Linear Fisheries

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FIRST FISH OF YEAR START COMING OUT OF LINEAR!!!!
BRASENOSE ONE

09 Feb There have been a couple of 16lb mirrors out over the last few days which we beleive are the first fish from B-1 this year, more details when we get them.

GENERAL

05 Feb **Half price tickets - Winter special 1st January - 28th February**

From the 1st of January until the end of February 2010 Linear Fisheries will be offering HALF PRICE tickets on all of their day ticket waters for all customers paying by either credit or debit cards. This offer applies to all 12hr & 24hr tickets purchased via credit/debit card on any Linear day ticket water (including Hunts Corner). It will be Linear's policy that during this two month period, cash purchases will still be charged at full price and this policy will be strictly adhered to. Credit/debit card payments can be made on the bank of all the day ticket waters via a wireless, hand held card machine carried by our bailiffs. This is the preferred method of payment at Linear Fisheries Oxford.



05 Feb **New Maps**

Just to let you know we have added some very nice looking maps to our web site, on the "Waters Page" for each lake you will now find a map of that water. These maps have been produced by Phil Thomas at CARPYGRAPHICS.CO.UK.

There are no depths shown on these maps as of yet but we hope to have all these detialed by the end of the year.

09 Feb **Half price tickets - Winter special 1st January - 28th February**

From the 1st of January until the end of February 2010 Linear Fisheries will be offering HALF PRICE tickets on all of their day ticket waters for all customers paying by either credit or debit cards. This offer applies to all 12hr & 24hr tickets purchased via credit/debit card on any Linear day ticket water (including Hunts Corner). It will be Linear's policy that during this two month period, cash purchases will still be charged at full price and this policy will be strictly adhered to. Credit/debit card payments can be made on the bank of all the day ticket waters via a wireless, hand held card machine carried by our bailiffs. This is the preferred method of payment at Linear Fisheries Oxford.

09 Feb We've finally had a few fish reported to us from Hunts, Oxlease and Brasenose-1 - Lets just hope this is the start of a cracking season and that we dont freeze again this month!!!!!

GUY LAKES

05 Feb The waiting list for the Guy Lakes is at present open for membership for the spring of 2010. It is anticipated that a number of vacancies will occur between March and July of this year. Because these places will be limited you should get your name on our waiting list now if you wish to be considered. Membership will be offered on a first come first served basis - all those applying and going on the waiting list will be allocated a waiting list number and invited in strict order of application.
Joining Guy Lakes entitles the member to fish three very pretty lakes, all secure and very close together. More than thirty different thirties and four different forties have been recorded caught from the waters this year and a very high stocking has taken place. The price for 2010 will be £400.

APPLY SOON IF YOU WISH TO GAIN A PLACE FOR 2010. YOU CAN REGISTER ON LINE OR SIMPLY RING 07885 327708 mobile or 01908 647320 - AN APPLICATION FORM WILL THEN BE SENT TO YOU THROUGH THE POST.
HUNTS CORNER LAKE

09 Feb Eddie "Towerpower" O'Hara from Blackpool had a 17lb mirror over the weekend using a pop-up. Fishing with Eddie was Nicky Walsh also from Blackpool, Nicky landed a 28lb mirror using the same bait.

MANOR FARM LAKE

09 Feb Tom Stringer had a 13lb pike from the Willow Swim over the weekend using a mackerel dead bait.

09 Feb *****PIKE MATCH*****

We now only have one pike match left this season and its the FINAL - This is due to be held on Sunday 28th February 2010 at Manor Farm Lake. The Lake will be closed all day to day ticket anglers.
Please contact Basil Hopkins for further details on 01993 704880 or 07773210590.

OXLEASE LAKE

09 Feb Over the weekend Stuart Heather had a 7lb stockie using a Mainline pineapple pop-up, fishing with him was Graham McNeill who had a 5lb 12oz stockie using the same bait. These are the first carp we've had reported to us from Oxlease this year.

ST JOHNS LAKE

05 Feb *****PIKE MATCH*****

The next Linear Open Pike Match is due to be held at St. Johns Pool on Sunday 7th Feb. The Lake will be closed all day.

