Re: The Swim-Finder 'Stinker' - an occasional feature.
Yes! I always knew we could count on a world famous drummer to get it right.
The next one will feature a location shift - big time.
For donkey's years, thousands of anglers drove down the old A13 and saw this wind-swept, god-forsaken quarry, but nobody thought to give it a try so, one day, I did. That first day I had a 13.4 then the 24lber on a whole herring. Within the hour I was threatened with a £1,000.00 fine if I was found there again because the site was being developed and security was paramount. For once, I complied and didn't return until I went for a rod-less visit the following Christmas. To my horror there was a group of pikers there and, apparently, they had permission. One of the favoured few (who wasn't there that day) was none other than Tony Corless who entertained us last month with his piking articles. Fish to 38lbs (THIRTY-EIGHT POUNDS) came out from that water. Within 12 months the earth-scrapers were in and laying the foundations for what is now Lakeside Shopping Emporium. They were kind enough to leave a bit of lake and, for a while, it continued to provide some decent piking. I had fish to 19.8 despite the hordes of crayfish that would strip your dead-bait and leave you to reel-in a skeleton! It was all a bit 'Tom 'n' Jerry....
Nowadays, 'Alexandra Lake' can be fished on day-ticket but - inevitably - it's been blessed with carp and catfish.
like I've said for the past 40 years - "If you find something good make the most of it: it won't last two minutes"
Well done, Keith M.
