tamworth_taz Posted January 23, 2007 Report Posted January 23, 2007 Hi Does anyone have any knowledge of the Carp fishing at the Pretty Pigs in Tamworth? There are some huge Carp to be had in this Huge water - But Id erxp[ect baits and location are important. Anyone got any good advice? Quote
jasoncoggins Posted January 24, 2007 Report Posted January 24, 2007 although the potential for big fish is there,,nothing ever been caught above 30,,,fishmeal baits are a must,,,the fish give there whereabouts away fairly easy with the warmer weather....i think the biggest that came out for the 4 days i did at the start of the season was 27 between about 14 of us.. and thats the biggest any of them had heard of out of there Quote
tamworth_taz Posted January 26, 2007 Author Report Posted January 26, 2007 although the potential for big fish is there,,nothing ever been caught above 30,,,fishmeal baits are a must,,,the fish give there whereabouts away fairly easy with the warmer weather....i think the biggest that came out for the 4 days i did at the start of the season was 27 between about 14 of us.. and thats the biggest any of them had heard of out of there Cheers Jason, What areas are best - Ill then look to find out which club to join? PS how many came out in total between all you guys over the 4 nights? Quote
tamworth_taz Posted January 26, 2007 Author Report Posted January 26, 2007 Thanks Jason What are the best areas? Thisll help me know which season ticket to buy. Also what came out in total between the lot of you over the 14 days? Quote
jasoncoggins Posted January 28, 2007 Report Posted January 28, 2007 you want the bircmoor ticket mate...far more water to fish...i think we averaged about 3 fish each....but it fishes alot better when its not stitched up with lines..hardly receives any pressure other than opening week...in the warmer months the bottom end opposite the pub is ur best bet,,,,the fish get within feet of the bank....in the colder weather the river is always worth a go aswell. Quote
ziplead Posted January 29, 2007 Report Posted January 29, 2007 you want the bircmoor ticket mate...far more water to fish...i think we averaged about 3 fish each....but it fishes alot better when its not stitched up with lines..hardly receives any pressure other than opening week...in the warmer months the bottom end opposite the pub is ur best bet,,,,the fish get within feet of the bank....in the colder weather the river is always worth a go aswell. Alright there lad's , a little off subject but just wondering if any of you lot fishing the pig's know anything about the old coventry pools?....Do the fish move from lake to lake via the river?...I was told a long time ago that there were some big fish in these pool's..Fished them myself about 12yr's ago all i found was large shoals of low-double commons and I mean large shoals.... Quote
tamworth_taz Posted February 1, 2007 Author Report Posted February 1, 2007 Nice one Jason I live 2 min walk from the pigs so this'll be good info. Ive always done well by the Pigs river on the stick and pike - Never really started to carp fish iot though., Id reckon a pre season prebaiting campaign in some likely spots should do the trick.... Thanks again.. Quote
tamworth_taz Posted February 1, 2007 Author Report Posted February 1, 2007 you want the bircmoor ticket mate...far more water to fish...i think we averaged about 3 fish each....but it fishes alot better when its not stitched up with lines..hardly receives any pressure other than opening week...in the warmer months the bottom end opposite the pub is ur best bet,,,,the fish get within feet of the bank....in the colder weather the river is always worth a go aswell. Alright there lad's , a little off subject but just wondering if any of you lot fishing the pig's know anything about the old coventry pools?....Do the fish move from lake to lake via the river?...I was told a long time ago that there were some big fish in these pool's..Fished them myself about 12yr's ago all i found was large shoals of low-double commons and I mean large shoals.... are you reffering to the other pools upstream of the pigs? Quote
jasoncoggins Posted February 1, 2007 Report Posted February 1, 2007 the pre baiting goes out of the window untill a couple of weeks after mate,,,its been tried a lot..and theres just to many people on there opening week, ur better off just picking off the odd fish untill the crowds die down..thats when u can realy get amongst the fish.. Quote
tamworth_taz Posted February 2, 2007 Author Report Posted February 2, 2007 the pre baiting goes out of the window untill a couple of weeks after mate,,,its been tried a lot..and theres just to many people on there opening week, ur better off just picking off the odd fish untill the crowds die down..thats when u can realy get amongst the fish.. I dont doubt what your saying Jason - But you'd think a huge place like that with a relatively low head of carp would benefit from prebaiting. Then again - If youve got someone sat in your spot - Theres no point - I never noticed it getting so busy with carp anglers except at the far end at night. I was thinking about maybe prebaiting an area that noone could get to over say a month or so? Can you get a birchmore ticket off Kev at tam'th tackle? How much? Where else can you go on that ticket - Maybe parts of the lakes upstream? Quote
