abscarp Posted October 11, 2009 Report Share Posted October 11, 2009 Hi guys, I have recently got into carp fishing and have tried a few lakes recently around the nottinghamshire area including Belvoir, Cromwell and a few in peterborough, wisbech and bluebells which was a mistake! Anyway I am going tomorrow and am thinking of going to sapphire lakes or covert springs? Just did a 24 hr session and cromwell and blanked, its a tough water and probably a little out of my depth by the looks of things!! From the fishing iv done so far i would say that i want to be in a lake around 7 acre max, as the bigger ones take so much more watercraft skills (bait boats etc) to catch and I just dont have the resources at the moment. As much as i would love to land a 30+ fish i just want to be catching and learning with good doubles and the odd 20+ is a bonus! Can anyone help me out? Iv heard covert is no boilies? Which is a bit of a bummer! Cheers Jamie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamespykett Posted October 13, 2009 Report Share Posted October 13, 2009 Aup mate, a water id try would be hackett lakes. Its down the holme pierrepoint road near the end. Ive fished both cromwell and sapphire and i must say they are very difficult waters. Covert can be a bit of fun but it depends what you want. Covert has many double figure fish but despite the rumours...given by the owner, i dont think there is anything over 22lb. Hacketts has a 10 acre lake and also a 3 acre lake containing carp. Ive fished the 10 acre 3 times and have only managed a 10lb and a few smaller ones. Its a good challenge and i know that they do have at least one 30lb in there so theres a chance of a bonus! Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mceneany Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 Hi guys, I have recently got into carp fishing and have tried a few lakes recently around the nottinghamshire area including Belvoir, Cromwell and a few in peterborough, wisbech and bluebells which was a mistake! Anyway I am going tomorrow and am thinking of going to sapphire lakes or covert springs? Just did a 24 hr session and cromwell and blanked, its a tough water and probably a little out of my depth by the looks of things!! From the fishing iv done so far i would say that i want to be in a lake around 7 acre max, as the bigger ones take so much more watercraft skills (bait boats etc) to catch and I just dont have the resources at the moment. As much as i would love to land a 30+ fish i just want to be catching and learning with good doubles and the odd 20+ is a bonus! Can anyone help me out? Iv heard covert is no boilies? Which is a bit of a bummer! Cheers Jamie ive fished covert springs a few times recently and its not good they have a wide ban on alot of baits and alot of bream an smaller fish. have a look on the web site or pop down. but most people i know arnt fishing it it just isnt fishing well at all hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules007 Posted October 25, 2009 Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 stick with sapphire its not that hard a water and its so pretty! the owner is a great guy just get to know the water and it will reward you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightlines82 Posted November 14, 2009 Report Share Posted November 14, 2009 you could try a few ponds that i have found,they are in a place called higham in alfreton. if you google higham hotel you'll get the postcode for it.theres 1 lake you can only fish nights but the other 3 from dusk till dawn. everytime i've been no matter what pond i'm on i always catch double figure carp.recently i was told by the owner that i had the record out weighing 31lb 9oz mirror.there are varied species of fish in all lakes and everyone catches,i've known people to take out 17 tench in an 8 hour session. its £7 for 2 rods on the day tickets and £25 for the night good look Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoogi Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 its £7 for 2 rods on the day tickets and £25 for the night £25 per night Behave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve26 Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 Damn! You could stay in a hotel for less! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightlines82 Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 lol its built onthe back of the hotel, yes it is expensive but you will catch double figured carp everytime.it is very well stocked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimysime Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 i'd like to catch them, not buy them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welder Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 i'd like to catch them, not buy them Good point, well made. That is VERY expensive fishing. Ian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hajiro Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 That's the price of a lot of day ticket waters now notts anglers do a year ticket for about £45 and that's got loads of waters on it river Trent Atenborough and one or two other carp lakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightlines82 Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 i know people who have the notts anglers and there ponds are cheaper to fish and there are some nice ones like bestwood.i've been fishing at higham because its only 10 min away from me and i dont have alot of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welder Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 i've been fishing at higham because its only 10 min away from me and i dont have alot of time. Or money, now, presumably Ian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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