super_shane

I fished this lake for 3 nights with my mate and didn't catch. The bottom of the lake is covered in thick weed. I did 2 nights on the bank then decided to get my dingy and go to the island and do a night on there. We decided to travel to the island from the beach area from the corner of the lake because it was easier to set of from there without damaging the dingy. In that area where the beach bit is there's from reeds and there was a few carp hanging around there nothing big though,around the 10lb mark. So we did the night on the island and we woke up and me and my mate was looking into the water about 8 in the morning and we saw 1 big carp swim by followed by 2 little ones. We went back out in the dingy a few meters away from the island and i could see something in the water bout 4-5 ft under it looked like a very long plank of wood so we got bit closer to it and was nearly on top of it and then it disappeared. I then saw it again a few minuets later a few meters from where we last saw it so it must of been a very large pike. So like i said the floor is just coated in thick weed so I was fishing on the bottom and the bait was just getting swallowed so no way the fish could have seen it. What I will be doing next time I fish it is I will be making up some rigs which will hopefully work better with that lake such as the chod rig and pop up boilies so hopefully the bait wont get swallowed.

Do you know if there are any catfish in there?

i was also thinking about fishing this lake as it is close to where i live. if anyone has found any links to websites and other forums about information on this lake and the fish which are in it then could you please post the link. All i know is that it use to stock fish but have no clue whether it still has fish in there or if they have all gone. After walking around it today i saw alot of rubbish in the water such as bikes and metal fences. Also there is alot of weeds and algae in the water. thanks