mint2009

Jules I fished sapphire for 24hr about two months ago and blanked !! but i enjoyed the lake more than Cromwell not as polished but cheaper and as you say no daft charge for the wife to come along. Im about 30 miles from the lakes next visit will be sapphire. Any advice would be great on how best to aproach sapphire Rich

Hi (this is just my personal view and summary i hope it helps if your planning a trip) Just got back from a 24hr @ cromwell lakes , first imperssions is that it is a very well run complex.fecilities include a fishermans cabin (micro wave,kettle,shower,toilet place to sit and chill) also weel barrows to use.The owners are nice very helpfull and informative the car park is very secure CCTV , large locked gates , plenty of parking.The pegs are basic grass imaculatley kept with plenty of room for all you need. The down sides are £25 per 24hr ! another £12ish for a guest a long walk awaits as no cars can pass the car park.The bottom is very weedy gravel bars can be found but clear patches are few and far between (i onlyfished peg 14) the lake has no clear features to aim at most seem to smash it out as far as possible. on my visit i landed one mirror @ 16.10 possibly the smallest in , peg 20 produced 2 @ 30+ and 3 25+ in 48hrs apart from that 13 anglers all blanked with many not getting a run or sign of a run. in summary this is a great place to visit as the web site says home of the 30's and 40's but be prepared for a hard day at the bank side this is a hard water were the best can struggle but the rewards can be big (in my case small) to mark from 10 i would give a 7+ Rich

hi only just seen your post im from Chesterfield a would jump at the chance let me know any updates cheers Rich

im looking for the same thing pal i live in chesterfield as well im planning a trip to blue bell lakes (arond 2 hour drive) for a 24 hr session if you find anywere let us know rich

thanks for your replys both the above seem good clubs , have you fished the lakes on the Burton ticket just looking for inside knowledge as the web sites always make the clubs sound great. cheers rich

HI does anyone know what the better clubs are to join around derbyshire , ive ony been carp fishing a year and have only been on a local day ticket lake. Cheers