where to fish??????

[sedg1979]

hi i was just wondering if anyone had fished either of theese waters cobbleacre, shallowbrooke or waveny valley i'm only now starting out and would like 2 find somewhere that has a decent stock of carp thats not going 2 be to difficult i've heard a few gd things about these places also has anyone ever fished drayton resovouir i was thinking about going there for a couple of days in the summer thanks for any help you can give me.

[jules007]

hope this helps

 

https://forum.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=43613&highlight=drayton

[sedg1979]

thanks very much i only went once last year only manged 2 catch my self a little 4lb carp but that got me hooked cant wait 2 try and get 2 drayton this year and try 2 catch myself some decent sized fish cheers

[youngcarper94]

ive heard about drayton its a big water so i sugest you get your casting practise in for the summer also invest in a spod rod and learn how to use it at range or even a throwing stick if you dont you wont be able to get the spots you want to fish or even bait them up just a little heads up so you can prepair. also wise that you gear your self up for a long chuck 3lb rods and a decent set of big pit reels and i think that will help you get a cracker that will keep you hooked

[beza26]

You dont need a 3lb rod and big pits to fish Drayton

Just a hook and line would do, with bait on of course

[youngcarper94]

if only stupied to fall for just abit of hook and line and bait our life would be so much easy to cath them but nope they have to be awkward and make us nearly want to throught our rods in the water when they dont bite

[salokcinnodrog]

if only stupied to fall for just abit of hook and line and bait our life would be so much easy to cath them but nope they have to be awkward and make us nearly want to throught our rods in the water when they dont bite

 

Or the angler had the skill and qualifications to catch them

 

Drayton is an almost a fish a chuck water and from in close, in some cases UNDER the boards. The fish really get onto regular helpings of bait, groundbait, maggots or other slow sinking baits; catapulted, NO need for the spod.

 

The best rods to use are NOT the 3lb TC rods, get something a little more through actioned about 2.25lb tops, or even for more fun fish playing and to avoid ripping the hooks out go as low as 1.5lb (a barbel or specialist rod).

 

At Drayton in most swims there is almost no need to cast long distance.

 

As for Shallowbrook, it is probably the best place to learn about carp fishing as there are a number of fish, and its not too hard.

 

Cobbleacre is a lot harder, and has been mentioned on here in the past (search facility)

 

Also Waveney Valley (will show up on the search), is pretty much a bigger fish venue, although Yew Tree and Marsh are more likely to throw up easily catchable fish.

 

 

If you are Norfolk/Norwich based stick Norfolk waters into the search facility and a number will come up.

If you post on one of them it will come back to the top of the section.

[barbycarphunter]

Fished Drayton today, not one fish caught on the whole lake!! staggering! hardly anything come out for 2 months.

[Guest keenook]

Sounds like an incredibly difficult water to me! Maybe try somewhere easy