tamworth_taz Posted February 2, 2007 Author Report Posted February 2, 2007 you want the bircmoor ticket mate...far more water to fish...i think we averaged about 3 fish each....but it fishes alot better when its not stitched up with lines..hardly receives any pressure other than opening week...in the warmer months the bottom end opposite the pub is ur best bet,,,,the fish get within feet of the bank....in the colder weather the river is always worth a go aswell. Alright there lad's , a little off subject but just wondering if any of you lot fishing the pig's know anything about the old coventry pools?....Do the fish move from lake to lake via the river?...I was told a long time ago that there were some big fish in these pool's..Fished them myself about 12yr's ago all i found was large shoals of low-double commons and I mean large shoals.... Allo Ziplead Are you on abour=t the pools ustream of the bigs that the Anker Runs through? If so Id be interested ijn Carp fishing that too. Whereabouts on there wre the fish showing? I hear the lamb own a bit there too ? Quote
ziplead Posted February 3, 2007 Report Posted February 3, 2007 Alright there Tamworth taz . Yes the old coventry pool's are further on past the pigs nxt to shuttington they are now owned by the lamb. when i was last on there they were showing near the river mouth on the first pool. Quote
jasoncoggins Posted February 3, 2007 Report Posted February 3, 2007 the pre baitings been tried many times before for the start of the season,,and it just doesnt work fot that first couple of weeks...after thta i think it would be a huge benifit though.... the fish no where they want to be,and there very hard to get away from those areasdue to the huge amount of natural food in there,,,you have to get a ticket through birchmoor working mens club, Quote
tamworth_taz Posted February 7, 2007 Author Report Posted February 7, 2007 Alright there Tamworth taz . Yes the old coventry pool's are further on past the pigs nxt to shuttington they are now owned by the lamb. when i was last on there they were showing near the river mouth on the first pool. Nice one Zip - Those pools do look good - I have took a few walks around there and ive seen pike striking and a dead pile in doubler figures. So your sayingthat it produced loads of Carp year ago eh? Ive spoke with chaps down there and theyve all said that theres afew in there . I hear the lamb operatew a silly 1 rod rule though- Doh! Quote
tamworth_taz Posted February 7, 2007 Author Report Posted February 7, 2007 the pre baitings been tried many times before for the start of the season,,and it just doesnt work fot that first couple of weeks...after thta i think it would be a huge benifit though....the fish no where they want to be,and there very hard to get away from those areasdue to the huge amount of natural food in there,,,you have to get a ticket through birchmoor working mens club, Thanks Jason - i live right on the pigs virtually and Im soon getting a mate of mine to ldge at my house - He 's carp fisdhing bonkers too and It was the pigs pool and surrtounding areas that sold my room to him! Were gonna try a session or two over the next month or so on some of his home made baits that have been working really well lately. jUST WAITING FOR A WARMER spell. Where else do you get with the Birchmoor ticket matey:-) Quote
jasoncoggins Posted February 10, 2007 Report Posted February 10, 2007 the river will be worth a go while the waeathers still cold,,always produces a few through the winter months..... you dont get any other pools on the ticket,,,you just get a stretch of river and canal in polesworth Quote
tamworth_taz Posted February 13, 2007 Author Report Posted February 13, 2007 the river will be worth a go while the waeathers still cold,,always produces a few through the winter months.....you dont get any other pools on the ticket,,,you just get a stretch of river and canal in polesworth Nice One Jason Are you reffering to the River near the Pub? Ive fished that a lot for roach and done well. Its deep there to around 6-8 Ft. Is it that River mouth or the opposite end? You might know about the topography maybe - I heard that the lake formed through subsidence when the mines below collapsed meaning the river burst its banks and floodwater took over? Id reckon the original river would follow the far bank opposite the pub - am i right? A lot of guys fish it near the centre towards a dead tree sticking oput the water. Is that a good area? Last question now - Are those Cov pools worth a go - have you heard of shoals of carp in abundance in there more recently? Ill join the lamb too if theres some evidence of that... Itll be cool to have all that on my doorstep! Quote
