In reply to Post #240
Na only had three fish in the day,,,all fish at night and at same sort of times lol
Na only had three fish in the day,,,all fish at night and at same sort of times lol
In reply to Post #241
18 hours and counting
18 hours and counting
In reply to Post #242
Good luck m8
Good luck m8
In reply to Post #243
i got back from lake four with my 10 year old son, we had lake four to ourselves so set up in peg four (3 rods between us). i spread the rods around the lake fishing cell and northern specials.
we had fish from the off, and had 2 triple takes and one double take, managing to land all of the triple take fish!!
i tended to bring the rods in at around midnight as reuben needed his sleep, and put them out again about 7 in the morning.
we ended up with:
a new lake record (i think) 58lb 6 oz mirror, which is also a PB mirror for me.
48lb common
42lb
41lb
2 x 401/2lb
26 x 30's
25 x 20's (including 3 x doubles)
56 fish in total, and we arrived sat afternoon and left friday morning and didn't fish nights! i reckon if i had fished it hard on my own without my son i could easily have done 100 plus fish. my son landed 70% of the fish himself.
it was a great week with some great anglers and as usual great food and staff!
to add to the fun we had a tyre blow out on the a26 on the way home yesterday! changing it with lorrys hurtling past was an experience!
i got back from lake four with my 10 year old son, we had lake four to ourselves so set up in peg four (3 rods between us). i spread the rods around the lake fishing cell and northern specials.
we had fish from the off, and had 2 triple takes and one double take, managing to land all of the triple take fish!!
i tended to bring the rods in at around midnight as reuben needed his sleep, and put them out again about 7 in the morning.
we ended up with:
a new lake record (i think) 58lb 6 oz mirror, which is also a PB mirror for me.
48lb common
42lb
41lb
2 x 401/2lb
26 x 30's
25 x 20's (including 3 x doubles)
56 fish in total, and we arrived sat afternoon and left friday morning and didn't fish nights! i reckon if i had fished it hard on my own without my son i could easily have done 100 plus fish. my son landed 70% of the fish himself.
it was a great week with some great anglers and as usual great food and staff!
to add to the fun we had a tyre blow out on the a26 on the way home yesterday! changing it with lorrys hurtling past was an experience!
In reply to Post #244
Hi Mate,
That sounds like a truly Incredible trip and certainly one for you and your son to remember forever! Absolutely amazing!
Although I took 29 Fish in my trip ending 3rd October, half of them were doubles and only 3x 30s.... Bit unlucky I ended up catching all the doubles in the lake
Still I was happy so no complaints!
Looking back at the Catch records the lake seems to do one good week and then one poor week. The 4 dudes in the week before you appeared to have 19 Fish between them by the Friday mid-day reporting....
Kevin
Hi Mate,
That sounds like a truly Incredible trip and certainly one for you and your son to remember forever! Absolutely amazing!
Although I took 29 Fish in my trip ending 3rd October, half of them were doubles and only 3x 30s.... Bit unlucky I ended up catching all the doubles in the lake
Still I was happy so no complaints! Looking back at the Catch records the lake seems to do one good week and then one poor week. The 4 dudes in the week before you appeared to have 19 Fish between them by the Friday mid-day reporting....
Kevin
In reply to Post #245
thanks. 29 fish is a great catch, i found that the larger fish came in waves, one night i had 9 fish after tea before putting the rods away and they were all 20's or doubles. the night i had the 58 i had 5 fish 2 x 40 the big one a 30 and only one 20. all on one rod.
a great trip but i have come home absolutely shattered!
thanks. 29 fish is a great catch, i found that the larger fish came in waves, one night i had 9 fish after tea before putting the rods away and they were all 20's or doubles. the night i had the 58 i had 5 fish 2 x 40 the big one a 30 and only one 20. all on one rod.
a great trip but i have come home absolutely shattered!
Matt the top man had lake 2 first 70 common out just the
other day is doing some good fish with the good weather
other day is doing some good fish with the good weather
In reply to Post #247
Unknown fish as well pukka
Unknown fish as well pukka
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In reply to Post #248
Hi Guys
I've been out to DL1 couple of times in the past and done ok but looking to take my 13yr son in July we will be in one swim as he isn't a hardened carper and I just want to offer him the best chance to catch a few. With the opportunity to cast/fish himself sub 70yrds. The office recommend DL2 what are your opinions on best lake for us. We also wouldn't mind the odd cat in with the carp. Going to take mix of Cell and Malarkey 15kg of each.
Hi Guys
I've been out to DL1 couple of times in the past and done ok but looking to take my 13yr son in July we will be in one swim as he isn't a hardened carper and I just want to offer him the best chance to catch a few. With the opportunity to cast/fish himself sub 70yrds. The office recommend DL2 what are your opinions on best lake for us. We also wouldn't mind the odd cat in with the carp. Going to take mix of Cell and Malarkey 15kg of each.
