carpingod150 Posted March 3, 2007 Report Posted March 3, 2007 How many people on this forum are from leicestershire I've seen loads of posts about leicester carp lakes. Anyone got any good lakes with good-sized carp?? Quote
tonybranno Posted March 4, 2007 Report Posted March 4, 2007 Im from Leicester and always looking for new venues. Quote
stephen_smith Posted June 25, 2007 Report Posted June 25, 2007 hello there m8. i've just moved to leicester myself, so looking for waters to fish as well. Thats seems to be a lot of mentions about Willeysey Lake and Beedles Pit from what i've seen on these forums m8. Quote
carpingod150 Posted June 25, 2007 Author Report Posted June 25, 2007 TBH mate, beedles and willesley are getting too crowded, you're better off finding a decent club or syndicate, because apart from those two and perhaps nanpantan res there's nowt round here mate!!! (unless you fancy a 6 month blank with no night fishing, try charnwood res, fish to over 40lb!) Quote
stephen_smith Posted June 25, 2007 Report Posted June 25, 2007 cheers for the info carpinggod. i'm starting to realise about the lack of good waters in the area lol. i should av stayed where i was ha ha Quote
666carpcatcher Posted June 25, 2007 Report Posted June 25, 2007 Fish the river sour there is plenty of biiiiig carp in there and there is also somewhere local that has a ghost carp 40lb+ that has featured in many mags fished for by many top anglers (not sure if its ever been featured at 40+) and is only £45 for the year with plenty of "normal" carp to Quote
stephen_smith Posted June 25, 2007 Report Posted June 25, 2007 Fish the river sour there is plenty of biiiiig carp in there and there is also somewhere local that has a ghost carp 40lb+ that has featured in many mags fished for by many top anglers (not sure if its ever been featured at 40+) and is only £45 for the year with plenty of "normal" carp to Hey 666. Much appreciation on the info geezer. Never done River Carping before but by the sounds of it its something i'd definately be trying. Chees m8. By the way. Who controls the fishing on the River Soar, angling clubs, permits, etc. Quote
666carpcatcher Posted June 25, 2007 Report Posted June 25, 2007 It's controlled by soar valley angling and it's about £35 for the year. Some of the best spots are upstream of coats mill area on the straight, anywhere from the railway bridge (near where the canal joins the river) down to zouch, the bomb hole, three corner field (thats a different ticket and ran by the PAC Club about a £10ner) and the deep's iv had them to 21lb 9oz but there is bigger the biggest iv seen come out was a 27lb and oz on bread crust where the canal joins, the commons seem to avarage the 20lb mark and the mirrors about 15lb but there is loads of them and dont get fished for that much you can get tickets from Bennets of mountsorrel if you want any more info not a prob Quote
stephen_smith Posted June 25, 2007 Report Posted June 25, 2007 Thanks alot 666 for the poseted information m8. Any and all information would be greatfully recieved m8 as i aint done any river carping before so it'd be a completely new experience 666 Quote
666carpcatcher Posted June 25, 2007 Report Posted June 25, 2007 Back leading is a must on the boat sections, pre-baiting isnt always neccesry i have done just as good over non pre-baited areas, unless you know where you are fishing go light tackled surface fishing can be awsome on the river but takes a bit longer to get the feeding (i have had 11 of the top in 1 session but took about 2 hours of feeding before i even saw a carp (i was nighting aswell) keep rigs simple most carp in rivers have not seen hooks, line etc. spend as much time as you can walking the river looking for the fish invest in a good pair of polarised glasses. is there anything in particular you would like to know Where abouts are you if you dont mind me asking Quote
stephen_smith Posted June 25, 2007 Report Posted June 25, 2007 i live in nr glenfield in leicester m8. I'm interested in the basics of river fishing really 666 as its all new to me so i wouldnt really know where to start rigs, location etc etc. Thanks for all your help so far m8 as it is really appreciated Quote
666carpcatcher Posted June 25, 2007 Report Posted June 25, 2007 Location: Snags is always a good start and straights after big bends seem to be good places (in between two bends the longer the straight the better) like iv said walking and spotting fish is the best way, asking local match anglers and carpers if there willing to give you any info and in the local tackle shops for location. Rigs are just standerd knotless knot rigs nothing fancy Have you got any stretches in mind as i might be able to help with location Quote
