 🐛
BECKS
Tom nabbed 5 to 19lb on ISO Fish Wafter. Lester racked up 3 to 16lb on Yellow Pop-Up. Kris hooked 2 to 20lb on Spicy Crab B/Bait 🦀. Chris saved the blank with a 25lb Common on Maize over MFL Particle 🪣Page bagged 2 to 18lb on Mad Baits. Jamie had himself 4 to 24lb on Yellow Pop-Up whilst Milan secured an 18lb 7oz Mirror on Krill Wafter. Lewis willed in 2 to 15lb on Boilies.
BLUNHAM
Loads of Silvers for Keri who opted for ever reliable Maggots 🐛+ Sweetcorn 🌽2 Carp fell to Steve Thorne to a weight of 12lb both caught on a Floater. Malcolm captured a 5lb Common using Sweetcorn. A Tench and loads of Roach & Perch for Amy who opted for those wiggly Maggots 🐛 5 Carp for Steve to 14lb who landed them all on Pellets. Shaun looked at 2 to 14lb on Pink Pop-Up. Young Angler Henry Welton had a bountiful evening, opting for Solid Bags filled with Micro-Pellet/matching Liquid alongside Crushed 12mm Shelf Life Boilies and using a Bushwhacker Pole to stealth feed and drop his rigs on fizzing spots the takes came through the Evening 👊 Stephen Brooks & Phil opted to Surface Fish, Phil tempted out 2 to 14lb 5oz, Stephen tallied up a mighty 19 fish to a cracking weight of 16lb 9oz 👊Nick French tempted out 3 to 15lb 8oz
BOONEYS
Gary brought 3 to the bank to a weight of 21lb, all on Bloodworm Pop-Up over MFL Pellet 🪣Carl opted for Matrix Wafter and landed 2 to 16lb. Update on Alan Pecks stay, he finished on 8 & 2 bonus Tench, including 3 cracking fish in the 30’s bracket, largest being a mega 38lb 8oz on Solid Bag Pink Wafter 🦾🎣 Steve Berrington opted for Manilla Bottom Bait with a few scattered around for a 19lb 2oz Common. Ryan saved the blank with a 16lb Common on King Crab Wafter 🦀Ian deployed a Bug Snowman ☃️and was rewarded with a 24lb Common. Mark saw in a 24lb Common plus a Bonus 8lb Tench both on DNA SLK B/Bait 🎣John tempted out 2 to 28lb 8oz on Source Pop-Up. Michael opted for B/Baits to line his net with a 20lb Common. Steve snared a 28lb Common on Yellow Wafter. Evaldas extracted a 24lb Common on Manilla Pop-Up. Taio had 72 hours on Booneys for 9 runs, 7 landed & 2 lost to a weight of 28lb. Fishing 3 on a clear spot with big heads of Innovate Baits s2t Boilie MFL Particle 🪣with the most action in the night and mornings 😴😴Chad fished alongside Taio, deftly landing around 245lb of Carp using Innovate Baits & Octopus Baits 👌💪 Sid Newman got his new Common PB, landing 3 superb specimens to a healthy 29lb 2oz all on DNA Wafter over a bed of DNA Bug and SLK. Congrats on the PB Sid 👊🎖️ Mark Parker tempted out a 24lb Common on Bottom Baits. Danny Simy brought to the bank 2 to ??? as Danny forgot his scales 😄 By the by 2 beautiful Commons they were, 1 caught on a 14mm Pink Icecream Pop-Up on a Ronnie Rig with a Dash of Putty, and the 2nd one a real Conker Brown Common was caught on Parker Wafter OG Fish with a Sweet Corn Shape Stopper on a bed of MFL Pellets 🪝Danny’s Mate Murray had an early morning call of 5am, landing a hefty 27lb Common on OG Fish Wafter 🐟
CARP
