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FISHERY NEWS - PLEASE CLICK HERE

OUR TELEPHONE NUMBER HAS CHANGED TO 07880 722868 SO PLEASE MAKE A NOTE OF THIS IN YOUR CONTACT DETAILS FOR THE FUTURE - THANK YOU


FEBRUARY HAS ARRIVED AND WITH IT THE LIGHTER AFTERNOONS WHICH ARE WELCOMED BY ALL OF US. SPRING IS DEFINITELY ON THE WAY AT THE FISHERY WITH THE DAFFODILS & SNOWDROPS POPPING UP ON THE DRIVEWAY AND THE STEAM ENGINES ARE PUFFING AWAY IN THE BACKGROUND. WE HAVE BEEN BUSY WITH FARM/FISHERY MAINTENANCE AND HAD GUESTS STAYING IN OUR COSY SHEPHERDS HUT FOR SOME FARM DOWNTIME.


THE LAKES HAVE FISHED WELL IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY IS LOOKING GOOD TOO SO FAR FOR OUR ANGLERS. TROUT LOVE THE COLD AND THEY ARE FEEDING. THE BEST RAINBOW TO-DATE WEIGHED IN AT 8LBS 8OZS. YOU CAN SEE FROM THE GALLERY THAT SOME DECENT TROUT HAVE BEEN CAUGHT AT TENTERDEN. CURRENT PATTERNS THAT ARE WORKING WELL ARE BLUE FLASH DAMSEL, CATS WHISKER & CORMORANT - WE SUGGEST AN INTERMEDIATE LINE.


WE WILL HAVE BEEN RUNNING THE FAMILY FISHERY FOR 50 YEARS THIS YEAR. BARRY, MY FATHER, MANY OF YOU KNEW HIM, WOULD HAVE BEEN PROUD OF THIS FACT AND MY MOTHER, AUDREY, REMAINS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THE RUNNING OF THE FISHERY AND FARM AND IS A CONSTANT, VALUED, SUPPORT. SO WE PLAN TO CELEBRATE THIS MILESTONE, DETAILS TO FOLLOW.


WE HAVE A WELL STOCKED FLY BOX HERE JUST ASK TO HAVE A LOOK. WE HAVE INTRODUCED A NEW PERMIT THIS YEAR - A FULL DAY - 2 FISH FOR THOSE ANGLERS WHO DON'T WANT TO TAKE HOME TOO MANY TROUT FOR THE FREEZER AND THIS HAS RECEIVED POSITIVE FEEDBACK.

GIFT VOUCHERS: CAN BE PURCHASED FOR PERMITS, TUITION AND HUT STAYCATIONS FOR SOMEONE SPECIAL AND SENT BY EMAIL OR POST - PLEASE EMAIL/CALL FOR DETAILS.


WE HAVE RE-STOCKED WITH DECENT SIZED FISH IN ALL 3 LAKES SO ITS ALL TO PLAY FOR AND OUR ANGLERS ARE REAPING THE BENEFIT. FISH ALL 3 LAKES WHEN YOU ARE HERE OTHERWISE YOU MIGHT MISS AN OPPORTUNITY, LAKES 1 & 2 MAYBE SMALLER TO FISH BUT THERE ARE PLENTY OF RAINBOWS IN THEM.


AFTERNOON PERMITS START AT 1PM TO SUNSET AT THE MOMENT.


IT IS TIME TO KICK BACK AND RELAX WITH NATURE AND ENJOY YOUR WINTER FISHING. OUR RESIDENT KINGFISHER IS BACK ON HIS FLIGHT PATH BETWEEN LAKES 1 AND 2. OUR FARM & FISHERY IS A CALM SPACE TO BE IN WITH THE HERITAGE RAILWAY ENGINES PUFFING AWAY GENTLY IN THE BACKGROUND AND THE CHURCH BELLS RINGING WITH A STUNNING VIEW TO ENJOY TOO. YOU CAN FIND PEACE AND TRANQUILITY HERE AWAY FROM THE DEMANDS OF EVERYDAY LIFE.


OUR LAKES ARE STOCKED WITH QUALITY, HARD FIGHTING RAINBOWS, BROWNS AND BLUES RANGING FROM 3LBS-12LBS. MANY ANGLERS HAVE BEEN BROKEN WHICH IS VERY FRUSTRATING BUT THAT'S FISHING. THIS ALL ADDS TO THE EXCITEMENT THAT THE BIG FISH ARE IN THERE!

WE OFFER BOTH CATCH/KEEP & CATCH/RELEASE PERMITS FOR FULL DAY, HALF DAY OR EVENINGS. BOOKING ESSENTIAL. THANK YOU.


Check out our Gallery to see just what our Anglers have been getting up to at the Fishery recently. We shall limit Angler numbers to 12 which works well for all.


