Hi all,
I've been looking at joining Farnham Angling Society this year. Looking at the website it seems to have more than enough venues that take my fancy, is there anyone on here that can give me a little advice?
I'm assuming it's a very busy ticket, I fish midweek so should be better I'm guessing?
I'm really interested in a couple of lakes, obviously the Yateley lakes are interesting, with Nursery perhaps being the one that I really like the look of. How busy does that get? Frensham little pond also looks great, however I can already guess I am likely to get very little info on that.
I'm not looking for tactics and baits etc, just general info. I appreciate some may rather private message.
Thank you in advance, not been on this forum for a good few years, amazed its still carried on with Facebook etc
I've been looking at joining Farnham Angling Society this year. Looking at the website it seems to have more than enough venues that take my fancy, is there anyone on here that can give me a little advice?
I'm assuming it's a very busy ticket, I fish midweek so should be better I'm guessing?
I'm really interested in a couple of lakes, obviously the Yateley lakes are interesting, with Nursery perhaps being the one that I really like the look of. How busy does that get? Frensham little pond also looks great, however I can already guess I am likely to get very little info on that.
I'm not looking for tactics and baits etc, just general info. I appreciate some may rather private message.
Thank you in advance, not been on this forum for a good few years, amazed its still carried on with Facebook etc
In reply to Post #1
Hi,
I was a member years back and did get quite busy weekends. I didn't do much mid week but guessing would be quieter.
I have just renewed my membership with them on Thursday evening and already received the new pack so speedy service by them.
Hi,
I was a member years back and did get quite busy weekends. I didn't do much mid week but guessing would be quieter.
I have just renewed my membership with them on Thursday evening and already received the new pack so speedy service by them.
In reply to Post #2
Ah that's good news, really looking forward to getting stuck in to the waters, it looks a really good selection. Yateley is the obvious draw but plenty of others to go at too
Ah that's good news, really looking forward to getting stuck in to the waters, it looks a really good selection. Yateley is the obvious draw but plenty of others to go at too
A mate of mine got his ticket back last year, done nothing but complain about how busy the waters were. So much so he might not renew this year
In reply to Post #4
Guessing so many furloughed people having more time to be able to spend on bank is a bit of a consequence of that. I expect it'll be busy but for the price it's not bad, can do 6 nights across the year and will have paid for itself as majority of day tickets are £25 ish per 24 hours.
Guessing so many furloughed people having more time to be able to spend on bank is a bit of a consequence of that. I expect it'll be busy but for the price it's not bad, can do 6 nights across the year and will have paid for itself as majority of day tickets are £25 ish per 24 hours.
In reply to Post #1
Very very busy
Very very busy
In reply to Post #5
I think like you say, the price point certainly makes it attractive as even if you do limited sessions you still get your money back. Furlough will have made a huge difference this year so hoping things calm down midweek, I've certainly struggled everywhere I've been in terms of how busy it's been, even during the winter this year. I'm so used to having this banks to myself in January etc it's been a bit of a shock to the system🤣🤣
I think like you say, the price point certainly makes it attractive as even if you do limited sessions you still get your money back. Furlough will have made a huge difference this year so hoping things calm down midweek, I've certainly struggled everywhere I've been in terms of how busy it's been, even during the winter this year. I'm so used to having this banks to myself in January etc it's been a bit of a shock to the system🤣🤣
In reply to Post #1
I think it's the highest membership of any club in the country?
I keep threatening to buy a ticket for mid week work nights as Yateley is only 10 minutes from the office. From speaking to a number of guys who I know have/have had tickets it's difficult to even get a swim, let alone fish where you want. Mid week sounds equally as bad as the weekend but I'd love to be corrected on that. I can't even imagine what it would have been like during Furlough!!
Every time I decide it's got to be worth the £120, a quick drive by the Match car park soon sees some scuttling back into my shell.
I think it's the highest membership of any club in the country?
I keep threatening to buy a ticket for mid week work nights as Yateley is only 10 minutes from the office. From speaking to a number of guys who I know have/have had tickets it's difficult to even get a swim, let alone fish where you want. Mid week sounds equally as bad as the weekend but I'd love to be corrected on that. I can't even imagine what it would have been like during Furlough!!
Every time I decide it's got to be worth the £120, a quick drive by the Match car park soon sees some scuttling back into my shell.
In reply to Post #8
Yeah I have already told myself the match lake I probably won't even give a thought too. The nursery really looks good and apparently is a little quieter. You also have Frensham and the Stillwater lakes, and I'm guessing (maybe wrongly) these may be quieter as the majority will be on Yateley?
Yeah I have already told myself the match lake I probably won't even give a thought too. The nursery really looks good and apparently is a little quieter. You also have Frensham and the Stillwater lakes, and I'm guessing (maybe wrongly) these may be quieter as the majority will be on Yateley?
In reply to Post #6
I fish the north at yateley and the car parks for the Farnham side look like a van sales forecourt!!!
Literally never seen it not rammed.
I fish the north at yateley and the car parks for the Farnham side look like a van sales forecourt!!!
Literally never seen it not rammed.
In reply to Post #9
Even Stillwater gets rammed mate, several times last summer couldn't even get in the car park let alone a swim.
Even Stillwater gets rammed mate, several times last summer couldn't even get in the car park let alone a swim.
A lot of people are basing views on these lakes on how busy it's been last year. This furlough and self employed pay outs has sent everyone out on the bank, not really fair to go off last year. A lake near me had 4 people Night fishing last year. Only a match style lake abs never seen anyone else night fish it in the last 10 yrs
In reply to Post #12
Do you know these waters? Definitely not just last year that the lakes were overly busy. It's a cheap ticket but they sell far too many to cover that. Depends how tolerant you are of busy lakes.
Do you know these waters? Definitely not just last year that the lakes were overly busy. It's a cheap ticket but they sell far too many to cover that. Depends how tolerant you are of busy lakes.
In reply to Post #12
But it's an honest assessment of what it's like recently, even in the summer months, when lot of people were back at work it was rammed. I can remember going over on a Monday night, and it was still over half full
But it's an honest assessment of what it's like recently, even in the summer months, when lot of people were back at work it was rammed. I can remember going over on a Monday night, and it was still over half full
In reply to Post #14
I've spent years avoiding busy lakes, but I've kind of got to the point where I've realised, aside from the very odd exception, that if I want to catch good fish and at a rate I can afford, then busy is something I'm going to have to put up with.
I've spent years avoiding busy lakes, but I've kind of got to the point where I've realised, aside from the very odd exception, that if I want to catch good fish and at a rate I can afford, then busy is something I'm going to have to put up with.