In reply to Post #260
well we were getting more and more pressure to produce i could see graham getting more fed up all the time it was becoming more like a job than a hobby. and then it happend im packing up said graham it was the late eightys by now i was asulutly devistated my angling companion gone after all those years no. matter what i said or did he would not change his mind he quitely slipped from the angling scene leaving me on my own. where do i go from here bomere was day ticket still and i was still baliff i managed a few nights with bernard catching a few nice carp up to mid twentys but my heart really was not really in it i then decided i would do a bit of samon fishing bought a permit and fished a stretch of river at moonkmoor shrewsbury i did not have much luck but caught maney pike up to twenty pounds. were do i go from here i gave it a rest for a few months consentrating on shooting forming a syndidcate with graham which runs to this day, fishing was always on my mind dennis had driffted away back up to stoke fishing reeds mere so i was told. i met a chap called george kimberly at work we hit it of from the start and started fishing lordys pool lordy asked if i would like a small syndicate on the lake only fishing in the day no nights i snaped his hand off and formed the syndicate graham did join but his heart really was not in it we had some great times catching some lovely commen and mirror carp on peanuts and boiles with some exellent chub to seven pounds plus. it was then i found out a member had been removing carp to stock another lake this i had to deal with fast if lordy found out we would be finished more to come later
well we were getting more and more pressure to produce i could see graham getting more fed up all the time it was becoming more like a job than a hobby. and then it happend im packing up said graham it was the late eightys by now i was asulutly devistated my angling companion gone after all those years no. matter what i said or did he would not change his mind he quitely slipped from the angling scene leaving me on my own. where do i go from here bomere was day ticket still and i was still baliff i managed a few nights with bernard catching a few nice carp up to mid twentys but my heart really was not really in it i then decided i would do a bit of samon fishing bought a permit and fished a stretch of river at moonkmoor shrewsbury i did not have much luck but caught maney pike up to twenty pounds. were do i go from here i gave it a rest for a few months consentrating on shooting forming a syndidcate with graham which runs to this day, fishing was always on my mind dennis had driffted away back up to stoke fishing reeds mere so i was told. i met a chap called george kimberly at work we hit it of from the start and started fishing lordys pool lordy asked if i would like a small syndicate on the lake only fishing in the day no nights i snaped his hand off and formed the syndicate graham did join but his heart really was not in it we had some great times catching some lovely commen and mirror carp on peanuts and boiles with some exellent chub to seven pounds plus. it was then i found out a member had been removing carp to stock another lake this i had to deal with fast if lordy found out we would be finished more to come later
In reply to Post #261
Pete - your'e on fire mate
As has been mentioned ,this is going to make one hell of an article!
Pete - your'e on fire mate
As has been mentioned ,this is going to make one hell of an article!
In reply to Post #261
i was absulutly gutted a freind i trusted taking fish i just could not believe he would do such a thing , but aparently there was two members so they were asked to leave no names mentiond on here as they still fish. well we carried on for the rest of the season catching some superb fish the season came to a close and gave me time to have a bit of a rest, i went to see lordy about next season and he politley told me he was going to net the pool and sell the fish he wanted more income for the estate and one of the members had told him about the fish thefts , i was devestated that was the end of my syndicate caused by to bloody fools. but on reflection it was the best thing since sliced cheese. in latter years the fish left are now huge and i am the only one allowed to fish the water i can take a couple of freinds and i can tell you its pure heaven having the water all to mmy self but thats for another story.
i was absulutly gutted a freind i trusted taking fish i just could not believe he would do such a thing , but aparently there was two members so they were asked to leave no names mentiond on here as they still fish. well we carried on for the rest of the season catching some superb fish the season came to a close and gave me time to have a bit of a rest, i went to see lordy about next season and he politley told me he was going to net the pool and sell the fish he wanted more income for the estate and one of the members had told him about the fish thefts , i was devestated that was the end of my syndicate caused by to bloody fools. but on reflection it was the best thing since sliced cheese. in latter years the fish left are now huge and i am the only one allowed to fish the water i can take a couple of freinds and i can tell you its pure heaven having the water all to mmy self but thats for another story.
