The lake holds a mix of carp and catfish with a few little extras. There are estimated to be in the region of 90 carp running at an average weight of approx 27lb and topping out at 43lb+. The netting in November 2023 was geared to reducing the number of carp below 15lb, these being sent to our sister lake at Craon. Catfish at Firs Lake are known to 90lb plus with some feisty 60 and 70lb specimens also residing in the lake. The netting also served to reduce the number of smaller catfish.
The extras in the lake include ‘Crackles’, the 34lb+ koi carp and ‘Geezer’ the stunning diamond-back sturgeon. There are additionally a smaller number of zander, pike and perch and a much reduced number of roach.
Some of the 2023 catches are below:
The 2023 New Stock
November 2023 saw the delivery of 8x 30lb+ pristine carp below:
And in the same delivery an additional 12 carp, including some stunning fully scaled mirrors:
Also new for 2023 has been the introduction of five small zander into the main lake
And a couple of koi carp stars of the future were introduced into the stock pond as ‘Josh’ and ‘Gazza’. These two specimens will spend the next few years in the stock pond before being released into the main lake.
Firs Lake France 