tony tinca 0 Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Im off to bury hill this saturday for our christmas competition that was postponed because of the ice , unfortunatly we are not on the old lake as i know how to fish that , we are on milton which is the next best lake on the complex ive been told , the whole place is lovely anyway and im looking forward to it even thou we are in for gales saturday . Apparently its stocked with loads of tench, cruican, bream , and some cracking roach and perch . I was wondering if anyone has fished it in winter and whats the best approach ? Link to post Share on other sites
Dales 216 Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Only ever fished the Old lake for Pike & Zander so can't be of any help. I always wanted to fish Milton but never get around to it as it is supposed to have some very big Perch. Have you taken a look at their website? They have tips on methods for each lake and information on how they lakes are fishing. Although the predator catch's never seem to tally with what I see been caught Sorry I can't be much help, but good luck. I would be interested to know if any big Perch come out during your match. 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 2012Zander, 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 GarSpecies Caught 2011Zander, 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 FishSpecies Caught 2010Zander, 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 RudderfishSpecies Caught 2009Barramundi, 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 CatfishSpecies Caught 2008Dorado, 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 RunnerSpecies Caught 2007Arapaima, 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 Link to post Share on other sites
tony tinca 0 Posted January 13, 2011 Author Share Posted January 13, 2011 Only ever fished the Old lake for Pike & Zander so can't be of any help. I always wanted to fish Milton but never get around to it as it is supposed to have some very big Perch. Have you taken a look at their website? They have tips on methods for each lake and information on how they lakes are fishing. Although the predator catch's never seem to tally with what I see been caught Sorry I can't be much help, but good luck. I would be interested to know if any big Perch come out during your match. yes the advice given is not always strictly the best but is alright as a general guide i think. and it can be fairly old info. I will post about any good perch and indeed any other good fish caught as well as total weights for the day . even thou i dont do any preditor fishing myself i know the old lake is famous for its zander Link to post Share on other sites
Dales 216 Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 even thou i dont do any preditor fishing myself i know the old lake is famous for its zander The Pike fishing is not all that and mainly small stuff but they do have some very good Zeds. 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 2012Zander, 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 GarSpecies Caught 2011Zander, 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 FishSpecies Caught 2010Zander, 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 RudderfishSpecies Caught 2009Barramundi, 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 CatfishSpecies Caught 2008Dorado, 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 RunnerSpecies Caught 2007Arapaima, 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 Link to post Share on other sites
tony tinca 0 Posted January 13, 2011 Author Share Posted January 13, 2011 (edited) The Pike fishing is not all that and mainly small stuff but they do have some very good Zeds. Some of my earliest tench and bream catches were on the old lake , i know it used to be famous for big weight catches in matches, and big individual fish , but i dont know if it is today ? Edited January 13, 2011 by tony tinca Link to post Share on other sites
Dales 216 Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Some of my earliest tench and bream catches were on the old lake , i know it used to be famous for big weight catches in matches, and big individual fish , but i dont know if it is today ? I only fish it in the Autumn & Winter for the preds and by then most of the pleasure anglers have moved on but I have seen the odd angler taking good bags of Bream around the 3 to 4lb size in winter. I have even heard the rumour that it may contain a few cats. 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 2012Zander, 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 GarSpecies Caught 2011Zander, 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 FishSpecies Caught 2010Zander, 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 RudderfishSpecies Caught 2009Barramundi, 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 CatfishSpecies Caught 2008Dorado, 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 RunnerSpecies Caught 2007Arapaima, 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 Link to post Share on other sites
MordenMike 2 Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Tony The advice given on the website about winter fishing is pretty accurate, float fish light, singel maggot feeding little and often etc on the pole or waggler. I was down there last weekend and cought roach and rudd on said methods and the water was cold and still partly frozen, so as its milder I reckon it should fish ok. Not sure the crucians will feed though. Good luck mike Link to post Share on other sites
tony tinca 0 Posted January 14, 2011 Author Share Posted January 14, 2011 TonyThe advice given on the website about winter fishing is pretty accurate, float fish light, singel maggot feeding little and often etc on the pole or waggler. I was down there last weekend and cought roach and rudd on said methods and the water was cold and still partly frozen, so as its milder I reckon it should fish ok. Not sure the crucians will feed though. Good luck mike thanks modernmike im hoping the wind tommorrow isnt gonna be a howler like they say otherwise im not gonna get a good presentation on pole or waggler . Might have to commit to quiver either maggot feeder or small cage , ive got some squats to use up so i will probebly mix those with some green swimstim , what do u think? Link to post Share on other sites
MordenMike 2 Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 thanks modernmike im hoping the wind tommorrow isnt gonna be a howler like they say otherwise im not gonna get a good presentation on pole or waggler . Might have to commit to quiver either maggot feeder or small cage , ive got some squats to use up so i will probebly mix those with some green swimstim , what do u think? Personally I'd stick with the waggler approach, its not a big lake and you won't need to fish to far out, you'll still get decent presentation if the bites are a bit finicky. i'd loose feed as well(unless the wind blows it straight back in your face!) wouldn't put too much feed in to start. i'm biased though I'll always use a float if I can. mike Link to post Share on other sites
tony tinca 0 Posted January 15, 2011 Author Share Posted January 15, 2011 Only ever fished the Old lake for Pike & Zander so can't be of any help. I always wanted to fish Milton but never get around to it as it is supposed to have some very big Perch. Have you taken a look at their website? They have tips on methods for each lake and information on how they lakes are fishing. Although the predator catch's never seem to tally with what I see been caught Sorry I can't be much help, but good luck. I would be interested to know if any big Perch come out during your match. thought i would let you know about the perch . You will be pleased to know that between between us there were 12 caught over 1lb and of them 3 were estimated at 3lb. But even more interesting is last week we were told there was a 5lb and a 4lb fish caught , it wasnt the shop that told us , but still came from a reliable source. Link to post Share on other sites
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