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16 May 2012 10:34:07
just bought a lancaster 3000 rod (costed £5000), first time i used it, it was taken under by a 30lb carp.

U would think some1 who spends £5000 on a rod would have the basic knowledge to use his drag and clutch system on the reel!?

DBpike

I smell b/s here! I've never heard of a "lancaster 3000" rod or any rod costing 5 grand. I think we have a sad, lonely dreamer on our pages, guys. It wouldn't surprise me if this same saddo posted the ones below about eating the carp he caught. Get a life, fella!
Toffee Tezza

14 May 2012 11:41:21
that 39lb carp was absaloutley beautiful has it with a few french fries

You should never ever eat a fish for a pond!!

11 May 2012 09:13:58
just got a 39lb carp and took it home to cook.

If you did that you're not a true angler! Every coarse fish should be returned safely to fight another day. You should be ashamed, hope it gives you the squitters!

Nothing wrong with a bit of carp

10 May 2012 20:04:58
hi guys,

i used to fish loads wen i was a bairn with the old man .....mainly just up loch earn, luchnig etc. mainly for trout using swim feeders and spinners so all pretty basic. used to spin also of the rocks at mcinroy point at gourock for pollok n mackrel....

any way that was all years ago, im looking to get back into the sport but have nothing and limited knowledge. Im quite interested in learning to fish for pike around the glasgow area.

looking for advice on what gear to get in (within a reasonable budget) and suggestions of where to go would be much appreciated.

Cheers guys
Del

Alright Del, Well for fishing Equipment just head to Glasgow angling Centre and say what u want to fish for and your Budget...they will set u up no problem. (i cant see past Wychwood) as for fishing spots around glasgow...well there is many! Best place to start would be the canal. The basin behind Partick Thistles ground being good. there is also Barrhead Dams. If u are just getting started on pike fishing u had best go with some1 who fishes for them and knows how to handle them, as unhooking them could be a scary for some1 with no knowledge on how to get around the teeth!

DBpike

02 May 2012 10:35:56
just reeled in a fish for around half an hour..turns out its a dead swan!

Happened to picikasgill on todwick ponds.

26 Apr 2012 11:37:32
There has been an oil spill in Kildwick in the River Aire killing many fish

Yes I saw this when I was out fishing for pike, lots of dead carp and trout. Hope someone sorts this out.
Regards Sam Thomas

05 Apr 2012 23:41:34
Hello im in glasgow and wondering if anyone could tell me where the tench pool is in milngavie. Ive been up n down baldernock road and cant seem to find it. {Ed007's Note - I had a hunt about for you mate, have a look at this, I hope it can help you out:

www.fishingmagic.com/forums/coarse-fishing/10364-best-places-near-glasgow.html

Hi thanks very much , im going to go on saturday if the weather stays clear, and see if i can find it . I will keep posted on my success / failures.

Chris (glasgow) {Ed001's Note - good luck mate!}

30 Mar 2012 22:33:28
Thanks for suggestion of eBay. I've manage to sort something out.

Glad to be able to help.
Toffee Tezza.

25 Mar 2012 19:54:40
Any one been to Boldings by bridge north??

24 Mar 2012 21:40:21
ok toffee hows ur fishin i went last weekend only caught a few silver fish but big carp took my sons rod in while it was still hooked a bloke who was fishin tried to help get it back and while leaning over to fell in lake laffed for hours and made my day even he saw funny side goin again tomorrow il post how i get on

cheers

It's hard not to laugh if you see someone fall in, isn't it? (Obviously, not if it gets serious!) Tell you what I saw last year on one of my local lakes - this right "smart arse" catching fish when no-one else was & really gloating about it. He was telling everyone how much his new pole cost, how many matches he'd won etc. He was really annoying everyone. He then hooked into a big carp & everyone groaned as he started bragging while he played the fish. Then, for some reason, he pointed his pole at the fish when it made a run. Out popped the top section of his pole & skimmed across the top of the lake as the fish escaped! I looked down the bank & you could see everyone trying not to laugh out loud - it was brilliant!
Toffee Tezza

Went fishin today got a nice common roughly 6 pound but almost every one fishin caught.it was nice because my son got a five pound tench and normally if its decent size il get it in for him but i left him to it today and i must say he tackled it very well and got it in the net no worrys

cheers mate

19 Mar 2012 20:51:43
Hi, this is a long shot! I've broken my end section to the Daiwa Tournement 13ft float rod TTN13, was wondering if anyone has got one that they my want to sell?

