LATEST NEWS.
| TODBER MANOR
BROCHURE NOW AVAILABLE: We have just finished our new fisheries
brochure. For more details give us a ring on 01258 820384, or email us
your name and address and we will send you one out.Todbermanor@aol.com |
| BIG HAYES DOES
A NEW 30LB'ER (26/2/2008) A 31lb mirror was banked today by
local angler Mic Santonas. This is a brand new 30lb'er that has come up
through the ranks and is believed to be one of the 15 upper doubles
stocked by Mark Simmonds in 2005. For more details of the capture check
out the catch reports
page. |
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| 5 BIGGIES STOCKED INTO BIG HAYES: (09/01/2008) Five Mark Simmonds 25lb plus carp were introduced into Big Hayes specimen lake today with the biggest two going 26lb and 27lb. For more pictures check out the stockings page. |  The biggest of the stocking at just over 27lb |
| MORE FISH
ARRIVE FOR BIG HAYES LAKE: (11/12/2007) We have just stocked a
further 35 carp from Frontfish U.k. The carp ran from 9lb - 18lb and
included some stunning commons, fully scaled and linear mirror carp.
For further pictures of the carp check out the stockings page. |
 A mid double cracker stocked into Big Hayes. |
| TODBER MANOR
CHRISTMAS MATCH: On Saturday 15th December Todber Manor will be
running an open Christmas match on Wadmill lake. It will be £20
entry and there will be a prize for everyone. Sausage sandwiches and
coffees will be supplied at 8.30am and the draw for pegs will be at
9am. The entry money will be required when booking in, and I would do
so soon as we are limiting it to 30 pegs only. Book in at the shop or
ring us on 01258 820384. |
| NEW STOCK FOR
BIG HAYES: (16/11/2007) We have just stocked 84 double figured
Mark Simmonds carp into Big Hayes specimen lake. This will take the
stocking up around 700 and should keep the lake fishing throughout the
colder months. |
into Big Hayes today. |
| TODBER MANOR
BIG HAYES CARP CHALLENGE 2007/08 After the success of last year
Todber Manor will be running the 2nd annual Big Hayes carp challenge.
With it being so popular last year we have decided to run it slightly
different this time round. This year there will be 4 qualifying rounds
consisting of 12 anglers with the top 3 on weight going through to a
grand final. The top 3 on weight in the grand final will win big cash
prizes. We will be stocking carp throughout the winter so this should
keep the lake fishing well and should make the matches very
interesting!! Qualifying round dates: 17th/18th November 15th/16th December 19th/20th January 16th/17th February The cost of each qualifying rounds will be £35 per angler. (Full payment will be required when booking in) If you do qualify the grand final will be free of charge. Grand final date: 15th/16th March Prize money (Prize money will only be paid out on the final) 1st prize - £500 cash 2nd prize - £300 cash 3rd prize - £150 cash (The prize money is based on 12 anglers fishing each qualifying round) To book in give us a ring on 01258 820384. |
| NEW LAKE RECORD
ON THE PADDOCK SPECIMEN LAKE Daryl Holmes did a 48 hour session
on the lake and broke the lake record by 1oz with a stunning 28lb 3oz
mirror carp. For a full report check out the CATCH REPORT PAGE. |
 Daryl with the new lake record. |
| TODBER MANOR
OPEN DAY A MASSIVE SUCCESS: Even though it rained pretty much
all day and the wind went from strong to stronger, it didn't stop the
crowds from pouring through the gates to see what Todber Manor had to
offer. In fact a grand total of 860 people came through the gates, all
of which got entered into our £5000 prize draw, got to see some
of
the countries leading anglers doing their stuff down at the lakes and
had the chance to grab some great bargains from the tackle shop. Todber Manor would like to thank every single person/company who supported the day, it was much appreciated and without them it wouldn't have been as great as it was. We would also like to thank everyone who showed up on the day. For more news on the day check out the Open day page. |
| BIG HAYES
PRODUCES THE GOODS FOR THE BCAC: (29/04/2007) Todber Manors Big
Hayes specimen lake hosted a qualifying round for the British carp
angling championships 2007. 11 pairs took part in the 48 hour match,
between them 141 carp were banked for a total of 1868lb, including a
good number of 20lb plus fish and a couple 30's. For a full report
check out the BCAC
2007 page. |
 Team Mainline with a stunning 23lb linear caught during the BCAC qualifier. |
| SPECIMEN LEGEND
SMASHES PB AT TODBER MANOR: Specimen legend Terry Lampard
smashed his PB catfish on Todber Manors Paddock specimen lake with
monster weighing in at 36lb 10oz. Terry fished a live bait rudd caught
from the lake popped up just under the surface. |
 Terry with his new PB catfish. |
| ROB MARSH &
LEE MERRITT ON
BIG HAYES: (20/04/2007) Mainline baits consultants Rob Marsh and