In reply to Post #266
in 1988 i started to have problems with my health on visiting a specalist i was told i had severe on giong ostioarthrites and really should retire from work bloody hell im only 48 i cant retire yet so i carried on the best i could . in 1989 we were privatized it went in house, having a interview i waqs told i would not get the job owing to my affliction , so into private industry i went fitting alarms for a friiend but it did not last long at the age of fifty i was forced to retire by my doctor i thought it was the end of my life but the doctors told me it was to give me a better qulitey of life. i must have been quite hard to live with i those early months dut my daughter had a little boy and he proved to be my salvation. his now 16 years old ive taught him all i know and thats not much his not intrested in fishing, but i took him shooting from the age of four and is a brillant shot and the apple of my eye. it was in those early months i received a phone call from a freind asking me if i could go to a meeting and talk to a bloke who was setting up a trout fishery wich i did it was a bit of a set up he wanted me to become baliff un paid of course but could have as much fishing as i liked i new the said water it also held a number of big carp and some huge eels although private i had poached it a few years before and done quite well. so i took on the job i got graham as a second and one other freind as well and i was head baliff the lake was stocked it was about five acres and very deep in parts they put in absolutly thousands of fish from there own fish farm . thats when my work realy began with some quite funny stories and some not, we had trouble from the start poachers and i mean poachers more of that later
in 1988 i started to have problems with my health on visiting a specalist i was told i had severe on giong ostioarthrites and really should retire from work bloody hell im only 48 i cant retire yet so i carried on the best i could . in 1989 we were privatized it went in house, having a interview i waqs told i would not get the job owing to my affliction , so into private industry i went fitting alarms for a friiend but it did not last long at the age of fifty i was forced to retire by my doctor i thought it was the end of my life but the doctors told me it was to give me a better qulitey of life. i must have been quite hard to live with i those early months dut my daughter had a little boy and he proved to be my salvation. his now 16 years old ive taught him all i know and thats not much his not intrested in fishing, but i took him shooting from the age of four and is a brillant shot and the apple of my eye. it was in those early months i received a phone call from a freind asking me if i could go to a meeting and talk to a bloke who was setting up a trout fishery wich i did it was a bit of a set up he wanted me to become baliff un paid of course but could have as much fishing as i liked i new the said water it also held a number of big carp and some huge eels although private i had poached it a few years before and done quite well. so i took on the job i got graham as a second and one other freind as well and i was head baliff the lake was stocked it was about five acres and very deep in parts they put in absolutly thousands of fish from there own fish farm . thats when my work realy began with some quite funny stories and some not, we had trouble from the start poachers and i mean poachers more of that later
In reply to Post #267
asi said poachers were a problem and i was there day and night it does not take long to find wich directoin they were entering the fishery so graham and i set some trip wires up these were attached to a pin wich went through a hole in a tube inside was a black powder cartridge with a bolt above when some one tripped the wire out would pop the pin and down would come the bolt setting off the cartridge with an almighty bang. some times i would use a real cartridge taking out the lead and replacing it with rice then put a piece of tin under it what a racket when it went off i would of liked to have seen thre faces when they walked into one in the dark. well i had five of these in a row all waist hight on the far side of the lake one night graham and i was there about 1am there was an almighty bang bang bang bang bang and a load of shouting we took round the far side with the car trying to cut them off but they got away but had dropped there rods and worms on getting back to the fishing lodge and ringing the police we rolled arround laughing i bet they had dirty under pants this trip wires proved quite a sucssesfull deterent but did not stop all more to come later
