The Oaks Lakes, Sessay | Fishery Guide

Address

Sessay, Thirsk, North Yorkshire YO7 3BG

Fishery Information

Originally opened in 1994, the Oaks Lakes is home to 10 well-maintained and stocked lakes, giving anglers a lot to choose from. The lakes on this venue are suitable for both match and pleasure anglers.

Ash, Beech and Sycamore are match lakes. Firs, Oaks and Willows are pleasure lakes. Alders, Cedar, Maple and Poplars are all match and pleasure lakes.

Opened in 1998, Alders is a 41-peg match and pleasure fishing lake that is home to carp to 12 lbs, chub, roach, perch, rudd, tench, bream, ide, gudgeon, barbel, golden tench and golden orfe.

Ash (24 pegs), Beech (26 pegs) and Sycamore (30 pegs) are match waters that hold thousands of mirror carp and common carp to 6 lbs as well as F1s, ide and barbel. There are 3 car parks near the lakes.

Opened in 2003, Cedar Lake is an 80-peg purpose built match lake that can accommodate up to 80 anglers. This water is stocked with F1 carp to 4 lbs, mirror carp, common carp, ghost carp, ide, bream and barbel to 6 lbs.

Firs is a 25-peg lake that holds carp to 15 lbs, tench, bream, roach, gudgeon, perch, barbel, ide and chub. It has a maximum depth of 5 feet.

Maple is a 68-peg lake stocked with carp to 10 lbs, roach, rudd, tench, barbel, ide and gudgeon.

Oaks is a 35-peg lake that holds carp to 12 lbs, bream, tench, rudd, perch, roach, ide, gudgeon, barbel, crucian carp, golden tench and golden orfe.

Poplars is a 55-peg match lake that holds carp to 9 lbs, tench, ide, barbel, roach, perch, rudd and bream.

Willows is a specimen lake that can accommodate 30 anglers. It holds grass carp to 25 lbs, ghost carp to 26 lbs and common/mirror carp to 28 lbs.

What size do the fish go to?

F1s to 4 lbs, barbel to 6 lbs, grass carp to 25 lbs, ghost carp to 26 lbs and common/mirror carp to 28 lbs.

What tactics work well?

Floating baits can be used on Alders Lake. Using maggot with a bit of corn is a popular method for colder months. In spring, ide and roach respond well to maggots, caster and chopped worm. On the other hand, carp respond well to meat or corn. In summer, maggot, caster and pellets work well for catching fish.

Many anglers use pellets and groundbait on Cedar Lake. Maggots are also used during colder months.

Floating baits can be fished on Firs, Oaks, Maple and Poplars. Popular methods include maggot during colder months. In spring, maggots, pellets, meat or corn work well. In summer, fish shallow spraying pellets and put in a few floating pellets and fish a pellet 6-inch deep. Cat meat and paste are also worth a try during spring. Fishing a floating dog biscut and feed floating pellets reportedly work well, too.