Not a new report BUT i would not recomend this lake at least for a good while... i was at a social in september(2009)i was there for a weekend) with many on here malc being one of the guys ,malc if i remember right did catch a couple, jem caught along with i think it was 2 other guys .Cant remember anything very big coming out but there were fish in there ...This would be open to debate by 95 percent the anglers that have been there in recent years from what i can gather unfortunatly... .Outta the whole lake there were only a couple pegs free so it was pretty full .Most of us were there for the weekend but some had spent a few more days earlier in the week up there,the extra time on the lake was most likely spent on activitys much more rewarding than fishing THIS lake.lol. It is not a runs water is very very hard i do think the farmer there knows nowt about his fish or his lake and what people have to remember is it is his buisness he earns money from the lake ,and just like a dodgy car dealer would sell you a right lemon and make out its a grade 1 "A" star car,i certainly feel Merrington is as far as pools go a bit naff or some would say VERY VERY HARD ..lol i reckon its both ..