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Page 1 of 2 Fishing at the Lakes Near Kings Clipstone, North Nottinghamshire
Sherwood Forest Farm Park Fishery, near Kings Clipstone, Nottinghamshire
A mixed fishery catering for pleasure, match and specimen anglers. There are five lakes and 185 pegs set in 20 acres of Sherwood Forest alongside the River Maun.
Cavendish Lake
Cavendish is an oblong, reed-fringed lake with 25 pegs. It’s 60metres wide with fishing from one bank only. The depth is 2-5 feet with the deepest swim being at peg 1. This is a mixed fishery with roach to 1lb, carp to 24 lbs, rudd, tench, big gudgeon and lots of flying skimmer bream to 2lb that leap out of the water when you strike!
Pole, waggler and the feeder all work well throughout the year, but the pole fished down the margins or out to 11m. is best. Sweetcorn, meat, maggots and paste all produce well fished over a bed of carp pellets. Chopped worm should never be ruled out.
This lake is for pleasure fishing only and keepnets are not allowed.
Sherwood Lake
Sherwood is our largest lake with 64 pegs on 4¾ acres. It’s S shaped and reed fringed with fishing from both sides. Depths range from 3ft at peg 1 in front of the bailiff’s cabin on the field side to 5½ ft. at peg 45 on the roadside. There are 14 different species in the lake including carp to 20lbs, tench to 6lbs, roach and orfe to 2lbs and bream to 4lbs. The match record is nearly 80lbs whilst there have been many pleasure nets of over 100lbs!
There are lots of islands, bars, lilies and reeds etc. except between pegs 42-66, but this is where the bream live.
The same tactics as on Cavendish work at Sherwood but the best results usually come on the pole with worm, paste or meat over a bed of carp pellets or hemp.
Regular open and club matches are run on this lake, and it’s the only one on which you can use your keepnet for pleasure fishing.
Langdale Channel
Newly opened in September 1999, Langdale is oval in shape with an island in the middle from where you fish the 30 pegs. The channel is a maximum of 11m. wide by 5 feet deep and filled to the top with silver fish but no carp. The match record currently stands at 21lbs made up of chub, roach and ide.
Pole and whip are the favoured methods, with maggot, pinkie and caster scoring the best. The biggest fish in the channel is just over the pound mark with loads around 4ozs. Not surprisingly it’s popular with both club and pleasure anglers, with lots of bites and fish to be had.
Holmedale Lake
2.5 acres, 53 pegs, irregularly shaped, reed fringed, plus lilies and islands. Depth 2 feet at peg 18 to 5 feet at peg 29. Pole and feeder, including method feeding, work best. Try pole fishing the margins or at 11m with sweet corn, meat or paste over carp pellets for lots of carp from small ones to 15 pounders. The match record is now 28 carp for 93lb 4oz, caught in icy conditions on 20/02/00. Method feeder cast tight to the island also produces lots of fish. Carp dominate this lake but don’t forget the large head of roach that can be caught on pole and chopped worm.
River Maun
The River Maun that runs along the south side of these lakes is currently being developed for additional fishing and is stocked with chub, roach, dace and gudgeon.
Notes: Information on this page has been compiled from various web sites and local, freely available literature.
Contact: 01623 842617 or 07721 316 334.
Day tickets: £4 for one rod (juniors £3), £6 for two (juniors £5). Year permits on request. Tickets can be bought on the bank.
Matches: Open matches are run every Wednesday and there are Sunday opens from October-May.
Restrictions: No boilies or trout pellets; barbless hooks only; maximum hook size 6; all nets must be dipped. Bloodworm and joker is allowed on Langdale only. Open all year 7am to dusk. No braid. Pleasure anglers can use keepnets on Sherwood and Langdale.
How to get there: The fishery is three miles north east of Mansfield. Take the A60 out of Mansfield and join the A6075 signposted Edwinstowe. At the Warsop crossroads turn right, signposted Clipstone, and Sherwood Forest Farm Park is 200 yards up here on the right. Turn into the Farm Park entrance signposted 'fishing' and follow the signs down the lane.
Benefits to Hiring a Fishing Guide
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| ARTICLE SUMMARY: Now that you have planned a fishing trip, what do you do after that? Sure you can try to navigate unfamiliar waters, and hope to catch fish in places that you do not know if they even exist, or you can do something better and hire a fishing guide. There are many benefits to hiring a fishing guide.
By : Ivanovich Cuxev 
Submitted 2007-08-18 05:59:56
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Now that you have planned a fishing trip, what do you do after that? Sure you can try to navigate unfamiliar waters, and hope to catch fish in places that you do not know if they even exist, or you can do something better and hire a fishing guide. There are many benefits to hiring a fishing guide. They may be more expensive then trying to do it alone, but the advantages definitely outweigh the disadvantages.
First, and most importantly on a fishing trip, you will catch more fish. Fishing guides are in the waters every single day and know exactly where the best pockets of fish live. They are familiar with the habits of the particular fish species and when the best time to catch them is, and where in the water they tend to swim to during certain parts of the day. This can only mean one thing - catching more quality fish that you can keep and hopefully later eat. They simply put you in the right place at the right time.
A fishing guide is usually experienced in the particular lake or ocean in which you are fishing in so they know the waters well. They can show you how to run the lake, where the safest place to fish is, and where to find the stream areas that hold the most fish. They teach you where and where not to go so that you can make the most of your fishing expedition.
Fishing guides also come equipped with the latest and most modern equipment. They may even let you try out some of their top of the line fishing equipment. Through the day you will find out what the best fishing rods are, as well as any new reels and line you may want to purchase so that you can fish by yourself later on using the newest equipment. You get lots of tips and advice on where to buy the equipment and the tackle, as well as how to use it if you are unfamiliar with fishing gear.
Another benefit to hiring a fishing guide is that you learn how to catch fish. That may sound like common sense if you are already a fisherman, but many times if you are in new waters that you have not fished you may not be able to reel them in as often as you would like because you do not know how. They often teach you more efficient ways to fish with less effort.
Lastly, if you went fishing by yourself you would have to pay for the boat, the gear, the lessons, as well as the licenses you may need to fish in a certain area. Hiring a fishing guide will help you to avoid all these fees.
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