In reply to Post #13
I had an offer to fish a private lake from a lady who came into go outdoors with her son,he wanted to fish he was only around 8 y.o and I set him up simple float rod showed him how to cast and was generally talking to her and her son showing some pictures to him of fish I caught,she then mentions she has a lake I think she lived with her dad and my biggest fish was 27lb and she saw that and she said ‘oh there's bigger fish in there than that,well that made me listen my even more and she actually asked if I'd like to come and fish it and gave me a contact number well guess what happened......I lost that piece of paper with the number on gutted.
Also on the river itchen by the canoe club and salmon run there was a lake at back of it used to be owned by the Royal Mail apparently and there was no fishing because it was a kids activity park I heard there was some decent ones in there not been fished for years etc well I managed to get permission to start fishing it then the guy who had arranged it all left along with all the details of people who had been invited,I've moved back home now and 10 plus years on will never know if anyone has or can fish it.
I had an offer to fish a private lake from a lady who came into go outdoors with her son,he wanted to fish he was only around 8 y.o and I set him up simple float rod showed him how to cast and was generally talking to her and her son showing some pictures to him of fish I caught,she then mentions she has a lake I think she lived with her dad and my biggest fish was 27lb and she saw that and she said ‘oh there's bigger fish in there than that,well that made me listen my even more and she actually asked if I'd like to come and fish it and gave me a contact number well guess what happened......I lost that piece of paper with the number on gutted.
Also on the river itchen by the canoe club and salmon run there was a lake at back of it used to be owned by the Royal Mail apparently and there was no fishing because it was a kids activity park I heard there was some decent ones in there not been fished for years etc well I managed to get permission to start fishing it then the guy who had arranged it all left along with all the details of people who had been invited,I've moved back home now and 10 plus years on will never know if anyone has or can fish it.
In reply to Post #1
thames estuary
and loch Lomond , pike anglers have been dumping carp in there for 40 plus years.
thames estuary
and loch Lomond , pike anglers have been dumping carp in there for 40 plus years.
IMO every lake has uncaught fish. Not necessarily monsters, but uncaught none the less.
There are lots of surprises out there. I've seen some pictures and heard some stories. Even know of a massive carp in a large golf course lake that is left alone...well in the day time..
Private grounds old chalk pits there's still lots of the unknown carp about some even of the old strains that are just left alone
Private grounds old chalk pits there's still lots of the unknown carp about some even of the old strains that are just left alone
In reply to Post #13
The big trout reservoirs - definitely.
Same can be said of certain water supply reservoirs as per Abberton as previously mentioned. The latter was a stupendous fishery back in the day.
Certain rivers.
My neighbour has 2 gravel pits -one is 17 acres and currently one person has permission to fish it. There are definitely Uncaught fish in there - I've seen them ! Same applies to his other lake it's hardly fished at all.
I could take you to a dozen ‘unknown' pits within 10 miles of my house......they have probably been poached by one or two - but every fish known; I somewhat doubt it. I have sole access rights to one of them - one day I will bait it and see what comes along. A 3lb roach or a 10lb tench would be nice.
The big trout reservoirs - definitely.
Same can be said of certain water supply reservoirs as per Abberton as previously mentioned. The latter was a stupendous fishery back in the day.
Certain rivers.
My neighbour has 2 gravel pits -one is 17 acres and currently one person has permission to fish it. There are definitely Uncaught fish in there - I've seen them ! Same applies to his other lake it's hardly fished at all.
I could take you to a dozen ‘unknown' pits within 10 miles of my house......they have probably been poached by one or two - but every fish known; I somewhat doubt it. I have sole access rights to one of them - one day I will bait it and see what comes along. A 3lb roach or a 10lb tench would be nice.
In reply to Post #18
Love to know how big they go in Haningfield res Andy
Love to know how big they go in Haningfield res Andy
In reply to Post #21
Love you find somewhere like this close to me in Yorkshire.
Love you find somewhere like this close to me in Yorkshire.
In reply to Post #22
In reply to Post #16
The old GPO pool 👍
The old GPO pool 👍
In reply to Post #21
I've heard stories of some very big fish, but never any pictures to back them up.
Just need them to change the rules on use of free offerings and we find out.
I've heard stories of some very big fish, but never any pictures to back them up.
Just need them to change the rules on use of free offerings and we find out.
In reply to Post #21
Hanningfield had some massive perch in, British record sized, when Richard Walker was alive. He created a fly specially for them.
Hanningfield had some massive perch in, British record sized, when Richard Walker was alive. He created a fly specially for them.
In reply to Post #1
Colmere lake shropshire some big ones in there not many in there hard work isnt the word lol
Colmere lake shropshire some big ones in there not many in there hard work isnt the word lol
In reply to Post #25
If I don't see it for myself or photos to back anything up its just rumours as far as I'm concerned. Having said that I rarely take photos and vertualy never show them to anyone except my closest friends and family.
If I don't see it for myself or photos to back anything up its just rumours as far as I'm concerned. Having said that I rarely take photos and vertualy never show them to anyone except my closest friends and family.
In reply to Post #28
Same I made a mistake by putting pictures of a 30 plus from my local canal on social media 3 years ago and the canal had more bivvies on there than before in the last 2 years so Ive come off social media now,anyone now who comes up to me while fishing and asks me if I've caught I just tell them no,even then they make comments like oh this water is easy(it's not) etc so tell no one except friends & family.
Same I made a mistake by putting pictures of a 30 plus from my local canal on social media 3 years ago and the canal had more bivvies on there than before in the last 2 years so Ive come off social media now,anyone now who comes up to me while fishing and asks me if I've caught I just tell them no,even then they make comments like oh this water is easy(it's not) etc so tell no one except friends & family.
I heared from a very reliable source that fish in excess of the british record have been seen in one of the big ressie's near wraysbury but cant remember which one and that was going back nearly 20 years also of 50 lb plus fish in leeds castle lake around the same time, as far as im aware none of these have been caught or even fished for