Haven't got anything myself, but I don't know if you've looked on ebay? Whatever bit of tackle I've ever been looking for, I've managed to find on there. Hope this helps.
Tofee Tezza

03 Mar 2012 00:33:33
Sup everybody. I thought that I ought to present myself here.
I'm really looking towards communicating with everybody with regard to how to fish.

20 Feb 2012 17:55:51
hi all wen is the best time to start course fishing again as its been too cold of late

I'm hoping to go tomorrow, (Thursday 23rd) If I do I''l post what happened. Here's hoping the worst of the winter has passed & we can all start sharing our catches again.
Toffee Tezza

Were you from toffee im guessing by the toffee that you could be an evertonian so you would probly be from north wales or birkenhead lolll . im from liverpool and was wandering were you fish or you know of any good course lakes cheers mate

Hi Pal, You're right about me being an Evertonian, my Dad's family are Scousers from Scotty Road area. However, I now live near Preston, so it's probably a bit out of the way for you! It might be worth you going onto Google & trying "day ticket fisheries Liverpool area". I tried this for Preston & it came up with a few handy websites.
Had my first day fishing on Saturday, (couldn't make Thursday) & thought I'd try one of my local day ticket lakes, (Turbary Fisery at Whitestake) Although there's lots of carp & tench, there's lots of silvers in here & I thought it might be a bit early for the carp. What a turn up! Didn't have a single small roach or bream, (very unusual for Turbary) but had a 3lb F1 carp Followed by an 8lb common. As I was only on 3lb line & a 16 hook it was a cracking fight - well made up! So guys, it loooks like the fish are starting to feed, let's get out there among them!
Toffee Tezza

Cheers mate just to say my family were and still live of scotty road im originally from gerrard gardens.im going to try a few new places this year and travel abit further out so maybee il try there. im going this saturday but to just a small lake in ormskirk the biggest carp being 16lb but not bad for such a small lake .il post again how i got on cheers mate

terry

06 Jan 2012 11:46:34
Hi there, came across this site while on the football rumours. I have just started fishing and last year had some success free lining live sand eels for bass on a very cheap reel. I have just invested in a rod but would anyone be able to advise me on what sort of reel I should be looking at for general sea spinning and float fishing. I've just started to ledger for whiting too. Is there a reel which would be an all rounder or should I invest in two? Cheers

Hello mate. I found the site via football rumours as well. As far as your question goes, even though I do only coarse fishing, I would advise you to spend the maximum you can afford as far as reels are concerned. I've just had to bin a Shakespeare freespool reel I've only used a handful of times. I thought it was a bargain when I bought it but it was useless. What I tend to do now is google "fishing reel reviews" & you can get links to several sites where anglers post reviews of the tackle they have bought, (both good & bad!). Amazon have a decent page for tackle reviews as well. The old saying seems to be true when it comes to reels -"You get what you pay for".
Hope this helps. Toffee Tezza.

Thanks for your reply, I have taken what you have said and now have more of a knowledge of what to buy. However the sizes of the reels etc are still a bit confusing, I'm sure I can work may way round that. I'm looking at fixed spool reels but am confused about bearings? can anybody fill me in?

If you are looking for more info on reels,a good site to go onto is the Angling times one.There are loads of reviews on reels etc. I started fishing again about 4 years ago,and have used this site to learn/recap on just about anything. Also they have some very good offers on tackle if you subscribe to the newsletter.
Braintreegooner

03 Jan 2012 14:33:51
hello everyone happy new year just found this wee thread while looking at some football stuff

iam from glasgow started of fishing in 2009 after stopping drinking and needed something to do in my spare time i started of on the cannal maggots sweetcorn caught nothing was winter 2009 , got to cold and the cannal froze over
after watching some fishing on shed over winter 2009 i went and bought a cheap fly rod combo and waited for the star of the trout year 2010 on the river about 45 mins walk away mid march i caught my first ever fish a small trout on the fly was over the moon it was now mid july and i started to see loads more guys fishing and one day i seen a guy with i huge salmon witch i never knew was in there so downed the trout gear got a spinning rod
and a salmon fisher man was born lol
had never seen a wild fish in real life that
big until that day. it changed me for the better as i then went on to catch 9 salmon biggest on the flying c from july to end october 2010 biggest was 15 lbs was it all luck ?