Below is a list of the remaining pike matches to be held this year - Please contact Basil Hopkins for further details on 01993 704880 or 07773210590.

ST. JOHNS POOL
Pike Match Sunday 7th February 2010 - LAKE CLOSED

MANOR FARM LAKE
Pike Match (FINAL) Sunday 28th February 2010 - LAKE CLOSED

08 Feb **Pike Match Results from St. Johns Pool Yesterday**
1st - Steve Mudway with two fish for 14lb 02oz.
2nd - Mick Andrews two fish for 13lb 03oz.
3rd - Malcom Truman one for 9lb 04oz.
4th - Steve Czarneki one fish for 5lb.

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Carp are starting to feed!!! latest catches.....
BRASENOSE ONE
04 Mar Lee Dowding from South Wales had an 11lb 02oz common along with a 10lb 04oz mirror during a weekend session.
Tim Morley from Burton-on-Trent had mirrors of 18lb 07oz and 20lb 03oz whilst fishing with his mate Glynn Whetton who landed a 10lb 02oz mirror.

BRASENOSE TWO
04 Mar Linear regular Craig Manktelow had an 11lb 08oz mirror over the weekend fishing from the point area of the lake.
Fishery Officer Chris Blunt had a lovely 11lb 04oz common whilst down on a day only session using Richworth tutti pop-ups over a spodded area of pellet, corn and maggots.

GENERAL

04 Mar **Pike Season**
Please note that the Linear pike season has now finished and will not start again until October 1st - This includes spinning for pike.
04 Mar **2010 Brochure**
The NEW 2010 Linear brochure is now in stock and is available through our web site, at the fishery and at the Five Lakes Carp Show in March. Anyone who has pre-ordered one via the web site will have there’s delivered over the next week to ten days and all the tackle shops that carry the Linear brochure will be receiving stock over the next week.

HUNTS CORNER LAKE

04 Mar Cliff Harfield from Buckingham had mirrors of 13lb and 25lb using fluro pop-ups during a weekend session.
Paul Hodgins from Bicester had mirrors of 6lb, 14lb 08oz, 17lb 09oz, 18lb 12oz and 20lb 05oz using Solar pop-ups fished as single hook baits.

MANOR FARM LAKE

04 Mar Pike Match Results from the weekend:
1st. P Mace 3 fish for 22lb 04.
2nd. H James 3 fishfor 15lb 10.
3rd. W Lees 1 fish for 13lb 12
4th. D Miles 1 fish for 6lb 04.

The best fish over all 6 matches went to Mr. R. Gilchrist with a 19lb fish.

OXLEASE LAKE

04 Mar Brian Ford fished a three night session and landing two tench, two stockies and a 25lb 02oz mirror.
Mark Betteridge from Acorn Angling had three fish up to 33lb 12oz using particles over a heavily spodded area at about 100 yards range.
And Clive Turner from Didcot Angling managed a ten fish catch which included a number of singles and doubles along with mirrors of 24lb and 31lb 07oz using Richworth XLR8 boilies over a spodded area. This came only a week after landing thirteen carp and five tench from Oxlease up to 22lb 03oz.

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Latest catch reports.....
Heading there end of month and its good to see a few lumps starting to come out

GUY LAKES

08 Mar The waiting list for the Guy Lakes is at present open for membership for the spring of 2010. It is anticipated that a number of vacancies will occur between March and July of this year. Because these places will be limited you should get your name on our waiting list now if you wish to be considered. Membership will be offered on a first come first served basis - all those applying and going on the waiting list will be allocated a waiting list number and invited in strict order of application.
Joining Guy Lakes entitles the member to fish three very pretty lakes, all secure and very close together. More than thirty different thirties and four different forties have been recorded caught from the waters this year and a very high stocking has taken place. The price for 2010 will be £400.

APPLY SOON IF YOU WISH TO GAIN A PLACE FOR 2010. YOU CAN REGISTER ON LINE OR SIMPLY RING 07885 327708 mobile or 01908 647320 - AN APPLICATION FORM WILL THEN BE SENT TO YOU THROUGH THE POST.


