Kestrel Lake

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Kestrel Lake

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Description
The Kestrel Lake comprises of 30 pegs and four islands.
Match weight average 150lb in the summer months are recorded in the Angling Times.

Fish
Carp to 15lb, barbel to 10lb, bream to 6lb.

Advice on how to fish Kestrel Lake by our expert

We asked top Lincolnshire match angler, Sean Higginbottom
the does and dont’s for fishing the popular Kestrel Lake
here at Westwood Lakes.

Sean Higginbottom

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Recommendation
Line weight: 8lb maximum. Hook size: No hook beyond a size 12 and must be barbless.
Bait: maggot, paste, luncheon meat and sweetcorn.

Sean Higginbottom
Expert Advice

Other fishing related information

Bait and Tackle Shop

You can purchase pellets, paste
maggots, sweetcorn,
luncheon meat etc from our
onsite bait and tackle shop!

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General Information

We are open from 8am to 6pm. Day ticket £5 per rod. Guest ticket £4 per day or £25 per week.
Only 1 rod per angler. All anglers must bring their own landing pole, poles are available to purchase from our bait and tackle shop. All fish must be landed by landing net. Running feeder only. Barbless hooks only. No boilies, buzzer bars, floating baits. No cat or dog meat. No keep nets. Feed pellets must be brought from our own bait and tackle shop. All barbel caught must be given time to recover in landing net before being returned to the lake. If all lakes are booked please ask at reception which you can fish, as not all pegs may be booked. Day tickets must be purchased from reception before you are able to fish. If you have booked a match please pay at reception. You must use keep nets and landing nets provided, you cannot share a net. All nets must be returned to reception area. Do not under any circumstance move any net from one lake to another. Remove all litter. Please respect other anglers.

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OPEN FISHING MATCHES
Held on Tuesdays & Sundays
Over 50’s Open Match Thursdays
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When I am fishing Kestrel Lake, I know I am going to have a really enjoyable days fishing. Why? It is rammed with every species to think of and every peg is different.
The best two methods are with out doubt worm and caster fished either in open water or tight to islands or other features reachable with the pole.
The other is the method feeder fished to islands at distance.
My favourite tactic is the worm and caster approach in order to catch my target weight, I take 3 pints of caster and 1kg worm and and 2 tins of corn. I chop them up and into 2 pint tubs and mix together.
I kick start the swim with 250ml of the mix, then feed every drop in with a kinder pot full of the worm mix.
Rig wise I set up two identical rigs, but one rig set up on double 8 Preston Slip and the other for bagging I use the Maver Retro 12-20 Orange Elastic. Both rigs tied to 0.20mm Genesis mainline with 4x14 or heavier Maver Invincible Series 1 float, these are extremely stable and super strong, everything you need in a float. Shotting is a simple double bulk to show positive bits and below this an 0.16mm hook length and a size 14 CS21 hook to complete the rig.
Another must is a pulla kit, they are perfect for this lake because you never know what the next fish is going to be.
The second match winning tactic is the flat bed method.
By chucking tight to the island or in open water you really put together big weights. The rods I use are extremely forging which allows me apply the pressure when its needed. This is essential when fishing tight to the features. My reel line is 0.20mm Jurrassic reel line. I choose this line because its super strong and is extremely low in diameter for its strength.
I then attach a small 30g Kobra method and a size 10 swivel, which I tie a 0.18mm 4 inch hair hook length. Bait wise I mix 1kg or Bait-Tech Envy Method Mix the night before or when the weather is at its warmest I opt for Bait-Tech Karma Method Mix which is heavy and the carp love it. Hook baits are 8mm cubes of N-Tice Meat or banded 6mm pellet or my favourite is hair rigged 8mm Westwood Lake boilies preferable white or green.
Regular and accurate is the key to this method, remember to never take your hands off the rod because there strong bites. All these methods are extremely simple and effective. So I hope you can put them to good use in your next visit.