The Sanctuary - Carp Fishery

20/08/2026

And another 30-plus coming through at the Sanctuary 💪 Just 9 years old and the saddle-back developing nicely. Another joining the A-Team soon 😉

Essential Baits GS10 producing the goods for Jimmy 🎣

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20/08/2026

Richard Toney with a recent night time capture from the Sanctuary. 37lb 12oz of happiness on the GS10 😊👍Well done Rich.

To keep fishing to a minimum, I've only allowed 4 summer bookings so far and each group has caught, despite the hot, dry, high pressure conditions ... I'm looking forward to welcoming more of you in the coming weeks 🎣👍

23/06/2026

Probably the best of the images I took during yesterday's spectacular storm! It also amplifies the electric atmosphere this special place has.

One of the most stunning fish in the UK has now pushed past the magical 50lb barrier, with several others in close pursuit! The grassy banks look untouched and it's a throwback to how carp fishing once was. Tricky, maybe, but rewarding, most definitely.

The fish have had a good 6 weeks rest now and we're not far away from the summer/autumn bookings 🎣🙏 If you haven't heard from me yet, I will be in touch soon.

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'Escape from the ordinary'

22/06/2026

A few moody views of the main lake this evening, following an earlier storm. It's going to be a 'big' year ahead 🐳😉

15/06/2026

Better late than never!

I've put extra spawning brushes in the lake this year to help them. The next week or two is the biggest concern for fishery owners 🙏

22/05/2026

Hi all, we're receiving lots of enquiries every day about how to fish the Sanctuary and availability. Please can I direct you to the website link below where it explains everything in detail.

In short, all bookings for 2026 are gone and availability for 2027 will be announced on this page next March.

Apologies if I haven't got back to everyone, but all the questions that I'm being asked can be found on the following link:

https://sanctuarycarp.co.uk/booking/

Many thanks - Mike

Exclusive Bookings *** Please note: All bookings are now completely full for 2026 *** We currently offer a limited number of 48-hour exclusive midweek lake bookings each year between late March and early May (approx. 6 bookings available) and then again between late July and late October (approx. 12...

15/05/2026

Customers will be pleased to hear we are having a brand new 400 metre access track laid to the fishery 💪🙏🙏

To be fair, the existing track wasn't too bad, but the pot holes were starting to open up a bit .... in fact, it was getting almost as bad as our public roads 🫣🤣🤣

So you'll now have the usual bumpy ride dodging all the pot holes along the public roads, but a lovely smooth transition to lac du paradise 😘

See how I look after you 😉

14/05/2026

Not every fish is huge in the Sanctuary, but they're all very special and hand picked from the best of their year class on site.

Here's Ben Pester with one of my young stockies from yesterday. At 21lb 2oz probably the second smallest in the lake, but growing rapidly and a beautiful example of the special Sanctuary bloodline ❤️



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24/04/2026

A beautiful sunset at the Fishery this evening ❤️

13/04/2026

I've just realised I haven't put an image on this page of Gary King's capture of 'The Monarch' from yesterday, and seeing as this page is linked to my Sanctuary website, it would be rude not to 😉

Just 3 weeks after Rocky coming out at fifty-plus, we now have another contender to the throne! The Monarch at a staggering 43lb 11oz and not even 9 years old! 😮

Gary also had fish of 31.04 and 28.14 during a hectic afternoon spell of a day only session!

Attached image of The Monarch being stocked by Gary at 5lb 5oz in 2019 ... How ironic!!! 👏👏👏

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