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Big common left too!

What a flip about! We are now on New Pepper, Cottington. Anyone been ???

Has anyone on here been there?? Booked for my mates stag in April

Well the otters are robbing us of our quarry. Current state of our great government, by the time it gets agreed all the fish will be gone anyway!!! I hope fishery owners take reasonable steps to manage this pest. What wiped them out before?? Do it again?

Why not start a petition for lethal means of control?? Surely there's more fishermen than tree huggers??

I can't believe that only 12,000 people signed the petition to government to consider a cull. We need to get 100,000 Does this government realise, the amount of revenue from carping alone! Fisheries are a business & its hard enough, without the risk & high probability of loosing the stock that gets anglers on the bank. I feel most are likely to close, forcing massive price increases, to the reminder & so as usual, the wealthy can carry on regardless, whilst common folk can go love themselves! Something has to be done?? I don't buy this whole nature will balance out with the top predator now flourishing poo that is wheeled out by the tree huggers & government

Numbers have increased to around 10 anglers so looking for somewhere a bit bigger now, if anyone has any suggestions please

Pooh!! Just found this https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/209735

Let's start a petition to get something done about this lads! I'm not on Facebook or the others, but surely if we pool resources we can get 100,000 names. If not for us, then our kids & theirs!

Still looking!!!

Nip down m3, sandhurst, yately. Not sure, but what about the Wraysbury lakes. Haven't been there for 30 years, but I'm sure there is a few reservoirs near there too

Let us know how you get on with them buddy? Soddit, I'm not a fan of barbless, but I may as well try them myself!!

Do they own or rent it? Have they tried a EA or local authority, business loan/grant? My friend rents 2 small lakes from local council, they just spent alot of money on the damns. They haven't even put his rent up. There are several good fish farms local to me. Fry upto 40+ lb, give it 5_10 years it could / should get back to form. + fencing obviously. How big is it

You must be fuming geeza! I really hope you can rebuild what must of been the jewel in your crown.

I looked at these a while back, when a certain venue allowed/recommended them. I posted on here! Only one reply! Said they were OK! I'd consider buying a pack if I had to fish a barbless venue.

Time will tell, got a good feeling about the estate venue this year

There's one for £18, 😂!! Ive always thought carp tax has driven these remote control boats to extortionate prices. I'm no expert but for this boat, new motors are around a tenner the battery pack is around £20. If it puts my rig & bait in a spot I cannot cast to, why does the cost of it matter??

I sometimes wonder why we put our kids in school?? , you can see toddlers know their way around a tablet or phone, scary??

We live in very interesting times. Who doesn't Google??

I can use a boat on my estate waters & this year I'm going to put a bit of time in there. Having been there the other day, I reckon a bait boat will give me an edge. Plus it gets all overgrown and left to nature, so some of the spots that look carpy are impossible to cast to. So looking online I've found this at around the £100 mark. Reviews I've read seem OK & the nearest one up is around the £300 mark. Any thoughts or comments please

Hi mick, If you want or have to fish, at any sort of distance, yes get longer rods. If there's a few swims where you don't need to cast as far as possible, then stick with what your confident with for the time being. I believe that you need to feel comfortable and confident in approaching a new venue. Good luck, 🤞

Managed to wangle a few hours at my estate ticket water today. I had to take the apprentices, whom I will lay blame to for blanking. Kids don't do quiet, when there's 3 of them🤫 Nice to do a little bit of lake watching though!

Had this little fella looking for a cheap brekky this morning

Had an eventful night... I took my 7 year old son. We had a nice afternoon, burgers, little fire in a bbq to roast marshmallows. He was sick at some point, so at midnight when the pike rod went screaming off, I had a little extra in my sliders!!! Nice scrappy pike, launched itself out of the water a couple of times. Had fun & games disgorging the trebles, he did not like my long forceps in his mouth. I thought it best to recover & release him. I'd say he was a mid double. Usual interference from the swans & tufftys this morning, but sadly no carp.