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a l l with super clear water a n d
h e althy weed growth, fl an k e d
i n rolling countryside by t h e
i n tertwining River Nen e. T h e
l a kes have held fish from 1 0 t o
w ell over 60lbs, contain sn a g s ,
t h ick weed and have seen a l l
s t yles of angling pract i c e d
b y all levels of angl er. H o w
h a ve the carp main tai n e d
and people point to those and
a s k h o w a re t h e f i s h d a m a g e d
- s i m p l e, m a n y a r e b a r b l e s s
i n n a m e o nl y, w h e r e a s a t
Bluebell the management will
c h e c k ri g s p r o a c t i v e l y a n d
b a n a n y o n e fl o u t i n g t h e r u l e s .
We a l l wa n t t o c a t c h a m a z i n g
l o o k i n g, f l a w l e ss f i s h d o n ’t
we? At this complex you can!
s u ch revered conditio n a n d
w hat I r efer to as ‘s t o c k
p o nd mouths’? The answe r i s
s i mple - since opening, To n y
h a s placed (and enf orced ) a
b a rbless only policy o n al l t h e
l a kes. That one simp le ru l i n g
e l i minated all tetherin g a n d
t o wing. Any naysayers wh o
a r gue that the oppo site i s
t r ue and that barbless ho o k s
d a mage fish will have t h e i r
a r gument totally d estro y e d
b y the Bluebell model . I t i s
a perfect time capsul e o f 3 0
p l us years of super pressu r e d
b a rbless hook angling an d t h e
f i s h are without ex cept i o n ,
i m maculate. Some places h a v e
b a rbless rulings in name o n l y
One of the things I love about
the place is that after the
m o r n i n g r u s h , y o u d o n ’t o f t e n
see people walking about.
The mown grassy banks tend
to be quiet and the place feels
more like a syndicate than a
d a y ti c k e t . T h e s u r r o u n d i n g s
a r e p e a c e f u l , se c l u d e d a n d
immaculately kept by the
management team overseen
by Jimmy - now the owner a n d h e a d b a i l i f f Tr e v. To g e t h e r
they work with Phil and the
rest of the team in a never
ending task of keeping such
a huge estate looking like a
g i a n t g a r d e n . J a n u a r y o r J u n e,
hail or sun, they will be out
t h e r e w o r k i n g. A t r u l y g r e a t
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