2011 i was itching to get started after all the fishing stuff the guys had told me about the river so at the start of the year
was down fishing the lower reaches of the river as the salmon are not up at my other place until at least end of june so i was after a rare spring salmon and caught one on the 14 may 12lbs on black flying c after that i went on to catch 10 salmon for the year beating my 9 from the year before that was my aim not bad for a rookie eh lads

have some pics of my salmon i will post them if anyone wants to see them
p.s cant wait for spring 2012
! LET ME AT THE SPRINGERS !

Hi there do you fish the kelvin im from stirling was fishing this river had 2 salmon in the same day was very impressed, going try fish it again at some point this year..

Yes its the river kelvin i fish cracking river
for the money , plus there is no private beats , for £40 a season i dont think you will get a better deal, i would say about half of the river is un fished so you get alot of water and adventure for the money i found few pools that where un fished and are now producing i have fish it top to bottom this year trying new places , i must admit all the salmon i have caught ans seen this year biggest majority of them averaged about 10lbs with the odd 15lbs 18 lbs and a guy got one on the fly was about 22lbs , there was loads of grilse last year but never seen to many this year and they where late i only caught 3 grilse out my 10 and rest where doubles lots of bigger fish this year ,

I was speaking to a friend of my mine that told me it was in the top 10 salmon rivers in Scotland,, , it even was suposed to have done better than the tays tributery the erecht.. Will hopefully get down to fish it this year ,,i cought 2 on tobi which were returned,, last season there at a place called torrance you might know it if you fish the river all the time. is it only £40 a season thats amazing for a river off its quality..

Yea i know torrance well ,i fish abit futher down blamore/allander stretch is the more
popular part guys just tend to go there but i like to get out and look for parts unfished aswell , i have only ever fished one other river it was the river teith so i cant really judge the kelvin vs other rivers
all the guys i have met on the kelvin over the last 2 years have told me its geting better and better each year as for sea trout i caught one it was about 3lbs and i good few were lost by others while salmon fishing dont think meny fish for tem but talk was there was more seen this year than last few years , yeah £40is a great deal i think its maby down to the fact it runs right through middle of glasgow

You fish th river teith , i fish that aswell , cought a 23lber on the fly last season. yea you cant knock £40 for a full season thtas amazing wish i lived that close to a river that cheap. sea trout arent like they used to be as in the runs very few rivers get a s**t load of runs , although the annan i hear is a great sea trout water..might get a couple of fishing days on the kelvin this year give it ago again..

Is there any parts of the Kelvin that contain pike? Could imagine there being some monsters if it did.

dbpike

16 Dec 2011 04:02:35
Dame all biting FU@k! it i'm going to call it a night

Bobby Fischer

14 Dec 2011 20:50:52
Caught a 22lb gudgeon yesterday absolutely chugged to bits.

Sorry ment to say chuffed not chugged bloody auto correction.

If you caught a 22lb gudgeon you should be amazed not just chuffed. You just beat the record by about 21.5 lbs!!
Toffee Tezza

09 Dec 2011 13:35:09
Hiya guys. I've nothing to report & haven't been able to get out fishing for a couple of weeks now with this crappy weather, but I don't want the Ed's to close down this page 'cos of lack of use. Has anyone out there been brave enough to get out? Any of you pike lads got any stories?
Come on guys. Let's keep posting & then the site will still be here for next year when we can all start getting back out again.
Toffee Tezza

I caught a nice rainbow at loch earn

Alway's liked loch earn

Am heading to loch awe on boxing day wish me luck lads think al need it!!