666carpcatcher Posted June 25, 2007 Report Posted June 25, 2007 Also use www.flashearth.com (full world coverage) its free and easy to use it sometimes shows up gravel bars big snags etc depending on what time of day the pics were taken CARPINGOD150 SORRY FOR TAKING OVER YOUR POST Quote
carper_matt Posted June 26, 2007 Report Posted June 26, 2007 No decent lakes round here, youve gotta travel lol Quote
carpingod150 Posted June 26, 2007 Author Report Posted June 26, 2007 Also use www.flashearth.com (full world coverage) its free and easy to use it sometimes shows up gravel bars big snags etc depending on what time of day the pics were taken CARPINGOD150 SORRY FOR TAKING OVER YOUR POST I don't mind, as long as 666carpcatcher tells me where the lake is with the 40lb ghostie!!! Quote
goblin Posted June 26, 2007 Report Posted June 26, 2007 Fish the river sour there is plenty of biiiiig carp in there and there is also somewhere local that has a ghost carp 40lb+ that has featured in many mags fished for by many top anglers (not sure if its ever been featured at 40+) and is only £45 for the year with plenty of "normal" carp to its attenborough reserve you need to have a look at mate, the big ghostie was in there but was moved into river with floodwater a few years ago. 500+ acres and plenty of features. lovely lovely water, and if memory serves me right go on with a good food bait and high doseage of honey in each mix Quote
stephen_smith Posted June 26, 2007 Report Posted June 26, 2007 Have you got any stretches in mind as i might be able to help with location hey there carp catcher. I have never even been to the River Soar before so i wouldn't know anythink about going stretches to be honest with you. As you mentioned earlier it would probably be best just to have a walk around and have a butchers at possible spots. Quote
666carpcatcher Posted June 26, 2007 Report Posted June 26, 2007 Fish the river sour there is plenty of biiiiig carp in there and there is also somewhere local that has a ghost carp 40lb+ that has featured in many mags fished for by many top anglers (not sure if its ever been featured at 40+) and is only £45 for the year with plenty of "normal" carp to its attenborough reserve you need to have a look at mate, the big ghostie was in there but was moved into river with floodwater a few years ago. 500+ acres and plenty of features. lovely lovely water, and if memory serves me right go on with a good food bait and high doseage of honey in each mix Yeh the ghostie is in that stretch of the trent but above the weir where the soar joins. Quote
kevtaylor Posted June 27, 2007 Report Posted June 27, 2007 You could try getting on Saddington through John at All Seasons Angling its done a 50 quite recently - TBO though I dont fancy your chances much, very small syndicate clicky! Also Murphys is looking for new members so I understand. Quote
ian_kent Posted June 27, 2007 Report Posted June 27, 2007 You could try getting on Saddington through John at All Seasons Angling its done a 50 quite recently - TBO though I dont fancy your chances much, very small syndicate clicky! Kev, Id love to know where you got your info..... Im one of the very "clicky" members on the Res.. and it hasnt done a 50+ fish for at least 8-10 yrs, that fish is sadly no longer with us... RIP BigAl !! Quote
carper_matt Posted June 27, 2007 Report Posted June 27, 2007 Murphys is messed up now, the waterskiers have got the lease for the lake so they are running the syndicate, also a lot of the big fish are old and it dont seem like theyll be replaced which is why everybodys pulling off. As for a saddo 50 Quote
kevtaylor Posted June 27, 2007 Report Posted June 27, 2007 Id love to know where you got your info..... Im one of the very "clicky" members on the Res.. and it hasnt done a 50+ fish for at least 8-10 yrs, that fish is sadly no longer with us... RIP BigAl !! Oh someone told me on here that within the last year it had broke the Leicester Record. Never mind it wouldn't be the first time I got something wrong. Still its got some potential! So is the place worth the money? Good luck! Quote
ian_kent Posted June 27, 2007 Report Posted June 27, 2007 Saddington is worth it for the potential alone mate... It once held a fish of that size then, theres no reason that in the future one of the nice stockies cant grow on to big proportions aswell.... Also, because its a well run small syndicate, theres never an issue with overcrowding, noise or anything else associated with the Day Ticket waters around Leicester.... Quote
kevtaylor Posted June 27, 2007 Report Posted June 27, 2007 Maybe one to try to join in the future then, cheers for that. Quote
courtz Posted June 29, 2007 Report Posted June 29, 2007 I just found the info about the 50 when surfing a different forum, and also got told by a mates dad who used to fish it, i thought i told you it was dead though? I can see the water being a closed shop syndi for quite a while though. Quote
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