Young Theo fished in the blind pairs match at Luckfield last week, his first proper match!
He drew peg 2 and fished towards the lillies on both sides of the peg, his first fish being a 9lb+ carp, followed by the larger of the 2 perch in the photo which went off like a train he said!
His catch also included a nice bream at around 4lb and a few other smaller silver fish.

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KHV VIRUS....Too close for comfort: Please, please ensure all nets, slings and mats are clean and dry before visiting any DDAS owned or rented waters, in fact..any water!! Thank you. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/outbreaks-of-koi-herpesvirus-khv-disease-in-2018

Washingpool Farm: MAIN LAKE CLOSURE: WINTER MAINTENANCE 22ND OCTOBER - 31ST DEC 2018. We have an exciting winter ahead at Washingpool with several planned improvements focused on the main lake. Due to the nature of the work we will unfortunately need to close the main lake completely from Monday 22nd October with the next available fishing day being New Years Day, 2019. This is largely due to the need to drop the water level by upwards of 4-5ft. The Middle Pond will be unaffected. We’re really sorry for any who may have had winter plans on the main lake, but are confident that when we re-open next year it will be well worth it! The planned work includes (but is certainly not limited to!!); - Removal of submerged, unsafe snags, - Reconstruction of badly undercut banks, - Siltex application. With the increased angling pressure that we have seen this year, perhaps the carp will enjoy a small holiday anyway! Oh, and please share with any Facebook-free angling buddies that you may have. Many thanks, The Washingpool Farm Fishery Team