Lee Merritt are
fishing the BCAC qualifier on Big Hayes specimen lake at the end of
this month. As a result of this
Rob and Lee have been able to practice on the lake
leading up to the event. Rob and Lee have caught a shed load of fish
the couple of times they have been here including some real crackers to
over 26lb. |
 Rob with a 20lb+ Ghosty caught while practicing the venue  Lee with a 24lb mirror. |
| 2 LAKE RECORDS
IN 1 DAY!!!! (09/04/2007) This easter monday saw 2 of Todber
Manor lake records smashed. In the early hours of monday morning Mr
Samme broke the Paddock specimen lake catfish record with an absolute
whopper weighing in at 31lb 6oz. Ross Vermaak also broke a Todber
Manor record with a 25lb mirror carp from Wadmill lake. |
 Mr Samme with the MONSTER 31lb 6oz Catfish  Ross showing off the new Wadmill lake record |
| MARTIN BOWLER & TERRY LAMPARD FISH BIG HAYES LAKE (26/3/2007) Drennan consultants Martin Bowler and Terry Lampard fished Big Hayes specimen lake for a feature which is set to be in Angling times UK Carp magazine. While the duo were there our Drennan rep Dave Drake presnted them with some new ESP carp products which are all in stock at Todber Manor tackle shop. Keep an eye out for the feature which will be out within the next month. |
 Martin and Terry being presented with the new ESP products while fishing Big Hayes. |
| CRAFTY CARPER
DO 48 HOURS ON BIG HAYES LAKE: (22/2/2007) Crafty Carper
magazine contributors Bog (Steve Redding) and Braz (Ellis Brazier) did
a 48 hour feature on our new Big Hayes specimen lake. Over the 48 hours
Bog and Braz had over 60 runs notching up an incredible 45 fish
ranging from 11lb - 25lb. The winning tactics over the weekend was pva
bags and method feeders with flouro boilies on the hair. Keep your eyes
peeled for the article which will be in Crafty Carper in the coming
months. |
 21lb
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| SIMON CROW
VISITS TODBER MANOR: Carp angling journalist Simon Crow made a 6
hour journey down to our new Big Hayes lake to do a feature for Carp
world. Simon fished the night but had to reel in as the action was so
frantic and the weather was getting increasingly worse. He then fished
on the next morning continuing to get runs and topped the session with
a stunning 22lb ghost common. I also fished the day and managed 12 fish
topped by the venues largest resident and new lake record Candy Girl at
33lb 8oz. |
 Simon with a 22lb ghost common.  Me with the new lake record. Candy Girl at 33lb 8oz. |
| TODBER
MANOR/RIG MAROLE BIG HAYES CARP CHALLENGE (FINAL): 1st on the
day with 5 fish for 80lb 7oz was the ever consistent Jack Stamp. Jack's
haul included a mirror of 21lb 5oz and a common of 20lb 6oz. 2nd on the
day was Aaron Card with 4 fish for 51lb 2oz and 3rd on the day was
Chris Pym with 2 fish for 21lb 14oz. Biggest fish of the competition
went to Dan Hardwick with Cut tail at 31lb 2oz and the biggest bag went
to Jack Stamp with 156lb 6oz in the 2nd qualifier. Booking are now being taken for Big Hayes lake which is set to open in May. Phone 01258 820384 or e-mail todbermanor@aol.com for details. |
 Trophy winners
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| ANGLERS MAIL
VISIT TODBER: Anglers mail sent down Fox consultant Colin
Davidson to do a review on Big Hayes lake. On a very windy day Colin
managed to bank 4 carp topped by a 20lb 12oz mirror. To see the tactics
Colin used on the day check out the 6th March issue of Anglers Mail. |
 Colin with a mid double beauty. |
| TODBER
MANOR/RIG MAROLE BIG HAYES CARP CHALLENGE 2007 RESULTS (2ND QUALIFIER):
(10/11th Feb 2007) The improvement in the weather saw the lake fish
slightly better this week. 1st on the weekend with impressive 13 fish
for 156lb 6oz
was Jack Stamp, 2nd with 7 fish for 79lb 12oz was Aaron Card, 3rd
with 2 fish for 26lb 2oz was
Edward Biscoe and a persistent Sam Lane was 4th with a last gasp
18lb'er. Other anglers who managed to qualify this week included, Geoff
Yeatman, Rossco 'sleepy' Starkey, Chris Moore, Hoffer Heckford and Ross
Bowditch. |
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| STOCKING:
(February 2007) Wadmill lake has just received a stocking of 5
mirror carp from 22lb to 26lb. To see the rest of the fish have a look
on the STOCKINGS
page. |
 Biggest of the 5 at 26lb. |
| TODBER
MANOR/RIG MAROLE BIG HAYES CARP CHALLENGE 2007 RESULTS ( 1ST QUALIFIER):
(3rd/4th Feb 2007) 1st on a very cold weekend was Spencer Churchill
with 4 fish for 53lb 15oz, 2nd was Dan Hardwick with 1 fish for 31lb
2oz, 3rd was Aron Dunn with 1 fish for 20lb and 4th on the weekend
was Wes Brake with 1 fish for 16lb 7oz. Well done to all the
qualifiers, and a big well done to Spencer for winning it and Danny for
catching the new fishery record in the shape of Cut Tail at 31lb 2oz. |
 New fishery record 31lb 2oz.
