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Good luck all attending

Seemed the perfect swim to choose

See you soon pal 🎣

Today is the day, buzzing like an old fridge full of bait.

So what members are fishing? Can we get a little wager on who's gonna catch first 🤣

So who’s got the one by the gate? and who’s got the island

Can't wait, see you there.

I finished my couple of days with a blank unfortunately, but it just reminded me what a loss the place is. The jungle on the old lake was supposed to be fantastic for tench. That was the part that was only accessible by boat. I also had some really nice tench and bream whilst fishing for carp on the old lake. Apparently the old lake's been netted and most of the specimen fish have been removed and the new owners have plans to use it as a retreat for people who have social issues. They don't need to run it as a fishery. I think it's unlikely fishing will ever return there now. So sad, but so many great memories.

I sometimes engage with the more extreme end of the EWs on twitter they ain't got a clue it's all political opportunist trying to sell the impossible I'm fairly well informed on hunting with dogs or hounds and terriers to be correct, I school the fool out of them on the many environmental and and wildlife positives there are in using dogs as opposed to any other method, you just need to get them to admit there is a need for predator/pest control, they can get a bit irate as they like control the narrative of there is no need for hunting of any sort. Keeps me busy better than a crossword puzzle.

I’m Sure our club used to do a day trip here tench fishing every year on the punts (not sure if it’s here) I never went for some reason..

Exactly this. I often find the younger ones just have more drive and freetime on their hands so they fish harder and better than I do,good on them, most of the time they are respectful and will have a chat and pass the time of day,and when they catch I am always the first to congratulate them because they've earned it.

I agree. I've been carp fishing for more than 30 years now (which probs sounds like nothing compared to some on here). Yes, of course it's changed in that time. The biggest change I've seen is the disconnect between young and old. Back in the day, it was the love of carp fishing (which included all the blanks, rubbish bivvies/bedchairs etc) that bought everyone together - a common love/obsession of this fantastic sport we all live for. You'd have youngsters, old boys, cops, criminals, brickies, students, lawyers and god knows what else on the bank - all getting on like a house on fire because we shared this bizarre infatuation with a fish. That togetherness is still there for those that seek it and most of the youngsters I meet on "proper" carp lakes are as driven by this love of fishing as anyone was back in the day. I see very few with a "catch at any costs" attitude tbh - they're just keen as mustard, as we all are or have been at some point. In fact, the guys I see ruining this comradery are generally the old boys, rejecting the youth (as is unfortunately so common for any generation), because they talk funny and push boundaries in their pursuit of carp. Tolerance is a virtue. Younger generations owe nothing to older generations. They are a product of a society that WE have all influenced in some way. They cannot choose when they were born. Next time you're out, have a chat with that spotty teenager who's up and down trees and moving swims 3 times a day before settling down to smoke a joint in the evening. Once you get past that ridiculous way they talk (😂) you might find he's an ok guy.

Also a cheap round keep net cut it to suit… or go to a greengrocers and ask if you can have some onion sacks or pop up laundry basket loads of things if I think about it

You could try making/finding a drop net for your burco, something like that would work a treat if it doesn't melt 😂