asi said poachers were a problem and i was there day and night it does not take long to find wich directoin they were entering the fishery so graham and i set some trip wires up these were attached to a pin wich went through a hole in a tube inside was a black powder cartridge with a bolt above when some one tripped the wire out would pop the pin and down would come the bolt setting off the cartridge with an almighty bang. some times i would use a real cartridge taking out the lead and replacing it with rice then put a piece of tin under it what a racket when it went off i would of liked to have seen thre faces when they walked into one in the dark. well i had five of these in a row all waist hight on the far side of the lake one night graham and i was there about 1am there was an almighty bang bang bang bang bang and a load of shouting we took round the far side with the car trying to cut them off but they got away but had dropped there rods and worms on getting back to the fishing lodge and ringing the police we rolled arround laughing i bet they had dirty under pants this trip wires proved quite a sucssesfull deterent but did not stop all more to come later
In reply to Post #268
on one paticular night i was in the company of graham when we saw a light in the top car park it was used by bird watchers who used another pool next to the fishery this was a nature conservation area. it certainly would not have been them at 12-30 am so of we4 went in the car shore enough it was a car and was certainly poachers they had left thier light on in the car silly sods well we called the police they arrived with sirens going enought to frigthen any poacher for miles away a dog van also appeard off went the dogs with thier handler in hot pursuit i said to graham no way thier long gone but we did have thier car. what happend next well i could not beileve my eyes got your knife this big sgt said yes mate no more to do he cut thier tyers they wont come back again he said with a grin on his face. next morning the said car was on a pub car park up from the fishery having new tyers put on they had managed . to drive from that park on flat tyers for about half a mile looking at the car park they had knocked the fence down in there rush to get away . later that day i recieved a phone call thretning me with all kind of violence ringing 1471 the silly sod had left his number on the phone so ringing the police he was caught and charged with thretning phone calls and poaching job done we had a lot less trouble for some time after. i had never done much fly fishing but after some free leasons and buying rods i became quite good the fishery used to sell fish and out i would go in a punt with electric motor and catch for there orders it was on such a sessoin i hooked and played my biggest rainbow trout weighing in at 18 pounds what a fish you had to kill all large fish caught as if put back they would possibly die from stress. this paticular fish was donated to the condover blind school and was very welcome. i suppose it takes a poacher to catch a poacher and we were also in big demand from other fisherys in the erea one such fishery was owned by a local gun smith and he had formed a syndicate on it can you help pete i am having terrible trouble this fishery was in a valley with three pools all joined with water falls very pretty with heavely conifers either side graham and i new the place quite well as we had shot ducks there many times. so it was to be one dark night off i set meeting the owner there and some of his members there here he says you could see there lights shining in the trees graham was not with me at the time , although id got my other baliff with me have you rung the police i say no one available he says after some discussion with him i new it was impossible to catch them to much cover in the car i had my semi automatic shot gun so off i went into the darkness creeping down i let off three shots into the darkness above the wood what a racket off went the lights with a load off shouting they departed quickley also leaving behind two rods and there flaskes of tea you know he never did have any more trouble job well done more to follow
on one paticular night i was in the company of graham when we saw a light in the top car park it was used by bird watchers who used another pool next to the fishery this was a nature conservation area. it certainly would not have been them at 12-30 am so of we4 went in the car shore enough it was a car and was certainly poachers they had left thier light on in the car silly sods well we called the police they arrived with sirens going enought to frigthen any poacher for miles away a dog van also appeard off went the dogs with thier handler in hot pursuit i said to graham no way thier long gone but we did have thier car. what happend next well i could not beileve my eyes got your knife this big sgt said yes mate no more to do he cut thier tyers they wont come back again he said with a grin on his face. next morning the said car was on a pub car park up from the fishery having new tyers put on they had managed . to drive from that park on flat tyers for about half a mile looking at the car park they had knocked the fence down in there rush to get away . later that day i recieved a phone call thretning me with all kind of violence ringing 1471 the silly sod had left his number on the phone so ringing the police he was caught and charged with thretning phone calls and poaching job done we had a lot less trouble for some time after. i had never done much fly fishing but after some free leasons and buying rods i became quite good the fishery used to sell fish and out i would go in a punt with electric motor and catch for there orders it was on such a sessoin i hooked and