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I got to the river for 8am, first cast with a dead roach on the float paternostered rod, and this chunky double took the bait within minutes, before I'd even rolled my first ciggie. Thinking i'd landed on them I stayed put casting around with smelt, roach and dead trout, but no more joy. Rest of the morning it got colder and colder until with the northerly wind it got quite uncomfortable. Having had a fish I packed up at 12.15. Chunky 10lb pike, todays view and Sky watching the world

After speaking with locals they said 'The old commons have all but gone, other lads who visit the lake have informed me that they're seeing dead fish regularly' . Local knowledge is far better than assumptions in my eye's.

I’ve just topped up my terminal tackle using the 10% discount. And before anyone says to support your local tackle shop with this sort of thing - Angling Direct is my local

I can’t supply any comment on the stocking levels, other than there are some big ones in there. what I can say with authority though, is that dave and Ed certainly know how to manage a water. I would expect that lake to be a desirable ticket in the not too distant future. Suffering a couple of years worth of subs may not be such a bad thing if it secures your ticket for the future when it is likely to have a waiting list. As you know, there aren’t many to choose from locally.