Anybody fish here or know if there are carp present?
Anybody fish here or know if there are carp present?
In reply to Post #1
I assumed it was no fishing, is fishing allowed?
I assumed it was no fishing, is fishing allowed?
In reply to Post #3
I believe so mate there's pegs there
I believe so mate there's pegs there
Yes two lakes fishable, run by a local ac, access looks an issue, with maybe a fair walk involved.
Mainly Bream, and silvers. A few carp apparently, but not sure.
Mainly Bream, and silvers. A few carp apparently, but not sure.
In reply to Post #5
Have you actually fished the big lake?
Have you actually fished the big lake?
In reply to Post #6
No, walked round both many times, never seen a carp, but sure there's a few present.
No, walked round both many times, never seen a carp, but sure there's a few present.
In reply to Post #7
When you say both you do you mean the other big one o the farmers land ?
When you say both you do you mean the other big one o the farmers land ?
In reply to Post #8
Yes
Yes
In reply to Post #7
Were definitely some in the country park lake, weighed a dead common just over 30lbs about 25 yrs ago, used to work there and fished it a bit.
Big lake I never went carp fishing but some cracking pike in there.
Were definitely some in the country park lake, weighed a dead common just over 30lbs about 25 yrs ago, used to work there and fished it a bit.
Big lake I never went carp fishing but some cracking pike in there.
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In reply to Post #11
If its the lake I'm thinking of I fished it 25+ years ago for bream on the slider as it was deep, nice place
If its the lake I'm thinking of I fished it 25+ years ago for bream on the slider as it was deep, nice place
In reply to Post #12
Might just have to go over seems to good to be true really big lake country park no on fishes it 😂😂
Might just have to go over seems to good to be true really big lake country park no on fishes it 😂😂
In reply to Post #12
Average is about 17ft
Average is about 17ft
In reply to Post #14
Sounds like there could be potential I've heard stories of otters and even a seal
Sounds like there could be potential I've heard stories of otters and even a seal
In reply to Post #15
Blast from the past that . Went to school there .
Blast from the past that . Went to school there .
In reply to Post #16
You have any details?
You have any details?
In reply to Post #17
He got 4 gcse's,.....sorry couldn't resist
He got 4 gcse's,.....sorry couldn't resist
In reply to Post #16
So did i.
Left in 1991
So did i.
Left in 1991
In reply to Post #15
The seal was over St Ives, the only water that flows by the country park is Alconbury Brook
The seal was over St Ives, the only water that flows by the country park is Alconbury Brook
In reply to Post #20
Have got a video somewhere of a seal munching on a slab under Huntingdon bridge
Have got a video somewhere of a seal munching on a slab under Huntingdon bridge
In reply to Post #21
I know it's good for a certain other species
I know it's good for a certain other species
Plenty of dogging in the park carpark, always worth a wander, when you get sick of reeling the bream in.
In reply to Post #23
Sweet
Sweet
In reply to Post #24
It is true that the seal got into Sewell's Lake, the big one next door, whether it got into the park lake I've not heard. There were a handful of cracking fish in both lakes but emphasis on 'were' as a lot have been lost to predation.
Officially no night fishing in the park, and in the summer I wouldn't want to anyway. Officially no night fishing on the big lake too however one bank is a bit of a free for all. Hell of a long barrow push though for very little reward.
Close season applies to the park lake too.
Still the odd nice fish kicking about and for £25 or whatever it is now it's worth a punt but the hassle of fishing a busy park, days only and access to Sewell's is a big put off.
It is true that the seal got into Sewell's Lake, the big one next door, whether it got into the park lake I've not heard. There were a handful of cracking fish in both lakes but emphasis on 'were' as a lot have been lost to predation.
Officially no night fishing in the park, and in the summer I wouldn't want to anyway. Officially no night fishing on the big lake too however one bank is a bit of a free for all. Hell of a long barrow push though for very little reward.
Close season applies to the park lake too.
Still the odd nice fish kicking about and for £25 or whatever it is now it's worth a punt but the hassle of fishing a busy park, days only and access to Sewell's is a big put off.
In reply to Post #25
Cheers mate solid bit of info so you can also fish sewells ?
Cheers mate solid bit of info so you can also fish sewells ?
In reply to Post #26
Yeah Sewells is a funny one because the club has one end from the farm round towards the A14 and the end of the bay, then it's a bit of an unofficial free for all on the Brook Bank along to the country park, but the nice bit with the reeds where the handful of remaining carp like to bask in the southern sunshine is mega private owned by the church.
They also have a small stretch of river which has in the past thrown up the odd lump.
Yeah Sewells is a funny one because the club has one end from the farm round towards the A14 and the end of the bay, then it's a bit of an unofficial free for all on the Brook Bank along to the country park, but the nice bit with the reeds where the handful of remaining carp like to bask in the southern sunshine is mega private owned by the church.
They also have a small stretch of river which has in the past thrown up the odd lump.
In reply to Post #27
Nice one cheers mate
Nice one cheers mate
In reply to Post #22
I know the place well, as I lived ten minutes walk from the park for several years when I was working in Huntingdon. The EE's took all the pike and perch they could get spinning, along with anything else they could get on hand lines. I walked round the water a few weeks ago - it's very clear and I can tell you, I saw very little in the way of fish, a few roach, but that was it. So sad, it was a cracking tench water at one time and did some big pike - I had 30.10 from there in 2012. But like anything these days, as soon as word got out, it got ruined. Never been a carp water to talk of though, although there were a few in there back in the day. Much better waters nearby, most syndicates with very long waiting lists. One in particular the other side of the Racecourse, that I think most people would offer up a testicle to fish
I know the place well, as I lived ten minutes walk from the park for several years when I was working in Huntingdon. The EE's took all the pike and perch they could get spinning, along with anything else they could get on hand lines. I walked round the water a few weeks ago - it's very clear and I can tell you, I saw very little in the way of fish, a few roach, but that was it. So sad, it was a cracking tench water at one time and did some big pike - I had 30.10 from there in 2012. But like anything these days, as soon as word got out, it got ruined. Never been a carp water to talk of though, although there were a few in there back in the day. Much better waters nearby, most syndicates with very long waiting lists. One in particular the other side of the Racecourse, that I think most people would offer up a testicle to fish
In reply to Post #29
Yeah must say saw very little when I walked round it shame really nice place too
Yeah must say saw very little when I walked round it shame really nice place too
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