steve2
Well-known member
Is this really what fishing is now all about?
I went for walk today and stopped to watch some carp anglers all with 3 identical rods all pointing out into the lake. I got talking to one the only one that was willing to talk about the lake. It appears that most of the fish were netted and replaced by carp a few years ago. It as now reached the stage were the owner wants any fish under 15lbs not to be returned to the water but put into holding pens. He doesn’t want many if any fish under 20lbs in the water. Why? Because that what anglers now want and expect to catch he as been told.
It also had a strange rule, only fish out in front not to the side. This is because the lake is divided up into swims as shown on the lake map and you are only allowed to fish that swim. To the side is another swim even if the rest of the lake is empty.
There are too many other rules and regulation to go into.
The cost of fishing this place starts at daytime fishing £200 24hour fishing £300 a year no more than 2days a week.
I found it difficult to believe but there is a waiting list to join. So it appears that size really does matter when it comes to fish.
I went for walk today and stopped to watch some carp anglers all with 3 identical rods all pointing out into the lake. I got talking to one the only one that was willing to talk about the lake. It appears that most of the fish were netted and replaced by carp a few years ago. It as now reached the stage were the owner wants any fish under 15lbs not to be returned to the water but put into holding pens. He doesn’t want many if any fish under 20lbs in the water. Why? Because that what anglers now want and expect to catch he as been told.
It also had a strange rule, only fish out in front not to the side. This is because the lake is divided up into swims as shown on the lake map and you are only allowed to fish that swim. To the side is another swim even if the rest of the lake is empty.
There are too many other rules and regulation to go into.
The cost of fishing this place starts at daytime fishing £200 24hour fishing £300 a year no more than 2days a week.
I found it difficult to believe but there is a waiting list to join. So it appears that size really does matter when it comes to fish.