musicmick1973

When carping I use both, one rod with running rig, one bolt rig. I fish this way all the time, over the years I have found out, that the running rig has out fished the bolt rig, every time, why this should be who knows.

Yes meat is good down there my favorite place is in the sluice area, the carp were in there and feeding on my halibut 3mm pellets I was feeding, but wouldn't take a hook bait, all my biggest carp have all comefrom the big lake. but I was struggling on th big lake, so had a lot of fun down on the horse shoe lake of the surface some pics here. http://myfishspace.ning.com/profile/MickCordell simple fishing right under your feet, as the fish all go under the undercut banks, so as you say float fishing with bread,meat or pellet. feed small halibuts. mick

it is down in the warren called hazelwood park been going there for 11 years and have caught fish to 23lb 12oz, float fishing using bread as bait.

Well here goes,had a bad journey down, lots of traffic,when i got there thought i had lost my wallet and check book. lucky i had put them in some where different, to where i thought they were. then went down the big lake to see what was happening. When I got down there i met Reg one of the locals that live on the site and another chap. and was told that they had, had the lake netted again last time this happened the fishing was bad. so went and had some dinner and then went of down the lake. heres the record of what happened. Saturday 08-08-2009 fished 2 rods one on waggler one on a running rig, tried bread, L.meat and Fusion dumbells, not a single bite Sunday 09-09-2009 Went down the horse shoe lake waggler fished bread in the morning,lots of pulls from small fish but caght nothing, came in for lunch and to go out,got back about 15.00 went back down to the same lake waggler fished bread to far bank weed bank, had 2 bream 1lb and 3lb then from the same spot I had a fish, that put a real bend in the rod,or so I thought it turn out to be a lovely little common of about 1lb went straight into the weed, then came straight out again. Then in for dinner, Down to the same lake, as when i left there was a lot off movement in the weed, pulled the float right up the line and fished the surface with bread right on top pf the weed. Very cleaver carp these as they were pulling the bread off the hook, through the weed,they also got it off without getting hooked. Well they were all over the place so stuck with it, place a bit right in the edge just over hanging the weed, up it came took the bread, down it went strike, fish on, straight into the weed slight pull and out it came fishing a very tight clutch just in case in the net, a nice 8lb 8oz mirror carp. had a few more bits of bread taken but no more fish. Monday 10-10-2009 In the morning went down to my favorite swim the sluice. As that is where my pb came from 4 years ago and had a lot of fish from here on the big lake, fished the waggler with bread meatand banded hallibut pellet,all baits that have always worked, there were loads of carp in there feeding tails out the water but caught nothing. As it was geting dark shot down to horseshoe same story taking bread off the hook but caught nothing. Tuesday 11-08-2009 In the morning down to sluice but had no interest very hot day, moved down the bank as someone had seen a nice fish on the surface, got there put some bread on hook, looked for the fish, but fish gone, so put some hallibut pellets in and put some meat on the hook, a nice carp came in and cleared the pellets, there a long time float went pulled in bait gone chance gone, off to the beach for most of the day. got back went down little lake it was very quiet shot back to big lake all in the sluice again, not a single bite. must be a lot of natural food in there. Went back to the little lake the carp kept coming up and taking the bread off the hook without getting hooked. lots on th surface of big lake as well, but went in again fishless. Wednesday 12-08-2009 Got up and off down to little lake, Fished surface bread, again had lots of takes, went around to duffers corner as all the fish tench, bream and carp. were all on the surface, climbed in under 2 trees but in riht in th edge over the weed again very good tactic here as it turned out, up came a pair of lips, brad gone wait strike fish on straight in the weed, pulled it in close, it felt like I had lost it. suddenly felt it move, a nice chap came down and pulled some of weed of th line, still no sign, no movement again, then it went again the gent held the line, I got the net see some of the fish net under loads of weed but fish safe, a nice common carp of 5lb 8oz. Now of to visit a castle out for about 4 hours, got back as I had caught went off down to the sluice same tactics plenty of fish in the swim you could see the tails coming out through all the rubbish but again same old story tried active 8 dumbell this time but still no fish. so in for lunch then from 19.45 untill dark down to small lake determined to get another one. Surface fished bread again 1 common carp 7lb 10oz. at least i had 2 today.was another very warm day. Thursday 13-08-2009 Slightly cooler day started down little lake in the morning very quiet nothing happening, then went down to the big lake normal spot trid all baits at least had one pickup but still no fish, so moved over the other side of the lake were I caught a 19lb 4oz carp last year but nothing doing there, so of down to the pool in the afternoon for a couple of hours, on the way bach had a look in the sulice, but nothing there. 16.00 off to the little lake trid all round stlking not much movement, so went in to sleepy hollow as i called it, in edge over weed had a quick take, shot into the weed, came out easy, straight into the net. A nice common carp 7lb 10oz. in for dinner went back down but nothing happening. went in after dark. Friday 14-08-2009 Very overcast day but no rain, last day so last chance to have a few, had one bait I haddent tried super stench pellet, works on thorpe lea so why not in the sluice,so down I went with a change of rig a running rig, well same story again fish in there but on the naturals, off down the little one cast of the point opposite duffers corner, a little further round, weed goes out a far way there so, cast to the edge as normal had the problem of them getting it of the hook again, but up one came took the bread, down it went,strike fish on, managed to get this one straight to the top in the weed, in th net, a nice little common carp off 3lb 10oz,getting smaller but great fun all the same.then in for a sandwich and of to Dawlish town which was setting up for it's carnival, spent 3 hours having a look around, then home, back down the little lake talking to a guy down there he had been smashed 3 times had a go nothing had one take the bait but not hooked, the other chap then hooked one and was struggling so grabed my net shot round and landed it for him, another lovely mirror. i then got a call to go in for dinner, the guy says have one last cast as they are over were you are, so went and got my rod had a cast down by the lillies nothing happened, so pulled line in just about to go, when up comes a carp just were I had been one last try, on with another bit of bread out it goes, those lips are getting closer, bread goes fish on again straight into the weed put net right into it, got it and half the weed, only a small mirror but nice all the same, at 3lb 7oz. After dinner did have another go had a big fish slurping down the bread, then trod on the float, ran out of proper bread, tried fake bread but nothing, so gave up and went in. Lessons learned find out what the fish on big lake were feeding on in the sluice rubbish, They were in there a long time when there, there was a big lake fly hatch as there were loads of swifts taking them off the water out in the middle, where the carp had been on the surface earlier in the week. A nd getting paid for all the weed removal on the small lake