jasoncoggins Posted February 13, 2007 Report Posted February 13, 2007 the pigs lake, used to be football pitches but as you say the land started to sink, im not sure weather it was then chosen to flood it,,,or it just happened, the river follows the far bank if your looking at it from the road before moving slightly in to the middle nearer the pub, the best areas iv found are either in the orchard just past the island, the wires, and further down in the shallower water towards the pub, and whilst the waters cold i no a few fish get caught out of the river! cant be to sure other than that for winter location as iv not fished it in the cold myself!...the stretch of river near the pub is controlled by daw mill ac...you can only fish the small stretch at the top end through the gate on the birch ticket... as for the cov pools, i no that there are fish in there, but iv not fished it,,,and so what i no is only wat iv been told, the potential for big fish is there,,,but as its connected to the pigs im guessing that the fish will be very similar, and so i personally wouldnt expect to find anything huge in there, but theres only one way to find out i suppose! once the weather warms up a bit ill be more than happy to meet u down the pigs mate, weather it be for a days fishing or just a walk about. wont be at the computer for a week or so now,,im off to gambia 2nite Quote
tamworth_taz Posted February 13, 2007 Author Report Posted February 13, 2007 the pigs lake, used to be football pitches but as you say the land started to sink, im not sure weather it was then chosen to flood it,,,or it just happened, the river follows the far bank if your looking at it from the road before moving slightly in to the middle nearer the pub,the best areas iv found are either in the orchard just past the island, the wires, and further down in the shallower water towards the pub, and whilst the waters cold i no a few fish get caught out of the river! cant be to sure other than that for winter location as iv not fished it in the cold myself!...the stretch of river near the pub is controlled by daw mill ac...you can only fish the small stretch at the top end through the gate on the birch ticket... as for the cov pools, i no that there are fish in there, but iv not fished it,,,and so what i no is only wat iv been told, the potential for big fish is there,,,but as its connected to the pigs im guessing that the fish will be very similar, and so i personally wouldnt expect to find anything huge in there, but theres only one way to find out i suppose! once the weather warms up a bit ill be more than happy to meet u down the pigs mate, weather it be for a days fishing or just a walk about. wont be at the computer for a week or so now,,im off to gambia 2nite Have cracking time in Gambia Jason! Your not far from Nile Perch (Mahseer) territory and Victoria Lake etc. So your changing your boilees for a fist size dollop of dough eh? Enjoy it and Ill see you around.. Alright for some:-)!!! Quote
jasoncoggins Posted February 22, 2007 Report Posted February 22, 2007 didnt manage to get any fishing in,,,but read terry hearns new book whilst i was lazing on the beach,,,,,doesnt half inspire u to get out there.next day off cant come quick enough now.... Quote
tamworth_taz Posted February 27, 2007 Author Report Posted February 27, 2007 didnt manage to get any fishing in,,,but read terry hearns new book whilst i was lazing on the beach,,,,,doesnt half inspire u to get out there.next day off cant come quick enough now.... Sure reading and getting inspired is one thing! But with me my day off spent to using those new found methods and baits is swiftly met with an Anti climax! Pity you didnt fish in Africa. A photo of a Mahseer on your wall would have looked cool! Quote
carp777 Posted February 28, 2007 Report Posted February 28, 2007 hi taz, looking at maybe giving the pig's a go myself this year been doing a bit of research, it has definately got upper 20s, but maybe bigger i can remember fishing it when i was at school and you used to get your ticket from the pub they used to have some photo's of some nice big carp and i'm talking nearly 30 years ago!! Quote
tamworth_taz Posted February 28, 2007 Author Report Posted February 28, 2007 hi taz, looking at maybe giving the pig's a go myself this year been doing a bit of research, it has definately got upper 20s, but maybe bigger i can remember fishing it when i was at school and you used to get your ticket from the pub they used to have some photo's of some nice big carp and i'm talking nearly 30 years ago!! Sure I remember those Pics too from years ago - There were some huge fish pictured on the wall! I personally only ever carp fished it once - I had a Run off what felt like a train before my hook pulled! That was a while ago 8-9 Years ago - This year ill be having a proper campaign. By the way the pub still sells tickets only for thier section - River mouth to the fence on thier border. I heard it was a fiver a day there and they throw a brekkie in! Quote
carp777 Posted February 28, 2007 Report Posted February 28, 2007 so i was'nt just seeing thing's!!! there were fish on them photo's at 30lb i would say. i would say that it would be better to fish off the opposite bank to the road. do you know who controls that bank? Quote
pineaplepopup Posted February 28, 2007 Report Posted February 28, 2007 tamworth taz if you only live 2 mins away from the birchmoore stretch its worth a look at the lamb waters. the one behind the locked gate then the river next to it. plus birch moor is very cheap for a ticket so you might aswell join both clubs. Quote
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