Clumber Park Lake

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Hi,
My family are a member of the National trust and go cycling at clumber park. My dad and I enquired about the fishing last time we were there and the baliff told us about the fishing and the incredible sizes of some of the species. Later on we saw lots of carp spawning, some of which where over 35 lb!
Could anyone give tips on the best spots and how to combat this tricky water?

[BOF]

I dont think many of our members get down to Clumber, Goldcarp. But good luck anyway, I hope you get all the information you need.

BOF

[PhilN]

Having family living not to far away, i used to visit Clumber all the time a few years ago, although I've only ever fished it once.

The trouble with Clumber park lake is its (large) size and the fact you cannot night fish it - it's day ticket only! Like any water though if you can find where the fish are (carp), you have a chance of catching them.
Only certain banks of the lake are fishable, the estate office will give you a map telling you where. As for 'hotspots', I'm not too sure, but i do know fish have been caught from near the weir and the Hardwicke village end, both from the pegs under the trees near the toilets and over the wooden bridge and around the bend on the opposite side of the lake from a clearing in the trees.

Good Pike have also been caught at this end too - upper 30's i was told by the bailiff! I'm guessing they like to Shepperd and corner the fish against the weir I've seen huge shoals of Perch fry in this area too.






Hope this helps a bit anyway.

[BOF]

There used to be a night syndicate on the place, but its been years since I heard anything about that.


BOF

[musselman]

Found a thread with some info you might be interested in reading:

www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=35689

[jonkwl]

Bit of info..........

pikeangler.co.uk/waters/clumber.html

This time of year i would fish at Hardwick (Dam end) its the deepest part of the lake

Jon

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There is no way I would go in the winter as it is such a challenging water anyway. I'm going to wait until the summer.

[carper8030]

hi goldcarp from now till you fish this water try and visit it as much as you can, spend time looking about ask people who fish it you will soon learn who are the regulars on here are. every time you see the bailff ask him were the fish are at times of yr or if hes seen them and go look for your self. i have seen its a big water but dont let it put you off you have loads of time to get to no this water hope this helps you anyway.

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Goldcarp,

I have spent a fair bit of time fishing Clumber Park on and off, and still give it a go every now and then.

As people on here have said there are inherent difficulties with this place, notably the size of the water and the fact that it is day fishing only. In addition, the lake has also suffered for the last few years from an almost complete blanket of filamentous weed on the bottom. This I have put down to possible farm land run off.

As I fished the lake for bream, this was probably more of a problem for me than it would be for a carp angler. As bream tend to like deeper water, and being that there are only limited areas deeper than about 5ft, this meant that it was extremely difficult to find areas that were both clear and that held fish. However, if you could, there was a bonanza in the offing.

I once dropped on a carp angler who had been fishing the water regularly for 2 years - fish caught Nil!! Now he may have been a cr*p angler, but my guess is that this was not the case, having talked to him for a while.

Anyway, the dam end tends to be deeper than the rest, and there is a definite channel down the centre, but this is a good cast (70m+) from the fishable areas, except for the pegs closest to the dam. The pegs on the dam itself I found were the best, but, unfortunately, these are now not fishable.

I also picked up a rumour that the lake had been netted and some of the fish removed (mainly bream?) and transported to nearby Welbeck Lakes.

My guess is, that to suceed at this water will require some serious commitment. I would tend to concentrate on clear areas and try to draw the fish to me, rather than follow the fish and try to present a bait in or on the weed. Alternatively, give it a try during the winter when the weed has died back.

Also, be aware that the lake is closed during the river closed season.

Good luck. This is without doubt a challenging water, but the potential for some superb fish cannot be denied.

Barts

[mouldred]

I go the Clumber often, great for squirrel hunting in the woods.

I would use estate lake cautious tactics - natural baits presented carefully to avoid spooking. Take a look at Bob James and Chris Yates in Passion for Angling, they tackle on old estate pond that hasnt been fished before. If I recall rightly Chris takes a carp by freelining doggies on the top, just about as simple as it gets.