Suffolk Angler back for carp

[Adders27]

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]

Welcome back and tight lines! 😎👍

[salokcinnodrog]

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 

[salokcinnodrog]

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.

[Adders27]

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 Saturday at 13:12 by Adders27

[salokcinnodrog]

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.

[Adders27]

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 

 

[salokcinnodrog]

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. 

 

[Adders27]

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 ? 

[salokcinnodrog]

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.