Best of luck to you buddy loch awe can be really unpredictable at this time of year as you'll probably know so tc and tight lines

Been out a few times piking in the bad weather( 6 inches of snow being the worst),has a few nice fish including a hard fighting pike of 22lbs 4oz from a local trout water.love the winter piking usually keeps the bubble float/buckfast brigade at home ;)

Wasn't roughrigg reservoir was it ??

Not the fish that i was talking about but yes that was me,was the biggest fish i had last year from roughrigg

Nice 1 m8 would love a big double pike highest is only 12

Went down to my local fishery yesterday,you usually have to get there early to get a place,not a soul,only me all day.Used a method feeder,with pellet,boilies,sweetcorn and luncheon meat,not a bite all morning.Found half a plain baguette that had been in my keepnet bag side pocket since early November(rock hard),and threw a piece in.Within a minute or so,it had been swallowed up.I spent a brilliant afternoon fishing on the top,with my best fish,a 12lb common carp.I never expected to catch anything on the top in mid winter.
Essexgooner Happy new year.

Well done, mate! That's what I love about fishing - you just never know what's going to happen. It's weird about baits too. Sometimes the fish will ignore everything apart from one bait. One day last summer, at one of my local day ticket waters, couldn't get a touch on maggot, corn, pellet or prawn. Tried a bit of wholegrain seeded bread & they went crackers, (no pun intended!) Told the owner when he came round for the money, how awkward & picky his fish were. He told me it was his fault....he'd stocked with all female fish!
Toffee Tezza

Nice one,I think the answer is if you are going out to a day ticket water,its best to take as many baits as possible,don't be afraid to try different things, and always keep a handful of dog mixer in your kit.
Essexgooner Happy new year.

17 Nov 2011 19:40:43
Buzzing this place iz(sent last post):-) john

Bzzzzzz. am in its bigger than jawz!!

Going to loch lomond for a bit of pike fishing any tips guys. i am polish ?

Ye i have a tip for you put them bk lol

Fish at the old gravel quarry next to the carrick golf course

14 Nov 2011 19:48:19
Me n the boys from work r going down to eyemouth sea fishing on a boat( hopefully weather permiting) just wanted to know if uz hav any tips on bait ect wel b fishing for cod,ling......i think

My ol pop use to go to the beach and dig his own worms up, there not your usual garden worm type, these were gig hairy ugly things, then while on the boat using worms you get a catch, if its small use it as bait.... HERBIE

If you let me know when you're going and which skipper/boat you are on I can give some advise mate

Chris in Tamworth

14 Nov 2011 04:44:06
My ole mans a Scotsman who's done sea fishing most his life, loads of trophy's etc, one of the top fisherman for the East side in competitions, even fished for the England team.... A Scotsman fishing for England :-) .... HERBIE

10 Nov 2011 20:36:03
dont know anything about fishing , but can anyone tell me whats the best way to cook nice white fish , thanks ............lfc

It can depend on the fish mate but you can't go far wrong if you head, tail and gut it then stuff it with preferred fillings ie: leeks, celery, maybe even mushrooms or onion, a splash of White wine then wrap in foil and bake in the oven. Careful not to overcook. Hope this helps

Chris in Tamworth

Also not to cook it in to soon food poisoning bad a had my dinner in sombodys house but it wasn't fish it was chicken and it was bogon then i ended up not well for a whole week spewing up everywhere had really bad dioohrea ever since i have been back in her house she says do you want anything to eat am like nooooooo then she says but you like my cooking you really enjoyed my food a just say aye but i need to go now because am busy by by

Cheers lads thanks............lfc

10 Nov 2011 15:11:22
Is it true i can fish for pike all year long?

No! even though Pike are regarded as a game fish, they are only allowed to be fished for under normal coarse fishing rules, ie June to March, unless you are fishing a privatley own lake or pond.

Much appreciated,thanks!

He is talking crap you can pike fish all year round

Oh right,well where i fish for them i need to pay so im not too worried anyway,im sure they will let me know whats what.thanks

03 Nov 2011 09:55:13
Anyone know of any lakes/fisheries in the South/South west of England with hotels extremely close by?

