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so who is already booked this year?

also i did ask Andy and Bernie why they did not advertise in the magazines.................... the answer WHY? i have yet to find a lake as clear, with massive fish you can see from the boat, see the clear spots, check them the next day to see if the bait is still there or if you have been done! they simply do not need to advertise, they have plenty of returning customers and are busy all season in fact i would like to know who asked who sky lake-korda or korda-sky lakes my money is def on the latter to film part 7 with MASSIVE French fish in clear water!!!! i cannot wait i may even go there, even though its closed during filming just to see if any gardening needs doing!!!!!!!!! Rob feel free is text me................i will work for food i also said to Andy, that when Korda are finished he should try to keep the camera equipment in place or invest in some for the lake, and have a HUGE LCD screen on the wall in the club house with a live feed so we can all watch it while we eat and chat etc, they can indentify thier regulars and "unknown" fish and of course to spot the "baby whale" that make T look small but then again, the down side is Bernie will have peeps on her "house" all day

yep Andy is planning to deal with the weed early next year BEFORE IT GROWS, it is near impossible to tackle weed after it has started, but to prevent it growing next year is the way to deal with it i fished swim 12 and i could see plenty of clearings, indeed we stayed an extra day and when the lake was empty (apart from us) i took the liberty of having a row around and taking a look, and i have to say i found clearings EVERYWHERE, any not too far out from the bank i hooked 5 fish and landed them all, i used the rig marole clips (i got tonnes on ebay cheap as i knew i would need them) i coated 45 old leads with araldite and sand, and only lost the 5 i hooked fish with, i used the rig marole freefall tubing and this stopped the lead clips slipping. i am going back in may, after korda have finished, i cannot wait, all i will change from the trips this year????? a MK2 viewing bucket

peg 12 had clear patches, i could still see the bottom (with a home made viewing bucket) which Andy nicked when we packed up!!!! other guys were having a weed nightmare, cant wait for next year after weed has been treated, sadly swim 12 will be no more, as they are removing it but adding a new swim next to the woods, so you can still get to the peg 12 areas and it opens up the great features that are just to far away from 12 at the mo, may 09 too far away

back again fished pag 12 (my fav) sadly it will be demolished in the winter for a new swim next to the woods however had a great week 5 fish, 22lb,26lb,37lb,41.8lb,and new pb 44.12lb (the Y fish) got beat to the free hol Mr T came out for the second time in a week superb time roll on May 2009

Hi all Going back to Sky this saturday!!!!! Plastic baits still working??????? any other tips out there, catch reports etc???

you can use banksticks the grounds is good for them, the two guys we met Scott and Phil were in the point double swim, the other, the woods is also a good double, it will come down to how reasonable the peeps are on the day we got there late due to a transport porb and one double swim was already taken, sadly if the drive and survive lot get there early they get to pick, or draw swim early but if oyu want to fish together, as i say peeps hppefully will accommodate that

the foods nice too fry up every morning a a meal every night you have to buy lunch if you want it, a roll chips crips and a can just take plenty of cash with you best to take english, as i said it is easy for them to bank it etc without exchange rates and all. you will prob use,5/10kg of particle a day, you shouold anyway, keep feeding your hot spots with a few handfuls so they keep coming back i got my hooklinks just right on the last night got 2 belters, just wish i had more time to take advantage i will def be looking to grab another chance this year

i took icelandic red groundbait, fantastic as it is, in the UK it hindered me here, i was using size 6 continentail hooks smaller are too light to keep the plastics balanced, i was using mantis hooklinks, the light green with the end removed to make it supple, these fish are tough cookies, i would never believe it un til i experienced it here my best advise is to listen to Andy, too many people ge there and won't be told how to fish as it were Andy lives there catches loads, he sells bombs too, camo bombs, he sells tail rubbers too for the clips, put a fresh one on regular as they do lose their grip, i was losing far too many bombs positioning baits ( either that or bad casting ) The margins are awesome, but best to bait up just below the drop off to avoid the pain in the ass family of swans there, the most amazing thing is, if you pick peg 12, corner swim, the fish are EVERYWHERE just in front, you will row over them you can see thewm at all depths if you dont have polaroid glasses, GET A PAIR, you will not believe what you will see!!!

tbh i took 3 kg of icelandic red and brought most back Andy the baliff will go over baits etc, i preordered 5kg of KG1 but swapped it for particle, you will get through ALOT of particle jsut make sure you bring plenty of English money to cover the bill at the end of the stay, easier for them to bank it etc you can buy the rig morale lead clips and leads and if you don't have the Frank Warrick fake corn maggot/grubs etc they have them, only downside is you will get through alot of leads and clips, but fish safety is paramount there (and quite strict) but then it is better to lands these monsters and lose a few quids worth of bomb and clip

hello there just got back today wish i could have stayed longer took a few days to get my head around the place since last time ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!!!!! it is about 12/14ft deep and YOU CAN SEE THEW BOTTOM you can see the tall weed beds, the thick weed beds THE GRAVEL PATCHES and BRIGHT SAND PATCHES!!!!!! i watched BIG carp feed and a big cat Fish, nearly had it too!! i had 3 fish to 32lb,lost 5 a 50 came out and two guys Scott and Phil absolute NAILED the place with 2 40's EACH and a few upper 30's these fish are the cleverest ever, i swear, i was using a hair rig with a ring and band, and a blow back rig, if you have so much as a knats breath gap between the fake corn and the hook bend it will pick up the bait and spit it out without hooking, Dean and i tried a small ring direct on the hook with a band going through the corn, fake maggot as a hair stop,and a rubber stopper on the bend, this will balance it and the carp HAD to pick up the hook, i tried this on the last night sadly but got 2 SCREEMERS on last knockings, a 32 and a lost fish (felt bigger) NOW DON'T bother with bolies, these fish are currently caught with plastic fake corn and moggot combi over a big bed of SKY partiblend, you cannot bring your own they sort it and deliver it all you need to do is go out in the row boat and look for feature and mark them, and feed them, i was watching HUGE carp as if it was my local lake NO LONG CHUCKS needed Andy(owner), Bernie(wife) and Dean (head Baliff) as all great, Tim and Ali for whatever reason, unbeknown to me have sold off their share, but it is in VERY good hands, the website WILL be updated soome with catch reports etc THIS PLACE IS ON FIRE!!!!!!!!! i (and Scott and Phil) are looking to go back, and next year too IF you are going in JUNE i envy you i was fishing peg 12 (corner swim) and the fish were everywhere, the biggest prob for me was the safety rigs used, look up Rig Morale clips rigs (safer that korda and nash etc, they are mteal and are clamped in place over a size 9 swivel as per normal, but they have a slit in the top so the lead is completely ejected when it encounters weed, and the fish surfaces hope this helps, please feel free to ask more questions before you go YOU LUCKY GIT!!!!!!! don't be apprehensive the party blend is about £2 a kilo i was using about 10/15 kilo a day, roweing out and feeding regular, takes early evening and in hours of darkness and very eaerly morning before breakfast

cheers nice to see another carp company fan, top bait as you say, hope it keeps me real busy next week

just found this forum sorry this will be late for the peeps as they will now be at Sky i am off on an all inc on saturday been before a in 2002 caught blind eye at a lowly (compared to now) 39lb she is over 54lb now!!!!! a torpedo shaped mirror at 29lb (now over 39lb) and a 26lb looking to catch Mr T cant wait, i will pick up some kg-1 but will be taking the icelandic red with me, the previous owners used to feed this in the lake so i reckon they will liven up to it again, lol, will post results anyone had any luck this year there???