Comments on: Walnut Farm Fisheries near Besthorpe, Attleborough

By: Steven

Steven — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 06:47:01 +0000

Quite slot of questions about Walnut here. I have been fishing it on and off for about 5 years. Itis a great little water for beginners. By far the most successful method is surface fishing. I tend to use dog biscuits. I dint even bother with controllers. The fish will take so close in that there is no need. I freeline a soaked biscuit or use a baitband for hard ones. With this method you can clean up on the canal or lake. I frequently top 100+ of carp and nearly always catch a couple of doubles. The fish look a bit worse for wear and the venue is not particularly attractive but there is no doubt that if you want lots of easy carp 5-15lb then this is the place to go

By: Nigel Hannant

Nigel Hannant — Mon, 18 May 2009 21:27:58 +0000

Hi Toe Toe,

Glad you are hooked and back on the bankside!!

Hovis bread for Carp…hmmm must try that next time!

Cheers, Nigel

By: toe toe

toe toe — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 21:14:08 +0000

ok after a 12 year break from fishing i decide one morning to hae another go so got some gear and had a go . well a big thank you to walnut you got me going again my 1st 4hr session on this lake was none stop from my second cast with silver fish just the sport i wanted then just as dusk came down i hooked into a 5llb bream which i must say shock me up a bit then came the common carp all about 4llb which all came in on bread (hovis my bro was using kingsmill and didnt get one lol )i’m well hooked again thank u walnut
tight lines all
toe toe

By: rocky

rocky — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:11:34 +0000

had a good day at the lake, 1st time id fished walnut, i chose the canal and landed a 14.5lb from the margins it took a good 25 mins to land. i believe it was peg 12. i would like to try the back lake next time.

By: Nigel

Nigel — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:23:03 +0000

Hi Tracy!

That’s great news – well done! As I am always keen to learn more, which lake did you fish on and how did you catch them and what bait did you use?

Cheers, Nigel

By: tracy

tracy — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:04:57 +0000

first time fishing great day i got about 5 smallish fish the last was 8-9lb common carp now im hooked happy fishing

By: Nigel

Nigel — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:33:10 +0000

Oh, the back lake has fish to 20lb+ but I have not really fished on there so cannot judge how easy it is to catch them!!

By: Nigel

Nigel — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:32:02 +0000

Hi Liam,

Sorry for the slow response. I have only caught fish on The Canal, and the biggest so far is an 7-8lb Carp. If you can take them off the surface the avergae is probably 5-7lb. I think there are bigger in there, and I have been snapped off…yes, people do use floating bread and have some suucess, however the Chub tend to gobble it up pretty quick and a lot of the smaller Silver Fish. I tend to use floating pellets as they last longer than bread and the smaller fish cannot nip it off, though I am still working out how to hook into and keep them on as they tend to take them and then spit them out very quickly. Hope this helps!!

Anyone else have any advice?

Cheers, Nigel

By: liam

liam — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:12:10 +0000

Does anybody know the average size fish at walnut farm fisheries. And whats the best bait to use there. Is bread on the top any good, sorry about all the questions lol.

By: liam

liam — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:49:48 +0000

and can people use floating bread, and is it very good. What are the best baits to you aswell. sorry for all the questions lol