thorpe lea

[ron withey]

hi am thinking about going to thorpe lea fishing next week has any one got any info to pass on i.e desent pegs to fish what bait etc

thanks Ron

 

[NomadPaul]

Ron , check out the Cemex pages for Day ticket waters - There's loads of Thorpe Lea info on there - Here's a little linky link link

Cemex day tickets forum

 

[Ian Gemson]

The better swims are the carp park and the Sandy banks also the M25 bank. With 300 fish in 12 acres of water they are pretty much across the lake.

Small baits with small pva bags little and often. here is a few catches from recent weeks

http://www.smartcarping.com/photo_gallery.html

Regards

IanG

 

[Rob29]

Ron, I work 2mins from lake and would suggest fishing on the lefthand side from the car park, past the island you see in front of you, I've had success with fish upto 16lbs from this side. try fruit flavoured baits

 

[Ian Gemson]

<blockquote class=quoteheader>Rob29 wrote (see)</blockquote><blockquote class=quote>Ron, I work 2mins from lake and would suggest fishing on the lefthand side from the car park, past the island you see in front of you, I've had success with fish upto 16lbs from this side. try fruit flavoured baits</blockquote>
Ron only 16lb thats a small one for Thorpe lea.

 

[Rob29]

Ian, that was 3yrs ago, i'm going myself in 2-3 weeks and hope to beat my pb at the lake, can't wait

 

[Ian Gemson]

Rob you should do well mate that PB is up for the taking. Please post up how you got on mate it would be nice to see and hear your adventure mate.

 

[Rob29]

no probs Ian, i'll pop down later this week for a quick look and see whats happening

 

[Ian Gemson]

Rob come and say hello I will be coaching down there Friday and Saturday so I can give you a full run down of the lake and share a cupper with you.

Regards

ianG

 

[Rob29]

Hi Ian, I should be able to pop down on my lunch Friday, let me know the whereabouts you plan to coach etc, will probably come down Saturay too. I know as soon as i get there i'll be jealous....

Rob

 

[ron withey]

Hi all was at thorpe lea today no one was catching water wa really cold .Got ome good tips off the baliff but till no look . some one do wednesday night and had two 20's out fishing from m25 bankto the middle of the lake

 

[Rob29]

Hi Ron, whereabouts were you fishing?

 

[Ian Gemson]

Just got back from a 24 hr coaching session. The client landed 24 carp to 18lb 11oz and lost three fish. <img title="Click image to view full size." src="http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f396/skodavRS/IMG_1466.jpg" width="350" height="233" />We fished next to the Sandy bankswim and emptied the lake when alla round were blanking

 

[Rob29]

Ian,i need some tips!!!!

 

[John Southgate]

Ian's you man for tips Rob. He's a great coach. Am off to thorpe lea in a couple of weeks

 

[Ian Gemson]

<blockquote class=quoteheader>Rob29 wrote (see)</blockquote><blockquote class=quote>Ian,i need some tips!!!!</blockquote>


Rob location is the key to all carp fishing. The carp in Thorpe Lea seem to come from two quite distinct areas of the lake when its cold. The first is the first swim after the island on the M25 bank. You cant miss it as it has a long wodden platform and the island is almost strait in front of you. Cast parrallel to the island about 75-90 yards out.

The other good spot is on the oppostite bank a swim called the beech you cant miss it as it is a sandy beech two swims long this time cast strait out in front 60-90 yards to a shallow 2' deep bar.

Baits small and bright HBS day trippers or Dynamite new Prawn baits in 10mmSmall hooks Korda size 12 longshanks orwide gape with a little PVA bag of little pellets or a stick mix of Tuna in oil crushed hemp, 2MM pellets and Marmite plus a little Special G ground bait.

If I am using PVA bags I would fish a running rig however if I was casting to range I would opt for a helicopter rig like this

Dont sit still keep casting your rig out every 20-30 mins if you see a fish show and you can reach it cast to it.

When you have found the carpyou could well end up with this happening

Tight Lines

 

[Rob29]

I'll be there Sat, hopefully head to those swims, i know both swims, the first one has 2 other swims on the lefthandside i've fished before with results. Bait will be based on your info. Thanks for this, appreciate it.

Rob

 

[Rob29]

I'm off to Thorpe Lea in the morning, geared up and ready, hopefully we'll get into some fish...fingers crossed..

 

[John Southgate]

hi mate, just got back from there this evening, had 24 hours down there. pretty busy but get down there for 7.30/8.00, when the baliffs come round around 8.00 some people will leave. managed to get a tight swim on the m25 bank. 6 fish averaging around 17lb, best just over 20. 4 from over the gravel bar down the middle and a couple from close margins. They're not going for normal boilies, dumbells tipped with plastic corn worked when i changed from mini boilies. tight lines, let us know how you got on - i didn't want to leave to be fair!

 

[Rob29]

i'm going in the morning, hope to get to swims i fancy, being bank holiday you never know...tight lines...