stevew1805 Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 Does anyone have any information on Beechmere Pool. There is a thread about it here: https://forum.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?p=427864#427864 The pool features in the famous book "Confessions of a carp fisher" by BB. The pool has a rich history, including a supposed ghost of an old priest. BB gave it a special place in the history of carp angling, and if it were still available to fish, I would pay a goodly sum to do so. Any information gratefully received. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
levigsp Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 Hi does this wet your appitite It was fished by someone on here in the late 70s and again in 86. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevew1805 Posted March 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 Is that Beechmere Pool? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
levigsp Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 Is that Beechmere Pool? Yes, thats why I posted it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noknot Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 Does look great, Interesting thread! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevew1805 Posted March 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 I am going to try and find out if people can still fish it. The pool is even more steeped in history than Redmire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kris1978 Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 how's the research going mate? i also would love to fish this pool. i wonder if it is really 200ft deep? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevew1805 Posted March 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 how's the research going mate?i also would love to fish this pool. i wonder if it is really 200ft deep? No luck as yet. I am still looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kris1978 Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 i know, there aint anything on internet about it, only what i put on the other thread. well keep up the good work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevew1805 Posted March 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 i know, there aint anything on internet about it, only what i put on the other thread. well keep up the good work I would take a drive down there to have a look, but Devon is quite a way from London where I live. I have put up a post instead asking if any anglers who actually live in Devon know anything. Let's hope someone does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kris1978 Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 i live about an hour away from it and might look into having a trip down there when i get the chance, i will let you know ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevew1805 Posted March 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 i live about an hour away from it and might look into having a trip down there when i get the chance, i will let you know ok Terrific Kris. I would be very interested in any findings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
levigsp Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 Hi all a few bits of information for you. The pool is nothing like 200 ft deep and to the best of my knowledge its deepest point is a little over twenty feet. The original fish were very long and lean fish and by 1978 they resembled wildies. The lake was stocked with King carp in the early 70s and by the mid 80s they were getting to reasonable sizes. There is a really strange stone monument there and often there would be druids in its vicinity. The lake used to be under private syndicate control and probably still is. I used to know a certain Charles Pool, who treated the place as his second home, however I have had no contact with him for over 20 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kris1978 Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 Hi all a few bits of information for you.The pool is nothing like 200 ft deep and to the best of my knowledge its deepest point is a little over twenty feet. The original fish were very long and lean fish and by 1978 they resembled wildies. The lake was stocked with King carp in the early 70s and by the mid 80s they were getting to reasonable sizes. There is a really strange stone monument there and often there would be druids in its vicinity. The lake used to be under private syndicate control and probably still is. I used to know a certain Charles Pool, who treated the place as his second home, however I have had no contact with him for over 20 years. do you know if its still called beechmere pool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevew1805 Posted March 31, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2009 Hi all a few bits of information for you.The pool is nothing like 200 ft deep and to the best of my knowledge its deepest point is a little over twenty feet. The original fish were very long and lean fish and by 1978 they resembled wildies. The lake was stocked with King carp in the early 70s and by the mid 80s they were getting to reasonable sizes. There is a really strange stone monument there and often there would be druids in its vicinity. The lake used to be under private syndicate control and probably still is. I used to know a certain Charles Pool, who treated the place as his second home, however I have had no contact with him for over 20 years. Thank you very much. That is great information. Can I ask how you came by it? Also, do you happen to know which syndicate runs the place now? I am very grateful to you. S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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