Monk Lakes fishery

17/01/2026

13/12/2025

✨🎄 Christmas is not far away! 🎄✨

Everyone from Monk Lakes Cafe would like to wish all of their customers — new and regular — a very Merry Christmas and a happy & prosperous New Year! Thank you for your support throughout the year, we truly appreciate every one of you.

As we move into winter, our opening hours will be changing from 10th December 2025:

🕒 Winter Opening Hours
Wednesday: 7am – 11am
Friday: 9am – 4pm
Saturday: 7am – 4pm
Sunday: 7am – 4pm

Hours may vary depending on demand. We’ll keep you updated daily on our board and window, so please check in when passing!

🎄Holiday Closure🎄
Monk Lakes Cafe will be closed from 11am on Wednesday 17th December and will reopen on Wednesday 7th January, with our winter hours still in place.

From everyone at Monk Lakes Cafe,
Merry Christmas! 🎅✨

08/12/2025

With Christmas just round the corner, it's the time of year where we also have a little break. The Fishery will be closed from Sunday 21st December and will reopen on Sunday the 28th. Hope you all have a great Christmas.

12/10/2025

Notice to Anglers
As the nights draw in, the fishery gates will be closed at 6:00pm and reopened at 7:00am.
Anyone intending to fish overnight must arrive before 6:00pm.

29/09/2025

Notice to Anglers
As the nights draw in, the fishery gates will be closed at 6:30pm and reopened at 7:00am.
Anyone intending to fish overnight must arrive before 6:30pm.

25/07/2025

Unfortunately the cafe will be closed over the weekend. Sorry for any inconvenience.

02/05/2025

Spawning update. On Monday and Tuesday this week some of the carp in Snipe, Garda and the match lakes had a go at spawning. There has been no signs of spawning on the other lakes but as the water temperature rises they could have a go at anytime.

20/04/2025

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Join Mark Foster and Luke Meehan in this epic Spotlight Diary challenge! With just 24 hours on the clock, they take on the ambitious task of landing 8 carp f...

01/03/2025

The Fishery open and closing times at now the following.

Gates open at 7am and close at 5.30pm. All anglers fishing overnight must arrive before the gates close at 5.30pm. Thank you.

23/02/2025

The on site cafe will reopen on the 1st March and has a variety of hot food, drinks and snacks. Just a reminder the the cafe only excepts cash as payment.

26/01/2025

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