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Funnily enough, have you tried the long leat safari park, zoofish, I'd love to fish there, other than that, there are a few Somerset anglers on this site, do a search for some of Useph's posts, he has some videos that will put you right.
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Well that's me in Hopsford next week, I have read both good and bad reviews, from what I was told by another angler yesterday was they now limit the numbers on the weekends, no more than seven anglers night fishing. sounds about right
There are some real nice fish in there from what I have seen on the fisheries web site, rats? my dog loves rats
plus the lake is in the middle of farm land, bound to be a lot of rats there. -
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Quick update, called into Hopsford today for a reccy, looks real nice and just what you would like to see in an old estate lake.
You need to book in advance for night fishing as they limit the numbers on the lake, it also states night fishing is for regulars only, I have not phoned them yet so don't know how strict they are with that, from what I could gather from another guy fishing it was more to control the weekend numbers.
There is also a hook size rule nothing bigger than a size 8, I prefer to use a size 6, but I can live with that.
They also would like to see any particles you are using.
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Soz I missed the edit time
I will add Naseby to the list, as it's just outside Coventry, on a fast Horse.
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I like the look of that place, I have eyed it up before, but don't know nothing about it.could come a bit further east and have a go at Naseby, very big cats as well.
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That's what I like about the online forum style site, great for storing info, always there when you want a look.
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Hia Chadz, sorry I have only just seen your post, Dog lane is a very good venue, if you have a twenty out of there you are doing really well, plus the gaffer is a real nice bloke.Im in the WM looking for a night fishing venue, but Im relatively inexperienced so not looking for somewhere too difficult.
Would like a good shot at landing an upper double, maybe even a 20.
Any suggestions?
Barston is another, same again, I'd say if you can get on to a twenty at barston, good fishing.
I'm getting out this week, barston has a three day match on so I might go Dog lane, or try some place new, I have been looking at Hopsford hall?
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There wasn't a swear word in it as such, just the site auto edit kicking in, due to the gap in the armour phrase, it's the same if you type the slang for a take away. shame that, it's a good old English phrase.I have deleted a post on here for swearing. I would normally just edit them, but I had no idea what the post was trying to say, even with the swear words in it??????
The post was about another anglers views on the lead set up for some zig rigs, oh well.
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Never been a fan of dropping the lead, must be the environmentalist coming out
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avid in-lines on a length of fox submerg, might switch beck to fox in-lines, as the avids are a bit too safe, I had one fly off on the cast last week. if I have to close the gap with forceps, it kind of makes them a bit fixed bolt rig.
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Camp sites with fishing are always worth a look, there is one one the out-skirts of coventry, there are fish up to mid 20lb maybe a thirty, it only gets fished by weekend break holiday anglers. They only sell day tickets to those stopping on site, it gets over-looked by night anglers. But they do sell tickets to anglers that are there for a few days fishing. If that makes sense.
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From the net as I have never fished the place myself
Prairie Lake is stillfishing well. S Hughes using sticky krill had 10 Carp between 15lb & 20lb.
Jason knights using club had 7 Mirrors between 14lb & 18lb. Matt Knapp also
using club had his PB a Mirror of 16lb & another of 14lb. John Knights
using club had a Mirror of 17lb & a Grass Carp of 8lb. Graham Ring using
krill had a Mirror of 24lb 6oz. David Bristow using halibut boilies had 11
Mirrors between 11lb 2oz & 22lb 4oz.
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yeah i looked on the overhead map and it looks like hole 1 fairway cuts through the pool and then another hole the green is right by the lake. Surley that cant be legal with health and safety? It only takes 1 golf ball on the head to kill someone
Have a look at Barston, the first tee, goes over one of the smaller pools and the last hole is on an island in the main lake, there are a lot of golf balls in that lake, I have often wondered if the carp show any interest in the lost golf balls, as a play item and not food.
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I'd ask the in-laws for the British translation for fackween pool, but they will just say something silly for the crack.
I really should brush up on my Gaelic, seems a bit rude not being able to speak the indigenous languages of Britain.
There is a carp fishery in North Wales I would like to fish called Celtic pools, there are a lot of Trout lakes in Wales, some of them are starting to go in to the big fish market, looks good.
Some of the lakes in and around Snowdon are worth a visit for the scenery alone, probably a bit to high up for a carp fishery, but the Trout lakes look like something you would see in Canada.
I really would give Celtic lakes a visit if you can.
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you should consider joining my club matey, only 95 a year but for that you get 8 lakes, primarily carp but plenty of other species, two stretches of the severn at bridgenorth and erdington and even a mile of canal for the descerning angler lol and none of them more than an hour from shifnal
not one what you might call a runs water but plenty fish stocks and if your learning the trade you can always get a lake to yourself for some peace and quiet What part of the Midlands are you in? I ask because you said you some times fish Bishops Bowl. have you done anything on any of the reservoirs in that area, the canal is great around there, the Zander take sweet corn lol
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Just of the M42 which is in-between the M6 and M40 is Barston, nearer the M40 you have Dog Lane or Bishop Bowl, in the same area is Stockton reservoir and Napton reservoir, Napton is a real hard venue with plenty of fish. I might give it a go myself this year.
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CarefulCarping would be the man to ask about Kingsbury, but he has not posted in a while, he has loads of videos on you tube on how to fish Kingsbury.
There are loads of pegs on pine pool that hold fish, plus there are a fair few blood worm patches from a number of different pegs. -
Sixty quid for a days fishing? They advertise 36 hours, but that extra 12 hours would other wise be an empty swim anyway, they could never do a 24 hour turn-over as anglers would be bumping into each other on the turn around, I’d be taking the net and mat they supply home for that money.
