In reply to Post #198
Sorry guys problems with my computer in the last couple of days.

We fished peg 9 from friday 7th to monday. It looked great for a bite on the friday when we arrived and the weedbed to the right hand side was fizzing away all through the evening, however i had a couple of single bleeps during the night but no solid takes.

The rest of our stay produced two takes but lost both fish in the weed! Most of the fish were sulking around the corner from 11-14 in my opinion as the rest of the lake had a fair amount of pressure from all angles, only one guy on his own was fishing round the corner and he rested his swim in the day (good angling!). It was a strange few days as me and my friend decided to fish together but in hindsight i think we may have had too many lines in the water (even though we rested the peg everyday from 1pm to 4.30pm).

Although we didnt manage a fish i still absolutely loved the lake and am itching to get back as soon as possible, hoping maybe to pop out for a couple of days in October if i get the chance! The staff (esp the baliff) were fantastic and all of the guys we met around the lake were very helpful and friendly.

Cant recommend the place enough, fantastic venue that i will definietly be visiting agin in the very near future!

all the best and tight lines

Billy

In reply to Post #188
Ru seems like the most in demand man on the whole forum!!

Would like some advice on bait quantity needed for a four day trip, any advice would be great but if the star man RU could comment it would make me feel a whole lot better lol..

Rig wise i am thinking bigger hooks/ hooklinks for this trip, 25lb coated on a size 4 curve shank fished 'KD' style in going to the order of the day for me.. sound ok or maybe go larger?

thanks again guys

Bill

In reply to Post #183
any updates on the lakes guys?

In reply to Post #180
Iggy how many did you manage last year and how long were you there for? We arrive on the 7th of Sept for four days, i have a rowing boat and bait boated already sorted (thank god).

Did you fill it in with bait, i have been told to fish 3-4kg of pellet and boilie over each rod and top it up after every fish.. pretty standard i think.

In reply to Post #176
Morning guys,

Heading over to Abbey (Heron) in september with a friend and have a couple of questions for the abbey experts..

I currently use the harrison ballista slims 12ft 2.75 (which i love) but am having concerns regarding the power of these rods after hearing about the weed problems on Heron. Will an upgrade be required?

Also i have access to a bait boat (best friend) with an ECHO on board, would you guys reccomend taking this again due to the weed on Heron?

Thanks again

Billy

P.s the fully scaled in the pic below is a beaut!