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Is it my imagination or has chum mixer got smaller ?

Which bit of the Thames - I've been trying all week and just can't find the buggers! Fishing just outside Reading in Caversham.

Hi John, Possibility, but would need to be October for me as my holiday year at work runs from 1st October and have used all up to end of September. Couple of questions, Bait available on site ? Ball park figure for costs ? How many anglers max? I'm going to france in July but will be fishing mainly rivers and any lakes I can get on through day tickets. Taking the good woman so couldn't get away with an all out fishing holiday Cheers, Mark

Thanks for the advice Trevor, have had the last of the injections today and all seems to be getting better. So it's back to the banks next week, but unfortunately also back to work!

cheers, getting better. Did mozzie spray, think it washed off puuting them back in. Oh well you live and learn !

Evening all, Thought I would share this, went to a local lake on Tuesday nice day in between the showers and managed to land a couple of decent fish on a short session. Suffered the usual couple of mozzie bites but didn't think too much of that until the next day! Woke up Wednesday and my arm was like a ballon, red, sore and itchy. Went off down to A&E assuming this was an allergic reaction, they gave me some antibiotics and packed me off. Next day worse agian the infection having spread down to my fingers and up to my shoulder. Back to the hospital - this time I was kept in over night on IV antibiotics - now released but have to go back for more injections for the next few days. The condition is called cellulitis (sic) and is a localsised skin infection, I don't know if I could have done much to prevent it - but thought you should know that if something similar happens to you - don't hang about get down to the hospital and get it treated - it doesn't get better on it's own and is potentialy life threatning. Cheers

Thanks Rob, Sounds like good advice. Will report back in due course.

Evening all, I am hoping to take a touring/camping holiday with my non fishing (as yet!) partner, holiday in France in July. Just wondering if any one was aware of any decent day ticket waters - somehwere between a runs and and a challenge where it might be possible just to book a couple of days to bivvy up. All I've managed to find so far is gross family holiday parcs with a pond or week at a time places. Not sure of the route yet but obviously starting in the north and possibly heading towards the Loire & Centre. All help greatly appreciated. Cheers M P.s anyone fished Bughfield Blue Lakes ? going next week - try and get the good lady in the habit !!!

whats the score with fishing there? Is it a society or day ticket?

thanks for the advice mate - I'll let you know how I get on Cheers

Anthony, Thanks for your initial response, apologies for not responding earlier been away from the pc. I'm in a more fortunate position than ant(78) in that the section of canal I will be targeting see's almost no boat traffic at all it being a loop. Which is handy as I wouldn't fancy night fishing there - rough area! What I was curious about was, as I mentioned previously no one's going for them so they may not have even a boilie. Any thoughts on how long it would take to establish a bait? What size baits are you using? Cheers Mark

Evening all, Went for a wander down the local cut today having recently moved and this being my most accesible strech of water. Pleased to report seeing what I guess was a mid double and having chatted to the match boys down there, there were plently of reports of them getting smashed up even on what they refer to as heavy gear.Further encouraged by the fact that by all accounts nobody is targeting these fish. Now I've never been a fan of fishing canals in fact I havent for over 25 years (how old?!). So the question is anybody got any thoughts, advice,experience of canal carping?