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Yeah they are amazing lakes but unfortunately out of my price range
I think you will struggle to find over-night fishing for 150, I could get a year ticket at Kingsbury for that price, but that is no night fishing. I have never seen a advertised syndicate that lets dogs in, Hams hall is one I like but no dogs rule again.
Coombe Abbey do a year ticket with over-night fishing for around 50 quid a year, no dogs, well not when fishing it's fine to take dogs any other time though.
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Taverham Mills used to have some cracking fish in from singles up to 30lbs, although I know that at least one of the 30's got ottered
Never forget your floaters in summer, in certain areas during the day or early evening they are extremely confident in taking them.
Stalking can work well in certain swims as well.
The lake has plenty of gravel bars, weed, lilies, silty patches for long and short range fishing.
DON'T ignore the margins.
Working from Peg1 round to the left.
Peg1-3 itself, in between the trees and past the small islands, not a particularly good area in summer for some reason, the fish move past it, but don't feed confidently, yet in winter is one of the best areas on the lake.
Peg 4/5 an area where the fish would cruise around the islands and in the island bay.
Road Bank, plenty of gravel in front of you, and a couple of islands. If you cast to the islands around pegs9-10 be very careful, the branches come along way away from the island underwater, fish have been tethered by idiots casting or boating baits too close.
The last swim on the road bank in the bay has a deep hole in which I'm pretty positive has a nice inlet spring in.
The Point, between the 2 islands, can produce, but is patchy.
From the next bay with the pipe connecting to Costessey, an area where the fish can hole up, but fishes best when water is beng pumped in.
All the pegs along the bank can produce down to what is number 29 or 30, the last before an area we called "The Backwaters", and all have plenty of gravel or island features in front of them as well as loads of weed.
The Backwaters themselves are good for stalking and floater fishing. By being really quiet, you can sneak up on the fish, and they do come in close, but when I say quiet, I mean silent, no vibration whatsoever
Onto the Plateau Point, the swim to the right of the main Plateau swim has long produced fish from the far bank corner to the right or under the overhanging tree in front.
The Plateau swim, a BIG double swim, but although the fish do go over the plateau, it can be difficult, and if the water level is low, you will be fishing in water which may only just cover your ankles.
Carrying on round you have what are known as "The Tench Swims", the 3 or 4 swims with the last in the corner.
The 2nd and 3rd from that corner have the remains of a WW2 Bomber in, so can be a bit snaggy as well as having loads of lilies in front.
Onto the Cowtail you have the swims on the island, the fish actually are catchable between the island and the main bank, and towards the Plateau is a very big silt patch, that used to hold LARGE bream to over Double figures.
Round the Cowtail you have the same water as the Back Bank, and is a shorter walk
is worthwhile if no-one is fishing the back bank.Cowtail corner, to the tree in the water along the island to the left. To the right you have a large gravel bank along the island, but it doesn't produce much. The left side of the swim is the better option.
To the left the next 3 swims all face to the island, as does CowTail point down the slope, but the point also has water to the left. All will produce at times.
The other swim down the slope to the left of the point has a number of nice features.
Round into the bay, a couple of swims on the high bank, don't ignore them and fish the margins. Hidden in that bay is a large rock standing proud of the lakebed, it will take a lot of finding (unless you can get a rowing boat out and actually see it).
The swim at the back of the bay, margins and fallen tree to the right, lily pad in front.
Swim in the corner is pretty much a cut-off.
Round onto the meadow swims, all produce fish, and there is plenty of weed.
I don't know the lake at all, not much anyway
I used to fish (live on) there, but I haven't been back for 8years as I feel it couldn't live up to how I learnt to fish it
I wrote the above post about 4 years ago
The fish can really get onto a good bait, so prebaiting with a food source boilie can work very well for you. I used to absolutely load up with fishmeals, knowing that the carp were eating almost all of them (the tench and bream got a few), and since almost everyone at one time used the same baits who were fishing it, the fish loved them. When I moved back to Ipswich, I carried on feeding The Biollix for a number of years on my monthly trips and still caught, but my mate was fishing and feeding a Pellet based base mix bait, and was also catching as many fish
Wow, what a reply, I wish I could get info like that on my local waters, you are doing well just to get the average depth off the anglers in the Coventry area.
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Typical, didn't bother tying any super nova up, had every confidence in the snake bite, one rod sat with-out a touch all day, so I tied up a super nova rig put a pop up and bottom boillie on, and chucked it out about six foot to a reed bank and had my best fish of the day out by 7 PM.
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Snag leaders tied loop at one end and a quick swivel at the other
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on a tangent all, what do you all use for Chods/helicopter rigs in terms of the bead system. There are some decent ones from Avid, Taska, Korda, all the main companies, also a really neat little bead slider system from Thinking Anglers which looks decent.
I've used most of them, and also like the slightly weighted beads you can get.
what do you all think?
thanks,
There is a nifty little chod set up on the Linear DVD, they use the beads that are wide enough for lead-core, but they pierce a hole straight through the side of the rubber bead and use normal main line, right through to the lead.
plus the lake is in the middle of farm land, bound to be a lot of rats there.
:smile: 
not one what you might call a runs water but plenty fish stocks and if your learning the trade you can always get a lake to yourself for some peace and quiet 
info needed from fellow specamin hunters thank you please
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Haven't fished it yet myself, do intend to though, going to do an over nighter this week, probably save £4 and petrol money by going to barston, I will get over there one day though