In reply to Post #81
within the local area its one of the worst kept secrets that that lake holds lots of bigguns.. theres several club/ syndicates locally that will have members who also have a ticket for that club too... as you say people cant keep it quiet can they..

In reply to Post #1
hunters lodge, have a look also at "north sussex piscatorials" they have a series of waters in the crawley area and i believe offer a winter ticket..
beaver farm also offer a winter membership i believe..

In reply to Post #1
Rob and Harry have just posted on the RH fisheries socials that they have bought it.. very much a lifelong ambition of Robs from what he said.. i find what they do interesting.. certainly not everyones cup of tea, not sure its mine but one day i may venture onto one of their venues...

As for Patsall, I think the previous management fell out of love with it so maybe it needs a bit of work.. Rob mentions the amount of work that needs doing before it opens so maybe that was the case...

Goodluck to em, they invest heavily into the sport I love and any investment to the port can only be a good thing to grow it overall...

In reply to Post #1
try north sussex piscatorials mate, they have just put something up on their fb page about winter tickets.. i think its £100 from november to the end of the season which is very good value imo...

i put my name on the waiting list for Wraysbury in march 2021 when it was for both north and south.. a month after i get a text saying that with the new season they were splitting the ticket so that its north or south, north would still be £1k and south £500.. i stuck with north as a mate of mine got his ticket so it would have been nice to fish with him on there for a season or two.. When i put my name down i was told it would be an 18-24 month wait, so by april time this year i was expecting a phone call of some sort.. instead i get a text thanking me for joining an RK leisure waiting list and the following prices going forward. i phone the office as it read as if id only just joined the waiting list... the lady confirmed that i am on the list and have been since march 21, but unfortunately i still have at least a 2 year wait!! not very happy with this i asked why, she couldnt really give me an answer only that not many people have given up their ticket in the last two years.. i took it on the chin and thought oh well it is what it is but by the time i get a chance at a membership it will likely be more money

maybe though as others have said with the increase there will be a bigger rotation of memberships and therefore the waiting lists will in time shrink due to that..

In reply to Post #3
is it as hard to join as before?

In reply to Post #17
my mate waited 18 months for a ticket, got in back in may at the start of this season.. when me and another mate put our names down we were told its a 2 year wait.. that was back in june

In reply to Post #11
"They will royally **** it up whatever happens. And likely kill the remaining ancient fish by doing so."

very very bold statement... particularly when the company that have taken it on are an countryside conservation contractor with a fisheries department..

personally im a glass half full man rather than half empty.. I'd guess/hope that it will only be a good thing for a complex like that to be under control by someone like that. its **** that MVF have lost it as they did a great job but these things happen... and it almost certainly will be about how much money the council can get out of it.....

look what happened to wraysbury and now look at it. the anglers there who said the place was gonna be a load of **** when RK took it over are now all looking red faced as its one of the premier fisheries in the country.. lets all hope that the larkfield complex heads towards the levels of success that RK leisure has..

In reply to Post #48
And that's why the bait room closed... It wasnt about the money...the guy had plenty of that before he started making bait.. he got fed up with high profile sponsored anglers using his bait and then declaring it on social media that they caught it on the latest bait from mainline, nash or sticky.. Yes it happens all the time and will it go away no.. do i think £30 for a pot of hookbaits is pricey...yes but in a world where you can pay £500 for a sleep system, £1300 for a set of rods or £2k for a season ticket somewhere.. If paying £30 for a pot of hookbaits caught you more fish as a result and you were confident in that being the difference then why not..at the end of the day. if the carp wont open its mouth to eat it all the gear on the bank or the fact you've paid £2k for said season ticket is completely irrelevant..
And just for clarity they are in my opinion the best hookbaits I've used...just a good job i bought a load before the prices went through the roof