Stay & Fish - Our Shepherds Hut has been popular with some very positive reviews on our Airbnb platform. If you are interested to stay and fish with 20% off our fishing permits then this fishing staycation could work for you, alternatively you may not wish to fish and just have some downtime here. Our Hut is very warm and cosy with electric heating and a woodburner for the colder months. Discover more under our Shepherds Hut heading and book it through Airbnb. You can always book direct with Gaynor if you prefer not to use this platform. Our Hut is 15 mins walk through an area of outstanding natural beauty to Tenterden so you can leave your car in the car park and have some peaceful downtime and enjoy all that our vibrant town has on offer without worrying about drinking and driving. You will have full use of the Fishery Lodge with all the amenities you will need for a comfortable stay.


Fishing Tuition is available with Richard Stokes, our Instructor - please see our Tuition page for further details. Please click on Richard's email address on the Tuition Page, which puts you in direct contact if this is of interest, to arrange a lesson or purchase a voucher. Tuition continues when the Fishery is closed in Summer - usually in August only.


PARKING & PERMITS AT THE FISHERY - The Fishery Car Park is on the left hand side of the drive way, clearly signposted. We have a Mobility Bay nearer to the Lakes. Tackle up in the car park and then visit our Fishery Lodge on the right as you walk down the driveway, it's our Social Hub for Anglers and our Shepherds Hut guests with all the amenities you will require whilst visiting us with complimentary hot drinks - we do not provide food please bring your own. There is a sign at the bottom of the driveway which informs you of where to find and purchase your permit.

For simplicity we shall post your permits at the farmhouse front door - the house directly at the bottom of our driveway, on the permit board, in a white envelope (provided) with your name on, please put the exact cash inside this envelope and post it through the letterbox. We thank you for your support with this simple process. We don't take card payments because the signal is terrible here.


We prefer telephone bookings 07880 722868 to give you the most recent news on the fishing. Please leave a message on the answerphone if we don't answer and we will get back to you if you leave your name and number. If you have booked and need to cancel please can you let us know so that someone else can take up your place. Thank you.


We hire out rods/nets/tackle - please make sure to book them out £14 per person half day or full day. Any damage will have to be paid for - please take care of it. Thank you.


Our reception times are 8.20am, 1pm. End of play: Sunset.

We would like you to keep to these timings it helps with the rotation of our Anglers. Thank you.


Polite Notice: Please would all Anglers refrain from using their mobile phones when they are fishing. Many of them are seeking peace and quiet and don't want this distraction when enjoying their downtime.


Dogs: We do not permit dogs at the Fishery due to our livestock grazing on our land. Sadly we have had to make this decision due to challenging incidents here in the past.


A warm welcome awaits you this Winter for some great sport on our Lakes.

With best wishes, Gaynor, Richard, Ali, Emma, & Audrey

 

FISHERY LODGE We have a super Fishery Lodge and we hope you will enjoy this relaxing social hub with kitchen/dining and toilet facilities situated in an elevated position on the side of Lake 1. It has its own verandah for sitting out and enjoying the weather overlooking the Lake for some relaxing downtime. The Lodge provides a great space for our Anglers and Hut guests to eat and drink tea/coffee with our compliments. It adds a positive experience to your fishing at Tenterden with family and friends. Discover more in our Gallery. If you would like to hire the Lodge for a private function or a workshop then please contact Gaynor for further info.


We are delighted to have been voted into the Top 50 of the Top 100 Stillwater Trout Fisheries in the British Isles by the judges at Trout & Salmon.


Our Farm/Fishery is a Wedding Venue when the Fishery is closed in Summer and we have been given approval by Kent County Council for Civil Marriages & Partnerships. We only host 6 weddings in June, July, August and first week of September and we are currently taking bookings for 2025-2027. Discover more on our Wedding Venue Heading on this website.


Social News: You can find us on Facebook & Instagram – please see our Home Page and follow us.


 

4 Comments


newberry_mark
Nov 24, 2023

Fished here on Nov 23rd my first visit for nearly 20 years. Warm (10 Deg C) , bright with only a gentle breeze West to East. Many fish showing across the lake 3 especially toward the Dam end. Blue Flash Damsel proved to be the fly of the day with fish taking it confidently in the upper 2-3 feet to a constant but gentle retrieve. 2 Rainbows caught 3-13lb & 3-10lb by 10:30 with additionally a number of follows and 1 hook up that played me for 5 mins before getting the better of me. APPS bloodworm and Goldhead Daddies at varying depths drew a few tentative pulls then 4-2lb Rainbow on the BFD again. Finally last fish …

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Colin Streeter
Colin Streeter
Dec 21, 2021

21 dec 2021

Did a catch and release was mixed weather , but managed a 3 pound brown and a 5 pound rainbow what was on steroids I think as ran me round for 10 minutes lol great day.

Thanks for a great day

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francishoward46
Oct 11, 2020

My apologies for a late catch report from Wednesday 7th October... 1 rainbow 2lbs 9 oz to an orange daddy.

Thank you for a good day at a lovely venue

Frank Howard

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Chad Goymer
Chad Goymer
Apr 07, 2020

Been amazed at the quality of your hard fighting trout this past year....had some stunning fish including a couple over 6lb and one around the 8lb mark and they really fought like mike Tyson in his prime....I’m gutted the lockdown has prevented me fishing your place at my fave time of year to fish but I had a cracking winters sport if nothing else

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