vspec2nur Posted June 20, 2010 Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 has any body on this forum fished the garrison lake in colchester essex ? ive had a look at there web site www.garrisonfishery.co.uk just wanted to know if any one on hear had fished it in the past Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakey Posted June 20, 2010 Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 I've fished the Garrison in the past. I was on there from 98 through to around 2004/05. It's a great little water. Lots of features, pads, weed, gravel patches etc. All very close up stuff and the carp used to be very clued up. I have some great memories of the place. Ranging from the work parties where we built new paths and swims, through to the beautiful misty summers morning with the haze of the sun coming through the trees onto the water. Strangely enough my nickname comes from my time on the Garrison. I finally landed the lakes biggest fish after a lot of trying, and I was shaking so much that I couldn't even manage to un-hook her, so i shouted for help. I was still shaking about 4 hours later when a few of the guys came down to see me A view down the lake: One of the 'character' carp that used to be in there: kevtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vspec2nur Posted June 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 how big did the carp go to when you fished it shakey ? it says on the website at present there are at least 3x over 30lb and another 4x just under,i also saw the lake on carp crew TV last month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakey Posted June 20, 2010 Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 The year I got my ticket was the season after the big 'un had past away so that left the biggest in there being a shade under 30. That fish would go over 30lb but it depended on the time of year. If the biomass of the water is right, it can easily support the number of carp in there given the size of the water and give good growth rates. The problem we had when I was in there was the number of silver fish. The amount of rudd and roach in there was incredible. I helped the EA net it once to remove some of the silver fish to help reduce the biomass of the water and we filled there tanks in no time !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscsha Posted December 5, 2018 Report Share Posted December 5, 2018 Unless its changed it was a proper syndicate i.e not a false overcrowded money maker . Best bet is to speak to the local tackle shops . Donnygooner 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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