I just feel we all over complecate things, although I do use hook links of various types and different set ups, nearly, if not all of the biggest fish I have caught over the years. Have all come on simple straight through rigs, waggler slipped on the line with a couple of shot plus a size 8 hook, accounted for my one and only 20lb fish, plus lots of other with this method, also a ledger slid on the line a ledger stop and hook tied on accounted for fish to 19lb 4oz, but in the end it all depends on what you are after and where you are fishing. mick

congrats to all involved in keeping this great place going, as said by everyone else here's to the next 10 mick

hi don, The only place I can think of is Farlows which is day ticket and has pike, there are other day ticket waters around here but mainly carp and mixed fishing, lizard lakes. these I would say are the nearest, that are open. mick

Oh well for the first time in ages didn't get to the bank today. Well cheesed off, as i had planned to go, but spent the whole day in the bathroom (putting tiles up), as the builder done a bunk in Jan, and I have not had the time to finnish it . Anyway finish last year 2008 with a pb chub, even though finished the season with 2 blanks in a week, only 2 times I have been this year, hope it is not a sign of things to come. mick

Think I will see how the river crane looks on sat, and do a bit of chubbing, last chance due to work, It wasn't to good yesterday when I went, but first time since before Christmas, but just need to get out again, before the end of season, Just hope the weather holds mick

a pair of handcuffs still in their leather pouch, put up a good fight, hook out in the middle of the Thames down from Kingston bridge, with the river charging through, took a good 15mins plus to land.

I have now fished it 3 times, the guy that runs it recons that you should fish open water swims, my friend has fished over the back by the motorway for a night sesson, in August used a spod and method feeder tactics and did well. seems open water and finding the features is your best bet, best areas are so I have been told, the beach just to right of carpark or over by the motorway. The 3 times I have been, I have ended up at the end of an island, first time I was lucky as i jumped into a swim which had been baite over 3 days, the guy had loads out, I ony managed 1 at 17lb 4oz, 2nd time was on method had loads of bites but only one fish 17lb 5oz. 3rd time i blanked. found it very strange when we got back to the car, we spoke to guys who fish it all the time, who could not believe that we had blanked, but I think every one around our side had, the guy next to us had been smashed a couple of times. mick

just a taster http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=NKAI3CUx_Rw http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=8mYssp2VFU4&...feature=related http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=jzhXV1RpRec&...feature=related

if you remember A passion for angling, I Just thought I would let you guys know, that while looking on the web site for this forth coming series? that the first 3 programmes are being released on dvd this month. http://www.catchingtheimpossible.info Mick

some nice perch there. Just got back from the little river that i've been fishing, spoke to the only 2 other guys down there, they said there are some nice perch down there. So I think it will be over to the worm and see what happens I have been fishing down there for chub with bread and meat, in the first 4 casts I had 2 chub on meat 1 going 2lb 8oz and the other went 2lb 10oz, not a bad 4 hours of unexpected fishing.

thats the place that artical is quite old now, the owner used to swear by using bread, and trout pellet paste.