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if your nice to them they will give you a map to the cash machine confiscate your passport, driving licience and all you car reg documents and let you go get the money for them

same as mate i said to the one that pulled me "next time meet me at calais when i arrive and i will pay in advance" he laughed and said "you call me for fast track ticket" i got 75 euros for doing 125mph i personally think its beer money for em but i wasn't going to argue

your mate is nearly correct £93 adult ticket £40 night ticket , still good value for money when you have the choice of 17 still waters the chance of numorous 40's lots of 30's and loads and loads of 20's all for 37p a day ! not to mention some very nice sections of river ! so it's £133 a season now? it will be come renewal time !

you will not need a GB sticker if you have it already on your number plate, and you now need a high viz jacket for all passengers in your car / van just get as many jackets as you have seats. you never know !! also fire extinquisher is required as are the deflectors ! and another thing the tolls will only accept euros and it may pay to have a good 100 plus to hand in your wallet as fines for speeding etc are expected to be paid on the spot ( trust me on that one)

your mate is nearly correct £93 adult ticket £40 night ticket , still good value for money when you have the choice of 17 still waters the chance of numorous 40's lots of 30's and loads and loads of 20's all for 37p a day ! not to mention some very nice sections of river !

As already stated the bottom is a bit up and down! we did have a big problem with weed in their a few years backs and the club has spent alot of time having it removed. we did loose a couple of fish last year mainly due to lack of oxygen but work has been carried out so it shouldn't be a problem any more. it's normally very quiet up their as the track puts alot of people off although you may experience some noise from the local kids on friday nights messing about in the fields behind. their are some lovely looking fish in their upto the upper 20lb mark. register yourself on the official forum and ask a few questions you never know someone may help you out a bit more All the best Dan

what a load of old tosh, when did that rig in the pictures suddenly become named as a litter rig lol, also i wouldn't see this as a particularly effictive rig fished over debris as stated a nice supple hooklink would be a much better option !! right time to get the rig wallet out and start re naming all those rigs in their, might throw a few into the patent office for good measure

you could head north and get a Cambridge FPAS ticket http://cambridge-fpas.co.uk/ for about 25 quid i think gives you a fair choice of waters within 30-45 mins drive as well as some good bits of the Cam. their are also a couple of waters around Saffron Walden that may interest you hear http://www.saffronwaldenac.btik.com/p_Venues.ikml clavering is ok i think lots of stories of huge fish that never ever seem to make an apperance on the bank but i am sure you will get a bend in the rod their! i personally haven't fished their for years but have chatted about the place in the pub and seems it does attract a few noddy's. alos just found this on a google search not to far away http://www.foxearth-leisure.co.uk/carp_lake_gallery.html hope some of these are of use Dan

Hi Keith, yes we did go, we went in March this year. It started raining as we arrived and continued to rain for the following week only stopping for a few hours in total As we pulled up the owner and his wife were still their finishing off the new lodge. which they had done a cracking job on. We didn't stay in the lodge and opted for the bivvy just using the lodge for hot showers breakfast & dinner ! we had around 35-40 fish between the 3 of us over the week but we were not really fishing during the days as it was more of a social trip i think the biggest that came out was only 26lb but we had a good crack all the same. take some lighter tackle with you as u can have a good laugh catching little stockies from their smaller lake. All in all it was a good trip a good laugh with good facilities and a very pretty little lake. the swim closest the lodge did the most fish of the week fishing along the margins under the willows then the second most productive was the other end. any more specific question give me a shout, enjoy !

Thanks for the reply, very good website btw. I have caught bigger than the fish in the pic, the biggest was over 20lb but without scales I dont know for sure. The best spot I have right now is a dam on the river at Algodones that holds some big carp, could be a 30lb fish there for sure. I am just getting going again I fished carp in the UK before I moved here but I am starting from scratch right now. I hope to have better tackle by next year and will be trying some other waters come the spring. I have been fishing sweetcorn mainly but end up catching a lot of cats and suckers besides the carp I want. I think next season boilies may be the way to go a larger more carp specific bait will hopefully get better results and aviod other fish. Good to know there are some serious carp fishers in NM, where abouts are you maybe we can meet up next season. all the best Terence i think next season one of these could be the way to go for you fella http://shop.carp.com/fox-elite-unhooking-mat

Thank you Mrs Rusheslake, i was kind of hoping you would know of somewhere, if somewhere does come to mind though please do let me know maybe we will have to look at driving a little further down south or throw in a slightly longer ferry journey to get what we are after (or is required by the powers that be) Carpnovice, i did have a brief look on anglinglines website mainly because they have a good search facility that helps you narrow down what you want, but to be honest what i did see didn't really inspire me to much. i will keep looking though Cheers all and dont be afraid to PM me if you know of a little Gem that suits our needs but dont want to share you secret with the world.

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Hi all, i am after some suggestions, Next year myself and a friend have agreed to take our other halfs and his kids away on one of our European fishing trips. We have both fished abroad alot for a number of years but this will be the first time we take our partners and children. What we are looking for is a pretty venue with good stocks of fish to a decent size, with facilities to keep kids and partners entertained swimming pool is pretty much essential, lake exclusive is a must and somewhere there is some good local activities as well canoeing on the river that sort of thing and we would prefer not to break the 4 1/2 hours drive from calais but would consider it if it was worth it. Self catering accomodation would be good as well to allow us the flexability to come and go as we please and choose to fish when we like. does anybody know of anywhere that fits the above or is close many thanks Dan

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i have never in the last Ten years as a member and two as a bailiff experienced any form of fights or bullying on any CAPS waters, maybe i have just been lucky but on a day to day basis the members i speak to generally are polite and civil. its a shame you and your friends have had such bad experiences on CAPS waters as you are right we do have some very special waters but some of the quieter less crowded waters are still very special too! I hope that you give it another chance again one day. As for the Stour their are definatly some lovely strecthes with some stunning fish but on a hot summers evening it's hard to top a walk down the stour @ Nayland and finish the evening off in the Pub sitting by the river !!

Mate get yourself a CAPS ticket, cost u more than a fiver but gives you a whole host of waters to choose from !

a grand and No night fishing!!!!!!!!! you can poke that up ya............. and i thought we paid a premiem in Essex for syndicates !

get yourself a gardner line twist lead for a quid or so and give it two three cast, start of about 25-30yds, wind it in then 50yds then further. this should remove all that slinky like memory !

To ensure that the presentation is at its best, you must use it in conjunction with a slow-sinking hook bait. This can either be a purpose-made, neutrally-balanced hook bait or a pop-up anchored by placing a split shot on the hair. you could use a bottom bait but you would be best to try and critically balance it with some cork or zig foam ! Tight Lines Dan

Leave it on 15lb is plenty strong enough mate

yes you can tie you safe zone leader to your mainline in the same way as you would a leadcore leader, although capable of doing the same job a safezone leader will not take up the contours of the lake bed like leadcore does.

has anyone on here had any experiences with booking a trip through Eurocarp group any info good or bad would be much apprieciated Thanks Dan

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Hi all, does anyone know of any nice lakes in France close to calais max 1:30 hour drive that does weekend breaks, was hoping to get a few long weekends in this season. Cheers Slack Lines Dan

join CAPS mate Litter is not a problem on any of the CAPS waters i fish.