[Big Ron Woodward]

Yes better luck next time :thumb:

[thecommonman]

Sounds like a tough week. :thumbsup_anim:
Theres always next time :thumb:

[Joss]

never mind fella, at least you blanked with the rest of them mate.

we should seriously think of booking stanwick lakes "elsons" up for a weekend this yr...its been fishing very well..

[colin333]

WE blanked :thumb: boy did we blank,I did not see a fish all week.Well done to Matt from the forum who had a 34 the evening we arrived.
The 27 fish in the lake must be trained by Andy McNabb,there had been 9 out the previous week with an average weight of 41lb,so they where sulking under the 14ft damm wall and where not for moving.
The place is great really lovley but by the end of the week we where minging(Les does spoil you ,showers food etc)
The coots and ducks where a night mare diving in 6ft of water poor Miles had a screamer on the last morning rod tip pulling right round for a duck hooked clean in the top beak(at least he knew his rig worked)
Matt Hayes is a lovley guy pleasure to talk too,said it was the hardest weeks Carping he had ever done.

A different experience dont know if i would do it again.
Forgot to mention losing bivvy bag from roof rack on way to ferry,lucky to get it back a few tears and a bent pole but it lasted the week in some shitty east winds and rain and Somme like mud.

Glad to have fished one of the big fish venues.

[Rob]

Still blanking at the moment. Even Matt Hayes is blanking on the back lake??? which he's booked exclusively.

[Stoney]

Colin should be there by now for his weeks session. Good luck matey! Hope you have a few whackers! :thumbsup_anim:

[colin333]

cheers Keith that is the route we are taking,we will fish one big bed of bait between us with a rod each but the other rods will be as you say,I know i am in Pontoon and lights from Castle shine down on water at night so will be watching.We are on fluro ok though i will have black silt on one rod,Poacher Purple Haze on the hook(no flavor and black). :rolleyes:

[keith moors]

colin333, on Apr 7 2008, 01:13 PM, said:

Cheers Matt we are on Pontoon and Little Field,there are 8 anglers on the lake,its seven acres so not a lot to play with.

It's been a while since I fished it but all my successes came from watching the water every morning at first light for signs of rolling fish. Once I saw exactly where the fish were showing I made a note of it for that evening and would position the hook baits before dark on the assumption that the fish would return the following morning, which they very often did unless the conditions changed. The other "edge" you may have is to use washed out baits or baits with very little flavour and to cast to spots which are as far away from any noisy anglers as you can find. The fish are very line shy and fluoro, pinned down will help as well as fluoro hook links.

The biggest piece of advice that I can give you is to watch and listen to the water at all times. They will give themselves away. Be lucky.

[colin333]

Cheers Matt we are on Pontoon and Little Field,there are 8 anglers on the lake,its seven acres so not a lot to play with.

[mattaceangler]

hi mate my cousin and i have won the same five days starting on the 19th of april fishing the road side swims if you like we can get in touch and meet up while there to discuss tactics we too are having difficulties in finding info about the place im matt and my cousin is simon by the way

[colin333]

Spoke to Des Taylor at the Angling Ireland show in Dublin at the weekend,he reckons we are in with a good chance as the maximum time allowed on the syndicate is 48 hours we are there for a week so put a bit of bait in at the start
and hopefully the Carp will find it at some stage and our baits wills still be with it. :thumbsup_anim:
Just as you said


Me in realtree waders looks like one of them treebeards in Lord of the rings :LMAO:

This post has been edited by colin333: 18 February 2008 - 07:25 PM

[keith moors]

colin333, on Feb 15 2008, 10:07 AM, said:

Cheers I am really looking forward to it,putting a lot of prep into it ,bait ,rigs leads(gonna try one rod on a silkweed lead) leave it all week if possible.
Backleading fluro leaders.Even bought Chesties :blink:

Don't step off of the island swim.....................you'll need chesties that come over your head.

[colin333]

Cheers I am really looking forward to it,putting a lot of prep into it ,bait ,rigs leads(gonna try one rod on a silkweed lead) leave it all week if possible.
Backleading fluro leaders.Even bought Chesties :thumbsup_anim:

[keith moors]

colin333, on Jan 15 2008, 11:09 PM, said:

We are fishing lower lake for a week in April anyone fished it or know anyone who can give us heads up,we have watched DVD.

I was on the syndicate in 2000 so my tactics will now be well out of date but you will thoroughly enjoy it. It is a beautiful setting with soem cracking fish. No matter what flack Rob gets, he knows how to looke after his fish and I think that anglers fishing it for a week and putting in some bait during the spring can only benefit the fish. Up until now anglers have only had two days at a time so no-one puts in any bait because they haven't got the time to wait for the fish to find it. These are bloody big fish and I personally would set the traps on day one with plenty of bait and then just keep putting the rods back on the same spots until the fish arrive. The old "disappearing food syndrome" should work and the big fish are likely to come at the end of the week as the food diminishes.
I had success by using light running leads, fluoro hook-links and slack lines because at the time no-one else was doing it.
My season produced plenty of carp including 18 thirties and one forty. (5 of the thirties came on my first weekend)
Relax and enjoy. You won't regret it.

[colin333]

I see the big Common came out at 54lb,on the cover of Carp Talk.
Think that would do. :lol:

[Big Ron Woodward]

Me Tooo :LMAO: :lol:

[colin333]

Hope you film a biggie for us. :LMAO:

[Big Ron Woodward]

Yes I aranged most of them :thumbsup_anim: :thumbsup_anim: La horre, Muripare, J2, Croix, ETC :thumbsup_anim:

Even did some of the filming on Muripare and Criox :ph34r_anim: and catch good fish for the camera :thumb: :thumb:

Glad you enjoyed it :thumb:

[colin333]

Cheers big man we are there for week starting 19/4/08

Watched TDP latest dvd you are fishing some nice spots :thumbsup_anim:

[Big Ron Woodward]

colin333, on Jan 15 2008, 11:09 PM, said:

We are fishing lower lake for a week in April anyone fished it or know anyone who can give us heads up,we have watched DVD.

Just down the road from me :thumbsdown_anim: tell me nearer the time and I will come over and say Hi ....if Im not abroad :thumbsdown_anim: