Spent a week at clawford last september and again in april. Excellent fishing and accommodation. The ponds I have fished are:
Wandas- Excellent all round coarse fishery. Nice tench to 6lb although they go to double figures, bream, roach and crucians. Don't think there are carp though. Float fished corn, pellets and paste good for me.
Gregories- The Golden lake. I found surface fished chum mixers and pellets worked for Koi, Golden carp, ordinary carp, orfe and even Golden Tench. Some stunning varieties of Koi and great fun.
Fletchers- Full of Ghost carp. Surface fished pellets and mixers good again.
Clawford- Stuffed with small to medium carp. Surface fished again. Big weights for all abilities.
If you fancy the big stuff Tanners and Majors Johns hold some real lumps but I believe they are quite hard so perhaps not for a beginner. I found a species hunt was fun as there are so many present and it gets you around the various ponds. I think all the ponds will give you and your wife excellent and varied sport. Check out
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