Linear Fisheries

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.

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.

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.

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 <!-- e --><a href="mailto:ian.macmillan4@ntlworld.com]ian.macmillan4@ntlworld.com[/url]<!-- e --> 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.

Latest from Linear...
BRASENOSE ONE
21 Oct Ben Buchanan from Warwickshire recently fished an overnight session on the lake and was rewarded with two low doubles and a cracking 29lb 12oz mirror, all his fish fell to Dynamite Baits pop-ups and pva bags of pellets.

BRASENOSE TWO
21 Oct **Lake Closed for Inter Services Carp Championships**

The whole of Brasenose-2 will be closed from 9am Friday 29th Oct until 3pm Sun 31st Oct for the Inter Services Carp Championships.

GENERAL

21 Oct **IMPORTANT INFO - Gate Locking Times - 6PM Lockdown**

Please remember that from Friday Oct 1st the gate locking times will revert from 9pm to 6pm, please make sure you pay attention to these times otherwise you will be locked in for the night. Gate opening times stay the same with all gates being opened by 8am each morning.

HUNTS CORNER LAKE
21 Oct Craig Harrison from Skegness caught four fish during a 72-Hour session which included a 26lb 14oz mirror.

Fishing with Craig and also from Skegness was Andrew Hardy how landed four fish, the biggest of these was a stunning Hunts "Original" weighing 29lb 05oz.

Lee Parker from Tamworth had three fish which included a new PB 30lb 04oz mirror, all Lee's fish fell to particles fished over a lightly spodded area.

Scott Evison landed mirrors weighing 21ln 05oz and 24lb 07oz during a recent session.

Danny from St. Helens has been fishing Hunts regularly over the last month and during his last two sessions has broke his PB twice, both were mirrors, with the first weighing 24lb and the second 26lb 10oz.

OXLEASE LAKE
21 Oct Rob Gough from Leamington Spa landed a new PB 30lb 04oz mirror during a two night session using particles, along with Dynamite robin red and mussel/anchovy pop-ups.

ST JOHNS LAKE
21 Oct Andy Teasdale from the Midlands came within 4oz of breaking his PB when he landed a 24lb mirror using cell boilies tipped with fake corn.

Martin Mrowinski landed a 23lb 10oz mirror during a recent session to the lake.

Jonathan Pritchard had a 19lb mirror and a new PB 27lb 02oz common using Mainline Cell Boilies.

Scott Phillips from Thame had a cracking 21lb 08oz mirror using Five Star Baits.

Chris Eatch and his wife Laura landed four fish between them using cell boilies with Chris landing the biggest which was a stunning chestnut brown 29lb 04oz common.

Chris Pennell from Bristol had "The Big Common" weighing 41lb 14oz using a pop-up, this was Chris's new PB.

UNITY LAKE
21 Oct Lee Dowding from South Wales continued his run of good form on Guys catching three fish last weekend up to a mirror weighing 16lb 04oz.

BRASENOSE 1
17 Jan Clive Bristow had a 10lb 12oz pike during a PAC Fish-In held on B-1 yesterday.

Stewart Roper had five carp up to 15lb over the weekend using maggots and particles fished at about 80 yards range.

Fishing with Stewart was his brother Ian who landed nine fish using the same tactics, Ian's catch included two twenties weighing 25lb 10oz and 26lb 04oz.

Stuart Matthews from Wales had three fish up to 26lb fishing from half way down the bank adjacent to Smiths Pool.

20 Jan Clive Turner from Didcot Angling landed four mirrors this week up to 19lb using maggots and particles.
Angie Lawley had three fish including two different 21lb mirrors using small, visual SBS hook baits in solid bags fished at about 70 yards.
Fishing with Angie was Chris Lowe who landed seven fish using the same bait, but at about 90 yards range. Chris's catch included mirrors of 19lb 27lb and 29lb 04oz.

GENERAL
19 Jan **Fresh Water Tap - Out of Order**

Unfortunately the pump providing the outside drinking water tap broke this afternoon and will not be replaced until Wednesday 26th Jan. If you are fishing before then please bring your water with you.

