| This is very rich in natural food and carp in this water have been able
to put on between 3 - 4lbs per year and in some cases more. There must be
between over 500 carp in this lake with upwards of a hundred 20lb fish with
fourteen of the bigger specimen running to well over 30lbs with the largest,
a common, being thought to be between 45 - 50lbs. Don't forget there are
some grass carp in here and these could be approaching 30lbs now. The last time one was caught was two
and a half years
ago, when it graced the bank at 17lb. During the spring and summer of 2007 several
big fish came out of this lake. Martin Churchyard had a 33lb mirror in April
and Ian Proud had a common of 35lb 08oz also in April, 2007, then in
May, 2007, Darren Marchant caught a really attractive looking mirror of 33lb
08oz.
Also in May, 2007, Tony Whittick had two thirties out in one night. Moving
on to early June, 2007, Alan Thinnesen came for a one nighter and caught a
P.B. common of 29lb 04oz. Later in 2007 he smashed the lake record with a
mirror of 38lb 02oz. We now also have large wels catfish in Virginia,
which should have reached 40lb-50lb+ by now (spring 2008). Because
I restrict the membership numbers you will always find a swim on Virginia.
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