Slow, dry and hot hot day for Christian Kurti and son, but they did get to look at a pristine 27lb Common of the top, giving Christian his PB 👊🎖️George Simmons gained his PB with a solid 17lb Common, congrats on the PB George 🎖️👊Duane Hughes caught 6, bigger of the 6 up to 24lb and the others in the low 20’s using Baitworks Royal Marine Bottom Bait. Callum saved the blank with a 20lb 4oz Common on Yellow Pop-Up. John & Josh Little both smashed their PB’s, Josh brought to the bank 1 Mirror & 4 Commons to 28lb 5oz all on Manilla Active Wafter & Bloodworm Dumbell, John had 1 Common to 21lb 5oz on Bloodworm Dumbell, big congrats on the PB’s John & Josh 👊🎖️Kevin tempted in a lovely 26lb 3oz Common on Orange Tutti Frutti Pop-Up 🍊Edvinas landed 2 cracking fish, both on Ronnie Rig + Orange Wafter. Matt deployed a Zig with Signature Squid Pop-Up and brought in 2 to 22lb. Alfie opted for a Pineapple 🍍Wafter and gained his PB with 2 to 16lb 5oz, congrats on the PB Alfie 👊🎖️Grant notched up 4 to 20lb on RG Baits Ripple. Charlie banked 2 to 22lb on Essential Cell. Freddie popped out 2 to 19lb 10oz on ISO Cream Boilie. Eric captured 5 to 17lb 2oz also on ISO Cream Boilie. Kieron looked at 5 to 26lb on Mainline High Impact Boilie. Jamie saved the blank with an 11lb 10oz Carp on Pink Pop-Up. Kuba & Tomasz have caught a mahoosive 18 fish to Kubas PB weight of 26lb 4oz. Most caught on Solid Bags with DNA Crayfish Mini Mix & Sticky Bloodworm Bag Mix. Hookbait was Parker Baits Mini Monster Crab Wafters. Also used Ronnie Rigs with CC Moore Northern Special Pop-Up in White. The mix consisted of MFL Pellet 🪝H**p, Maize, Corn, Pacific Tuna topped with some Marine Amino Smoke from CC Moore. Started with 5 Spombs on each spot, then topped up with 3 Spombs to keep the bait rolling.
DAMSEL
Lee Chamberlain willed in 2 to 21lb 15oz both on Yellow Pop-Up + Fished over Pellets 🐟Brendan had a Blank Saving PB with a solid 29lber, caught on a Pink Fluoro Cell Wafter with a Piece of Pink Pop-Up Corn alongside a mix of MFL Particle 🪣& MFL Pellet 🪝Spicy Crab Boilies and a Glug of ISO Fish Smart Liquid 🐟Congrats on the PB Brendan 👊🎖️Tom successfully landed 5 to 27lb, he fished from Peg 22 to the far margin. All caught on Solid Bags with Parker Baits Mini Mix + Magic Bean 12mm Wafters (Yellow & Pink). Dan Jones put down a hefty 31lb 12oz 💎Mirror, caught on Octopus Baits Bakewell Wafter over a bed of Buttercrunch + Shellfish Boilie 🐙Sid Fuller had a very tough session, a few hook pulls didn’t help!! Sid did tempt out 2 Commons to 20lb 12oz both on Homemade Boilies. Adam Bumble opted for Boilies to surrender 2 to the bank, at a very respectable 32lb & 33lb 💎. Sean Backhouse, Will Astell & friends had a tough stay in the wilting heat, but they did manage 12 fish between them to 30lbers 💎, all on Innovates Squid 2t 👊 Alex extracted a few to 24lb on Squid Boilies & Pop-Up Snowman ☃️Harrison saved the blank with a 26lb 2oz Mirror on Boilie. Braidon plucked a Mid Double Common on Boilie. Shaun produced 3 to 33lb 4oz 💎on Krill. Derrick put down 3 to 24lb on Mamba Baits. Lee was greeted with 3 to 32lb 💎on Sticky Baits Krill Wafter over MFL Particle 🪣Henry also landed 3 to a respectable 23lb on Baitworks. John had a “super 7” to 24lb 5oz on Sticky Krill. Lee wriggled out 4 to 26lb on Fishmeal Boilie and Corn.
WINTERS
Alan had a colossal haul of 17 Carp to 21lb 4oz, all on B/Bait Solid Bag 👊Nick tackled a day session on Winters and had 9 runs, landed 7 to 26lb 6oz on ISO Sweet Wafter. Another top tally for Darren Tyler who had 11 to 21lb 2oz all on Sticky Bait Krill Active B/Bait. Nick Judge nabbed 5 in total to his new PB weight of 25lb all on CC Moore Belachan Wafter over Pellets 😊Craig wrestled in 7 to 17lb on Krill Boilie Pellet & Sweetcorn 🌽
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL ANGLERS THIS WEEK 👊🐟 AND THANK YOU FOR SENDING IN YOUR PHOTOS AND CATCH DETAILS.
Lake Information and Updates 🦺🎣🏗️
Blunham Lake – Saturday 8th August – closed for Lake exclusive
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