tenchmagnet Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 does anyone fish charnwood ? i know its low stock and ive been awalk round a few times iv also seen pics of the big uns , just want to know if the storys of it being a real trouble water are true , cheers ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevtaylor Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 I've seen a pic of a 40 from a few years back and went for a walk round soon after. Looks a nice place really so I say overlook the rumours about trouble and fish the place to see for yourself. Things are often exaggerated to put newcomers off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tenchmagnet Posted January 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 thats what i was thinking myself untill i saw a newspaper report on a knife point mugging there which happend last year , not so bad if your fishing with mate but dont fancy it on my own Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevtaylor Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 I hadn't heard about that one! Safety in numbers I guess, except thats often what were hoping to avoid! TBH since leaving Leics for my fishing I dont feel anywhere near as safe when I do have the occasional local session. Theres a lot to be said for secure trouble free clubs and syndicates - lifes too short to be worrying when your trying to enjoy your time off work and catch a few. I'd probably look elsewhere if I'm completely honest - forget what I put previously! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tenchmagnet Posted January 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2012 i know what you meen mate , im on a sucure syndicate in northants at the min and one in derby but i just cant forget the pics of that slate grey 40 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul4 Posted January 11, 2012 Report Share Posted January 11, 2012 slate come out the other week but he's down on 37lb at the min, i live ten min away from it, the only thing you have to watch are some people walking there dogs me and my mate was fishing there the other week and some woman let her dog of which is fair enough but she could not handle the dog at all and itwent and jump in the water right on top of my mate's rods and basicly knock his rods flying and she did not even say sorry, the other thing is chav's in the car park reving there cars etc. i look round it once and park my golf gti in the car park and i was on edgall the time i was walking round mate. the best time to go will be in the week if you can as it not that busy than. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul4 Posted January 11, 2012 Report Share Posted January 11, 2012 Former heroine addict saves fishing venue after carping turned his life around. ‘Carping saved my life.’ These are the words of one former drug addict whose love of the sport has turned his life around for good. Phil Ward was on a slippery slope, addicted to heroine and in and out of prison for most of his life. However, following his last sentence for armed robbery, the 41-year-old was taken carp fishing by a friend – a day out that quite possibly saved his very life. It was an event that has also led to him now being in charge of one of the best big carp waters in the Midlands, Charnwood Water in Loughborough, where he not only looks after the venue but also now lives, bivvied up on the bank 24hours-a-day, 365 days a year. “I was out of prison and slipping back into my old ways when a friend took me carp fishing for the day,” Phil told Advanced Carp Fishing. “It was a revelation and from there I was just hooked. It was so good to get away from the day-to-day stuff and very therapeutic. I've done all the rehabilitation courses under the sun, but carping at Charnwood was the only one that worked and I believe it really did save my life. “I got made homeless not long after, and from then on I’ve just lived in my bivvy next to the lake," he added. "I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else. This place saved my life and I owe it, so now I look after it.” Dealing with marauding gangs, arsonists and drug addicts on the site, Phil looked after the water as a voluntary bailiff for a few years before the local council took him on full time. “They were paying a security firm a lot of money to look after the site but it made a lot more sense just let me take over as I'm there all the time. Now I look after everything and the place is better than ever,” continued Phil. One man who knows how much effort Phil has put into turning both himself and Charnwood around is carping star Jim Shelley, who describes both Phil's turnaround and work at the water as 'incredible'. “It’s incredible that Phil’s managed to turn himself around from the horrible mess he was in with drugs, it just goes to show what having a passion for carping can do,” said Jim. “Before Phil took over there were a lot of problems on Charnwood, lots of poaching too. It’s now a lovely place thanks to him, and I love fishing there.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tenchmagnet Posted January 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 sounding a bit better now , have you caught much out there yourself mate ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul4 Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 i have had a pike out there the other week at 11lb. tryed a few days carp fishing there but no good. nampanton is fishing well at the min if you do fish there fish with cell as its the main bait that go's in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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