played my biggest rainbow trout weighing in at 18 pounds what a fish you had to kill all large fish caught as if put back they would possibly die from stress. this paticular fish was donated to the condover blind school and was very welcome. i suppose it takes a poacher to catch a poacher and we were also in big demand from other fisherys in the erea one such fishery was owned by a local gun smith and he had formed a syndicate on it can you help pete i am having terrible trouble this fishery was in a valley with three pools all joined with water falls very pretty with heavely conifers either side graham and i new the place quite well as we had shot ducks there many times. so it was to be one dark night off i set meeting the owner there and some of his members there here he says you could see there lights shining in the trees graham was not with me at the time , although id got my other baliff with me have you rung the police i say no one available he says after some discussion with him i new it was impossible to catch them to much cover in the car i had my semi automatic shot gun so off i went into the darkness creeping down i let off three shots into the darkness above the wood what a racket off went the lights with a load off shouting they departed quickley also leaving behind two rods and there flaskes of tea you know he never did have any more trouble job well done more to follow
In reply to Post #269
at the same time i was still baliff for the owners at bomere and had rather a full life baliffing two lakes was no mean task. the owners son had now come to run the fishery and was also a good fly fisherman we had some real good days together fishing from those punts. catching as maney as sixty trout in a day returning most. it was not long when i was asked would i like to take part in a do with trout world to promote the fishery wich i exepted the day arrived and out on the lake i went taking my springer dog sam and my other ballif mr cookson also a good fly fisherman the cameras stayed with us most of the day they were fasinated with my dog sam he always came fishing with me wenever i went and was quite a charictor to all that new him. when you had a fish on he would always try and land it with his teeth i have some great pictures of him on the front page of trout world althought now dead he caught weils disease a terrible death but i live with my memorys. we caught maney fish that day and it was enjoyed by all who took part more to follow
at the same time i was still baliff for the owners at bomere and had rather a full life baliffing two lakes was no mean task. the owners son had now come to run the fishery and was also a good fly fisherman we had some real good days together fishing from those punts. catching as maney as sixty trout in a day returning most. it was not long when i was asked would i like to take part in a do with trout world to promote the fishery wich i exepted the day arrived and out on the lake i went taking my springer dog sam and my other ballif mr cookson also a good fly fisherman the cameras stayed with us most of the day they were fasinated with my dog sam he always came fishing with me wenever i went and was quite a charictor to all that new him. when you had a fish on he would always try and land it with his teeth i have some great pictures of him on the front page of trout world althought now dead he caught weils disease a terrible death but i live with my memorys. we caught maney fish that day and it was enjoyed by all who took part more to follow
In reply to Post #270
well more about my dog sam i was in the lodge one day and in he came with this big trout firmley in his mouth still alive. taking it from him it weighted four and a half pounds we asked every one had they lost a fish no one had, it became a regular thing up he would trot with another trout till one day we caught him talking about poaching there he was in the water his one leg raised standing as still as a heron bang in went his head and out came a trout bloody hell i said to dennis tristain that helped run the fishery his catching them him self doing better than some of the anglers on the lake i certainly had to keep an eye on him turn your back and he was at it again always bringing them back live he also would do the same at bomere with swan muscles he would stand in the water for half a hour soon as they moved he would have them quite a dog. the son of the owner wanted ago at the eels i wasent sure if it was a good idea because of the trout but he was adiment so who was i to tell him it was his fishery so it was to be iwill tell you what happend in my next story
well more about my dog sam i was in the lodge one day and in he came with this big trout firmley in his mouth still alive. taking it from him it weighted four and a half pounds we asked every one had they lost a fish no one had, it became a regular thing up he would trot with another trout till one day we caught him talking about poaching there he was in the water his one leg raised standing as still as a heron bang in went his head and out came a trout bloody hell i said to dennis tristain that helped run the fishery his catching them him self doing better than some of the anglers on the lake i certainly had to keep an eye on him turn your back and he was at it again always bringing them back live he also would do the same at bomere with swan muscles he would stand in the water for half a hour soon as they moved he would have them quite a dog. the son of the owner wanted ago at the eels i wasent sure if it was a good idea because of the trout but he was adiment so who was i to tell him it was his fishery so it was to be iwill tell you what happend in my next story
