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Anyone ever fished racecourse lakes?. (36 posts / 4,212 views)
tazi tazi
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Post #1 10 Jun 2025 22:03
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Intrigued more than anything as unsure who actually runs them or what is in them.

Thanks in advance.
kells kells
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Post #2 11 Jun 2025 07:49
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Which Racecourse?? Seen a few diffrent ponds stuck in the middle of the Racetrack when watching the Racing. Often wondered if there's any carp in them. As you do as a carp angler..

The only one I know that is, or was fishable was Kempton. Races.
Ged
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Post #3 11 Jun 2025 08:14
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There's two fairly local to me. One's a syndicate, the other a club water.
RKB
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Post #4 11 Jun 2025 09:14
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Huntingdon, Towcester, Catterick...
Fivenil Fivenil
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Post #5 11 Jun 2025 09:28
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Oulton Park.
tazi tazi
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Post #6 11 Jun 2025 09:50
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Watching the horse racing and there's several of them.
tazi tazi
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Post #7 11 Jun 2025 09:52
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Which are those please mate?.
Ged
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Post #8 11 Jun 2025 10:00
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Catterick and Ripon.
tazi tazi
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Post #9 11 Jun 2025 12:25
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mrjcarter mrjcarter
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Post #10 11 Jun 2025 14:56
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Kempton
kells kells
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Post #11 11 Jun 2025 20:57
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If your thinking of combining your fishing with watching the Races. I think you'll find the corses that have lakes don't allow fishing on race days... spoil sports..
tazi tazi
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Post #12 12 Jun 2025 00:06
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Nah mate my fishing days are as good as over.
Zack
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Post #13 12 Jun 2025 06:33
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Another one I have thought about from when I used to go to the race's in the 70's is Mallory Park. But, it is a motorcycling race track but it does have club fisheries in the middle of it but looking them up they are just general coarse fisheries with carp predominant up to 20lb and you have to be a member of the club to fish them
vossy1 vossy1
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Post #14 12 Jun 2025 07:58
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:-(
Belch Belch
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Post #15 12 Jun 2025 09:03
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There's a tiny one at Warwick (about half an acre) . . . used to floater fish there in the summer and also had a freaky supernatural experience . . .! On this basis havent fished it since . . .lol
vossy1 vossy1
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Post #16 12 Jun 2025 16:10
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and also had a freaky supernatural experience . . .! On this basis havent fished it since . . .lol

You can't leave us hanging
braders1978 braders1978
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Post #17 12 Jun 2025 20:12
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Ahhhh moderator friends
whataclonker whataclonker
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Post #18 13 Jun 2025 08:12
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This is like the "am I wrong" thread all over again!
vossy1 vossy1
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Post #19 13 Jun 2025 08:28
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kells kells
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Post #20 13 Jun 2025 17:12
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Obviously had a visitation from some old Nag. Scarred him for life..
vossy1 vossy1
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Post #21 13 Jun 2025 17:31
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Bdum tish
whataclonker whataclonker
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Post #22 13 Jun 2025 21:03
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Was it a night-mare?
kells kells
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Post #23 13 Jun 2025 21:34
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Nayhhhh.. Sorry ill get me coat..
vossy1 vossy1
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Post #24 13 Jun 2025 23:23
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Oh God, they're getting worse
Canalcarper71 Canalcarper71
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Post #25 14 Jun 2025 14:05
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Neigh chance
Belch Belch
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Post #26 16 Jun 2025 16:53
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Modophobia = Instant ban!

Do a search - bored everyone on here already with my ghoulish waffle . . .true story though!
whataclonker whataclonker
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Post #27 16 Jun 2025 20:45
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What an anticlimax..
vossy1 vossy1
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Post #28 16 Jun 2025 21:00
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@wac...I was sooo tempted
kells kells
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Post #29 17 Jun 2025 09:05
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Links poo... please, Chris.
Belch Belch
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Post #30 17 Jun 2025 09:21
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. . . 14yrs ago - time flies - post 1162

Ghost Stories

kells kells
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Post #31 17 Jun 2025 11:44
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Them pills were pretty good back in the day weren't they..

Not sure I'd of gone back after experiencing that to be honest..

But what was more scary were the amount members with huge post counts who no longer post.. time flies.. what ever happened to Brian Woolsley , birchman??
Belch Belch
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Post #32 17 Jun 2025 12:01
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No idea - some good contributors back then!
whataclonker whataclonker
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Post #33 18 Jun 2025 17:17
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I think that maybe there was a message in there with the bird landing on her finger..?

I'll pop another disco biscuit & cerebrate.
Belch Belch
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Post #34 18 Jun 2025 19:09
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No idea! Would be interested in your professional analysis Gareth . . .
vossy1 vossy1
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Post #35 18 Jun 2025 19:40
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That was a great thread and that's a great story, I'm not sure I'd have gone back, also leaves the Q open to me, what's at the bottom of that lake nothing I hope.

I've bumped the thread in case anyone hasn't read it or has more to add, not sure mines in there either, it was in others somewhere.
whataclonker whataclonker
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Post #36 19 Jun 2025 17:45
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