Where in the UK would you most like to have a weekend fishing?

[Steve Burke]

Mark Quinney's topic about Redmire on the carp forum has prompted this question.

 

Firstly where now, and secondly where and when in the past?

[Spindle]

Mark Quinney's topic about Redmire on the carp forum has prompted this question.

 

Firstly where now, and secondly where and when in the past?

 

 

In the past: Redmire for me - I wrote it up here:

 

http://www.btinternet.com/~pickled.carp/redmireWriteUp.htm

 

 

Now/future? Dunno - somewhere with barbel!

[Andrew Burgess]

Mark Quinney's topic about Redmire on the carp forum has prompted this question.

 

Firstly where now, and secondly where and when in the past?

 

Steve that is only place for me and that is Wingham!

[bingo]

Mark Quinney's topic about Redmire on the carp forum has prompted this question.

 

Firstly where now, and secondly where and when in the past?

 

Now?

 

Any southern chalkstream would suit me now. Fishing for coarse fish. Or a long lost carp lake on a private estate.

 

Past?

 

Redmire!

 

Sometime in June............... 1980.............. in the shallows...............

 

Or I wouldn't mind fishing with 'BB' at the old copper mine. Not sure I'd fancy fishing there by myself!

[terry t shirt]

in days gone by i'd like to go back to that secluded river i caught my first 2 oz perch

when i didnt habe a care in the world and every trip had three days of sorting tackle before.

 

 

 

 

 

now i'd like to just get by the river stick float fishing for roach.

[jeepster]

The tidal Trent where I used to go with my dad when I was a kid, great times.

[Colin Brett]

Whittlesey Mere in the 1830s, all those huge pike in and around the reedbeds!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I suppose being let loose on Rutland water with my own boat and plenty of live baits.

 

Colin

[Mat Hillman]

In the past: Redmire for me - I wrote it up here:

 

http://www.btinternet.com/~pickled.carp/redmireWriteUp.htm

Now/future? Dunno - somewhere with barbel!

 

 

You missed out the "new" Redmire map!!

 

 

Mat

[Mat Hillman]

Wingham is actually quite high on my Wish list, Although having "done" Redmire thanks to Glenn (spindle) arranging the best weekend fishing I've ever had for me! I think top of my list would be the Royalty. I'd love to catch a barbel from one of the famous Royalty swims!

 

How about sorting that one out for me too Glenn?

 

Mat

[Dick Dastardly]

What a question Steve! for once Im struggling to answer!

 

At first I was greedy and thought of big fish venues in their heyday! Redmire maybe pre 70's? or the Wensum when it was coughing up 2lb Roach left right and centre! Llandegfedd on the first trials again but this time get it right! It goes on and on!

 

But then I read Terry T's post and thought of some of the waters of my youth and that great sense of anticipation that I felt back then.Oh to fish a weekend on some of them knowing what I know now! Or out of nostalgia just one last weekend on my old syndicate water back in the late 80's pre saltwater floods and dreaded jetskis,just to be there and apreciate what I was going to loose just one last time? In fact I would quite happily die after that.

 

Then again a days mullet fishing with the Rother Mulleteers on the Rother back in the 70's would be good! I cant make my mind up.

 

The present or future? Dont know really.At the moment the only water Ive got any interest in at all is Steve's Wingham coarse lake which I hope to be fishing in the next few years.As those of you who have been there will know a magical place without even considering the extremely high quality of the fish.