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Forsters Lodge, Haigh

Houghtons Lodge, Marsh Green

Scot Lane New Pond, opp Houghtons Lodge

Fan Lodge, Bickershaw

Heapey Reservoirs

Leeds-Liverpool Canal (Johnson's Hill Locks, Chorley to Saracen's Head, Halsall and Chapel Lane Bridge, Wigan to Chapel Lane Footbridge)

Rufford Canal

Greenwaters

Ince Park Lake

Bryn Flash

Hindley Deep Pit & Square Lodge

The Trenchy, Lower Ince

Mellings No. 1 Flash

Rivers Ribble & Wyre (details in Map Book)

Horrocks Flash

Red Pond, Newtown

Birkacre Reservoirs

River Douglas (downstream of Navigation Pub, Gathurst - one mile both banks. Also a small stretch at Bispham)

 

Hope this is of some use...

 

web site still appears to be down believe tickets are £20.00 per year or day tickets are avail on some waters

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Hey Jimpy,

 

Thanks for that, I went to my local tackle shop yesterday and purchased a season ticket. £22 for the rest of the year. Some of the waters you mention do not feature in the booklet but I will be sure to find out.

 

Anyone interested in planning a trip please post.........

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Hey Jimpy,

 

Thanks for that, I went to my local tackle shop yesterday and purchased a season ticket. £22 for the rest of the year. Some of the waters you mention do not feature in the booklet but I will be sure to find out.

 

Anyone interested in planning a trip please post.........

 

Hi Matt.

 

The site says you are a junior member. I didn't think the wigan aa ticket was so dear for you. (or have you just been stung for the adult ticket couse you just turned 16?.

 

I am in wigan send me an email and I will try my best to help you out.

Regards.

Tony.

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Hi Matt.

 

The site says you are a junior member. I didn't think the wigan aa ticket was so dear for you. (or have you just been stung for the adult ticket couse you just turned 16?.

 

I am in wigan send me an email and I will try my best to help you out.

Regards.

Tony.

 

I think junior member refers to how few posts you have made and not to someones age, once mat has made over a certain No of posts i think he will be promoted to senior or something similar.

I may be wrong in saying that tho :unsure::unsure::)

Regards Paul Mc
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Well all as Promised I visited Fir Tree Fisheries @ Appley Bridge.

There were 5 waters there.

The first had a big sign that read "here where the big boys live so you have to be over 18 and have an unhooking mat) I was about to go and start but then noticed that it was actually £10 to fish this pond (as opposed to £6 to fish the other 4)

I arrived at 6:30 in the heavy rain and then chose a peg. Within 10 mins I had my first ever common carp (about 1lb) I continued to fish pulling more of these in including a few bream. I then hooked my first ever chub of about 2 1/2lb- CHUFFED. The rain was on and off all day i.e. one minute it was hot enough to get a tan and maybe have a quick dip, next it has hail stoning..............

Anyway finished off at 2:30 and went over to the BIG BOYS lake where I saw a chap land a fish of around 15lb.

All in all great place - very clean - nicely laid out. I will return in future but will check other waters out first.

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you have to be signed in to access it

 

if you were then not sure you will have to contact a mod

 

sounds like you had a good day

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you have to be signed in to access it

 

if you were then not sure you will have to contact a mod

 

sounds like you had a good day

 

Hi mat.

Just tried to send you a personnal message.

the site says the feature is either switched off or your inbox is full.

 

Anyway.

 

my email address is as follows.

aj001a5249@blueyonder.co.uk

 

Drop us a line with your phone number and i will get back to you.

Tony.

 

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