dannyash Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Booked a week with the aim to fish the specimen lakes, what's it like, anyone fished it, any advice on rigs baits ext would be appreciated, thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobleyn Posted February 26, 2011 Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 big fish kill down there year before last. not sure what clint has re-stocked with. great venue tho. can get busy in summer. the other lakes used to be worth a late night cast. you will get jennys to yourself most nights from darkness. had some belting fish out of there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windrusher Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 big fish kill down there year before last. not sure what clint has re-stocked with. great venue tho. can get busy in summer. the other lakes used to be worth a late night cast. you will get jennys to yourself most nights from darkness. had some belting fish out of there. I'm not saying you're wrong but I think the major fish kill was in the summer of 2009. The specimen lakes are pretty prolific, IMO no need to bivvy up, best just to fish them from late evening til midnight(ish). Pat's gets the most pressured but has the biggest carp (and cats), I'd guess averaging 15-18lbs. Nelson's lakes (two small pools) is fished a lot less, carp average 12-16lbs. Bait wise, make your hook baits big to avoid nuisance fish, there are millions of roach and skimmers, boilies 18mm+ or 20mm+ pellets. Tactics, just fish tight to features (islands, lillies etc), use a fairly large pva bag loaded with mixed pellets and a few broken boilies (if using boilies as hook bait). To get around the lo-oil carp pellet only rule regards free offerings, simply soak your pellets in a bit of halibut or salmon oil because no one else will be using oily pellets, it gives you a real edge. Like Cobelyn suggested, fishing the pleasure/match lakes in the evenings can pay real dividends and stalking is good on those lakes. Best being Pollawyn and Sycamore, as Jenny's and Eery are now full of pasty sized fish and F1's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobleyn Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 Wasnt the year before last year 2009??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welder Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 Wasnt the year before last year 2009??? It was where I live. Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windrusher Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 Wasnt the year before last year 2009??? You are right, my mistake, sorry. A note to myself: I must learn to read posts more thoroughly before commenting. I must learn to read posts more thoroughly before commenting. I must learn to read posts more thoroughly before commenting. I must learn to read posts more thoroughly before commenting. I must learn to read posts more thoroughly before commenting. I must learn to read posts more thoroughly before commenting. I must learn to read posts more thoroughly before commenting. I must learn to read posts more thoroughly before commenting. I must learn to read posts more thoroughly before commenting. I must learn to read posts more thoroughly before commenting. I must learn to read posts more thoroughly before commenting. I must learn to read posts more thoroughly before commenting. I must learn to read posts more thoroughly before commenting. I must learn to read posts more thoroughly before commenting. I must learn to read posts more thoroughly before commenting. I must learn to read posts more thoroughly before commenting. I must learn to read posts more thoroughly before commenting. I must learn to read posts more thoroughly before commenting. I must learn to read posts more thoroughly before commenting. I must learn to read posts more thoroughly before commenting. I must learn to read posts more thoroughly before commenting. I must learn to read posts more thoroughly before commenting. I must learn to read posts more thoroughly before commenting...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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welder Posted March 3, 2011 Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 Wasnt the year before last year 2009??? You are right, my mistake, sorry. A note to myself: I must learn to read posts more thoroughly before commenting. I must learn to read posts more thoroughly before commenting. I must learn to read posts more thoroughly before commenting. I must learn to read posts more thoroughly before commenting. I must learn to read posts more thoroughly before commenting. I must learn to read posts more thoroughly before commenting. I must learn to read posts more thoroughly before commenting. I must learn to read posts more thoroughly before commenting. I must learn to read posts more thoroughly before commenting. I must learn to read posts more thoroughly before commenting. I must learn to read posts more thoroughly before commenting. I must learn to read posts more thoroughly before commenting. I must learn to read posts more thoroughly before commenting. I must learn to read posts more thoroughly before commenting. I must learn to read posts more thoroughly before commenting. I must learn to read posts more thoroughly before commenting. I must learn to read posts more thoroughly before commenting. I must learn to read posts more thoroughly before commenting. I must learn to read posts more thoroughly before commenting. I must learn to read posts more thoroughly before commenting. I must learn to read posts more thoroughly before commenting. I must learn to read posts more thoroughly before commenting. I must learn to read posts more thoroughly before commenting...... Good, comprehensive, answer! Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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