20 Jan **Rubbish Bin Trial**

For the first half of this year we will be trying out large Bins from the local council to try and counteract the number of anglers leaving rubbish in their swims when they leave. “Please use the bins now provided”.
There will be two large general rubbish and two Recycling bins situated by the shower block between Manor and St. Johns Lakes and the same again just before you turn onto the Brasenose Lakes. We would ask that you use the recycling bins responsibly and please refrain from putting any unused bait, food or human waste into the recyclable bins.
The general waste bins are completely green in colour and the recycling bins are green with a dark brown lid, they will also be marked with signage. If this trial works we may do the same up at Oxlease and Hunts later in the year, until then please use the bins mentioned above.
Thanks in advance, for your help in making this trial work and in helping keep the fishery tidy for all its anglers.

MANOR FARM LAKE
17 Jan UPDATE:
Tom Harrison lost a fish and added a 23lb 14oz mirror to the cracking 24lb 03oz mirror already reported before he left on Saturday. All his action came to hi-viz pop-ups fished as a single hook baits.

20 Jan We've only had reports of one fish lost this week even though there has been a number of fish showing off the road bank.
ST JOHNS POOL
20 Jan Whilst fishing St. Johns Pool this week, Rhys Williams from Lancs had a 19lb common along with mirrors weighing 24lb and 27lb, all caught using Mainline Cell and hi-viz baits.

hi guys am heading here for a few days starting tomorrow night, have got a mate from sparsholt doing work experience there for 3 weeks so going to join him and try whittle a few out. not sure where to fish yet, think he's done a few nights on st johns and a few on a brasenose but has had no joy as of yet. if anybody has any tips or has fished any lakes with any degree of success then any advice would be appreciated. think i mite do a night or two on a harder water then jump on a brasenose for the hope of saving a blank. hope everybody has had a good start to the year, hopefully have more to post now weather improving. look forward to the social.

Dont go thinking that Brasenose one or two are easy waters there not. The website gives the impression that they have carp coming out all day everyday but it couldnt be further from the truth. One is smaller than two but it is still a big water, I wont give any tactics info cos everything me and my four mates tried for the 48 hours we were there didnt work. I marshalled a comp on B2 last year and the lads who didnt spod the granny out of it did better than those who did, also the longer casters picked up a few fish as well. I would set about getting some up to date inside info from your mate while he is working there, the man to ask is Chris Blunt good bloke who knows his stuff.

BRASENOSE ONE
16 Feb Lewis Wood fished a day only session and landed nine fish up to 16lb using "Carp Balls" pop-ups fished at range.

Karl Cadman had a 7lb 01oz tench along with mirrors weighing 10lb, 15lb and a new PB at 24lb.

Tony Day from Richmond, Surrey landed mirrors of 12lb and 15lb during a recent 48-hour session.

Neil Wigman had an 11lb common along with mirrors weighing 14lb, 25lb and 27lb 02oz using plastic corn and Solar toffee and banana pop-ups.

Mike Loftus had six fish up to 23lb 12oz using maggots and corn fished at about 60 yards range.

BRASENOSE TWO
16 Feb Katie Watkinson had a 10lb mirror during a recent weekend session using white and yellow fake corn over a bed of particles.

Linear Fishery Officer Chris Blunt fished a day only session, losing one fish and landing mirrors weighing 14lb, 17lb 02oz and 24lb. All the fish fell to fake corn and solid bags of pellets.

MANOR FARM LAKE

16 Feb **Manor Farm - Pike Match**

Just a quick reminder that our last Pike Match of the season will be taking place on Sunday 27th Feb at Manor Farm Lake, the water will be closed all day except for those taking part.

OXLEASE LAKE
16 Feb Clive Turner from Didcot Angling fished this week and landed six fish up to 19lb 12oz using small fluro pop-ups.

ST JOHNS POOL
16 Feb Steve Cliff landed three upper-doubles during a recent 48-hour session using small pop-ups fished over a spodded area at about 90 yards range.

Fishing with Steve was Nigel Archer who had mirrors weighing 19lb and 23lb using similar tactics.

Sparsholt student Jordan Couch had an 18lb 10oz mirror and a 17lb 12oz common.

Linear Bailiff Ian Roper had a heavily scaled mid-double mirror along a 28lb 04oz mirror using plastic corn over a lightly spodded area at about 40 yards range.

UNITY LAKE
16 Feb Steve Palmer from Westbury had mirrors of 10lb 08oz and 21lb during a recent overnight session.

BEWARE!!!!!!

Tackle thefts have been happening here recently including one of the more secure lakes B1. Please be vigilant if doing the night there as it has happened at a nearby fishery to.