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| BRACE OF 30LB
CATFISH STOCKED: (31st Jan 2007) We have just stocked 15
more catfish into the Paddock specimen lake topped by these two
monsters at 31lb and 38lb 8oz. Along with the the two biggies were a
further six between 10lb and 20lb, with the rest being over 4lb. For a
closer look at the two brutes check out the STOCKINGS page. |
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| TROPHIES FOR
THE BIG HAYES CARP CHALLENGE: Nigel at Rig marole has kindly
donated 5 trophies for the Big hayes carp challenge (which has now sold
out). The trophies consist of 1 for the overall winner, 1 for the
runner up, 1 for each of the qualifier winners and 1 for the biggest
fish over the whole competition. We at Todber would like give Nigel a
big thank you for donating the trophies and getting involved in the
competition. |
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| SUCCESS WITH
THE NET: (30th Jan 2007) This week we netted the Paddock
specimen lake to thin out the huge amounts of silver fish present in
the lake. We did this to great effect taking out in the region of
1500lb, mainly made up of roach and rudd with the odd small carp.
This should give the carp and catfish more space to grow on, not that
they have done bad as these two 20lb + cats and 26lb carp proves. |
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| TODBER
SET TO HOLD BCAC ELIMINATOR ROUND: Todber Manors
Big Hayes lake is going to be one of the venues used as an eliminator
round for the British Carp Angling Championships 2007. It will be
eliminator round 2 and will be held on 27th - 29th April. 12 pairs will
take part and the top 3 will go on to fish a semi final on the 20th -
22nd July, where the Sky cameras will be present. For more information
visit the British Carp Angling Championships website. (www.britishcarpchamps.co.uk) |
| 1ST ANNUAL BIG
HAYES SPECIMEN LAKE CARP CHALLENGE 2007 (SPONSORED BY RIG MAROLE):
Todber Manor will be holding
the 1st Big Hayes carp challenge on the new lake. Not only will it be a
great
chance to win some big cash prizes, it will be the first opportunity to
have a go for the new big fish. The Big hayes carp challenge will
consist of
two 28 hour qualifying matches and the top 9 from each will go on to
fish the grand final. Entry for the match will be £25 per angler and will be required up front. If you are lucky enough to qualify for the final it will cost you £20 to fish (price of a 24hr ticket). There will be some great cash prizes up for grabs, with 1st overall taking a cool £300 + trophy, 2nd £150, 3rd £75, there will also be a £75 cash prize for the biggest fish over the whole competition, and one for the biggest bag.(Qualifying rounds count for these 2 prizes.) The 1st qualifier will be held on sat 3rd Feb. The draw will be held in the tackle shop at 11am, and anglers will fish from 12pm - 4pm on sun 4th Feb. The 2nd qualifier will be held on sat 10th Feb. The draw again will be in the tackle shop and the times will be the same as the first match. If your lucky enough to qualify for the grand final you will meet in the tackle shop sat 17th Feb at 11am, and fish from 12pm - 4pm on sun 18th. Fishery rules apply and in the event of 9 anglers not catching a draw will be held for the remaining places. To book in ring 01258 820384 or e-mail todbermanor@aol.com, a place will be held for a limited time until we receive the £25 which will confirm the booking. BOOK IN FAST TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT. |
 Big Hayes specimen lake. |
| BIG FISH FOR
BIG HAYES!!: (5th Jan 2007) 15 new carp were stocked into the
new Big Hayes specimen lake, all of which were over 20lb and included
two biggies at 34lb and 32lb. The carp were a mix of commons, mirrors,
ghost commons and ghost mirrors. The stock now stands at 500+ carp with
around 50 being over the 20lb mark and the rest being double figured.
