Method note 01 · Waggler & Feeder
Waggler and feeder
“All methods work well on the day, but traditionally Old Bury Hill Lake is a waggler and feeder water.” This is how the big mixed bags and match weights were built.
Figures
At a glance
200 lb+
Old Lake bags in spring and summer, “not uncommon”
78 / 137 lb
Three-hour and six-hour match records, early 2002
500 lb
Pleasure haul shared by two anglers, May 2000
100 lb+
Bags from the mouth of the aeration flow
70 lb+
Milton match nets, “a normal occurrence”
40 lb
Winter silver-fish bags on Milton, often on bloodworm
A waggler and feeder water
The fishery’s own description of the Old Lake was plain: “All methods work well on the day, but traditionally Old Bury Hill Lake is a waggler and feeder water. The fishing is relatively easy and individual bags to over 200lb are not uncommon in the spring and summer months from both the bank and boat” [Archive, 29 January 2002].
In early 2002 the three-hour match record stood at 78 lb and the six-hour record at 137 lb. The 75 platforms sat between dense beds of lilies and irises around the whole lake [Archive, 29 January 2002].
Fishing the flow
From 1997 two corkscrew pumps moved over 7 million gallons a day, returned through an artificial weir and stream at three inlets along the Island Bank. The fishery said bream, roach and carp gathered at the inlets, with bags over 100 lb from the mouth of the flow [Archive, 29 January 2002]. The inlets are marked on the swim map.
Baits named by the fishery
The fishery’s pages name only a few baits: hook paste made from its own Ewos pellets for carp along the Long Bank lilies, bread flake tight against the reeds for the jungle crucians [Archive, 24 March 2002], and bloodworm, often permitted on Milton in winter [Archive, 31 January 2002]. If you fished Bury Hill and remember what worked, send a memory.
Milton
Milton was described as relatively easy fishing “with all methods and baits working well”, giving bags over 250 lb in spring and summer [Archive, 24 March 2002]. See Milton Lake.
From the old site
Restored original pages
- Old Bury Hill Lake page (2002)/BuryHill.htm
- Milton Lake page (2002)/Milton.htm
- Fishery rules (2002)/rules.html
These pages are restored at their original addresses. See the full index of restored pages.
Also on the swim map
Other methods
Questions
Frequently asked
What was the biggest bag at Bury Hill?
A 500 lb pleasure haul shared by John Houseman and Chris Tulley in May 2000, boat fishing the jungle on the Old Lake.
What baits worked at Bury Hill?
The fishery named paste made from its own Ewos pellets for carp, bread flake for crucians and, in winter on Milton, bloodworm.