HUNTS CORNER LAKE

12 Mar An angler known only as 'Nobby' from Bicester had a 20lb 15oz mirror this week.

MANOR FARM LAKE

12 Mar Manor Farm normally has a good track record throughout the winter months but struggled as did many waters this winter with the severe cold. This week however saw the first Manor carp of the year reported to us by The Tackle Company owner, Stuart Atkins from Melksham who landed a 22lb mirror using maggots.

OXLEASE LAKE

12 Mar Keith Pedder from Lancashire had six fish during his 36-Hours session up to 17lb 08oz, Keith fished particles over a spodded area at about 80 yards.
Richard Alexander from Telford had sixteen fish up to 19lb also using particles over spod at 80 yards.
During a 48-Hour session Tom Thomson had a 20lb 08oz mirror.
Ryan Dayman had a 22lb 12oz mirror using SBS Baits fluro pop-ups.
And finally Mark Betteridge has been back down and had another cracking session. Mark who's an employee at Acorn Angling in Didcot fished a 48-Hour session landing 22 carp using New Grange boilies and particles. His catch included five twenties along with two other mirrors weighing 30lb 02oz and 30lb 04oz.

ST JOHNS LAKE

12 Mar After a very slow winter St. Johns has finally started to throw a few fish up over the last week.

Chris Lowe from West Brom had a mid-double common using SBS Baits fluro pop-ups fished as singles.
Sparsholt student Tom Meier had an 18lb 07oz mirror using a single hook bait from the social bank.
Linear regular Rob Sutton fished a 48-Hour session landing three fish. All Rob's fish came during the space of an hour just before he left and included a small common, a 21lb 12oz mirror and "The Box Common" at a new PB weight for Rob of 38lb 04oz. All the fish fell to Richworth Tutti's fished as singles.
And Kev Hewitt from Cotswold Angling has had four fish during a couple of quick overnight sessions. This included a 12lb common along with mirrors of 22lb, 25lb and 27lb all falling to Richworth XLR8 boilies fished at about 60 yards range.

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Latest catch reports from linear just emailed to me.
BRASENOSE ONE

07 Sep Sarah Jones had her first ever carp in the shape of a 17lb mirror caught using artificial corn.

Lee Reader from Surrey had a 15lb 085oz mirror using a Cell pop-up.

Colin Quinnell from Aldershot had three mid-doubles along with mirrors weighing 21lb, 22lb 04oz and 23lb 04oz using Mainline Cell Boilies.

BRASENOSE TWO

07 Sep Craig Millet and his stepson Tom had three fish between them up to 22lb during a day only trip.

Fishing together Reece Green had three fish upto 13lb 02oz, Matty Vaughan had to fish up to 13lb 01oz, Darren Vaughan had a 13lb 05oz mirror and Gareth Vaughan had two fish up to 15lb.

During a week long session Robin Johnson from Tottenham had thirty fish up to 19lb 08oz using Mainline Cell Boilies. Fishing with him for the week was his brother Stuart who had fifteen fish up to 21lb 15oz which was a new PB.

GAUNTS LAKE

07 Sep Barry Edmunds had a 22lb 08oz mirror.

GENERAL

03 Sep **Carp Fishing Tutorials**

Iain Macmillan has started up his own carp angling tutorials for anyone that's interested in taking their angling to the next level. They will mainly be based at Linear Fisheries on Oxford but we could go to any venue within reason, and indeed he'll travel wherever necessary for the customers requirements. They will cover anything and everything in carp fishing from rigs, bait, location, tackle, floater fishing, stalking, zigs, spodding, marker tecniques, you name it and it will be covered. For any further information please either e-mail him at ian.macmillan4@ntlworld.com or call directly on 07746 281685, you can then discuss all personal requirements, prices, venues and dates.

Kindest Regards.

Iain 'Ting Tong' Macmillan.


03 Sep **Fresh Water**

We've now completed work on our new water system to run the toilet and shower block and have fitted an external Fresh Water Tap out side the door to the showers that can be used for filling your water containers.


