hi all, im having a long day session at woodland waters on wednesday and was after some advice on which areas to target, was thinking maybe the island, i see the biggest fish are comming out of "sudbrooke bay" is this the bay with the match lake behind it or the part on the right hand side of the lake?
also can any1 reccomend tactics/bait? should i go pva as i cant spod?
thanx in advance for any help

hi m8 i live in grantham so am close to woodies the bay your on about is the right hand side your on about i would leave the island alone as it gets hammered at the weekends get yourself in the bay backing the match lake it should be quite just put a few pellets in the bag with a dozen boillies spread around the hookbait the place gets hammered at the weekends so the carp are spooked of big piles of bait the water is gin clear at the moment so try and hide your rigs as best as poss i had 2 fish out the bay last tues both took a sourse boillie dont ignore the margins if its quite you should have a good day just hope its not busy good look

ok mate thanx for that, ill give it a go.if i cant get in the bay i might even have a go at the tench in the match lake, have to see what its like being holidays and all.ill let you know how i get on.

ok, just to update,went on wednesday and blanked. was a lot of people fishing the big lake and didnt see anyone get a run.bailiff said that the carp that have come out lately have leaches on them from sitting on the bottom,they think its winter already! lol
ended up going round with my spinning gear before i packed up and had a couple of nice perch so at least i got something and my mate caught a nice eel on legered worm.

about to go to woodlands for an overnighter, heard mixed reveiws about the place .  Are they hauling any big carp out of there latley!?..

bailiff said there a few nice fish out in the week, 23 and 25 or around that wieght,if the weather keeps warm you might do ok.its quite a hard water from what im told.i didnt even see a sign of carp when i was there wednesday but i think that was due to n. wind and low temp.

thanks Paul, I shall let you know how it goes!   

hi just done a 48 hr stint without a touch the place was chocker and not 1fish came out its fishing really hard at the moment but we all had a good crack id always advise any one who come here to try and malke it in the week

hi i just wanted to no or have some advise for when i go woodlands at the weekend i was wondering if i should go on the specimen pond or the othes as i am only going for a day are there any chances of catching on the big pond        thanks leon

dont mean to dishearten you bud but i wouldnt bother with the carp lake it will be crammed full i would take your lighter gear and go for the decent tench in the big match lake but where ever you fish on the this weekend it is going to be busy it always is on bank holidays