Elliott

White acres mate. It's about 20 minutes outside of newquay. It's got 13 lakes on camp, a club, pub shop and fishing tackle shop. Whilst there ask about a lake called 'Bollingey' its another 20mins drive but its worth it. Im telling you the place its class. I've been twice this year, can't wait to go back :-) hope this helps x

02 Nov 2011 14:39:57
Where are they pulling big Pike out at the moment in the north west. Thanks
Gaz b

26 Oct 2011 13:14:39
anyone got any tips for a good fishing day out in scotland ?? preferably the west , but all suggestions welcome cheers

What city you closest to ?

What sort of fishing do u like???

Usual trout fishing, fly and or bait, nearest 2 glasgow

Bank farm trout fishery, is a good shout £13.50 3 fish bait and fly pond free tea n coffee check facebook out search for bankfarmtroutfishery my mate got a 7lb 3oz on the fly bank farm is 6 miles from strathaven

Wullie

Carbeth fishery out near milngavie its a tenner to fish maggots and worms 1 pound each and 2 fish a know the people very well see if you go alot then they notice your face they will occasionley let you in cheaper

Am based in strathaven m8 any chance of some directions 2 tht fishery

26 Oct 2011 02:10:06
Just did some cat "fisting" funnest fishing ever. Sticking my gloved hand under a bank waiting for it to bit was unlike anything ive ever done

A bet you were fishing down your toilet pan

25 Oct 2011 17:13:19
Im getting some carp fishing gear for christmas but i have never fished for carp before ive done a bit of course fishing bout 15 yrs ago and used to go sea fishing off the coast a few years back. I would like for every1 to give me a tip just to help me out a bit
wildwelshman

I'm not trying to put a downer on it for you, but mid-winter is probably the worst time to try for carp - they seem to go into a kind of hibernation. Give it until late March &, as the weather warms up, the carp become more active.
I don't know what type of gear you are getting, but don't make the mistake of thinking you've got to hurl your rig as far as possible to catch fish. My best carp have been taken just feet from the bank. I've posted a photo on the site of a ghost carp I caught last May. This was on float fished prawn just 18 inches from the bank! Talking about bait, & a lot of the dedicated carp lads who read these pages will disagree with me, but I find it a bit of a struggle to get tham on boilies & pelletts. It's worth trying worm, prawn & bread, particularly on well fished day ticket waters.
Hope this is of some use to you. Enjoy your fishing.
Toffee Tezza

Best tip I can give you is get rid of ya wife or girlfriend. Cause if you get the bug you will wanna go all the time.

22 Oct 2011 12:39:24
Are any of you other fishing guys getting a bit p****d off with the accuracy of the weather forecasts we're getting lately? It doesn't matter where, TV, radio or internet, they don't seem to have any idea. My mate & I picked Thursday for our fishing day this week, because the forecast said, "Dry, cloudy & not much wind". Sounded OK, so off we went....& what did we get? - mega-heavy showers interspersed with bright sunshine & gusty winds! Made the fishing difficult &, to make things worse, Friday, which they said would be an unsettled, windy day was perfect for fishing! Aaaargggghhhhh!!!

Toffee Tezza

Well i do disagree i love the rain the cold and when it is dark that's why a go fishing from 2 or 3 in the morning and finish about 9 in the morning i hate the sun

I live in Scotland mate, so even if it says it's going to be sunny all day I will still take waterproofs and shelter lol

I live in Essex,and thursday was a crackin day.For such a small Island,the UK can be so changeable.
Braintreegooner

20 Oct 2011 12:49:53
Does anybody know of some where near wetherby, north yorkshire where i can go a get some good Carp Fishing? Thats not got stupid rules ie bollie ban, no night fishing etc... Cheers Phill

By the looks of the replys that would be a no then Phill

15 Oct 2011 17:51:24
Does anyone have any really good suggesstions for SMALL STREAM fishing for TROUT & SALMON aroind the Golden Horeshoe of ONTARIO 3 Hours around the GTA ....THANK YOU

11 Oct 2011 08:05:40
i caught a 18 pound pike this morning i was very happy i go fishing about 1 or 2 in the morning and i go back home about 6 or 7 just great time for fishing as i don't particully like the sun in the day or light but going in the morning with the fresh air hitting your face nobody bothers you it is really great much better then going in the day

08 Oct 2011 16:33:58
Anybody know any decent bait to use for a spot of pike fishing? ive tried mackerel but had no joy whatsoever.

