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I finished my couple of days with a blank unfortunately, but it just reminded me what a loss the place is. The jungle on the old lake was supposed to be fantastic for tench. That was the part that was only accessible by boat. I also had some really nice tench and bream whilst fishing for carp on the old lake. Apparently the old lake's been netted and most of the specimen fish have been removed and the new owners have plans to use it as a retreat for people who have social issues. They don't need to run it as a fishery. I think it's unlikely fishing will ever return there now. So sad, but so many great memories.

The last cast @ Bury Hill (Temple Lake). I'm supposed to be out of here in 5 minutes, but I think as today is the last days fishing here no one will mind. I never caught here, but it's one of the nicest and safest fisheries I've ever come across.

Hi all. Friday is the last possible day for fishing at Bury Hill in Surrey. It's such a sad loss to the local fishing scene. The old lake closed to fishing a few years ago when the old boat house was sold off and the place became members only. Now the last day is almost upon us, does anyone else have any memories to share of this significant venue. I'm lucky to be able to book on for 36 hours from tomorrow morning, so I'll have one last crack at temple. I've always blanked on temple so far, but had my PB (32lb 10oz) out of the old lake back in May 2013, beating my previous best of 12lb by a big margin. Hopefully something will be arranged for fishing in the future, but who knows. It will be missed.

No idea what could be causing that. Delkims work on vibration sensing, so unless you're driving over a cobbled road or sitting on your washing machine during a spin cycle when inserting the batteries, I guess it's faulty. Have you looked at their repair service? It looks like ev-plus alarms are still supported. https://www.delkim.co.uk/uk-repairs/

Sorry to be facetious, but coated braid hooklinks. Can you be a little more specific in what you're after? Are you after suggestions on extra supple coated braid hooklinks? Do they allow mono hooklinks? I'm not sure I've ever seen a fishery ban mono or similar style hooklinks, but there's a first time for everything.

There's more detail on it here. Looks interesting if not necessarily the traditional way of doing things. They're only trying to provide a supply to a demand. They're a business. It's one possible future.

A brace of 10lbers and a few singles.

Trakker CR 3 piece suit, ready for winter now. OMC tungsten putty. 20m 20lb OMC flourocarbon. Korda Krimps Korda Small Krimp Tool Korda Spinner Ring Swivels Time to try making some of my own Ronnie's with a nice stiff boom.

Sounds really interesting. Any idea of cost? My biggest concern is weather/overnight temps in March though. Buckinghamshire is easy to get to for me, so if you can confirm how long/dates and cost that would be great.

Personally, I'm currently using the Daiwa Crosscast EXT 3.5lb 10ft rods. Previously I was using some Greys Prodigy Plus 2.75lb 12ft rods. They are both through action rods and play fish really nicely. The one big difference I notice between the 2 sets of rods with keeping everything else the same is the casting distance. I've sure I've lost a good percentage of my casting distance. I'm sure I used to be able to hit around 100yds pretty easily with the 12ft rods, but with the 10ft rods, I feel that I'm struggling to hit 80yds. That's the trade off. The big benefit of the shorter rods is that they are much easier to transport. I because the bottom section of the rods are telescopic, the full length of the Crosscasts is less than the width of my car. I can lay them across the back seat rather than having to load them in from the back and thread them between seats etc. This also means I can take them on holiday a lot easier with a full car. If you're happy with the limited range or can use a bait boat or similar with them, the shorter rods would be great, but if you're fishing a larger water and need the casting distance, you'll need the longer rods. Different tools for different jobs and scenarios.

Hi all, I don't know if you have seen, but this year seems to have been a bad year for KHV. Currently the only control notices in force have all been issued this year. Controls of fish and shellfish diseases in England and Wales - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) I know of another club lake not listed that has had an initial designation placed on it and has fishing banned until KHV has been confirmed or ruled out. What is it about this year that has caused such a resurgence when it looks like it had almost disappeared?

Hi all, What stiff boom materials do you use? I'm looking for something that will 'reset' a rig if picked up and dropped. For hooklinks (blowback, slip-d etc), I normally use ESP Tungsten Loaded (x-stiff), but I find this a bit soft for what I'm after. I'm trying out the ESP Stiff Rig hooklink, however it's so stiff and thick that tying knots well can be a challenge. Ideally, I'm looking for something in between. What would you recommend?

The web shop has the same registered in the Ts&C's address as Danson Angling. I'm pretty sure it's the same business, but I'm not involved in running the site in any way.

The BBC forecast went horribly wrong when they changed from using the met office to some commercial organisation. TBH, I've almost given up with BBC. I was a staunch supporter until fairly recently, but they seem irrelevant to me now and more so as time goes on. I've been using AccuWeather for years and it seems to be fairly reliable. What is interesting is their rain forecaster which tells you when rain is due to start/stop. It was almost spot on yesterday.

Pure only wanted them for the fly fishing business which shows on the current websites and product lines. On their brands page they only list greys, Hardy's and JRC, Chub isnt even listed. I have a Hardy's marksman supero 11ft 6 float that is fantastic. I remember reading they were testing out some carp rods at one point. They had a sample on display at a trade show or similar in europe and someone stole it. Those could have been interesting. What about Efgeeco? They were big in the 80s here in the UK weren't they? I think my dad still has and uses some bait boxes from them.