This home page is about our cat lakes at Houchins (book on only) 2 lakes both one and a half acres called catlake1 and catlake2. both lakes get very busy with lake hires
Info on either Carpreserve syndicate, Catreserve syndicate or the new Reserve Lake hire (lake hire only) have there own section within this website.... follow the link above.
For the last 25 years I've been running syndicates and fished for all species in my 40 years of angling but mostly cats.
One of my syndicates is called Carp Reserve (carp only) and the other is called Cat Reserve (catfish only).
When i got the Houchins lakes (co61rt) I decided to give something to the public and not have just another private syndicate.
All the carp in Houchins are from my syndicates stock pond, Gary Bayes Chatteris stock pond and from Chilston carp farm.
CATLAKE 1...
There are over 100 Cats, 80 Carp and 50 zander in the Cat lake1 including 2 cats over 100lb the biggest being a massive 127lb named after a good pal who lost his life. Adam Jones. both cats over 100lb have been named, Adam Jones and Peacat. both with diffrent markings and patterns so with a clear pic i would know which one you were lucky enough to catch. the newest cat to come to catlake1 was a 91 which was one of the fattest cats ive seen. catlake1 or 2 will never be a runs water because thats not what i want, i want it to be a healthy cat water with a chance of a 100lb cat caught on any method you like to use so not all about lots of kgs of pellets and boileys its about a veriety of all baits to give cats a choice to eat whatever they want meat, livebait, squid or a stinky seabait all baits all methods welcome on both lakes.
CATLAKE 2...
a big change for 2024 is houchins carplake is being changed to catlake2. catlake2 has 2 x 100 plus cats, the first catlake2 resident is our very bank freindly Helga which is no stranger to the bank making many anglers a 100 plus PB the other is very large cat perfectly named beast. beast is one of the biggest in britain easy in the top 5 cats so you can tell me what he weighs when you catch him. from nettings in winter more cats all sizes are coming in so more info given as and when it happens. catlake2 has also got 50 zander with the biggest stocked in at 8lb with lots around 3-6lb and growing well. more cats will trickle in during 2024.
Hope you get to meet one of the bigguns and i hope you enjoy the lakes. Thanks, Tony Wignall.
NEW CATS STOCKED ACROSS BOTH LAKES BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 TO NOW.... 6X80S 2X70S 1X144(lake2) 1X128(lake1) 1X90(lake2) 1x110(lake2) (LIST IS GROWING)