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True, although the Wingham pike may have gone full blown vegan now and won't touch any thing with eggs in it :P

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True, although the Wingham pike may have gone full blown vegan now and won't touch any thing with eggs in it :P

 

So you think it's save to try boilies then?

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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True, although the Wingham pike may have gone full blown vegan now and won't touch any thing with eggs in it :P

 

I'm convinced that all Pike have now gone vegi.

 

Speaks the man who has blanked on his last 2 Pike sessions :(

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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Every year I love reading the planning details for the Wingham weekend.

 

I would not trade the memory of our trip for anything but knowing that we'll likely not ever have another chance to go or to see any of you again is an occasion of bittersweet sadness.

 

A note to any on AN who have not attended a fish-in at Wingham - you really should. If you were planning to get married that weekend, reschedule; if your wife is due to deliver your first child that weekend, make sure someone with a video camera can be with her; if you are due to deliver your first child that weekend, remember that babies don't need hospitals and that first babies are usually late; if you think Wingham is too far to travel, take the word of someone who came over 4000 miles that it isn't.

 

Even if you can't fish, Peggy's cooking is worth the trip. :wub:

" My choices in life were either to be a piano player in a whore house or a politician. And to tell the truth, there's hardly any difference!" - Harry Truman, 33rd US President

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Every year I love reading the planning details for the Wingham weekend.

 

I would not trade the memory of our trip for anything but knowing that we'll likely not ever have another chance to go or to see any of you again is an occasion of bittersweet sadness.

 

A note to any on AN who have not attended a fish-in at Wingham - you really should. If you were planning to get married that weekend, reschedule; if your wife is due to deliver your first child that weekend, make sure someone with a video camera can be with her; if you are due to deliver your first child that weekend, remember that babies don't need hospitals and that first babies are usually late; if you think Wingham is too far to travel, take the word of someone who came over 4000 miles that it isn't.

 

Even if you can't fish, Peggy's cooking is worth the trip. :wub:

 

And if those (unsolicited) comments don't get more coming nothing will!

 

Thanks from both of us, Newt.

Wingham Specimen Coarse & Carp Syndicates www.winghamfisheries.co.uk Beautiful, peaceful, little fished gravel pit syndicates in Kent with very big fish. 2017 Forum Fish-In Sat May 6 to Mon May 8. Articles http://www.anglersnet.co.uk/steveburke.htm Index of all my articles on Angler's Net

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Every year I love reading the planning details for the Wingham weekend.

 

I would not trade the memory of our trip for anything but knowing that we'll likely not ever have another chance to go or to see any of you again is an occasion of bittersweet sadness.

 

A note to any on AN who have not attended a fish-in at Wingham - you really should. If you were planning to get married that weekend, reschedule; if your wife is due to deliver your first child that weekend, make sure someone with a video camera can be with her; if you are due to deliver your first child that weekend, remember that babies don't need hospitals and that first babies are usually late; if you think Wingham is too far to travel, take the word of someone who came over 4000 miles that it isn't.

 

Even if you can't fish, Peggy's cooking is worth the trip. :wub:

 

Shoooooooooooooooooosh Newt you are supposed to put people off ;) , so that those of us who have been before and know how magical it is get a look in :D

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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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For those of you who haven't been to a Wingham fish-in before, please try to make the effort - think of it as a once-in-a-lifetime treat. It's a chance to fish one of the country's top specimen waters for free - it's an amazing opportunity. Add into that some seriously good BBQs, great company and advice, and all manner of people you've never met offering to lend you what you need and helping out with tactics etc., it really shouldn't be missed :)

 

I made the mistake of going once in 2006, and I've been a hopeless addict ever since.

 

The chance of catching some seriously big fish is very real (4 of my PBs are from there - and at one time it was 5!). And the setting and wildlife is just stunning. Even if you don't catch much, I can't think of anywhere on earth I would rather spend a few days.

And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music

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For those of you who haven't been to a Wingham fish-in before, please try to make the effort - think of it as a once-in-a-lifetime treat. It's a chance to fish one of the country's top specimen waters for free - it's an amazing opportunity. Add into that some seriously good BBQs, great company and advice, and all manner of people you've never met offering to lend you what you need and helping out with tactics etc., it really shouldn't be missed :)

 

I made the mistake of going once in 2006, and I've been a hopeless addict ever since.

 

The chance of catching some seriously big fish is very real (4 of my PBs are from there - and at one time it was 5!). And the setting and wildlife is just stunning. Even if you don't catch much, I can't think of anywhere on earth I would rather spend a few days.

 

 

Sounds tempting, I've made a commitment to myself to try and catch a biggish tench this year, and some crucians. How I'll fit this in amongst all the fly fishing and obsessive trotting I'll never know. In fact, I haven't fished a lake (coarse fishing) for around 10 years, maybe more. I really must try it this year - I nearly went this summer, but the car went past the turning and I ended up at the Kennet again!

 

This Wingham thing sounds like it might tick the tench box at the very least.

 

I'm free so far and hope to be able to go. I've certainly never been before.

"I want some repairs done to my cooker as it has backfired and burnt my knob off."

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arbocop - one thing that is especially nice about Wingham is that no one knows how large a fish may come out.

 

Big lakes, lightly fished, well managed, and with a youngish population so the largest this year is quite a bit larger than it was last year and a great many fish that have never been caught.

 

I've heard it called a hard water (at least some of the time) but Elton catches so I question how hard it is. :D :D

" My choices in life were either to be a piano player in a whore house or a politician. And to tell the truth, there's hardly any difference!" - Harry Truman, 33rd US President

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As Weirwulf mentioned it on another topic, I'm bumping this up. This was Steve's original post, containing links to the last few years' catch reports:

 

I've already had an e-mail asking about the dates of the next Wingham Fish-In so that the right days could be booked off work. As many of you will be sorting out your annual leave now, I'm posting the dates here on the Forum. They're Sat May 22nd to Monday May 24th.

 

Wingham Coarse Lake is a syndicate gravel pit in Kent that's normally members only. For those of you who don't display signatures here's a link to the Wingham web site: http://www.anglersnet.co.uk/fisheries/wingham.htm

 

We got beaten by the weather last year but previous Fish-Ins have produced bream to 16-06, tench to 10-04 (and averaging nearly 8lbs!) plus perch to 3-09.

 

For the last 4 years' catch reports see http://www.anglersnet.co.uk/forums/Wingham...am+catch+report and http://www.anglersnet.co.uk/forums/Wingham...am+catch+report and http://www.anglersnet.co.uk/forums/Wingham...am+catch+report and http://www.anglersnet.co.uk/forums/Wingham...am+catch+report

 

Peggy will be doing her optional huge BBQ each lunchtime at a cost of approx £5 per day. As always though the fishing itself is free of charge.

 

Anyone who's made at least 1 post on the Forum when I start taking bookings is invited, but if I'm oversubscribed priority as usual will be given to those who haven't been before.

 

However please note that I won't be taking bookings until approx May 1st.

 

Even though it will mean I don't get a place I really can't urge you all enough to try to make it - Steve and Peggy's (and the baliff's) hospitality, the amazing setting and wildlife, the company, and last but definitely not least the fishing are all really outstanding.

 

Even if I'm not fishing I hope to be there anyway, and so will be available to take photos of PBS - if you look at the 2007 catch report when I was fishing next to Richard you'll see that I've had plenty of practice!

And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music

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