03 Sep **Three Rod Limit Only**

A few days ago we announced that an angler had been sent off the site for fishing with four rods on Hunts Corner Lake. This morning another angler was told to leave for doing the same thing - again on Hunts Corner. Unfortunately he had a friend with him and because his friend was relying on the shared transport home he also had to leave. Not only did the angler spoil his own session on the water by breaking our rules but he also spoilt it for his friend. These two anglers had travelled a fair distance to fish at Linear and it gives us no pleasure to send them away but we will continue to do so as long as our rules are broken. REMEMBER IF YOU INTEND TO BREAK OUR RULES THEN YOU WILL BE SENT AWAY AND COULD SPOIL THE SPORT FOR ANYONE YOU MAY HAVE TRAVELLED WITH.


07 Sep **News Update**

The following catch reports are made up from detials sent to us over the last two weeks.


07 Sep **Fresh Water**

We've now completed work on our new water system to run the toilet and shower block and have fitted an external Fresh Water Tap out side the door to the showers that can be used for filling your water containers.

HARDWICK LAKE

07 Sep Richworth consultant Tim Childs had the big mirror known as "The Dinosaur" using 10mm KG-1 and XLR8 Boilies fished at short range.

HUNTS CORNER LAKE

07 Sep Lisa Gower had mirrors of 16lb 07oz, 17lb 05oz, 21lb 12oz along with a 14lb 02oz ghosty using Premier Baits Matrix Boilies. Fishing with Lisa was her husband Pete who had mirrors of 20lb 13oz, 21lb 11oz, 20lb 03opz and a new PB weighing 37lb 02oz using the same bait.

Fishing together father and son duo of Wayne and Harry had nine fish up to 19lb using Baitworks Boilies.

MANOR FARM LAKE

07 Sep Korda's Adam Penning had an amazing four night session last week on Manor, catching thirty four fish using Mainline Cell Boilies. Adam's catch included an unbelievable twenty four twenties of which two were thirties, "The Football" Weighing 34lb 08oz and a fish we've nicknamed "Mr. Ridiculous" at 35lb.

Fishing next to Adam was Tony Paton from The Tackle Company, Melksham and although he spent most of his time netting and photographing Adam's fish he did manage to bank a 16lb 10oz common and the ever impressive "Spike", his new PB at 38lb 11oz. Tony's fish were also caught on Mainline Cell Boilies.

Nick Harrison from Total Angling had "The Birthmark Linear" at 39lb.

OXLEASE LAKE

07 Sep Stewart Jones from South Wales had mirrors of 17lb 08oz and 14lb 08oz using Nash scopex squid liver boilies. Fishing with him was Nathan Pike who had a 25lb 08oz mirror using Cell boilies.

Mat Shore from Norfolk had a 27lb 06oz mirror during a 72-Hour session.

Simon Fowler had mirrors of 19lb 08oz and 26lb using CC Moore live system boilies.

Kevin Murphy from Hatfield had a 12lb mirror and smashed his PB by 10lb when he landed a 33lb mirror using cell dumbells tipped with plastic corn.

ST JOHNS LAKE

07 Sep Nick Chalk from Loughborough had mirrors weighing 23lb 08oz and 25lb 10oz along with "The Box Common" his new PB at 37lb 10oz, all caught using Cell Boilies fished at about 50 yards range.

Ryan Whittle from East Grinstead fished with his dad Rich landing an 18lb mirror and a new PB 20lb common using Cell Boilies tipped with plastic corn.

Phil Redfern had a 25lb mirror during a recent session.

Mark Brown had two low twenties up to 23lb 07oz during his first visit to the complex.

UNITY LAKE

07 Sep Marlon Harrison from Birmingham had a 19lb 09oz mirror, 24lb 10oz common and "Moonscale", his new PB weighing 36lb 05oz.

Lee Dowding from South Wales had mirrors weighing 10lb, 19lb and 22lb 02oz.

Jason Wright had two stockies and the mirror known as "Measles-1 at 25lb 12oz.