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Jimmy’s Lake is the original lake minus a few bays and as such is the longest established water at borwickfishing. Its original population is not fully known, but is believed to have consisted of Pike, Perch, Roach, Bream, Eels, Carp and Tench. However heavy predation by Cormorants meant that there were very few silver fish, though the fish in there had grown big. The Tench were the dominant species running to over 10lb. Pike and Carp both ran well over 20lb, even approaching 30lb.

In 2004, 100 Carp between 6lb and 14lb were destined for the main lake but a last minute change of policy meant these had to be stocked in Fingal Fishpond. Subsequently about half have been transferred to the main lake by rod and line and some of these increased by 5lb following stocking. In 2006, 30 Carp from 8lb to 16lb were stocked plus a 30lb Mirror, soon to be nicknamed Moonscale because of the shape of a big scale on its left shoulder. She has since been caught almost a dozen times peaking briefly at 31lb 4oz before spawning, then dipping to 24lb after shedding more than 7lb of spawn and rapidly regaining 30lb

status again to reach 32lb 10oz in May 2007.

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