Arguably the most famous day ticket water in the country, this 18 acre gravel pit has proved itself as one of the top day ticket lakes on the Linear site since the early 90’s and is well known throughout the carp fishing fraternity. Over the years we have lost count of the many anglers who, on their first visit to this very scenic water, have gone home thrilled in the knowledge that they had caught a personal best carp, tench, catfish, pike, roach or even bream.
A majority of the carp that the water now holds are in excess of twenty pounds in weight with at least 40 weighing in excess of 30lbs. Many of these bigger fish have been caught at over 36lb and at the right time of the year at least seven of them have been recorded in excess of 40 pounds. In fact during recent years, four different fish were caught in excess of 47lb. The complex record for a common is 48lb 04oz and for a mirror it is 48.12 pounds.
Linear has an on-going stocking policy with the water and in recent years it has seen us stock over 400 good size carp. The continuing plan is to introduce selected fish from their stock waters on a regular basis
The tench fishing is first class and fish to over 12lb along with bream of over 15lb have been recorded. Catfish regularly feature in catches and continue to be targeted by dedicated catfish anglers, the biggest recorded in recent seasons is a staggering 90lb, a new lake record. We are reliably informed that there are now five fish over 70lb in the water, one which weighs over 80lb and the other 90lb. Pike to over 20lbs have been caught and in the past the water has produced them to over 28lbs.
HALL OF FAME
2019 British Young Carp Angling Champion
Oxlease Lake
1st – Daniel Bailey
2nd – Tye Hackman
3rd – Haydon Steel
2018 British Young Carp Angling Champion
Oxlease Lake
1st – Jamie Standbridge
2nd – Adam Biddulph
3rd – Daniel Bailey
2017 – No event held this year.
2016 British Young Carpers’ Angling Champion
Oxlease Lake
1st – Jude Ashken
2nd – Liam Morgan
3rd – Shaun Nunn
2015 British Young Carpers’ Angling Champion
Oxlease Lake
1st – Dan Price
2nd – Liam Wylde
3rd – Nick Longpre
2014 British Young Carpers’ Angling Champion
Oxlease Lake
1st – Michael Bamber
2nd – Jack Bonner
3rd – Lewis Harmes
2013 British Young Carpers’ Angling Champion
Brasenose-Two
1st – Tom Kerr
2nd – Liam Morgan
3rd – Sam Ribano
2012 British Young Carpers’ Angling Champion
Brasenose-Two
1st – Joshua Jones
2nd – Isaac Johnson
3rd – Liam Morgan
2011 British Young Carpers’ Angling Champion
Brasenose-Two
1st – Brad Greening
2nd – Oscar Thornton
3rd – Benedict Fowler
2010 British Young Carpers’ Angling Champion
Brasenose-One
1st – Jake Taylor
2nd – Calum Kletta
3rd – Mark Palmer
2009 British Young Carpers’ Angling Champion
Brasenose-One
1st – Rob Sutton
2nd – Perry Hawkins
3rd – Brad Day
Reigning BYCAC Champion – Daniel Bailey
2008 British Young Carpers’ Angling Champion
Brasenose-One
1st – Jake Wildbore
2nd – Tom Maker
3rd – Ryan Boyda
2007 British Young Carpers’ Angling Champion
Cemex Thorpe Lea
1st – Rob Sutton
2nd – Elliot Gray
3rd – Josh Hillman
2006 British Young Carpers’ Angling Champion
Brasenose-One
1st – Alexei Bygrave
2nd – Tom Maker
3rd – Rob Sutton
2005 British Young Carpers’ Angling Champion
Oxlease Lake
1st – Tom Dove
2nd – Matthew Towler
3rd – Andrew Lewis
2004 British Young Carpers’ Angling Champion
Oxlease Lake
1st – Greg Harwar
2nd – Perry Brooks
3rd – Daniel Harman
2003 USA Junior World Cup Eliminator (Top two qualified to represent England on the St. Lawrence River pair’s event in the USA)
Oxlease Lake
Top two:
Roman Buczynski
Ashley Roberston
2000 Junior BCAC Champions (Pairs Event)
Scott Parkinson and Lee Sims
(Won their eliminator on Wyreside Lakes)
1999 Junior BCAC Champions (Pairs Event)
Mark Bartlett and Toby Parker
(Won their eliminator on Catch-22)