Riverside house to let

[coxie]

Good evening all,

 

Suddenly thought it may be a good idea to post here. Elton and moderators, apologies if this is the wrong place for this, but as you will see it is sort of fishing related.

 

I'll spare you the details, but I recently gave up the rat-race and moved down to Cornwall. I now have no job and no income, but I do have a house situated on the River Thames near Maidenhead Bridge.

 

Now to get to the point of this post! My tenant of the last six months has just moved out and I need to replace him. Can't think why I didn't think of this before, but this house really is an angler's dream, so, would any of you anglers be interested in renting it.

 

It is a three bedroom (two really, the third is tiny) town-house with a direct river frontage. I will, of course, supply more details to any interested party, but, more importantly, the fishing is fantastic

 

The house is situated about half-a-mile downstream of Boulter's Lock and is on the weir side. The river here is gravel bottomed and a nice stick-float pace. There is an island (Bridge Eyot), with all the usual island features, about thirty yards distant and you can run a stick right off the rod-end into five to six feet of water (summer level).

 

The first ever fish I caught from my landing stage was a four and three-quarter pound chub on legered meat down the inside. I caught the chub pictured in my avator in November 2001 on swim feedered bread flake from the island bank. It weighed 6lbs 7oz!! Now that's a good Thames chub.

 

My best bream was caught on the stick-float, a six pound plus on sweet-corn and I've had a 2lb 1oz summer roach on maggot feeder. In late summer the roach love hemp and tares and the dace are the size of herrings

 

Never had a barbel. But the area is known for them and they are certainly there.

 

So, is anyone interested, I do need a tenant for the forseeable future. Please contact me on stevemcox-coxie@fsmail.net if you are interested and want more details.

 

Again, apologies if this is not the right place for this kind of thing.

 

Regards

 

Steve Cox

 

[ 04. December 2002, 12:34 AM: Message edited by: coxie ]

[Elton]

Coxie,

 

This seems the ideal place to post this, especially with you being an old hand round here and all that, but.....

 

....got any pics?

 

Tight lines,

 

Elton

[Barry Kneller]

Hi Coxie

 

I'd be interested in some details of cost availabily etc. Esp if you have somewhere I could moor a dinghy & somewhere local to launch it.

[coxie]

Barry,

 

As far as cost is concerned, the last tenant paid £1350 per month. Now I think that's reasonable for a three bedroom Thames-side property. However, I am realistic enough to know that the rental market is in decline and a riverside property is more attractive in the summer months than it is in winter. Accordingly I have reduced the rent to £1150 with the agent I have it on with, Atkinson and Keene of Maidenhead, who have a photo and details on their website. It is furnished and available right now.

 

As for mooring, the property has a direct river frontage with mooring for a small boat. You can launch your dinghy from the bottom of the garden

 

Elton, I do have some photos and will try to scan them. How can I then make them available to AN?

 

Regards Steve

 

[ 04. December 2002, 04:08 PM: Message edited by: coxie ]

[chesters1]

rent??? i`d sell it buy a large motorhome and have a great time fishing wherever i like

[Alan Taylor]

chesters1:

rent??? i`d sell it buy a large motorhome and have a great time fishing wherever i like

This is getting scary, I agree with you again :confused:

 

Alan(nl)

[Guest Ferret1959]

Coxie.

Do you accept social security checks.

I'm looking for somewhere else to live and it sounds ideal.

Can you give me an idea as to average monthly bills please??

[Gray-Catchpole]

coxie

ferret is a geniuine bloke, mail him and see.

[Guest Ferret1959]

Cheers Gray, you ain't so bad yer self.

[Guest Ferret1959]

No sign of Coxie then?????????