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Hi Fenboy Where is Corby ? Sounds interesting. Cheers Saul

One More for the list Springwater fishery at Dalrymple, just south of Ayr. Cheers Saul

Hi Kreid Sorry I've not been on recntly ,but the list is still growing ,also it was the hope that more people would add to the list. I have a few more for the list and will update it soon. Cheers Saul

Hi All The Scottish Carp Group have Gary Bayes up for a talk & slide show on the 23rd of April , at the Deer Park golf & country club ,Livingston. 8.00pm till late. After the great success of our Lee Jackson night at the same venue ,this should be another great night . All are welcome to the night Tickets cost £5.00 Advance tickets are available by post, Please send a cheque & SAE to Malky Mackay 12 Clermiston View Edinburgh EH4 7BS Please make cheques payable to the Scottish Carp Group. Remaining tickets will be available on the door. Also on the night will be a mega raffle with loads of great prizes. Cheers Saul [ 17. February 2004, 07:39 PM: Message edited by: Saul ]

Hi All The Scottish Carp Group have Gary Bayes up for a talk & slide show on the 23rd of April , at the Deer Park golf & country club ,Livingston. After the great success of our Lee Jackson night at the same venue ,this should be another great night . All are welcome to the night Tickets cost £5.00 Advance tickets are available by post, Please send a cheque & SAE to Malky Mackay 12 Clermiston View Edinburgh EH4 7BS Please make cheques payable to the Scottish Carp Group. Remaining tickets will be available on the door. Also on the night will be a mega raffle with loads of great prizes. Cheers Saul

Plenty of wee carp up here in Scotland this year Cheers Saul

Hi All I'm looking into opening a new fishery in Scotland. Any ideas of grants and funding available. Cheers Saul

Hi MarkyMark Portsoy Loch has Carp,tench,roach etc Not too far away from Inverness I think. Also look at this web site, http://www.sfca.co.uk Cheers saul

Still tickets left , Give Malky a call if your interested

Still tickets left,give Malky a call if your interested

TOTALLY agree :mad: fish should not be treated in this way ,its just not on ,if you can't respect the fish you catch you should stop fishing. Commercial carp fisheries are the worst with hundreds of pounds of fish piled up for pics :mad: ,how would the angler's???? concerned like it if they were at the bottom of a pile of 50 fat anglers Cheers Saul

Hi Alan I use a Nikon D100 for work ,If you want to use your existing Nikon lenses you should go for this camera as the quality is spot on ( good enough for pro use ) ,Nikon are also doing a good deal at the mo offering things like a free 1GB micro drive or the battery pack/grip to go with the camera. Check out Nikons web site asap as the deal is not on for long. This camera has been used for 90% of my work these days with my Hasselblad hardly being used at all Think the D100 is around £1300 at the mo ,but well worth the money. Cheers Saul

Thanks for the info Guys. The fish will be left totally unfished for as the pond's are for growing on only. I've not even seen the fish since they went in but I'm sure they are just getting on with eating and growing " I hope " ,they have plenty of weed to hide in so they should be safe from predators. Is it worth feeding them with trout pellets or simmilar ? Cheers saul

How the feck do you submit a pic in the first place???????????????? Have logged on but can't suss out how to submit a pic ,or maybee I'm blind or just thick???? :confused: Cheers Saul

Hi Bill The carp are Dinks X Leney's ,I also forgot to mention they are in Scotland so there will be a shorter growing season but the pond is exposed to full sun and is about 4ft deep on average. Also spring fed so it should be a little warmer in winter. 3lb would be very nice though will need to wait another year before they are cormorant proof and safe to move on to their new home. Thanks Saul

What size should you expect young carp to be at the end of their second summer ? These fish have not been fed trout pellets etc and just rely on naturals ,the pond is very rich and full of tiny snails ! also there are no other fish in the pond and the stock level is low. Cheers Saul. [ 22. July 2003, 11:04 PM: Message edited by: Saul ]

Hi All If you are interested in going to this event please add a quick reply so that we can judge how many people are going to attend. Cheers Saul

Interesting point ! I don't think it does matter that much ( holding them upside down for a short while ) as this happens alot whilst trying to hold a lively fish when they try and flap out of your hands ,as you often end up holding the fish to your chest whilst trying not to drop the fish !the fish usually ending up upside down. All this happens very quickly usually ,I don't know anyone who would hold a carp upside down for any lenght of time ? :confused: Cheers Saul

Sorry I've got no idea of the size of the carp in the Forth & Clyde canal. Try a bit of pre baiting and give it a go, you never know there could be a Scottish record swimming around there somewhere ? I do know that the carp have been in there a long time ,also BW stocked some into doubles not to long ago. Happy Hunting Saul

Why would it be a German thing ?Kryston are based in Bolton.

Bangour ,east lothian ,carp into 20's Fly only.

Hi All Lee Jackson is up in Scotland to do a talk & slide show for the Scottish Carp Group on Friday 29th August The Venue is the Deer Park Golf & Country Club ,Livingston (just off the M8,between Edinburgh & Glasgow )starting at 7.30pm. Tickets are limited to 150 and cost £5 each , Members & non members welcome. To get a ticket please send a SAE & cheque made payable to the Scottish Carp Group to , Malky Mackay ,12 Clermiston View,Edinburgh,EH4 7BS. For more info call Malky : 07884217538. The Bar is open till midnight and there will also be a raffle to raise funds for the SCG ( If any tackle or bait firms wish to donate any prizes ,we would be very gratefull ) Should be a great night & Many thanks in advance to Lee for making the long journey to do this show Cheers Saul. -------------------- Keepin It Real in Scotland www.scottishcarpgroup.co.uk [smile]

Hi Andy Try the weir at Northenden next to the Tatton pub. I remember years ago it was netted and they got loads of fish including a 14lb carp ! Good Luck Saul

Hi All Lee Jackson is up in Scotland to do a talk & slide show for the Scottish Carp Group on Friday 29th August The Venue is the Deer Park Golf & Country Club ,Livingston (just off the M8,between Edinburgh & Glasgow )starting at 7.30pm. Tickets are limited to 150 and cost £5 each , Members & non members welcome. To get a ticket please send a SAE & cheque made payable to the Scottish Carp Group to , Malky Mackay ,12 Clermiston View,Edinburgh,EH4 7BS. For more info call Malky : 07884217538. The Bar is open till midnight and there will also be a raffle to raise funds for the SCG ( If any tackle or bait firms wish to donate any prizes ,we would be very gratefull ) Should be a great night & Many thanks in advance to Lee for making the long journey to do this show Cheers Saul. -------------------- Keepin It Real in Scotland www.scottishcarpgroup.co.uk

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