What I love about this lake is that you can sometimes go there on a weekday and not see another angler (apart from the bailif); or any other person as there are no public footpaths past there, and even at weekends you only see a few other anglers; even though it has somelovely fish in it. But membership is strictly limited at the landowners request.
I've neverbeen to Brookmans Park but it also sounds like a lovely place.
looks like alake nearnorthaw that i spotted years ago and is signed up as private etc...but i had to have a look so ilifted my bike over the fence and had a mooch about, it looked a picture close up,cant think of the estate name, nimms park perhaps??
anyway, i hope you enjoyed your first day of the new season
Thx Tony, I got down there in the late afternoon and had apleasant evenings fishingwith a couple of nice Tench and Crucians plus a small Carp; however the larger Carp had been spooked by some carp anglers who had started fishing the previous evening and were staying another night.
NB. The lake is not the Northaw one, Its a private lake about 1/3rd of a mile from the nearest public road or footpath. but I can't really say anymore as someonemay guess where it is eventually and we don't want any undesirables trying to poach it. even though the bailif virtuallyhas the lake in his backyard./forum/smilies/smile_smiley.gif
Nice catch Keith, sounds a nice session and a good start to your season.
absolutley no need to say anymore, totally unsderstand,it was justyour description reminded me of "visiting" thelakeand from what i could tell it was not fished, this was years 10 ago....
cheers ray, yeah, thats it..Mimms Park, i remember when i had a look,asi rode my bike awayand went up the hill away from the lake towards the Ridgeway road,i stopped and looked back ...and i could see a clear line in the muddy path where my wheels had gone and there were no other tracks, i thought at the time it would drive a baliff/ gamekeeper mad to know that someone had been in his space by climbing over heavily barbed wire fences lol
not that i am ever going there again...but are there any fish of note in mimm park???
I think the other one on the other side of the roadis Hook Lane, another nice secluded place