windrusher

I don' know if this is any help, it's a quote taken from another forum: "There have been some rumours doing the rounds about Boyers Pit. Becontree & District Angling Societies water in Dagenham Essex none of the rumours have any truth in them. The society as from today 20th. December 2013 has secured and signed a new lease for 15 years. The water will remain members only with a restricted carp section as has been the case since 1984. Application forms are usually available from Robertsons Tackle Oxlow Lane Dagenham Essex . The society has had control of this water since 1930. "

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No, no and no.

Bit negative, care to elaborate? Am guessing your feelings are connected to this though: http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=49288 ?

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I'm not saying you're wrong but I think the major fish kill was in the summer of 2009. The specimen lakes are pretty prolific, IMO no need to bivvy up, best just to fish them from late evening til midnight(ish). Pat's gets the most pressured but has the biggest carp (and cats), I'd guess averaging 15-18lbs. Nelson's lakes (two small pools) is fished a lot less, carp average 12-16lbs. Bait wise, make your hook baits big to avoid nuisance fish, there are millions of roach and skimmers, boilies 18mm+ or 20mm+ pellets. Tactics, just fish tight to features (islands, lillies etc), use a fairly large pva bag loaded with mixed pellets and a few broken boilies (if using boilies as hook bait). To get around the lo-oil carp pellet only rule regards free offerings, simply soak your pellets in a bit of halibut or salmon oil because no one else will be using oily pellets, it gives you a real edge. Like Cobelyn suggested, fishing the pleasure/match lakes in the evenings can pay real dividends and stalking is good on those lakes. Best being Pollawyn and Sycamore, as Jenny's and Eery are now full of pasty sized fish and F1's.

It does say a lot about us... the fishing is a lot harder up here. There arent that many waters you can just drop on with a good head of twenties...not like that there soft "sarf", where they wriggle up onto the bank. Here's a water that should fit your criteria, and its t'up in tha reet 'ard norf Plenty of high teens/low twenties: http://www.ashmore.u-net.com/lakemore.htm

Fishery: Farnborough House lake, nr Banbury. Description: 4 acre estate lake. Stocking: Carp to low twenties, tench, bream and silvers. Price: £35 per year, day tickets on bank £6 or in advance £5. Contact details: Ask at local tackle shops. (Banbury Gunsmiths and Castaway both Banbury) Pros: Good carp present, very quiet, easy/good access. Cons: Low carp numbers, jack pike that even take static boilies, no night fishing, fishing only allowed from one bank.

Fishery: Marlborough pool, Cassington. Description: Mature 12 acre gravel pit. Stocking: Carp to 30lbs, good head of twenties, big bream and lots of small/med tench, plus silvers. Price: £75 per year. (Abingdon and Oxford Angling Alliance) Contact details: Ask at local tackle shops. (J & K's Bicester, Predator Kidlington) Pros: Good carp present, fairly quiet mid week, easy/good access, ticket offers numerous other waters. Cons: Small tench and snotties in high numbers, busy at weekends.

Obviously forgot the inclusion of a hook at end of their rig.

Does anyone have knowledge of this place. After searching around on here and elsewhere, all I've read is; rats, rats, small carp, oh and more rats.... Is this a fair summary of Rookery Meadow??

Fishery: Milton Pools Fishery, Great Milton, Oxford. Description: Six lakes ranging from a puddle to 3 acres (speci' lake). Stocking: Carp to a claimed 43lbs, a couple thirties, allot weighing 10 - 14lb, catfish to 33lb, bream, tench etc. Price: £6 for one rod and £10 for two, 12hrs (overnight) £12, 24hrs £20 max two rods. Contact details: http://www.miltonpoolsfishery.co.uk/newsite.html Pros: Secure parking, cafe open at weekends, tackle shop, pre-bookable swims. Cons: Road noise day and night (M40), to many small carp.

Fishery: Pimlico Farm, Croughton. Description: 3 lakes of 1, 1.5 and 3.5 acres. Stocking: Carp to low twenties (though 30lb is claimed), tench and lots of silvers. Price: £5 for one rod and £6 for two, dawn til dusk only. Contact details: http://www.pimlicofarm.co.uk/fishing/index.html Pros: Parking near lake, most baits work and are allowed. Cons: Strictly no fishing once dark, hence no torches allowed on fishery! Top (big) lake gets very wind swept at times, silver fish are a nuisance (big hard baits are a must, 14mm+)