carperzak Posted February 1, 2011 Report Posted February 1, 2011 hi there i am looking to fish a slightly larger water and have been looking into joining belvoir lakes as a day member, it seems very good price and a very nice water. has anyone fished this lake? any comment would be appreceiated Quote
crofty82 Posted February 2, 2011 Report Posted February 2, 2011 I have fished it a few times just a few hours on my way to work but only every 3 weeks due to shift pattern when i can. It is very silty and very shallow in some areas it does got to 5-6 feet in places too roughly 500 carp in bottom lake 250 in toplake. i would say i have done 8 trips to 15 fish roughly done 3 trips in winter around the ice and blanked but othher trips always caught. Me and a mate went for 4 hours one morning he had a 22lb and a 13lb i had a 13lb 16lb and 18lb and lost one so it can be good. Nicely run and friendly ballifs too biggest fish out this year is 27lb which my mate had average size around 14lb. A good tip solid pva bag when temperature is up as close to island or the channel between island and bank should catch. tight lines Quote
carperzak Posted February 2, 2011 Author Report Posted February 2, 2011 hi thanks for that mate sounds a very good lake and im thinking of joining in march for 6months so i have the spring/summer to fish. any advice on whats rigs work best there mate? and what bait works good? many thanks Quote
crofty82 Posted February 2, 2011 Report Posted February 2, 2011 i dont know what best baits and tactics for that time of year as not fished it around that time. But at present i use odyssey xxx but i think most quality baits would work as that is what i have been told. Rig wise bottom baits i use light leads and solid bags with crushed boilies and mini pellets. But dont discount chods or zig rigs(though not used these rigs on there yet). What i will say is with there being alot of fish for 12 acres(roughly) dont sit for hours behind your rods make it happen move swap tactics i have moved after an hour before be light and mobile. In summer and i think spring you should catch quite regular or at least see signs i was getting bites and fish every trip up until the day of the big freeze. Just dont over complicate rig wise. May see yeah around i have blue focus st so stop and say hi Quote
carperzak Posted February 2, 2011 Author Report Posted February 2, 2011 okay mate, yeh everyone saying its very silty, i havent managed to take a marker rod up there with me yet. but any idea how deep the silt actualy is? and surely the whole lake carnt be silt there must be bits of gravel and clay or is it just all silt? and okay mate many thanks Quote
crofty82 Posted February 2, 2011 Report Posted February 2, 2011 nearly all of it mate odd muscle patches but the silt is pretty much everywhere. The silt is a good few inches but longs it doesnt smell bad which it doesnt really they feed in it. The fishery owner ant has been using siltex to help and it seems to be working gradually with it being a really old estate lake it will be silty. Quote
carperzak Posted February 2, 2011 Author Report Posted February 2, 2011 okay well i think i would try either a chody or a helicopter rig as wont have to worry about the lead pulling the bait into the silt. also did you fish over a large amount of bait or just small amounts? many thanks Quote
crofty82 Posted February 2, 2011 Report Posted February 2, 2011 i use bags and if i am fortunate to get a quickie i tend to put a couple of handfuls of loose baits about. With moving about dont want to chuck all my eggs in one basket. But shane the baliff he piles bait in mainly seed mixes but he is there for about 3 days at a time. If i was there all day in warmer time of year and stayed in one swim i would use about 3-4kilo of boilies but bait up every few hours through the day. I will have a go of the top this year if i get chance. Quote
carperzak Posted February 2, 2011 Author Report Posted February 2, 2011 okay mate, yeh i supose it depends on the day and how many fish are showing in spots, yeh i was thinking that. due to the lake not being that deep i think surface fishing would work very effective there. do you know if that works on the lake? many tthanks Quote
crofty82 Posted February 2, 2011 Report Posted February 2, 2011 dont really know mate as people who were fishing when i have all had same idea as me as i use belvoir for when it gets colder or for a few fish when i blank on my syndicate down south. Shane the baliff said he has had a few out of the top. Quote
carperzak Posted February 2, 2011 Author Report Posted February 2, 2011 oh right okay think il have to talk to the bailif one day when im down there. does it get crowded down there? or do not many people fish it? many thanks Quote
crofty82 Posted February 2, 2011 Report Posted February 2, 2011 i presume it could get busy at weekends with day ticketers but there is two lakes so if you dont fancy one the other may be worth a go. At the moment you are lucky to see one other there just the way i like it Quote
carperzak Posted February 2, 2011 Author Report Posted February 2, 2011 yeh supose thats tlhe case with everyday ticket water, yeh have seen both the lakes, but apparently the bottom one has a high stock of carp and also the bigger fish are in it. many thanks Quote
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