CARP FISHING

The Carp Fishery (reservoir) is 38 acres in size and as 50 pegs to choose from, it is surrounded on one side by sloping fields which roll down the valley and dense woodland on the other. It starts with a Dam wall at the road end and slowly narrows up to what is known as the reserve end. Overall depths range from a few inches to almost 30 feet. The bottom is predominantly hard silt and clay, there are 4 islands, and some weed in the warmer months, which creates the main features.

The reservoir was stocked with carp at the end of 1997, with 117 double figure fish totalling 1290lb, 186 single figure fish totalling 1160lb and received a later stocking early 1998 of 839lb of double figure fish and 436lb of single figure fish. These fish have now grown on massively with a huge head of 20lb+fish, both mirrors and commons. It has produced no fewer than 10, 30lb fish with mirrors up to 33lb and commons to 36lb. there is one fish which regularly comes out over 40lb and has topped so far at 42lb, known as the big girl. To back these fish up there are a large number of doubles growing on well

The fishery as a shower and toilet block with microwave, kettle and running water for the anglers use, Transport to and from the pegs is available at certain times.(transport may be removed for technical reasons).

Moorgreen Reservoir Fishery, Moorgreen, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands.