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Hi All.

 

I find it really hard to fing the right lake for me. I mean I got the tackle to catch an easy double digit fish. Although I'm only eleven I caught a few nice fish in CORNWALL on holiday. But I can't find a decent lake anywhere nere Basingstoke. In the big lakes you can get 30lb fish but in the little ones only annoying Roach and Poisenous Zander or if our lucky a 5lb Carp.

 

I found a nice lake with beautiful surrondings and I could get a nice double digit fish my type but after 6 hours my alarm didn't go off once while my dad was fishing on the top he caught 3 about 5lb carp and my dads friend a 9lb while I was left in shame. To make matters worse it was a sunny day I know fish are lazy on sunny days but I was legering on the other side of the lake in the shadows.

 

If anyone agress that lakes are annoying for the right size fish please reply and give me your view.

 

Dan.

 

Ps. My dad's biggest fish is a 19lb (he does not go that oftesn) and my dads friend is a 32.25lb. Infact we did poor!

No matter how old you are. You can still fish.

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Strange that Dan.

 

I know loads of lakes and ponds where I can't fish for Roach without being pestered by those annoying carp. :rolleyes:

 

 

John.

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Angling is more than just catching fish, if it wasn't it would just be called 'catching'......... John

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I sorta enjoy small & large fish from large lakes myself. It all depends on what I want to fish for on a given day.

 

This is probably a lucky thing since most of the lakes near me are what I would class as large although you might not.

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Dan, if you fish for 6 hours and you're not catching anything then you should move to another swim, change rigs, bait, presentation in fact anything until you find something that the fish will like. Anyone on here will tell you that no one bait, swim, rig, etc works all the time. You have to adapt to an unimaginable set of varying factors literally every time you go fishing.

Ian

 

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Hi All.

 

I find it really hard to fing the right lake for me. I mean I got the tackle to catch an easy double digit fish. Although I'm only eleven I caught a few nice fish in CORNWALL on holiday. But I can't find a decent lake anywhere nere Basingstoke. In the big lakes you can get 30lb fish but in the little ones only annoying Roach and Poisenous Zander or if our lucky a 5lb Carp.

I found a nice lake with beautiful surrondings and I could get a nice double digit fish my type but after 6 hours my alarm didn't go off once while my dad was fishing on the top he caught 3 about 5lb carp and my dads friend a 9lb while I was left in shame. To make matters worse it was a sunny day I know fish are lazy on sunny days but I was legering on the other side of the lake in the shadows.

 

If anyone agress that lakes are annoying for the right size fish please reply and give me your view.

 

Dan.

 

Ps. My dad's biggest fish is a 19lb (he does not go that oftesn) and my dads friend is a 32.25lb. Infact we did poor!

 

 

Hi

 

You seem to be doing fine, when I was a young lad I dreamed of catching a 5lb Carp and was more then happy catching Roach. You are very fortunate to catch Poisenous Zander, I would love to catch one some day.

 

Dont try to run before you can walk, the bigger may well come some day, I am still waiting for my first British 30lb Carp and had to go as far as Thailand to catch a Carp of that size.

 

As for the shame of not catching, welcome to the world of angling. This happens to the best of anglers.

 

Anyway good luck with that big carp and don't be so hard on yourself if you blank once in a while.

Stephen

 

Species Caught 2014

Zander, Pike, Bream, Roach, Tench, Perch, Rudd, Common Carp, Mirror Carp, Eel, Grayling, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout

Species Caught 2013

Pike, Zander, Bream, Roach, Eel, Tench, Rudd, Perch, Common Carp, Koi Carp, Brown Goldfish, Grayling, Brown Trout, Chub, Roosterfish, Dorado, Black Grouper, Barracuda, Mangrove Snapper, Mutton Snapper, Jack Crevalle, Tarpon, Red Snapper

Species Caught 2012
Zander, Pike, Perch, Chub, Ruff, Gudgeon, Dace, Minnow, Wels Catfish, Common Carp, Mirror Carp, Ghost Carp, Roach, Bream, Eel, Rudd, Tench, Arapaima, Mekong Catfish, Sawai Catfish, Marbled Tiger Catfish, Amazon Redtail Catfish, Thai Redtail Catfish, Batrachian Walking Catfish, Siamese Carp, Rohu, Julliens Golden Prize Carp, Giant Gourami, Java Barb, Red Tailed Tin Foil Barb, Nile Tilapia, Black Pacu, Red Bellied Pacu, Alligator Gar
Species Caught 2011
Zander, Tench, Bream, Chub, Barbel, Roach, Rudd, Grayling, Brown Trout, Salmon Parr, Minnow, Pike, Eel, Common Carp, Mirror Carp, Ghost Carp, Koi Carp, Crucian Carp, F1 Carp, Blue Orfe, Ide, Goldfish, Brown Goldfish, Comet Goldfish, Golden Tench, Golden Rudd, Perch, Gudgeon, Ruff, Bleak, Dace, Sergeant Major, French Grunt, Yellow Tail Snapper, Tom Tate Grunt, Clown Wrasse, Slippery Dick Wrasse, Doctor Fish, Graysby, Dusky Squirrel Fish, Longspine Squirrel Fish, Stripped Croaker, Leather Jack, Emerald Parrot Fish, Red Tail Parrot Fish, White Grunt, Bone Fish
Species Caught 2010
Zander, Pike, Perch, Eel, Tench, Bream, Roach, Rudd, Mirror Carp, Common Carp, Crucian Carp, Siamese Carp, Asian Redtail Catfish, Sawai Catfish, Rohu, Amazon Redtail Catfish, Pacu, Long Tom, Moon Wrasse, Sergeant Major, Green Damsel, Tomtate Grunt, Sea Chub, Yellowtail Surgeon, Black Damsel, Blue Dot Grouper, Checkered Sea Perch, Java Rabbitfish, One Spot Snapper, Snubnose Rudderfish
Species Caught 2009
Barramundi, Spotted Sorubim Catfish, Wallago Leeri Catfish, Wallago Attu Catfish, Amazon Redtail Catfish, Mrigul, Siamese Carp, Java Barb, Tarpon, Wahoo, Barracuda, Skipjack Tuna, Bonito, Yellow Eye Rockfish, Red Snapper, Mangrove Snapper, Black Fin Snapper, Dog Snapper, Yellow Tail Snapper, Marble Grouper, Black Fin Tuna, Spanish Mackerel, Mutton Snapper, Redhind Grouper, Saddle Grouper, Schoolmaster, Coral Trout, Bar Jack, Pike, Zander, Perch, Tench, Bream, Roach, Rudd, Common Carp, Golden Tench, Wels Catfish
Species Caught 2008
Dorado, Wahoo, Barracuda, Bonito, Black Fin Tuna, Long Tom, Sergeant Major, Red Snapper, Black Damsel, Queen Trigga Fish, Red Grouper, Redhind Grouper, Rainbow Wrasse, Grey Trigger Fish, Ehrenbergs Snapper, Malabar Grouper, Lunar Fusiler, Two Tone Wrasse, Starry Dragonet, Convict Surgeonfish, Moonbeam Dwarf Angelfish,Bridled Monocle Bream, Redlined Triggerfish, Cero Mackeral, Rainbow Runner
Species Caught 2007
Arapaima, Alligator Gar, Mekong Catfish, Spotted Sorubim Catfish, Pacu, Siamese Carp, Barracuda, Black Fin Tuna, Queen Trigger Fish, Red Snapper, Yellow Tail Snapper, Honeycomb Grouper, Red Grouper, Schoolmaster, Cubera Snapper, Black Grouper, Albacore, Ballyhoo, Coney, Yellowfin Goatfish, Lattice Spinecheek

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Dan, if you fish for 6 hours and you're not catching anything then you should move to another swim, change rigs, bait, presentation in fact anything until you find something that the fish will like. Anyone on here will tell you that no one bait, swim, rig, etc works all the time. You have to adapt to an unimaginable set of varying factors literally every time you go fishing.

 

 

Good advice Jedibond and from a man who understands the shame of not catching :P

Stephen

 

Species Caught 2014

Zander, Pike, Bream, Roach, Tench, Perch, Rudd, Common Carp, Mirror Carp, Eel, Grayling, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout

Species Caught 2013

Pike, Zander, Bream, Roach, Eel, Tench, Rudd, Perch, Common Carp, Koi Carp, Brown Goldfish, Grayling, Brown Trout, Chub, Roosterfish, Dorado, Black Grouper, Barracuda, Mangrove Snapper, Mutton Snapper, Jack Crevalle, Tarpon, Red Snapper

Species Caught 2012
Zander, Pike, Perch, Chub, Ruff, Gudgeon, Dace, Minnow, Wels Catfish, Common Carp, Mirror Carp, Ghost Carp, Roach, Bream, Eel, Rudd, Tench, Arapaima, Mekong Catfish, Sawai Catfish, Marbled Tiger Catfish, Amazon Redtail Catfish, Thai Redtail Catfish, Batrachian Walking Catfish, Siamese Carp, Rohu, Julliens Golden Prize Carp, Giant Gourami, Java Barb, Red Tailed Tin Foil Barb, Nile Tilapia, Black Pacu, Red Bellied Pacu, Alligator Gar
Species Caught 2011
Zander, Tench, Bream, Chub, Barbel, Roach, Rudd, Grayling, Brown Trout, Salmon Parr, Minnow, Pike, Eel, Common Carp, Mirror Carp, Ghost Carp, Koi Carp, Crucian Carp, F1 Carp, Blue Orfe, Ide, Goldfish, Brown Goldfish, Comet Goldfish, Golden Tench, Golden Rudd, Perch, Gudgeon, Ruff, Bleak, Dace, Sergeant Major, French Grunt, Yellow Tail Snapper, Tom Tate Grunt, Clown Wrasse, Slippery Dick Wrasse, Doctor Fish, Graysby, Dusky Squirrel Fish, Longspine Squirrel Fish, Stripped Croaker, Leather Jack, Emerald Parrot Fish, Red Tail Parrot Fish, White Grunt, Bone Fish
Species Caught 2010
Zander, Pike, Perch, Eel, Tench, Bream, Roach, Rudd, Mirror Carp, Common Carp, Crucian Carp, Siamese Carp, Asian Redtail Catfish, Sawai Catfish, Rohu, Amazon Redtail Catfish, Pacu, Long Tom, Moon Wrasse, Sergeant Major, Green Damsel, Tomtate Grunt, Sea Chub, Yellowtail Surgeon, Black Damsel, Blue Dot Grouper, Checkered Sea Perch, Java Rabbitfish, One Spot Snapper, Snubnose Rudderfish
Species Caught 2009
Barramundi, Spotted Sorubim Catfish, Wallago Leeri Catfish, Wallago Attu Catfish, Amazon Redtail Catfish, Mrigul, Siamese Carp, Java Barb, Tarpon, Wahoo, Barracuda, Skipjack Tuna, Bonito, Yellow Eye Rockfish, Red Snapper, Mangrove Snapper, Black Fin Snapper, Dog Snapper, Yellow Tail Snapper, Marble Grouper, Black Fin Tuna, Spanish Mackerel, Mutton Snapper, Redhind Grouper, Saddle Grouper, Schoolmaster, Coral Trout, Bar Jack, Pike, Zander, Perch, Tench, Bream, Roach, Rudd, Common Carp, Golden Tench, Wels Catfish
Species Caught 2008
Dorado, Wahoo, Barracuda, Bonito, Black Fin Tuna, Long Tom, Sergeant Major, Red Snapper, Black Damsel, Queen Trigga Fish, Red Grouper, Redhind Grouper, Rainbow Wrasse, Grey Trigger Fish, Ehrenbergs Snapper, Malabar Grouper, Lunar Fusiler, Two Tone Wrasse, Starry Dragonet, Convict Surgeonfish, Moonbeam Dwarf Angelfish,Bridled Monocle Bream, Redlined Triggerfish, Cero Mackeral, Rainbow Runner
Species Caught 2007
Arapaima, Alligator Gar, Mekong Catfish, Spotted Sorubim Catfish, Pacu, Siamese Carp, Barracuda, Black Fin Tuna, Queen Trigger Fish, Red Snapper, Yellow Tail Snapper, Honeycomb Grouper, Red Grouper, Schoolmaster, Cubera Snapper, Black Grouper, Albacore, Ballyhoo, Coney, Yellowfin Goatfish, Lattice Spinecheek

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Good advice Jedibond and from a man who understands the shame of not catching :P

 

Oh yes, all too frequently, as you would know too :fishing:

 

PS - Sorted that lake out today, all looking good for the weekend.

Edited by jedibond

Ian

 

"If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving isn't for you"

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If anyone agress that lakes are annoying for the right size fish please reply and give me your view.

 

Is this a wind-up ?

 

Because if it isn't LIT it sounds like you're being tempted by the dark side, where catching is more important that fishing, and only a bigger fish will do, where sitting behind a bite alarm has displaced watercraft and the muddy puddle is your natural home. Before long you'll be huddled up in camo gear muttering something about 'your preciousesses'.

 

I'd get a few DVDs on general course fishing, Bod Nudd does some. You could maybe give the magazine 'Improve Your Course Fishing' a try, and theres some great articles on places like AngersNet and MaggotDrowning.

Tony

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Hi

 

You seem to be doing fine, when I was a young lad I dreamed of catching a 5lb Carp and was more then happy catching Roach. You are very fortunate to catch Poisenous Zander, I would love to catch one some day.

 

Dont try to run before you can walk, the bigger may well come some day, I am still waiting for my first British 30lb Carp and had to go as far as Thailand to catch a Carp of that size.

 

As for the shame of not catching, welcome to the world of angling. This happens to the best of anglers.

 

Anyway good luck with that big carp and don't be so hard on yourself if you blank once in a while.

My biggest fish is 7lb I was looking for 10lb but unlucky with that. At that lake aswell we didn't get bothered by Roach. My mate caught the Zander aswell.

No matter how old you are. You can still fish.

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Dan, if you fish for 6 hours and you're not catching anything then you should move to another swim, change rigs, bait, presentation in fact anything until you find something that the fish will like. Anyone on here will tell you that no one bait, swim, rig, etc works all the time. You have to adapt to an unimaginable set of varying factors literally every time you go fishing.

This lake was not that big but me and my mate were legering on one half and my dad was fishing on the top on the other near the trees and to be honest we were covering the whole lake. Apart from the stream which ran in to the lake but that was in direct sunlight and me and my m8 saw 7 decent sized carp. We chucked in some pop-up boileys but 1 ate so it was pointless. There none on the bottom.

No matter how old you are. You can still fish.

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