craftycarpermatty

how about pentney i just done 3 nights with my brother in law loads of fish about but were getting ready to spawn but did manage 6 fish between us with a 25lb grassie my biggest.Specimen lake threw out a couple of grassies but they spawned over the weekend so should be up for a munch.Best pegs on cabin lake is the bbq swim phone frank the new bailiff to book.Hotspots left hand side of island in lillies towards the back big gravel/sand spot,right hand side of island nr fallen tree small gravel spot inbetween cabbages,left hand bank 2 silver birch trees sticking up from bank get as close to these as humanly possible if you use a baitboat let it touch the trees before you drop bait,left hand side of this spot some bullrushes on bank again get very close to these.Bait will be cell 30 to 40 baits on each spot and keep going in steadily throughout although i think any good bait will catch.specie lake have been told peg 4 is best and they love particles under the overhanging trees.give it a go lovely lake pretty surroundings

if your using the d rig with a rig ring why not loop some small wire through the ring and push into the boilie for quickness?i personaly find it easier to thread a bit of bait floss through the boilie and attach with a boilie stop do a couple of overhand knots under the boilie then tie to the ring job done.

thats a cracking fish mate.i know the spot well have watched carp here myself but water table was too low to safely fish for them at the time.it just emphasises what i said earlier about finding the right spot before you fish.keep it up mate hopefully ill have a 30+ fish to post here soon.

the only thing i want to add to this is its bloomin dear to fish the speci and reservoir lakes thou.

what lake did you fish? the cafe lake which is the one next to the resevoir lake is normally the runs water holds alot of smaller fish.i fished it a couple of years ago while valley was shut with my brother in law.everyone fishing with pva bags so i done the same and caught loads of smaller carp.i started banging the bait in and started catching the better stamp of fish 18.5,18.0,19.11,20.4,21.0 also afew more around 15lb mark one night and day had around 20 fish good fun and a good chance to tweek ur rigs ready for the new season on your chosen lake.

spot on mate where on geneva was you fishing when you had them.did you have them during the day or night?2 30s in one session is great well done perhaps upload the pics to this site be nice to see them bud

i just want to add to what pearbo has said previously in this thread.the weed can be a bit of a problem on geneva but dont be afraid to fish in the lighter stuff afterall they do feed in it due to the water snails.the swims are not packed in as i think pearbo is trying to sugest the lake is 36 acres in size and all pegs are quite comfortably spaced,there is always plenty of water to fish at.I myself use a simple knotless rig with just a bit of rubber tubing on the hook that keeps the hair in line with the hooklink, for most of my fishing,if weed is presant in my swim ill use longer hooklinks or sometimes ill opt for a chod rig or stiff combi rig and light weights. lake 1 is weed free and has a gravel bar with carp to 30(at the moment) cats to 23 and a good head of bream etc. lake 2 is just roach tench etc great for a day of maggot drowning lake 3 is small but deep with 18ft in places also has carp to near 30 with bream tench etc,this lake is a good lake but can be a bit hard at times lake 4 cats to 23 bream tench roach but is said not to hold any carp yet ive seen them crashing out but never caught them. lake 5 is geneva with a good head of all species as you know know and lake 6 is a silverfish pond i think but i dont know because ive never fished it. anyone thinking of joining should get their names down for a ticket £150 a season is nothing when theres a good chance of a close 40 coming out very soon. considering you would pay nearly this much to fish bluebells at tansor and probably blank i think its well worth it.

Any rig will catch really the big thing with this lake is finding clear spots spend time locating as there are many sand bars gravel spots and suchlike also a couple of gullys that they like to patrol.the best advice I can give is spend time looking for fish and talk to other anglers there a good crowd down here and a little bit of info can be a big help.my first year at the place I only had 2 carp to show for it and for 3 nights once a fortnight that's not a lot.I persevered and catch quite consistently now my 4th season and already had a near 30 a 23 and a 18.5 along with some nice bream to near 10lb.keep at it mate the rewards are there if you make the effort .

hi guys just joined and thought id give a bit more info on nar valley. its my forth year at the complex and let me say i absolutley love it.its peacefull and secure with some cracking wildlife.the lakes themselves are pretty straight forward carp lakes apart from no4 and 6 which do not hold carp.lake 1 holds carp to 30lb i myself have had a 29lb1oz common from this lake 3 weeks ago along with a 18lb 6 oz one as well.last year on a 3 day session i managed 9 fish to 21lb and lost 6 from this lake.The big lake no 5 is a cracking lake with carp to just over 36 lb but is rumoured to have thrown out a near 38lb back end of last season so i dont think it will be long before a 40 shows.The lake can get weedy BUT people who put the effort in will be rewarded with some crackin fish,its not a easy lake but find the fish and some good areas you will catch.last weekend i managed a 23lb 9 oz common along with a 9lb 10oz bream.look for the fish to show and cast a bait to them and you will catch.Mainline cell gets a good number of fish and they do like a bit of bait. Some good bream and tench along with some cracking rudd and roach,pike also presant but do not get fished for that much.anyone thinking about joining really should as its a great place to be with some cracking fish.tight lines