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Bishops bowl at Bishops Itchington (near southam) matches the criteria. Either the mitre pool, or blue pool should give what you are looking for. I have heard the Mitre pool is the more difficult (neither is easy) but there are good fish on them, predominently carp and Pike. Mitre is a deep, weedy water, the weed is not very long but does cover nearly all of the lake. I personally have never fished it for carp, although have piked on it a lot, and it does have weed all over that I have found. I think they have a website, or at least are on fisheries.co.uk

I've just stumbled into this question. There are a few places you can try. Boddington Reservoir Napton Reservoir Drayton Reservoir (one of the easiest double figure waters in england) Meadowlands The lake at Barston Lavender hall Hopsford hall Dog Lane.. The list goes on. Best thing to do is get on fisheries.co.uk and have a butchers. They've got a massive list. I used to fish stockton res (the lias). Was a cracking place, but from what I've heard its gone downhill in the last few years. I normally fish Meadowlands when I get chance now. Chance of a 30, (I think there is 2), not too many idiots, pretty good chance of catching if you use some initiative. (I'll give you a clue, not too far out, luncheon meat on the hair).

Unfortunately, that peg is too far for the old man to walk to, so we're limited to pegs 1 and 2. Might get a barrow, and see if he can get any further with no weight on him. We both loved the place and said we would definately go back. If anyone has any advise for what the good baits are, they would be appreciated. I know there are answers above, but nothing worked last week, worms, pellet, boilies, meat. Am I missing something? Dad says he isn't bothered about catching as he just enjoys the day, but I want us both to get a fish or 2..

So....... We went on Sunday. The place is ok disabled. Not brilliant but not inaccessable. We were on pegs 1 and 2, dad had 2 rods on peg 1 as it is a bit more open, I was on peg 2 with 3 rods. 5 rods, not a run all day. The bit that bothered me was how dad lost a cube of luncheon meat from a spiral hair rig, that was tucked into the feeder when I cast it the 10 yards out?? I'm thinking there as crayfish in the lake, as without even having a bite or touch?? We tried all kinds of baits, and still nothing. Boilies used were - Scopex, Tutti Fruiti. raspberry ripple, spicy sausage, monster tiger nut, octospice, white chocolate, strawberry. Also had hookbaits of worms, luncheon meat, pellets, corn. Nothing worked whatsoever. In fact , the only run I saw all day was one guy, on about peg 9, who then lost it. Don't know why the place was so unresponsive, but I would go back i think. My overall opinion is they need to remove the crayfish, and stock it with some more fish, because 100 fish in that size and depth lake is not enough. Honerable lol to the brummie kid 2 pegs up from me that was (for some reason) using a bait boat to get his rigs in close to the island (that is about 30 yards out, and ended up getting it stuck (I think he beached it) and run out batteries trying to get it back! Maybe he needs to learn how to cast accurately. Haha, twonk!

I'm fishing it on Sunday with Dad. Due to him not being able to walk we're on pegs 1 and 2. I'm thinking bait wise groundbait with sweetcorn, maize, pellets, and meat, with possibly a scopex boilie and worm on the hook. Does anyone think this will work. Any advise for these pegs would be well received...

Between the toplands and the bottomlands...... In all seriousness its a little island, just of the scottish coast, where despite all of the above mentioned lakes, rivers, ponds, reservoirs etc, the fishing is still rubbish and none of the mentioned places are worth even looking up, let alone visiting.....

I phoned them yesterday afternoon. The lady I spoke to was very helpful, and said they suitable for disabled, on pegs 1 - 4. We have booked pegs 1 and 2, so will be there on Sunday if anyone has any ideas bait/tactic wise. Rocky isn't a big issue, as long as it isn't climbing them a-la Daventry country park. The lady told me that they are flat pegs, very close to the car park etc. We'll give it a look when we get there, but if it isn't suitable, we'll go somewhere else. If the lady has mislead us just to try and fill the pool up (unlikely, but still not unheard of) then whether we've booked it or not we will leave without setting up. They can ban me for life for all I care if that is the case. Anyway, we'll have to see. Hopefully they were telling the truth and we will have a good day...

