Adders27 Posted May 1 Report Posted May 1 Hey folks I’ve been off the scene fishing for some time but I’m back and getting back into day session carp angling Now based in Needham Market and looking to get out to various day ticket venues. Good to see Nick is still here as I recall he gave me so much great advice and tips for Suffolk venues kevtaylor and yonny 2 Quote
salokcinnodrog Posted May 1 Report Posted May 1 4 hours ago, Adders27 said: Hey folks I’ve been off the scene fishing for some time but I’m back and getting back into day session carp angling Now based in Needham Market and looking to get out to various day ticket venues. Good to see Nick is still here as I recall he gave me so much great advice and tips for Suffolk venues Welcome back Adders27 1 Quote
salokcinnodrog Posted May 3 Report Posted May 3 On 01/05/2025 at 13:47, Adders27 said: Hey folks I’ve been off the scene fishing for some time but I’m back and getting back into day session carp angling Now based in Needham Market and looking to get out to various day ticket venues. Good to see Nick is still here as I recall he gave me so much great advice and tips for Suffolk venues Are you still fishing locally? I did spend some time on Alton Water and had a few good fish, it's probably one of the best non syndicate waters in the area, although other users make it a bit difficult at times. I think that I mentioned I've given up on GAPS, but did get onto a very nice syndicate in the north of Suffolk. Quote
Adders27 Posted May 3 Author Report Posted May 3 (edited) My plans for venues are still work in progress but yes it will be mostly Suffolk or South Norfolk area Looking for a good day ticket place for Fridays as I only work 4 days now I know the more obvious places but looking for less pressured and lakes that are a decent size Edited May 3 by Adders27 Quote
salokcinnodrog Posted May 5 Report Posted May 5 On 03/05/2025 at 14:09, Adders27 said: My plans for venues are still work in progress but yes it will be mostly Suffolk or South Norfolk area Looking for a good day ticket place for Fridays as I only work 4 days now I know the more obvious places but looking for less pressured and lakes that are a decent size Suffolk venues are still as tough as they were around 20years ago. The day ticket waters are still mostly Suffolk Water Park and Hintlesham, and season ticket water is GAPS. There are a couple more with the occasional syndicate but if anything water availability is worse. Alderson is GAPS best fishy water although Causeway is quieter as it is tough. As I mentioned in the post above, Alton is possibly the best option although day tickets don't allow night fishing. At the north of the county, Hinderclay is day ticket and talk nicely to the manager Stuart and he might be able to give you some information. Quote
Adders27 Posted May 5 Author Report Posted May 5 I like Hinderclay and have fished it before. Thorpe Abbots is another place ( off the A143 ) Alton Water hasn’t been on my radar not sure why ? Might be size of water and access for parking near your swim etc ? I will soon be fishing Fridays so hopefully places will be quieter compared to a weekend etc Thanks for the advice Quote
salokcinnodrog Posted May 5 Report Posted May 5 1 hour ago, Adders27 said: Alton Water hasn’t been on my radar not sure why ? Might be size of water and access for parking near your swim etc ? I will soon be fishing Fridays so hopefully places will be quieter compared to a weekend etc There are a few car parks around Alton; The Wonder, Lemons Hill North and Birchwood are not too long a walk. With the combination lock access there are a couple of car parks that non anglers don't have access to. Even better is on one swim I could bait up directly over my marker float from the bridge... The size can be daunting, although I live about 10minutes away, so I could walk areas before work and then fish from Sunday to Tuesday on my days off. There are definitely some fast growing fish in the stock that AW put in. Quote
Adders27 Posted May 5 Author Report Posted May 5 Just been reading about Alton and season ticket. I googled mapped it and saw the car parks etc How safe is it where car parks are ( any trouble ) and approx walk to a swim ? How busy does it get on Fridays ? Is it an impossible venue to catch as a day angler ? Quote
salokcinnodrog Posted May 5 Report Posted May 5 56 minutes ago, Adders27 said: Just been reading about Alton and season ticket. I googled mapped it and saw the car parks etc How safe is it where car parks are ( any trouble ) and approx walk to a swim ? How busy does it get on Fridays ? Is it an impossible venue to catch as a day angler ? Since the locking of the car parks that sort of trouble has stopped. The local kids could be a pain down at Lemons Hill big car park, sitting on the nitrous canisters. I was getting out of the car, putting gear into the swim (which about 2 weeks ago was under water), although there is another quite sloped swim in the car park cut since. I also used to park down the lane by the White Horse and go 2 swims to the left, about 200 metres. The first swim was a snag pit, the remains of the old road from Tattingstone to Stutton, I've put up a pic so you can see. You now have another car park, entrance by the layby and houses on Lemons Hill, so that keeps walks short. The longest walk I had was The Wonder Car park and going left to the end of the bay on the far side. Birchwood can be a pain, but although I fished it a few times, never caught carp in the area. I never found it busy on any day of the week, although there might be a few people fishing, you never felt like they were close. The only thing I would say is try to reduce background on any pics you put up, or don't let everyone know you are catching. There were a few problems with lure anglers casting over lines (Eastern European) which put me off, and got me in trouble when I spoke out about it. Adders27 1 Quote
Adders27 Posted May 6 Author Report Posted May 6 If I wanted to drive over and have a look at swims where would you suggest I park and look at first ? Quote
salokcinnodrog Posted May 6 Report Posted May 6 5 hours ago, Adders27 said: If I wanted to drive over and have a look at swims where would you suggest I park and look at first ? I would recommend Lemons Hill North car park, cross the bridge and walk towards The Wonder. What was 'grassy bank' has 5 or 6 swims, and then the next swim is around half a mile along the reservoir. Walk back and go along the bank towards White Horse Lane, the top footpath is away from the swims, so take the lower footpath at the bramble bush. It comes back up to the top footpath and then splits again before the swims are right next to the path. There are a few swims on the other side around 200metres from the smaller Lemons Hill car park. Oh, don't forget that AW in their wisdom have put blooming meters in the car park, which is why I frequently park at the bottom of White Horse Lane adjacent to the houses and do that route in reverse, making sure to look around the area at Lemons Hill car park. Anglers do get free parking included in their ticket, but I would be darned if I would pay to walk around the reservoir. Don't park on the bridge, cars do get tickets for that. Quote
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