[What does a carp run feel like?]

Well, the mystery is solved - it happened again tonight: a fast, straight run across the lake. 20mins later, and half a pound of pond weed to the good, I landed the culprit and was a little disapointed to find it was a 5.5lb tench. never saw it until it was in the net due to the weed wrapped round it.

[What does a carp run feel like?]

I was out with my quiver tip today fishing for tench and had to do a Superman impersonation to get my rod back as it darted towards the lake, thankfully it (or i) didn't go in!

 

A few minutes later a 5 1/2lb tench slipped into the net

 

When they want to go they can go like a steam train.

That's interesting - because the runs were so different I had assumed they weren't tench.

 

Thanks all for the info

[What is your best bait for Tench ?]

never tried bread, for some bizarre reason. Whats the best way of presenting it? Do you need a big hook like a 10 or a 12?

[Disgorgers]

Please tell us - how the heck do you break a disgorger when trying to unhook a fish????? Are you ramming the thing deep into the fishes' guts? Even then, I doubt its possible!

 

Oh, and barbless hooks help a lot.

[What does a carp run feel like?]

You'll know when its a carp, your natural reaction will be something like, 'ohhhh gawd, a bluddy nuisance carp'! Can't be helped, its nature at work!!

 

Well, its only a nuisance if I don't land it!

 

Both times, the fish in question found its way into some weeds. The first time I really thought it had come off as I could no longer feel any movement. After leaving the line slack a while, the line hadn't moved so I figured it was gone. I thereupon set about hauling my tackle free - I was amazed at just how much welly I could give my set-up without it breaking. Lo and behold the fish WAS still on. Anyway, Next time I will be more confident at giving some resistance.

 

I use barbless hooks, so that is the probable reason I lost them. I don't want to get all carpy as am happy to fish for me tench, but will step up a little in strength of line just in case I need it. I get the impression the tench don't mind too much how I get the bait to them when they are really hungry.

[What's the theory behind the hair rig?]

it was designed using real hair, and the idea was that the bait was sucked down the throat and making the hook harder to eject,

 

and enabling you to use heavier lines for your terminal tackle.

 

read this, and do a google and find out more as there are tons of different ideas on the hair.

 

http://www.carpanglersgroup.com/hairandboltrig.html

 

abd yes you can use it on any species of fish not only carp.

Thanks a lot.

[Advice please i'm a bit of a Noob.]

or you could buy it for 20 and sell it for a load more, THEN buy what you need. I half decent rod and reel will only cost you 40 (well, thats what I paid).

[What's the theory behind the hair rig?]

...and will it make caching tench any easier?

[What does a carp run feel like?]

Was fishing for, and catching, tench and bream yesterday when twice something took the corn and shot off at speed across the lake. Those somethings were not tench. 30yds of line gone just like that. Needless to say the 14 hook pulled out pretty quick in the snaggy lake.

 

I have never caught a carp, so is a carp run like that - a high-speed straight line dash? If so what is a simple set up to try to catch one of 'em?

 

I was fishing sweetcorn over a bed of Skinz feed pellets.

[pure fishing]

According to http://www.reelvalue.co.uk/fishing_reel_servicing.html

 

ABU.

Pure Fishing (UK) Ltd., Unit 8H, Marshfield Bank, Crewe, CW2 8UY.

NEW Tel: 0845 0500093

E-mail: contactus@uk.purefishing.com

 

By the way, Handel was a composer. The word you were after was 'handle'. Don't want to order the wrong thing.

[All this hot weather - effect on fishing]

I fish a stillwater that is no deeper than 5'. I had imagined the hot weather would eventually put off the fish due to low oxygen levels, but they keep on feeding. Yesterday I spent a very enjoyable half day watching large bream, tench and carp cruising around my swim, eventually enticing a 5lb slab to take me corn. The only reason I stopped was cos I had forgotten the umbrella and I was getting burnt to buggery. I can't recommend highly enough fishing close in, in clear water, with Polaroids on. Very exciting to watch a big fish cruise close to the float........

 

Anyway, the crux of my question is, when the weather does eventually break, and we get a sudden deluge of storms and rain, what is the likely effect on the fishing? Will the extra water make them feed more or less, or does it just "depend"?

[Hi all! any help total beginner needs assistance if thats ok?]

Where are you located specifically? There'll be someone nearby who would take ya along. If you live near me in Notts, I'll do so gladly. Just dont catch more than me! lol

[Can anybody see the webcam ?]

Could be the most boring webcam ever.........

[NOTTINGHAM ANGLERS ASSOCIATION]

There's loads of day ticket waters around - its just a matter of if you wanna shell out the 3 or 4 quid each time, or buy a fed book at 24 which covers the whole season and all their waters. Holme Pierrepont regatta lake and surrounding ponds are quite accessible, as is the Trent and canals in Nottingham. More info (if I can give it) if you wanna email ( tgssmith @ hotmail . co m )

[Targetting bigger pike]

Thanks for all the opinions. I will try some even larger plugs too. Would I be right in thinking that pike will hng out under weed cover near the margins, or is a plug randomly chucked into the middle and retrieved likely to attract the attention of pike wherever thay are at the time? May sound like a stupid question but I am used to using smelly groundbait to attract fish from some distance away.

[Open-ended groundbait feeders]

Dont know if drennan still make there clear groundbait feeders but if you swap the lead round to the other side you have a flat holeless face that planes up through the water {used to use them like that at holme peirpont to get up over the cable that runs through it}

 

I've heard that HP holds some big shoals of bream. Is that true, in your experience?