Hi Matt. Cheers for the info, but having had a look I'll give it a miss thanks. We both like going for decent fish, and whilst the sizes sound decent enough, I looked at the rules (no groundbait pellets, dog or cat food, nuts, tares, method feeders...) I'm surprised they allow those nasty hooks I'll give the Riddings a ring later and post the answers here to see if it is suitable. If not, it'll be jubilee pools we go to.

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Dean, firstly, welcome to the forum. Secondly, in your situation you'll find that Barston Lake will suit your Dad's needs far better than the Riddings. At Barston you can drive to, and park behind, many of the swims. Also, the fishery is all on one level, unlike the Riddings. Midweek visit? Avoid the weekend contests. Enjoy and please give your Dad my regards. Ian Hi and thanks for the help. Unfortunately Ian, Barston lakes is fully booked on Sunday. We were going there, but it is not a posibility now. Mid week is not an option unfortunately due to that annoying habit I have The Riddings seems like a place he would be able to fish. The pegs need to be a bit level for his chair, and we would need to park near the pool, that is all. If anyone knows the distance from car park to pool, that would help.. Thanks.

Hello Carp.com. This is my 1st thread so please be gentle. I go fishing as often as poss with my dad. He is an OAP, and also disabled (broken back). I know how much he loves his fishing, especially a nice lake with the usual "pretty scenery" and birds etc. I don't care, as long as the water is a bit of a challenge, and the rewards are decent fish. Having put together an inventory from Fisheries.co.uk we were intending to go to Barston lake at the weekend but it is fully booked on Sunday, so we will hopefully be going somewhere else. I am thinking maybe the Riddings on the specimen pool, but have a few questions regarding the place. Is it suitable for a disabled angler (not wheelchair bound, but limited walking) so can we park near the peg. Max distance walkable 30yards. Are the pegs ok for this type of angler? they need to be pretty firm, and of a half decent size? Costs? Do they do a concession for disabled on the specimen pool? Do you need to reserve the pegs, or is first come first serve? What time do they open/close? Any info would be a massive help!! Thanks, Dean

Meadowlands and Jubilee pools spring to mind. They are both near ryton. Plenty of these type waters a bit further out. get on fisheries.co.uk and there is a big list of them....

He doesn't sell at wholesale prices, but is WAY cheaper than any tackle shop. If you don't know where you're going it can be a pain to find, but when you know where it is, its worth the trip. I use more bait now as it is so cheap from there I can afford to, and my how my catch rates have gone up.

Meadowlands Coombe abbey (bit hard for carp, but some big ones in there) Jubilee pools (leamington aa) Ryton country park (leamington aa) Hopsford hall Makins Packington somers Parkers The list is huge. I'm putting together an inventory of locations for decent carp around coventry/northampton and these were some of the places that sprung to mind straight away.

Luncheon meat is a winner there. You don't have to fish at range either. 20 - 30 yards is sufficient. If you want to go with boilies, try spicy sausage fished a bit further out (I'm normally 60 or so yards), on the method feeder with groundbait containing corn, sausage, luncheon meat and hemp. Other boilies are ok as long as they are quite light in colour (pineapple, banana, white choc) no dark boilies! Boilies further out produce bigger average weight, but pellet waggler as described below will catch more. Pellet waggler with little and often loose bait is another good one, again 30 yards, fished at about 4 - 5 foot depth. Seen a friend of mine pull out some decent carp to about 10lb, but know he has had them up to about 18lb on this method. Also, keep chucking groundbait into the margins throughout the day, then put your rig over it with about an hour to go....

There are some in Napton res. Couple of other places as well. Try looking on fisheries.co.uk at places in the west mids, they give pretty detailed run downs of the places, including what is there and estimated sizes. Good luck.

You can get a Leamington AA book from Lanes. This gives you access to Jubilee pools, Ryton country park, snitterfield fruit farm etc. All have good carp in (Jubilee has a couple over 30lb, Snitterfield has been restocked with mid doubles etc, Ryton is a bit of a mystery atm). I think you do still need to pay for a Day ticket, although these are about a 5er which isn't that bad. Not sure, but I think Meadowlands does a season ticket. Failing the above, prob best to just ask in Lanes. They'll be able to help, or ask the guy at Swans. He knows loads of places and will give you advice for the places as well.