In reply to Post #271
well let me tell you some funny stories and not so funny that happend to me at the fishery before i go on about eels i was in the lodge one day when three large men came to fish one in a wheel chair it was explained to them they would need two punts sa they would be to heavy for one but out they went all in one punt the water was nearly at the top only about three inches below dennis was mad out went the big rubber motor boat with the bosses son and he explained the situation and i took another punt telling them to go to the side and get two in one the other was to fish in the other but know these two big chaps jumped into my punt sinking it instantley the poor disabled man had not put on his brake and down the punt he went hitting the end and over he went upside down in forty foot of water he was sinking slowly i was already in the water was it cold and i had all my fishing gear on but managed to turn this chap up the right way annd get his head above water the other two had managed to get on the boat and dragged him aboard leaving me in the water i grabed a piece of rope and was pulled to the side i was asolutly exusted the ambulance came knoking it s blue light off on a cross bar above the gate they took this disabled chap to hospital we gave them there money and told them not to come back more to follow
well let me tell you some funny stories and not so funny that happend to me at the fishery before i go on about eels i was in the lodge one day when three large men came to fish one in a wheel chair it was explained to them they would need two punts sa they would be to heavy for one but out they went all in one punt the water was nearly at the top only about three inches below dennis was mad out went the big rubber motor boat with the bosses son and he explained the situation and i took another punt telling them to go to the side and get two in one the other was to fish in the other but know these two big chaps jumped into my punt sinking it instantley the poor disabled man had not put on his brake and down the punt he went hitting the end and over he went upside down in forty foot of water he was sinking slowly i was already in the water was it cold and i had all my fishing gear on but managed to turn this chap up the right way annd get his head above water the other two had managed to get on the boat and dragged him aboard leaving me in the water i grabed a piece of rope and was pulled to the side i was asolutly exusted the ambulance came knoking it s blue light off on a cross bar above the gate they took this disabled chap to hospital we gave them there money and told them not to come back more to follow
In reply to Post #271
well let me tell you some funny stories and not so funny that happend to me at the fishery before i go on about eels i was in the lodge one day when three large men came to fish one in a wheel chair it was explained to them they would need two punts sa they would be to heavy for one but out they went all in one punt the water was nearly at the top only about three inches below dennis was mad out went the big rubber motor boat with the bosses son and he explained the situation and i took another punt telling them to go to the side and get two in one the other was to fish in the other but know these two big chaps jumped into my punt sinking it instantley the poor disabled man had not put on his brake and down the punt he went hitting the end and over he went upside down in forty foot of water he was sinking slowly i was already in the water was it cold and i had all my fishing gear on but managed to turn this chap up the right way annd get his head above water the other two had managed to get on the boat and dragged him aboard leaving me in the water i grabed a piece of rope and was pulled to the side i was asolutly exusted the ambulance came knoking it s blue light off on a cross bar above the gate they took this disabled chap to hospital we gave them there money and told them not to come back more to follow
well let me tell you some funny stories and not so funny that happend to me at the fishery before i go on about eels i was in the lodge one day when three large men came to fish one in a wheel chair it was explained to them they would need two punts sa they would be to heavy for one but out they went all in one punt the water was nearly at the top only about three inches below dennis was mad out went the big rubber motor boat with the bosses son and he explained the situation and i took another punt telling them to go to the side and get two in one the other was to fish in the other but know these two big chaps jumped into my punt sinking it instantley the poor disabled man had not put on his brake and down the punt he went hitting the end and over he went upside down in forty foot of water he was sinking slowly i was already in the water was it cold and i had all my fishing gear on but managed to turn this chap up the right way annd get his head above water the other two had managed to get on the boat and dragged him aboard leaving me in the water i grabed a piece of rope and was pulled to the side i was asolutly exusted the ambulance came knoking it s blue light off on a cross bar above the gate they took this disabled chap to hospital we gave them there money and told them not to come back more to follow
