The lake is stocked with 110 carp; the majority are mirrors with a number of big commons to keep things interesting. We have worked tirelessly to source and grow on some truly stunning looking fully scaled, heavily scaled and linear mirrors. Each and every fish stocked has been hand selected from thousands, and from numerous sources, with the majority being stocked at just a few pounds in weight.​

 

By approaching the stocking in this way we have been able to grow on a very varied and unique looking stock of healthy young carp, in an effort to provide anglers with a head of fish unlike any other small water carp lake in France.

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Brothers Lake is not a runs water and instead, has been carefully stocked to ensure the fish continue to steadily increase in size without the biomass becoming too large and necessitating the use of unsightly aerators to supplement their oxygen intake.

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The lake record now currently stands at low 60 after sadly losing our biggest fish in August 2025. We will need to see over the next twelve months or so which fish come through to replace her. The fish are still growing well with average growth rates of around 4lbs per year although some of the smaller younger fish are putting on over 5lbs per year.

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The bulk of the stock currently weighs between 30lbs and 60lbs but with our ongoing programme of introducing a few babies every two to three years, the lake will always include a few fish under 25lbs in an effort to keep fish coming through for the future.