If u go into any decent tackle/bait shop they will sell pike packs, they include several different bait fish for u to use,, eel,sprat,roach,trout,

Try smelt aswell

07 Oct 2011 14:11:51
What is the point of a wasp

It's called a sting, mate! ( Must admit though, I agree with you. They are a bloody nuisance.)
Toffee Tezza

05 Oct 2011 06:03:41
I have goldfish.

G.A.G.U.S

I have three so naaah!!
huddz red

01 Oct 2011 22:44:07
Does anyone know of holiday cottage/lodge
with private on site fishing. My wife likes to fish but is unhappy amongst other 'proper' anglers.

You could try looking on here

westwalesholidaycottages.co.uk/browse/private-fishing/

01 Oct 2011 16:31:20
has anyone noticed the dire fishing at the river garnock, i fished there all season and only caught eels and flounders (an a bike tyre).

Big Fishing Jim

Sorry mate a don't know were that is

30 Sep 2011 19:04:20
anyone know any decent day ticket fisheries in cheshire where there is carp over 20lb...my grandads biggest is 19lb and his eye sight is getting worse every year so i would like for him to be able to catch a 20lber before it gets too bad...any help is appreciated :)

Not sure of any myself but take a look at www.fatfisherman.com they have details of fisheries, tackle shops etc from all over the world.

Home Farm Fishery, it has carp up to 30lb and catfish to 60lb.

Thanks alot for the help people :)

Hampton springs is great but doesn't, have a tackle shop. I go to Cheshire fishings shop first as it's only 10 mins away in car.

KopEndDannyLFC

Been to hampton springs with my grandad, it doesnt have carp over 20lb in there foes it?

29 Sep 2011 13:17:54
Hi Guys,

Am looking for a nice venue where i take the missus. Would need accomodation in the form of log cabin, cottage etc. Ideally private lake but don't mind if not. Went to Wildmore Waters in the cotsolds this time last year but is very pricey and not much action ( doesn't bother me but the missus got bored ). Be nice to hear of any places you guys have been.

Cheers

Col

I know this isn't what you're really after but why not take the missus down to weymouth? Couple of nights in a nice hotel and a day sea fishing on a charter boat, lovely place and the best, most diverse fishing anywhere in the UK. I can recommend a top skipper too if you decide to try it

Chris in Tamworth

Cheers fpr the suggestion Chris. Being primarily a course fisherman I have always wanted to try sea fishing and missed the chance when was in cornwall a couple of summers ago due to bad weather. When I was in the Canaries last summer got my chance to go shark, barakuda and general deep sea fishing. What a mistake, wont be getting on a boat in a hurry again. Although myself and the girlfriend did catch a few nice fish, I was constantly, and i mean constantly throwing up for 5 hours! Not got sea legs i'm afraid. Nice of you to suggest though, cheers.

col

I occasionally suffer and I have a few mates who get sea sick and trust me they get it bad but a couple of sea sickness tablets before they go (I recommend Stugeron) and they are absolutely fine. I think it'd be worth trying again with the aid of some tablets especially out of Weymouth where this year I have had, cod, bass, turbot, brill, plaice, black bream, gilthead bream, pollock, gurnard, whiting, mackerel, conger and John dory. The bass are showing up at the moment and if you decide to try it I can highly recommend Fish-On! Skippered by Josh Simmonds. The best skipper I've ever been out with and I've been sea fishing for 30 years all around the country.

Chris in Tamworth

I went to weymouth feathering of the coast a few years back reeling them in 4 at a time had a great day
wildwelshman

Hill view lakes nr tewksbury glos 6 cabins and 2 lakes and 4 canal type lakes mixed species, they have everything onsite you would need, and tewksbury town is only about3 mile away so shopping for the misses

28 Sep 2011 22:29:58
Been fishing Lemington Lakes in Glos this summer. Great carp and in excellent condition, they have a few rules but judging by the fish you can see why.

Looked at fishing there end of last summer but didn't get around to it. Is it Lemington or Leamington or are they different venues. Cheers

It's Lemington lakes in Moreton in Marsh. Cracking venue. Hope you enjoy it.

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