Hi , just watched Jason Heyward on you tube about his exploits on the Mere , fascinating but was wondering where the fish in the Mere came from ??
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I believe a few of the commons that were in there came from Redmire. Apparently Pete Springate and his mate Kenny hodder sowed a few lakes in the area. As for the Black mirror your guess us as good as mine.. there the rumours anyway. I know Jason Hayward pops on here from time to time. If anyone will, he will.
I believe a few of the commons that were in there came from Redmire. Apparently Pete Springate and his mate Kenny hodder sowed a few lakes in the area. As for the Black mirror your guess us as good as mine.. there the rumours anyway. I know Jason Hayward pops on here from time to time. If anyone will, he will.
The black mirror came from Bedfont.
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Short answer is nobody knows for sure. Thompsons and The Linear both from bedfont, Swiss Roll raised from an egg. Others from Redmire via Wraysbury 2, possibly Yeoveny as well.
Short answer is nobody knows for sure. Thompsons and The Linear both from bedfont, Swiss Roll raised from an egg. Others from Redmire via Wraysbury 2, possibly Yeoveny as well.
Not watched the video, read about it in TH and DL books, magical water at the time with incredible fish, a very special moment in time, how lucky they all were to wet a line in that place 
These days, likely to never be repeated again sadly
These days, likely to never be repeated again sadly
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Redmire commons all came from Alders Trout Lake.
Sir Pete & Ritchie Mac talked about it on a Korda podcast a couple of years ago. Alders bought a load of fingerlings from Redmire in the early 80's & they took them from there when they went down & fished Johnsons.
Redmire commons all came from Alders Trout Lake.
Sir Pete & Ritchie Mac talked about it on a Korda podcast a couple of years ago. Alders bought a load of fingerlings from Redmire in the early 80's & they took them from there when they went down & fished Johnsons.
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It was Roy Johnson who ran the Alders club who bought the Redmire commons.
I've also heard that the black mirror came from Bedfont lake. How I don't know. It wouldn't of been legal what ever way..
It was Roy Johnson who ran the Alders club who bought the Redmire commons.
I've also heard that the black mirror came from Bedfont lake. How I don't know. It wouldn't of been legal what ever way..
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It was all legal back in the day. Imagine what the history waters would have been like if o people hadn't been seeding waters!
It was all legal back in the day. Imagine what the history waters would have been like if o people hadn't been seeding waters!
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IIRC nobody ever knew where the BM came from. It was two of the other mirrors that came from there.
IIRC nobody ever knew where the BM came from. It was two of the other mirrors that came from there.
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the old sage Dave Ball was involved with moving fish into the mere back in the day with Barry M, Barry's son Sam recently wrote about it with pics showing fish being moved iirc
That whole area was a haven for fish movement and 'guesting'. Personally had some cracking fish from that area fishing at the time 'free' waters, The Heron, disabled pit, old yeovenly etc
the old sage Dave Ball was involved with moving fish into the mere back in the day with Barry M, Barry's son Sam recently wrote about it with pics showing fish being moved iirc
That whole area was a haven for fish movement and 'guesting'. Personally had some cracking fish from that area fishing at the time 'free' waters, The Heron, disabled pit, old yeovenly etc
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Interesting - where can we read this?
Interesting - where can we read this?
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I read the article, saw the photos, where, I can't recall, was it posted on the old Cemtex forum ?
I read the article, saw the photos, where, I can't recall, was it posted on the old Cemtex forum ?
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I thought that was Wraysbury?
I thought that was Wraysbury?
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He was involved in moving fish all around there with Barry M
He was involved in moving fish all around there with Barry M
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It was.
It was.