I've contacted the Fisheries Managers of both my target Perch waters, to enquire about parking and took the opportunity to ask if they had any tips, not only was I pleasantly surprised at the speed of their replies but the information they provided was priceless.
While the club handbook states a qualifying specimen weight for Crabtree of 2lb it turns out this is an error and there aren't any Perch in there! That's the bad news, the good news is that the Fishery Manager administers the club's water sharing scheme and there's a water in nearby Lyne that has them in numbers and up to 4lb, the water belongs to another club but one that my own has a sharing agreement with....guess where I'm heading next?!
I also discovered that the Roach in Crabtree go to 2lb so I've tucked that snippet of info away too.
As regards Littleton the Fishery Manager was able to confirm that 2lb 8oz fish have been recorded albeit by anglers fishing from boats in the main (Ellis) lake, which makes me wonder if there is deeper water but a lot further out?
There's a moral here....it pays to ask around, I hadn't intended to but I'm so glad I did and as the season progresses it's something I plan doing a lot more.
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