sandwell valley pool

[crafty44carp]

does anybody know the fish stock in there what size r the fish ????

[hmgaz]

theres a lot of storys about sandwell valley ,a mate of mine reckons hese had a 28 out on a prawn ,then there was the one fish being taken out and killed for food ,but theres carp in for sure

[misterrun]

theres a lot of storys about sandwell valley ,a mate of mine reckons hese had a 28 out on a prawn ,then there was the one fish being taken out and killed for food ,but theres carp in for sure

 

And most of them bad.

 

It's a bit notorious. I certainly wouldn't fancy doing a night there, or leaving my car on the car park when it's not daylight!

 

Not trying to put you off, but someone was shot dead just over the road and a bit further down on the car park there, a couple of years ago. Think the police described it as "drug-related".

 

As far as the fishing is concerned, I used to coarse fish there a long time ago, and I saw some large 'shapes' in the water by the reeds on the right hand side of the 'island'. In the channel. I spoke to three guys who had done a night on there in the winter of 2006/2007 and they'd been told by the Park Ranger that there were carp to mid twenties in there. It was bitter cold, and they hadn't had a run all night, and they were waiting to be picked up.

Make of this what you will, but they were moving their gear to the car park in turns. One in the car park, one at the pool, and one carrying the gear from the pool to the car park!

 

Phil

[trakker77]

Deffinately a few 20's in there, ive had them out myself upto 24lb and have seen a photo of a dark mirror 28lb last year, not an easy water but worth a go

[misterrun]

Tracker, do you fish there very often?

[hmgaz]

how did you go about catching the 20s ,did you stick to bolies,and was it near the island

[trakker77]

I have not done as much as i would like the last 2 seasons but i always have a walk around, there are a couple of regulars on there at the weekends but they don't tell you alot, i have caught from the bay as you walk onto the pool to your left and from the sandbanks round towards the island. I have had my fish on boilies along with loads of bream and tench.

[fullblowndb]

fished there myself over the last couple of seasons, started my season off last week with a 48 hour, had no carp but pestered by bream. things have improved up there, the car park has been revamped to stop idiots congregating on there. there is definatly 20s in there as my mate has caught a few (leather carp 28lb 4oz)

 

the fishing is hard though

[dan_the_fisherman]

I might do a session down there myself. whats the bottom like?

Thanks!

[fullblowndb]

this time of year the bottom is pretty silty with the occasional gravel area, once the weed starts growing its hard to find a clear patch i'd spend a good few hours with a marker rod walking round before you fish it.

[misterrun]

As a matter of interest, are there any pike in there, do you know?

[scottycarper]

yeah there are quite alot of pike in there, ive had them to mid doubles, there isnt as many as there used to be because you get alot of eastern europeans down there catching them for food

[fullblowndb]

Had a walk round the lake yesterday evening there was a bloke packing up who reckons he knows to 2 twentys coming out in the last week (how true i dont know) but someone else has told me the same.

Apparantly the chap how caught the carp was fishing the sand bank near the island both on pop-up corn, also had a load of tench and bream.

Hope this helps anybody who is fishing there soon.

Hopefully i will be doing a 48 in 2 weekends time.

[trakker77]

there is a lad off another forum doing the night saturday so i will go up there and see him if you let me know when you are going up there and i will have a night up there with you

[hmgaz]

i had a walk around the pool yesterday looking for a likely spot and the just before the island looks a decent peg ,also i had a chat with a bloke who fishes it on a regular basis and he reckons sombody had a 29 out ,but i dont work wed,thursday and friday so if you want to do a 24 hour sesion let us know

[fullblowndb]

i will hopefully be doing 18,19 & 20 april (if her indoors lets me)

Im fishing baylis in telford this saturday not through choice but the lad i fish with loves the pool and its only fair as i always drag him down woden road and up swan pool. If anyone is fishing sunday let me know and i will pop up.

[hmgaz]

i only fish mid week doing bailys next wed, thursday, friday till tea dont mind bailys in the week theres nobody on it ,plus its the place where i learnd a lot of stuff

[fullblowndb]

i aint a big fan of baylis the chap that owns it is a idiot and he shows you pictures of fish when flaires and platforms where in fashion.he told me last summer a chap round the pool had landed a 30lb mirror so i went round to talk to him and it turned out it was a 23lb mirror, it aint the pool just the idiots

i will see if i can book wed 16 &thur 17 april off work if fancy doing sandwell valley

[hmgaz]

ok where ever you cant beat a bit of company where ever you go

[Guest nickwinwood]

im there tomorrow dusk till dawn

 

ey up trakker and fullyblown mate

[misterrun]

im there tomorrow dusk till dawn

 

ey up trakker and fullyblown mate

 

Did you manage to get your session in? With the snow.

[Guest nickwinwood]

yes mate i did very windy and cold, didnt manage anything

[dan_the_fisherman]

I take it you had no trouble? - did it feel safe? did many go? because there was supposed to be a couple from another forum.

Any wiser on the stock? whats the biggest?

thanks

[hmgaz]

are you officaly spose to night fish sandwell valley ,because i rang them up a couple of years back and they told me no night fishing

[trakker77]

Officaly no.... do we Yes