In reply to Post #249
I wont claim to be an expert, but i have understood that dl4 is the closest to a Runs water as you will get on the complex.
It's also the smallest thus shortest cast no matter where you fish.
Kevin
I wont claim to be an expert, but i have understood that dl4 is the closest to a Runs water as you will get on the complex.
It's also the smallest thus shortest cast no matter where you fish.
Kevin
In reply to Post #249
Hi Garry, Haven't been for a few years now but I did several family trips to DL4 and it is probably the best lake for you and your lad. Have a look at the 'Brooks' family trips on the website for our experiences. The is a small facilities block on the 1-4 swim side which helps. Corner swims make life easy as long as no-one is opposite. Swims 1 then 8 would be my preference but all will produce (its only a small lake). By the way I have fished all the lakes, 4 would be my choice if I was taking a 13 year old. Best of luck. Cliff.
Hi Garry, Haven't been for a few years now but I did several family trips to DL4 and it is probably the best lake for you and your lad. Have a look at the 'Brooks' family trips on the website for our experiences. The is a small facilities block on the 1-4 swim side which helps. Corner swims make life easy as long as no-one is opposite. Swims 1 then 8 would be my preference but all will produce (its only a small lake). By the way I have fished all the lakes, 4 would be my choice if I was taking a 13 year old. Best of luck. Cliff.
In reply to Post #251
Cheers will have closer look at DL4 we had thought about DL5 as one of my life ambitions is a 100lb cat. Another worrying point about DL2 was if he got a big fish kiting that it would take out nearby anglers. Would you think 4 is the easiest lake then as know he might get bored if we are not getting many runs (techno age short attention span lol) What is the biggest carp in DL4
Cheers will have closer look at DL4 we had thought about DL5 as one of my life ambitions is a 100lb cat. Another worrying point about DL2 was if he got a big fish kiting that it would take out nearby anglers. Would you think 4 is the easiest lake then as know he might get bored if we are not getting many runs (techno age short attention span lol) What is the biggest carp in DL4
In reply to Post #252
There are 50lb plus carp in DL4 and there used to be a fair number of cats. On one of our early trips , one of my sons friends wanted a cat, we filled in an area with pellet (banned now) and he had 3 in an evening best was 42,44 & 46, he then hooked one that took him all round the lake till the hook bent and lost it. I have had them up to 54 on carp gear and lost bigger ones. I would say 4 is a better a better prospect than 5 but it did have a cat around 90-100lb that comes out most weeks.
There are 50lb plus carp in DL4 and there used to be a fair number of cats. On one of our early trips , one of my sons friends wanted a cat, we filled in an area with pellet (banned now) and he had 3 in an evening best was 42,44 & 46, he then hooked one that took him all round the lake till the hook bent and lost it. I have had them up to 54 on carp gear and lost bigger ones. I would say 4 is a better a better prospect than 5 but it did have a cat around 90-100lb that comes out most weeks.
In reply to Post #253
Thanks DL4 sounds really good . Seen it did 130lb cat earlier in the year on the catch reports. You certainly had a good week there on your family trip great write up.
Thanks DL4 sounds really good . Seen it did 130lb cat earlier in the year on the catch reports. You certainly had a good week there on your family trip great write up.
In reply to Post #254
Hi
Just be aware that they are doing a targeted removal of catfish in the lakes.
As far as I understood when I was there in sept. This year, the 130lb cat in dl4 was removed from the complex. They had been placing out nets in all lakes as far as I gathered to put cats in so that once captured they could be removed from the complex. Still a number of cats in there, but they are disappearing. Dl5 has more cats than the other lakes but also there they are removing them. I never got a full handle on the numbers removed and whether it would continue. I can understand them not wanting cats in lakes 1,2,3 to keep it focused on the carp, but don't quite see entirely why they would want to systematically remove cats from 4,5. I know a 100lb cat will most times do you over on carp gear, but in my opinion that's part of the challenge....
Anyway, hope they don't remove all of them and it's just a bit of a thinning to manage the population.
Kevin
Hi
Just be aware that they are doing a targeted removal of catfish in the lakes.
As far as I understood when I was there in sept. This year, the 130lb cat in dl4 was removed from the complex. They had been placing out nets in all lakes as far as I gathered to put cats in so that once captured they could be removed from the complex. Still a number of cats in there, but they are disappearing. Dl5 has more cats than the other lakes but also there they are removing them. I never got a full handle on the numbers removed and whether it would continue. I can understand them not wanting cats in lakes 1,2,3 to keep it focused on the carp, but don't quite see entirely why they would want to systematically remove cats from 4,5. I know a 100lb cat will most times do you over on carp gear, but in my opinion that's part of the challenge....
Anyway, hope they don't remove all of them and it's just a bit of a thinning to manage the population.
Kevin