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Lymmvale, Marton
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Written by Julian Grattidge
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Wednesday, 17 March 2010 11:05
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Lymmvale is a very picturesque former sand quarry, excavated in the 60’s and acquired by Lymm Angling Club with the help of the Sport’s Council sometime in the early 70’s. The lake is approximately 4½-5 acres in size with average depths of 12-16ft. With water as shallow as 4-6ft and as deep as 25ft, there are some prominent features, such as bars and plateaux to find and there can be extensive weed beds, although this differs from year to year.
The water is very rich in natural food and because of this fishing can be challenging at times. The lake is heavily tree lined and as such the majority of its 26 swims have a private feel, when in full leaf it is not often you can see the neighbouring angler. Some reeds, irises and lilies are also present, but are newly planted and haven’t yet established fully. The water is for much of the time crystal clear, algal blooms at certain times of the year though sometimes gives the water a coloured look.
Please be advised that after sustained periods of wet weather the water level can rise significantly and wellingtons or waders may be required to fish efficiently and comfortably, wading excessively to place baits etc. is not allowed, but it is acceptable to net and return fish safely.
The fish stock is made up primarily of tench, probably 60-70% of the stock are tench averaging 4-6lb, with good numbers of specimens between 6 & 9lb+ also present, doubles have also been recorded in recent years to 11lb 8oz. Male tench have been caught to 9lb 7oz in recent years too. There is also a small number of golden tench present, which when caught are usually 6lb+.
There is a reasonable head of carp present although these can be challenging due to the sheer amount of tench present. They average 16-18lb with a fair amount of 20’s and fish to 30lb also present. Most are mirrors, although commons and ghosties are there to be caught too. There is also a good head of chub in the water, although you wouldn’t think it as these have become notoriously hard to catch, they average 5½lb+ though and numerous specimens of up to 7lb+ are there to be caught. 500 young chub have also been introduced over the last 3 years with the hope of providing some monster chub for the future. Other species include wels catfish to 50lb+, a few bream to 7lb+, grass carp to 15lb+, rudd to 2lb+, barbel to 8lb+, eels to 5lb+ and sadly only a handful of orfe are now left to 7lb+
Members only. Night fishing by special permit. Bivvies must only be used on the ten pegs designated for them. See on-site notice boards for details. Beware of snakes, no snakes are to be harmed.
Fishing on this water is controlled by Lymm Angling Club. For more information on this and other waters available, along with rules and details of membership, please visit the Lymm Angling Club website at: http://lymmanglersclub.com