In reply to Post #273
well here we go the funny side know there was a father and son that visited the fishery on a regular basis no names mentiond as he was a local biusnesss man althought i got on with him he always gave the impresion of a bit of a know all, well on this one day dennis and i were in the lodge looking out of the window where they were fishing was a fence just behind them and across this fence was a trip wire set to catch any poachers that got over it, well the young son must have gone up to it seen the wire and called his dad of course dad bieng dad touched the wire there was an almighty bang the rice i had loaded into the cartridge spraying the tin under it. well dennis and i nearly died laughing they took off down that field like if a swarm of wasps were after them eventualy arriving at the lodge saying that they had nearly got shot i had ajob keeping a straight face it was explained to them what it was and they should not have been any were near it they were not impressed now to the eel fishing we had had a dabble this one night which proved quite sucsessful catching four the biggest five pounds also losing a much bigger fish so another session was aranged for a friday night bern graham myself and the bosses son, we fished dead baits we did catch eels but we mostly caught trout and not small four and five pounders i said to the son look we cant carry on like this we were absolutly caning the trout i felt like a bloody poacher so under protest from the son i called a holt to it we never did fish for those eels again if his dad had found out he would of blown his top well more later
well here we go the funny side know there was a father and son that visited the fishery on a regular basis no names mentiond as he was a local biusnesss man althought i got on with him he always gave the impresion of a bit of a know all, well on this one day dennis and i were in the lodge looking out of the window where they were fishing was a fence just behind them and across this fence was a trip wire set to catch any poachers that got over it, well the young son must have gone up to it seen the wire and called his dad of course dad bieng dad touched the wire there was an almighty bang the rice i had loaded into the cartridge spraying the tin under it. well dennis and i nearly died laughing they took off down that field like if a swarm of wasps were after them eventualy arriving at the lodge saying that they had nearly got shot i had ajob keeping a straight face it was explained to them what it was and they should not have been any were near it they were not impressed now to the eel fishing we had had a dabble this one night which proved quite sucsessful catching four the biggest five pounds also losing a much bigger fish so another session was aranged for a friday night bern graham myself and the bosses son, we fished dead baits we did catch eels but we mostly caught trout and not small four and five pounders i said to the son look we cant carry on like this we were absolutly caning the trout i felt like a bloody poacher so under protest from the son i called a holt to it we never did fish for those eels again if his dad had found out he would of blown his top well more later
In reply to Post #274
You've nearly got enough for that book now Pete, good stuff mate
You've nearly got enough for that book now Pete, good stuff mate
In reply to Post #274
ill carry on here is another funny one night iwas called out to the fishery by the local black smith aparently all the neighbours had heard a girl screaming at the fishery so away i went picking mr cookson up on the way it was only three miles from my house so i was there pretty quiclkley on arriving there was the bosses son with this girl across an old picknick table going at it like two rabbits im sorry but i just had to spoil his fun and explain it was not the done thing to disturb the neighbours at one in the morning especially when he had a caravan on site i had to explain to the the residents that a a party had been going on they were not to pleased more later
ill carry on here is another funny one night iwas called out to the fishery by the local black smith aparently all the neighbours had heard a girl screaming at the fishery so away i went picking mr cookson up on the way it was only three miles from my house so i was there pretty quiclkley on arriving there was the bosses son with this girl across an old picknick table going at it like two rabbits im sorry but i just had to spoil his fun and explain it was not the done thing to disturb the neighbours at one in the morning especially when he had a caravan on site i had to explain to the the residents that a a party had been going on they were not to pleased more later
