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Gatenby at borwickfishing.co.uk |
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The North’s premier day ticket fishery |
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Gatenby is the tiniest water at borwickfishing. It was formed when
stone was being extracted to create the bund separating Dewhirst Deeps from
the main lake in 2003, and the workings flooded. A similar excavation on the
other side of the track flooded so much it became part of Griffish and the
remains of the causeway can still be seen at low water levels. Fish from the
main lake, Roach, Perch, Carp, Pike, etc, were able to enter the pool during
construction, but it is not believed that many are still left. The first
stocking consisted of around 200 Crucian Carp, 120 Golden Rudd, 100 Golden
Tench and a dozen Ghost Carp, all between 4” and 8” introduced in March 2004.
It was believed that most of these fell victim to the attention of cormorants
over the winter of 2004-05 and in 2005 and 2006 more Rudd and Crucians were stocked
and a fish refuge installed. It seems
some of the original stocking did survive, though, and superbly conditioned
Golden Rudd up to 8oz now form the bulk of catches with a “fish a chuck” to
slow sinking baits. Less than a quarter of an acre in area, there are no
marked pegs but room for up to 6 anglers - ideal for
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