smufter Posted October 9, 2012 Author Report Posted October 9, 2012 Did you have a look round, and if so, what did you think? Haven't had a chance to get up there yet BC. Working this week-end so it won't be for another couple of weeks before I can have a "look-see". Fishing Tricklebrook tomorrow..... Quote
brighton_carper Posted October 9, 2012 Report Posted October 9, 2012 Did you have a look round, and if so, what did you think? Haven't had a chance to get up there yet BC. Working this week-end so it won't be for another couple of weeks before I can have a "look-see". Fishing Tricklebrook tomorrow..... I've looked at that place a few times. You ever fished there before? Quote
smufter Posted October 9, 2012 Author Report Posted October 9, 2012 I've looked at that place a few times. You ever fished there before? No mate, but I understand there are a few "lumps" in there. A friend of mine lives just down the road in Paddock Wood and has fished there before, reckons it's ok. Two lakes, a match lake (which he is going to fish) and the speci lake, which I am going to have a bash at. Cheap day ticket, £10.00 for two rods, so nothing much to lose! Notice that they've recently updated their website too, which gives you the facility to book a swim in advance, which is quite handy! Will let you know how I get on later. Weather doesn't look too bad at the moment. Fingers crossed that the rain stays off... Quote
smufter Posted October 10, 2012 Author Report Posted October 10, 2012 28 rods out today. Didn't even see a fish. I don't even think I heard an alarm go off Reasonable looking water though. I'll give it another go definitely. Quote
brighton_carper Posted October 11, 2012 Report Posted October 11, 2012 28 rods out today. Didn't even see a fish.I don't even think I heard an alarm go off Reasonable looking water though. I'll give it another go definitely. Sounds like it's a little pressured. Might fish better at night? Quote
smufter Posted October 11, 2012 Author Report Posted October 11, 2012 Sounds like it's a little pressured. Might fish better at night? You could be right BC. Saw quite a few of the guys bivvied up for the night, I couldn't as a) I don't have a bivvy yet b) I was working today Had a great bit of news earlier. The mate that I went with yesterday is a roofer by trade. He had to go around a big nursing home in the area this morning to price a job up. There was a lovely lake in the grounds, that the manager showed him round. Big carp swimming around, and they gobble up the scraps thrown in by the kitchen and the residents also throw in scraps of bread that get them feeding. The manager has said that we can both fish it whenever we want for free. And it hasn't been fished for over 20 years. I'm excited already!! Quote
brighton_carper Posted October 12, 2012 Report Posted October 12, 2012 Sounds like it's a little pressured. Might fish better at night? You could be right BC. Saw quite a few of the guys bivvied up for the night, I couldn't as a) I don't have a bivvy yet b) I was working today Had a great bit of news earlier. The mate that I went with yesterday is a roofer by trade. He had to go around a big nursing home in the area this morning to price a job up. There was a lovely lake in the grounds, that the manager showed him round. Big carp swimming around, and they gobble up the scraps thrown in by the kitchen and the residents also throw in scraps of bread that get them feeding. The manager has said that we can both fish it whenever we want for free. And it hasn't been fished for over 20 years. I'm excited already!! Mate, that sounds awesome. Let us know how you get on. Quote
dayvid Posted August 3, 2017 Report Posted August 3, 2017 You never finished the story all them years ago ............................. Quote
pooter Posted August 4, 2017 Report Posted August 4, 2017 On 11/10/2012 at 19:05, smufter said: You could be right BC. Saw quite a few of the guys bivvied up for the night, I couldn't as a) I don't have a bivvy yet b) I was working today Had a great bit of news earlier. The mate that I went with yesterday is a roofer by trade. He had to go around a big nursing home in the area this morning to price a job up. There was a lovely lake in the grounds, that the manager showed him round. Big carp swimming around, and they gobble up the scraps thrown in by the kitchen and the residents also throw in scraps of bread that get them feeding. The manager has said that we can both fish it whenever we want for free. And it hasn't been fished for over 20 years. I'm excited already!! Is that a place out past Dorking way? I ask because I stopped off at a pub in that area and the landlord told me about somewhere very similar and gave me a phone number. I called, got some vaguely encouraging response but nothing ever came of it. Quote
smufter Posted August 4, 2017 Author Report Posted August 4, 2017 (edited) 9 hours ago, dayvid said: You never finished the story all them years ago ............................. Forgot about this one Dayvid. We never did fish it in the end.... my mate's a bit of a let down. And it was near Tonbridge in Kent Pooter, so definitely not the same place mate. Edited August 4, 2017 by smufter Quote
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