[Targetting bigger pike]

I've just started trying my hand at pike fishing. My local lakes have them in some numbers (so the locals tell me) and to some size (20lb+) but the same locals all give conflicting advice as to where the larger specimens might be hiding. I've had jacks to 5lb, which was a good start, but would like to test the new rod a little more.

 

Is there a way to target the bigger fish? I am using a selection of surface lures at the moment as the lake is quite weedy below the surface. I don't wish to go down the live/dead bait route yet, so am I gonna struggle?

[Swingtipping problems]

Hi

 

I was swingtipping a feeder today for the first time after tench or bream- maggots on a 14 hook to 5lb line straight thru with a gb mix in the feeder. Seemed to get plenty of bites but never managed to connect to a fish. Might I have been striking too early (I tried to wait until the swingtip was almost straight out) or perhaps too late? If they were line bites, how might I pursuade 'em to actually take the bait?

 

I was actually on the feeder as I was having no joy on the float, perhaps because its quite weedy where I was fishing and I wondered if my bait was not reaching the bottom because of that. Come to that, is it important for the bait to reach the bottom at all for tench and bream?

[Gunthorpe wier]

Never fished it, but Beeston or Holme Pierrepont weirs any easier to reach?

[Mozzie repellants!]

I used jungle formula in Africa and, while it works, it also tends to eat thru various materials, including plastic! Well, the one I had did anyway. So be aware that it might affect line and other tackle.

[angler beat up]

ive just read this artical with disgust http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/displayN...tentPK=14555999

this attack only happened around 3 mile from my house. i dont knowp how anybody could do that to angler with no motive, anglers are some of the nicest people around. also it states that the people are of asian and eastern european nationalities

why assume its a racist attack - probably just "caused" by the argument earlier. Jumping to conclusions like that is what inflames the situation in the first place.

[River Trent - Nottingham]

Thanks lads, I'll definately take this on board & venture east this season...got a feeling it's going to be a great one, for the fishing, if not for the Magpies.

Is anyone still using steak these days? tried it last year without a sniff.

 

cheers

nah -- I stick to maggit and corn as I know they work! Well, usually...

[River Trent - Nottingham]

You a nottinghamite as well then Trev? And if you are do you know any decent barbel/chub swims i havent tried yet?

Two problems - firstly I am a relative newbie so am unsure of where best to target barbel and secondly, I don't know where you've tried already!

 

I do know that just below the weir at Holme Pierrepont (actually, where the canoeing course enters the river) is supposed to be good for barbel (at least, it was last summer). There's chub all over the place in the Trent.!

 

Not much help - sorry.

 

Have been targeting the Finger Lakes at Holme Pieerepont for the big tench in there - had some to 5lb but they go a lot bigger. Also double figure bream and a good head of pike and carp.

[River Trent - Nottingham]

Hello,

 

I'm planning on a few visits up to my old stomping grounds on the Trent once the season's underway. Usually fished Beeston Weir area which has been somewhat hit & miss (for me anyhow) over the last few years compared to 20 years ago or so when the chub were pretty much climbing up the rods...Happy days after school, rod strapped to Raleigh Europa, wicker basket on the back etc etc..

 

I'm thinking Wilford & the Vic Embankment may be worth a go, but as it's pretty much feature less I've no idea where to start?

 

Also never fished downstream of Nottingham - anyone recommend some good day ticket stretches that side - particularly stretches where trotting works well?

 

Thanks,

 

Simon

There's tons of day ticket stretches downstream of Nottingham. Holme Pierrepont section for one. Also the north side of the river above Gunthorpe bridge. Embankment stretch is still "free" ie never checked. Notts AA web site has a list. email me at tgsmith @ bigfoot.com for any more info!

[Fishing Venues Near Nottingham]

theres WOODHALL LAKES at bulwell see here and you might consider joining notts angler asc who have lots of ponds and lakes to fish & theres woolaton lake at woolaton hall and theres colwick lakes

 

Bingham Pits. Gunthorpe Tel: 0115 9560096

Bulwell Park Ponds

Day ticket water

Holme Pierrepont. Nottingham.

Tel: 0115 9821212

Iron Mongers Pond. Wilford, Nottingham. Contact Nottingham AC.

Iron Mongers Pond

Toll Bridge Victroia Embankment, Nottingham

DESCRIPTION

Nice sized lake. Lillies and reeds best areas for larger fish. Meat is a must.

FISH

Carp over 20lbs, tench to 8lbs, bream to double figures. Talk of a very large Eel that is a record for the U.K caught only once.

TACTICS

Margins and reeds for best results.

TICKETS

Notts AC or Day ticket on bank £3

CONTACT

Nottingham AC.

DAY TICKET

Available for this water

SEASON

This water is open all year

Peacock Pond

Tel: 0115 9663289.

West Lake

Contact 0115 9870785 for more details.

Colwick Lake Fishery

Colwick Lodge Dale side road, East Nottingham

Tel – 01159 870785

Bestwood Pond

Nottingham

See Local Tackle Shops.

Attenborough North

Long Lane Attenborough, Beeston

Tel: 01932 562633

Attenborough South Lakes

Long Eaton

Tel: 0115 396096

 

thers more localised ponds which you will have to ask at your local tackle shop about

 

Oh, is that all?!?

 

Thanks for the info - I know the Iron Monger's ponds (actually they are marked on the map as the Ire Mongers Ponds). Will give 'em a try. I'll let you know how I get on. Hopefully weather aint too bad this weekend.

 

Excuse the noob question but do lakes remain pretty dormant until the weather really warms up, in like May or June, or should they be good to fish now?