The Carp and Silver Fish water on Phase Two at Whetstone Gorse is kidney shaped and again has a central island along its spine giving anglers a feature to fish towards.

With 16 metres of water between the bank and the island, the sides are again cut at 45 degrees to a six feet deep central track before rising again at 45 degrees to the island.

At each end of the island there is a two feet deep ledge which is planted with reeds.

Naturally it pays to fish to this ledge as the fish tend to hold up around the reeds, so fishing either on top of it where there are no reeds or down the slope and at the bottom of the slope can give great results.

However, anglers should note that if they are fishing near the top of the slop or on the ledge hooked fish immediately bolt for the cover of the reeds so anglers need to fish heavier tackle and turn them quickly into open water after as soon as they strike.

Most anglers fishing Carp and Mixed Fish Lake go after the common and mirror carp, which run to between 16lbs and 18lbs but average 6lbs and 8lbs with plenty of low doubles between 10lbs and 12lbs.

The best mirror carp to come out in 2013 weighed 13lbs.

Like the other Whetstone Gorse waters there are also a good head of crucian carp - again to around 1lb - and some ghost carp in the lake, although these are not as big as the commons or mirrors at around the 4lbs mark with a smattering of bigger fish.

The silver fish species are largely made up of rudd and roach, both of which run to 1lb, and perch to about 8oz.

One of the features of the rudd is that they are in pristine condition and a delight to catch.

They also help to bump up match weights with the current match record again standing at about 80lbs.

When fishing Carp and Mixed Fish Lake it pays to fish to the island or in the margins whilst in the winter months the carpo always tend to hang out where there are bullrushes.

As with the other Whetstone Gorse waters, best baits tend to be meat, sweetcorn, paste, pellets and bread with prawns and mussels again good for the bigger carp.

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