Check out pictures of the other carp stocked on the new stockings page. |
 Candy Girl at 34lb.  Cut Tail at 32lb.  Candy Girl off to her new home. |
| **********NEW LAKE OPEN OVER
CHRISTMAS********** |
| Because we are closing down the
original specimen lake over the christmas period for netting, we have
decided to open the new lake from the 26th Dec - 5th Jan . We will be
taking bookings to guarantee swims so give us a ring on 01258 820384 or
e-mail us on todbermanor@aol.com |
| CHRISTMAS CARP
MATCH: 16 Anglers took part in the christmas carp match fished
on the new lake. Fishing conditions weren't brilliant and temperatures
got as low as -6. There were two prizes up for grabs, 1 for the biggest
fish of the competition and 1 for the heaviest bag. Jack Stamp from
Mere managed to take both prizes, taking 4 fish for 55lb 7oz including
a 15lb 4oz mirror. Jack took home £300 worth of Todber Manor
tackle vouchers. More of these matches will be taking place so watch
this space for more details. |
 J.B with a 13lb mirror caught in the match in sub zero temperatures! |
| TODBER MANOR
CHRISTMAS MATCH RESULTS: 20 Anglers turned out for the christmas
match fished on Wadmill lake, 1st on the day was Will Bohne with 45lb,
2nd Bob Gullick with 44lb 12oz and 3rd on the day was Nick Ewers with
40lb 8oz. |
| SKY TV COMES TO
TODBER: (23/11/2006) This week Sky Sports came down and filmed
episode 6 of Extreme Carp on our new specimen
lake. Apart from the weather which was was an absolute nightmare for
filming, the boys from Sky Sports and Venture Tackle managed to
sneak a few out for the camera. All in all they ended up catching over
20 Carp, including 2 new lake records, a 23lb 6oz mirror and a 23lb 7oz
common. All going well you will be able to see the show Christmas day
6.30 pm on Sky Sports 2. Make sure you tune in!!!! |
 Rob Hughes playing a fish for the cameras. |
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| NEW
LAKE UPDATE: (November '06) This weekend sixteen anglers
took part in a test fish on the new lake. Out of the sixteen, eleven
caught a total of 38 carp in just over 24 hours, only one of which was
under 10lb. This wasn't bad considering temperatures got down below
freezing. Notable catches on the day included Greg Palmer with 11 fish
to mid doubles, Dan Yeatman with 5 fish to 13lb and guy James with 4
fish to 13lb (only did the day!). |
 Dan Yeatman with one of his five fish caught on the new lake. |
| 100 NEW FISH
STOCKED INTO THE NEW LAKE: (November '06) This week saw the
stocking of 100 Mark Simmonds 4 summer carp weighing between 10lb and
15lb 4oz. This brings the stock to well over 500 carp. Further
stockings will be taking place in the next 4 months, so watch this
space for updates. |
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| ROB MAYLIN AT
TODBER: (6/10/2006) Rob Maylin from Big Carp magazine this week
came down to do a feature on our new specimen lake. Even though the
weather was terrible Rob managed get amongst em, taking 8 fish to mid
doubles in only 4 1/2 hours. See how Rob did this in Big Carp magazine,
which will be in the shops November. |
 Rob Maylin with a cracking mid double linear from our new specimen lake. |
| NEW LAKE CARP GROWING ON WELL: (1/10/2006) This weekend just gone saw the new specimen lake fished for the 1st time as an experiment to see how the fish were growing on. Despite hideous conditions a few carp were banked and we were more than happy with the growth rate of the fish. The fish caught included a 20lb common and a 20lb mirror, which were both stocked at 17lb in the spring. Also a few of the of the smaller stockies made an appearance with the best being an 11lb 8oz mirror. This carp came from a batch also stocked in the spring averaging 4lb 8oz! |  Ross Starkey with a 20lb 1oz mirror from the new specimen lake.  Geoff Yeatman with a 20lb 14oz common caught the same day. |
| NEW LAKE RECORD:
May 2006, The lake record has been broken on the Specimen lake with a
cracking 28lb Mirror to lacal angler Mat Peters. |
 Mat Peters with the new lake record. |
| 10K TAGS
COMPETITION UNDERWAY AT TODBER: 50 fish have been tagged and
introduced into Wadmill lake as part of the Anglers mail 10k tags
competition. All you have to do is come to Todber Manors Wadmill lake,
catch a tagged fish and be in with a chance of winning a brand new
Landrover Freelander. There are also thousands of other great prizes to
be won including, top of the range poles and top class fishing holidays
in France. |
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Porter introducing one of 50
tagged fish into Wadmill lake.
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