Anybody catching?

nice fish patch well worth the blanks

Well done Patch

http://www.pikeangler.co.uk/gallery/pike058.html

Pics added to gallery

Andy

They are really good photo's too!

Patch looks delighted (who wouldn't be with that fish!) & the Pike is in great condition, its fins etc.. are all intact & it is unmarked anywhere..

Well done Patch.......................this is the type of thing that keeps us going back to the waters edge for more!!!

Forgot to mention but........good fish from Graig Otter & Deadbait too

top angling great fish and well deserved after all the blank hours
bet the cheek mucsles ache with all the smileing lol

Well done indeed Patch, the smile says it all

cheers lads! well deseved that 1
thanks Andy for putting the pics in the gallery

I was out yesterday afternoon for 4 hours, it was good to be out, but no runs or anything, another blank I hope Kell and Ady have more luck today

Steve are you having a laugh .
gailey trout res where do we start adie can write it up better
grounded boat on sand bar
adie caught island
adie caught reeds (we were on a res for gods sake )
battery for motor run out took 3/4 of an hour to get in and get it changed
could not have breakfast when we got there
run out of bacon for sandwiches
adie had a call of nature out in the boat nearly fell out
one boat tried to avoid adies float only it was not adies and they wrapped it up in there prop and draged the guys rods in and pod nearly (could not stop laughing )
going now to get a bath and let adie fill you in

top man steve abbott he knows why ?

As above lol
The island is a new personal best after the barge

But apart from the good laugh we had !!

Well what a waste of time This is a **** place Don't even think of going there its nothing like he claims on the website
Two of us on a boat covered the whole lake and not even seen a sign of a fish
And it wasn't just us there was two other boats out plus others fishing from the bank and no one had as much as a run

We got there at 7.40am and it was shut we thought there would be someone there as they say they do a breakfast
Well we got set up as soon as someone opened up and ask far some advice on were to fish methods and such and he didn't have a clue he only know a little about trout fishing
we get out stuff loaded on the boat and set off heading towards one of the islands ( as he said it would be a while before we could have any food and we were starving ) we thought the motor was a bit slow getting us out But it was even slower getting back The livebait were pulling us faster than the outboard as the battery was flat Not a good start Anyway we thought get a breakfast down us and we will feel better
Not a chance he only had enough bacon to do 3 sandwich's which were with plain white bread and only just enough bacon to taste it
anyway off we set again with a new battery fitted We covered the whole lake as did the others on the boats and not a bite between us all

It is a dump i wouldn't go again if you paid me A very disappointing day

Surely my phone call made your day though ?
Stephen

stephen abbott wrote:Surely my phone call made your day though ?
Stephen

LoL like rubbing salt into a open wound

adie1200 wrote:As above lol
The island is a new personal best after the canal barge.

We thought the motor was a bit slow getting us out But it was even slower getting back The livebait were pulling us faster than the outboard as the battery was flat Not a good start

I privately contacted Phil Kirk, former Notts PAC RO & local piking legend!

He has fished this water (along with Chew, Mentieth, Grafham, about every Trout reservoir in Wales & Ireland & Scotland ) He described it as a "Past its best Trout Water" & I asked him if he would recomend it to me..... not really but he said I could do worse..

Sorry you had a poor day, sounds like you managed to enjoy yorselves, though.

Didn't Brookie come..?

stephen abbott wrote:Surely my phone call made your day though ?
Stephen

i nearly choked ,

You could have told us before we went bazz i love hindsight.

I must admit we had a good laugh especialy when the guys caught the blokes on the banks line and for one moment he thought he had hook a whale and struck. And i swear the bloke on the boat turned the speed up to try and pull away from the snag me and adie just turned and creased up.

kell wrote:

stephen abbott wrote:Surely my phone call made your day though ?
Stephen

i nearly choked ,

You do know you are going to have to tell everyone about the phone call Steve

Was out today on the river with my lad and had one just a shade over 13lb, sorry no pics dropped the camera in the river!!!!!!!!!

well done on the fish mate sorry to here about your camera

Oh well gents it is official, I am no longer a Pike virgin............ I went out armed with a few lures this afternoon and am proud to announce that I was rewarded with two young Pike for my efforts, meaning that I can now add this fine species of preditor to my catch log as well!!!
- Many thanks to Noodle for all his assistance, guidance and patience.

PS. I have scrutinized the photo's prior to posting them and feel that there are no identifying landmarks which would give the venue location away - please advise if you guys think differently.
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Hooooooooooooooooorayyyyyy!

Jobs a good 'un, Duane...

Had a go myself on Lures this afternoon, not a sniff.....


Well done, and Hawthorne bushes will give nothing away..

Well done Duane

Not monsters but the first of many

Adie

Well done duane......I remember my first pike about the same size two years ago......

Once again WELL DONE

treat youreslf to a beer

woooohooooo!!!! well done duane!!!!