Graham Whatmore
Senior Member
I set off for Chad lake today and duly arrived 7.45 a.m. to be greeted by a notice that said "Day ticket carp fishery, ?10 per day" followed by a load of rules. I spoke to the owner and she said all the silver had been removed and that it was now an out and out carp fishery.
Chad lake was a wonderful mixed fishery with lots of big roach to 3lb, bream, tench, some big perch to over 4lb and carp to high 20's. Its where I had my first 2lb roach after 40 odd years of trying which made the place a bit special to me but in addition it was a float fishing paradise.
I rang my mate who was on his way there to tell him and he thought I was joking and he took some convincing but in the end diverted to Lemington lakes. This proved to be a bad move as the fish were in full spawning mode so after a useless 4 hours we went our different ways home.
Some lucky fishery has benefitted enormously by buying the Chad fish, not a few specimens among them too, but no way would the owner tell me where they have gone. maybe she didn't know or care but I bet they copped for a good few grand for those fish.
Another brilliant mixed fishery disappears to be replaced by the godlike carp, what a sad state of affairs and no one is more disappointed than me, I am absolutely gutted.
Chad lake was a wonderful mixed fishery with lots of big roach to 3lb, bream, tench, some big perch to over 4lb and carp to high 20's. Its where I had my first 2lb roach after 40 odd years of trying which made the place a bit special to me but in addition it was a float fishing paradise.
I rang my mate who was on his way there to tell him and he thought I was joking and he took some convincing but in the end diverted to Lemington lakes. This proved to be a bad move as the fish were in full spawning mode so after a useless 4 hours we went our different ways home.
Some lucky fishery has benefitted enormously by buying the Chad fish, not a few specimens among them too, but no way would the owner tell me where they have gone. maybe she didn't know or care but I bet they copped for a good few grand for those fish.
Another brilliant mixed fishery disappears to be replaced by the godlike carp, what a sad state of affairs and no one is more disappointed than me, I am absolutely gutted.