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  4. drayton reservoir

    in UK Venues and Where to Fish

    Posted

    Hi

     

    Anything works, if its a food source it will work in there, keep it simple and with the water level currently no need to chuck it for miles , drop in close to dam wall will work .

     

    Boilies, corn, pellets , meats , bread , maggots, worm, fake corn,

     

    I have caught with all these in Drayton

  5. drayton reservoir

    in UK Venues and Where to Fish

    Posted

    if people would just use common sense and or listen to fellow anglers if they politely point out the errors of their ways would be a fun water to introduce people to the joys of fishing, as you can catch with so many thousands of fish with no other food supply other than what us anglers chuck in the water

     

    Bowza

  7. drayton reservoir

    in UK Venues and Where to Fish

    Posted

    Well drove past today so stopped for a look,

     

    All the damn wall boards are now complete, and have new anti slip coating on them, new metal work for brollies and rod rests attached,

     

    the water is at the lowest ive ever seen it, for those who know the layout it has about 20 pegs either side at the far end looking from the damn wall that are not fishable as no water is there.

     

    at the damn wall the water must be 6 feet past the botton step, landing fish from the damn wall will be tricky like this.

     

    any all other pegs people are fishing from the hard mud banks about 20 feet away from the wooden decking

     

    the fish must all be on top of one another, the surafce area of water must be half its normal , this cant be good for the oxegenation of the water and the fish health

     

    Bowza

  8. info on cuerdon vally

    in UK Venues and Where to Fish

    Posted

    briocon sorry this is not aimed at you,

     

    I find all these post's about details of this and that water miss the main point for fishing, the excitement of the unknown, the thrill of learning the water etc.

     

    is this 33lber the lake record , or are another couple that a lager and more cunning hiding in the depths or marginson on that far unnaccessible bank.

     

    sorry to high jack, just my 2 pennath on this sunday morning whilst I cant fish.

     

    Bowza

  9. drayton reservoir

    in UK Venues and Where to Fish

    Posted

    well I got to the res yesterday with my mate at 7.30 am, no car parking spaces left, lots of pegs taken it was rammed, found 2 pegs on dam wall near the sailingclub end, may have been 42 and 41, all the frames are now finished fort the pegs on the dam wall but none have tops yet or bank stick bolly holders,

     

    the plan was to fish with pva mesh of pellets and boilies, had first fish within 30 mins under 10 lb so not weighed, lots of people catching and a few having hard time,

     

    managed 14 fish between the 2 of us for the day, not geat buy this location but was fun for my mates whos previous bestfish was 8lb, we both ended up with a 15 lb each ,

     

    I caught a 13lb fish with my hook and 2 others stuck in it, 2dips backin the water and it was all cleaned up and free of hooks and line, these fish are in an appalling condition,and I can nowsee why the way a lot of weekend anglers with little knowledge drag the poor things in, one of the hooks was about a size 14 and tied tothe line with a few grannie knots, the line was about 8lbat most,

     

    it may be the number of pegs crammed closein like a match water would have , that people use their clutch set to maximum , but i feel there is no need , an appolagie to the angler next to you if the fish swims into their lines and pevents damage to a fish costs nothing

     

    im not sure I will return, think a blank session on a water where the fish are the priority of the anglers will suit me better

     

    Bowza

  17. billing aquradrome, northampton

    in UK Venues and Where to Fish

    Posted

    Does anyone know the names of the good lakes to try at Billing, things seem to change all the time there with the work they are doing?

     

    the guy's at the tackle shop don't come across as carp anglers more match fishing, and I am yet to bump into the bailiff over there, I took a walk around the marina and a short section of the river near the pub, the river looks amazing apart from the flaoting carrier bags and other camping / boat rubbish

     

    Thanks

     

    Bowza

  18. NEW TO CARPIN NEED HELP

    in UK Venues and Where to Fish

    Posted

    welcome, I dont know cumbria, but am sure others can help, have you tried the search facility, there is a list of waters by county

     

    Bowza

     

    Edit, found these

    Cumbria Aspatria Brayton Pond 01697320262

    Cumbria Buttermere Crummock Water 01768770208

    Cumbria Cockermouth Buttermere 01768770233

    Cumbria Coniston Coniston Water 01768866666

    Cumbria Dalton-in-Furness Burlington Pond 01229464443

    Cumbria Dalton-in-Furness Elliscales Pond 0122962640

    Cumbria Grasmere Grasmere Lake 01539433203

    Cumbria Hawkshead Esthwaite Water 01539436541

    Cumbria Kendal Fisher Tarn Reservoir 01539721554

    Cumbria Longtown Barn Lake 01228791108

    Cumbria Millom Baystone Bank Reservoir 01229774241

    Cumbria Millom Black Beck 01229774241

    Cumbria Southwaite East View Fishery 01697473324

    Cumbria Whitehaven Ennerdale Lake 01772822200

  22. NORTHAMPTON FISHERIES

    in UK Venues and Where to Fish

    Posted

    has anyone got any upto date info on how its fishing this year Elsons that is

     

    I took a walk around the complex today , and ELsons looks like its my type of water, was watching a few carp on the surface, and the setting is idelic.

     

    Would like to give it a go, is it worth just doing a dawn to dusk session on there?

     

    Thanks

    Bowza

  23. Pool hall or Blue Bell lakes

    in UK Venues and Where to Fish

    Posted

    Nealy from your other post in the forum re not catching, I would travel over to Daventry and fish drayton res.

     

    its a mad runs water and a good place to try out different rigs etc,

     

    ive only fished it once and broke my PB, but have visited a few times and seen no end of fish come out, bottom fished , surface fished , boilies pellets dog biscuits all work well.

     

    Good luck where ever you end up.

     

    Bowza

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