andya84 Posted July 6, 2007 Report Share Posted July 6, 2007 syholl Had a good 24 hours session had 7 mirror carp in total 24lb,28lb 2oz. 29lb 8oz , 30lb , 31lb 2oz ,32lb 7oz and a 19lb albeno and just the one cat at 26 lb all from 7.30pm to 5.30am Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syholl Posted July 6, 2007 Report Share Posted July 6, 2007 Excellent result. I'll be heading over there in an hour or so. I'd be happy if i just caught something....!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syholl Posted July 7, 2007 Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 Ok, so i didn't manage to catch anything. No bites, nothing...!!! Never mind though, theres always next time. My mate Dave caught his personal best fish, his first ever 30, which scraped in at 30lb 2oz. That was the only fish he caught as well. Jammy sod...!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andya84 Posted July 7, 2007 Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 well done dave Shame about you though sy what do you reckon to the venue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syholl Posted July 7, 2007 Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 First impressions are good, the weed situation wasn't as bad as it looked at first. It will be much better once those conifers grow a bit. Looking forward to having another crack at the place maybe next Friday night. I'll catch something eventually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fenboy Posted July 7, 2007 Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 Sounds like you had a great session there andy , what did you think to the rules and how did you get around them did you fish boilie ? as you cant put free offerings in . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andya84 Posted July 7, 2007 Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 ya you can put free offerings in i had about 5 kg with partical mix all so i had a pva stick on my rig Ya fished boilie on the hair , normally i fish the halibut pellets rules not a problem some are a bit silly just relly need common sense Have you fished there ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fenboy Posted July 8, 2007 Report Share Posted July 8, 2007 No not yet was a little put off by some of the rules, but im starting to sway towards giving it a go are there any nuisance fish in there roach rudd etc was wondering about trying maggot if i fished it are there plenty of clear spots in the weed ?any swims fish better than others etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andya84 Posted July 8, 2007 Report Share Posted July 8, 2007 smallest fish is proberly 9 - 10 lb carp and catfish There are clear spots in the weeds just have to find them They have put some weed killer in the water as it was just getting out of control Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syholl Posted July 8, 2007 Report Share Posted July 8, 2007 A 6lb grass carp came out on Friday night. I didn't have any problems with the weed, but Rob was struggling a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andya84 Posted July 9, 2007 Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 oh ok didnt think they went to that size in there Must have slipped in the net when they netted the other lake ive seen a few small ones in water but never on hook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andya84 Posted July 10, 2007 Report Share Posted July 10, 2007 sy are you fishing this friday ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syholl Posted July 10, 2007 Report Share Posted July 10, 2007 Unfortunately not. I had hoped to, but it turns out we have a prior engagement on Friday and Saturday. I will definitely be there the weekend after though. Are you going up there this weekend then...? I've ordered some new boilies, as i discovered that the ones i used last week were freezer baits....!!! Nothing wrong with that, except that i bought them last year and they haven't been in the freezer since...!! I thought some of them looked a bit fluffy.... Hopefully the carp will prefer fresh ones... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andya84 Posted July 13, 2007 Report Share Posted July 13, 2007 sy ya should be down for a 24 hour session tonight Proberly gonna try the swim that yo were in last week as there was a few guys on last night Fingers crossed hay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andya84 Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 Hay Sy had another good session at the willowcroft Fished the swim that you were in last week me and my m8 had 4 -30's biggest 37lb 8oz mirror 3 late 20's biggest 28lb 2oz and 3 grass carp biggest 14lb 7 catfish through the night biggest being a nice 29lb 5oz slab of cat so once a gain another good session Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syholl Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 OK, don't rub it in....!!! I'll be there this Friday night for definite, i'm going to catch something this time...!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andya84 Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 na not rubbing it in sy Its just nice to catch now and again Ive also blanked on this water its just a learning curve as they say Hope you do well may get down there is i finish work early enough as im back to work wednesday after having 9 weeks off work,Even though ive done alot of fishing in that time but got to go back and earn some money Let us know how you get on Seen alot of fish over the far side (to the right where you fished last time) along the long side with the two small islands Have a walk round there before you decide to set up may be worth a fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1bigcarp Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 na not rubbing it in sy Its just nice to catch now and again Ive also blanked on this water its just a learning curve as they say Hope you do well may get down there is i finish work early enough as im back to work wednesday after having 9 weeks off work,Even though ive done alot of fishing in that time but got to go back and earn some money Let us know how you get on Seen alot of fish over the far side (to the right where you fished last time) along the long side with the two small islands Have a walk round there before you decide to set up may be worth a fish hi andy ,jas here set up near you saturday i didnt do to good i had screamer of a take in the darkness i was flat out asleep so i missed that one,then half 2 ish in the morning i had one of the left hand island and it took me staight in the weed and pulled the hook then an hour later the same thing happened on the other island never mind theres always next time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andya84 Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 Hay Jas no luck m8 did you manage to land anything (guess you learnt a lesson then DONT SLEEP Then you wont miss them No luck m8 better luck next time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1bigcarp Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 no didnt land anything apart from a massive ball of weed must of been at least 3feet by 2 feet a true specimen of a lump of weed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syholl Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 I can't wait to have another crack now. I haven't done much of this type of fishing for a long time, i'm more used to watching a float or a quivertip when catching big carp. Not really the sort of methods that will work well on there i don't think, but i will be float fishing on Friday if it aint to windy. Like you say, best bet is not to go to sleep if the fish are feeding... I think i may stick a third rod out as well, and try 3 different methods, until i crack the place... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syholl Posted July 21, 2007 Report Share Posted July 21, 2007 Well, i put 3 rods out, and tried lots of different methods and baits, and i blanked again...!!! Not even a twitch on the indicators... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1bigcarp Posted July 21, 2007 Report Share Posted July 21, 2007 where abouts on the lake did you fish,what sort of baits were you using its just that im thinking of doing a night there tonight was there many down there,was any one else catching Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syholl Posted July 21, 2007 Report Share Posted July 21, 2007 There was only 1 other person on, and he was packing up. He had 2 catfish. There were no people booked in for tonight either. I fished along the right hand side, to the right of the airator as you approach the lake. About half way down. There were a lot of fish moving there when i arrived, and the wind was blowing from the east. Unfortunately a couple of hours later the wind had switched round and was coming from the west, and I saw very few signs of fish after that.... I tried halibut pellets, odyssey xxx boilies, standard bolt rigs, pop ups, zig rigs, snowman etc, and had nothing. The other guy who caught a couple of catfish was using halibut flavoured boilies, about half way along the left hand bank, to the left of the airator. Good luck if you go, hope you get less rain that we got...!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigflick Posted July 21, 2007 Report Share Posted July 21, 2007 can someone please tell me the number to contact about the carp fishing on the specimen lake as i have been given 5 different numbers up to now and none seem to work.Thank You Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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