In reply to Post #276
well it could be a quite dangerous job and was called out many times by the locals one such night i was called out to some people with dogs i called the police and they attended the poachers were caught and were aqsked to hand the game over to me they refused and before i new it this one came at me like a raving bull hitting me with a right hook did it hurt the police were quick of the mark but not before i head butted him the police were not happy with my actions but they were took away to the local nick with this chap saying he would see me again and would have me for assult i never did see him again but they did get done in court, another time we caught two men shooting in the day they had 22 caliber rifels and we eventualy caught them the one wanted trouble and kept pushing me with his hands luckley dennis had called the police and they were arrested we learned latter the one had just come out of prison and should not of had a gun in his possesion let alone a fire arm it came to court and he was sent back to prison the other was done for being in gharge of a firearm without a licence the job could be quite stressfull and not being in good healh my wife always worried when i went out at night more tales to follow
well it could be a quite dangerous job and was called out many times by the locals one such night i was called out to some people with dogs i called the police and they attended the poachers were caught and were aqsked to hand the game over to me they refused and before i new it this one came at me like a raving bull hitting me with a right hook did it hurt the police were quick of the mark but not before i head butted him the police were not happy with my actions but they were took away to the local nick with this chap saying he would see me again and would have me for assult i never did see him again but they did get done in court, another time we caught two men shooting in the day they had 22 caliber rifels and we eventualy caught them the one wanted trouble and kept pushing me with his hands luckley dennis had called the police and they were arrested we learned latter the one had just come out of prison and should not of had a gun in his possesion let alone a fire arm it came to court and he was sent back to prison the other was done for being in gharge of a firearm without a licence the job could be quite stressfull and not being in good healh my wife always worried when i went out at night more tales to follow
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well there was some big old carp in that fishery i can rember bieng out on a punt with the bosses son we had caught quite a few good trout and we were using deep sunk lures i had a tremendous take the fish went strait under the punt with two ankers down i could not move arround to play it up came the ankers and the fish was away up the lake we followed with my mate using the electric motor i said to him this is no trout unless a big brown we followed this fish half way along the lake the fish keeping very deep it never came to the top for at least half an hour i managed to gain line on it what a fish surfaced the biggest carp i have ever seen a big commen he had took the lure fished beep we tried to net him but he was away again my heart was thumping i said to my mate we must not loose this fish so of we went again i played that fish for at least one hour on that fly rod then all went slack he had gone i could of cried what a fish i never did hook another one in the seven years i was there but saw quite a few others when walking arrounnd but none as big as that commen i lost that day. i would love to fish that water for its carp but alas its still a trout fishery . that big fish must still be in there waiting for some luckey fisherman to hook it once again more tales to follow
well there was some big old carp in that fishery i can rember bieng out on a punt with the bosses son we had caught quite a few good trout and we were using deep sunk lures i had a tremendous take the fish went strait under the punt with two ankers down i could not move arround to play it up came the ankers and the fish was away up the lake we followed with my mate using the electric motor i said to him this is no trout unless a big brown we followed this fish half way along the lake the fish keeping very deep it never came to the top for at least half an hour i managed to gain line on it what a fish surfaced the biggest carp i have ever seen a big commen he had took the lure fished beep we tried to net him but he was away again my heart was thumping i said to my mate we must not loose this fish so of we went again i played that fish for at least one hour on that fly rod then all went slack he had gone i could of cried what a fish i never did hook another one in the seven years i was there but saw quite a few others when walking arrounnd but none as big as that commen i lost that day. i would love to fish that water for its carp but alas its still a trout fishery . that big fish must still be in there waiting for some luckey fisherman to hook it once again more tales to follow