Just this week I discovered a private fishing venue which is only 10 mins away from where I live, it's not open to the general public... just friends of the owner (he charges 6 which I think is a fair price).
He has 2 ponds which have both been stocked with a variety of fish .... OK... I'll be honest now.. I was so giddy at discovering the venue that I only heard a fraction of the owner was telling me [:I], I know that the ponds contain Carp up to 8 Lbs and they also contain Ide... I have some recollection of him saying that he will shortly be introducing Trout.
He mentioned that the main pond has a max depth of 17', but is generally 12' deep. He also briefly mentioned that luncheon meat is a good bait for the Carp.
Thing is .... he only allows 1 rod per person, now I'm thinking that unless there's plenty of action I'm going to get bored with legering.. you know, just sitting and waiting etc.
So maybe the best option will be float fishing ?, well I'm very much a novice with the float and I'd really appreciate some tips etc.... should I just fish with maggot ? will this be a tempting bait for most types of fish ? or would I be better targeting Carp ?.
Sorry this is a bit jumbled, I'll try to get more info on the venue and make things easier for you guys.
Aaaah .... soon be fishing
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He has 2 ponds which have both been stocked with a variety of fish .... OK... I'll be honest now.. I was so giddy at discovering the venue that I only heard a fraction of the owner was telling me [:I], I know that the ponds contain Carp up to 8 Lbs and they also contain Ide... I have some recollection of him saying that he will shortly be introducing Trout.
He mentioned that the main pond has a max depth of 17', but is generally 12' deep. He also briefly mentioned that luncheon meat is a good bait for the Carp.
Thing is .... he only allows 1 rod per person, now I'm thinking that unless there's plenty of action I'm going to get bored with legering.. you know, just sitting and waiting etc.
So maybe the best option will be float fishing ?, well I'm very much a novice with the float and I'd really appreciate some tips etc.... should I just fish with maggot ? will this be a tempting bait for most types of fish ? or would I be better targeting Carp ?.
Sorry this is a bit jumbled, I'll try to get more info on the venue and make things easier for you guys.
Aaaah .... soon be fishing

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