Fur and Feather Barston Lakes 10th December - Page 6 - Talk Angling fishing chat and tackle advice

Kingfisher · 18th November 2006, 10:20 PM

The only bait ban Nigel at Barston dictates is no floating baits. This is to protect the wildfowl.

royst · 19th November 2006, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian G

You slipped up there Royst mine had a FIRST CLASS stamp on it.

The corner shop had ran out of 2nd class stamps

.............gave them a right old rollocking too.

Larry Teepot · 20th November 2006, 10:44 AM

i heard a rumour that royal blue pellets fished over claret and blue are getting great results

both are towards the top of my bait league lets hope it stays that way

Oneabung · 20th November 2006, 03:06 PM

Brian, any places left on this still??

EJAYAR · 21st November 2006, 05:44 PM

Brian, thanks for the PM, please book me in for this one and I will pay you on Sunday.

thanks

Eric

Paulscatt · 22nd November 2006, 11:24 PM

anybody heard any info from Barston or had a sneaky practice???

Brian G · 22nd November 2006, 11:33 PM

Not been up there as of yet, too busy painting and decorating the daughters house, prior to her moving in tomorrow, and no I aint got it all done

I will try and find some info and post on here

Dotteddown · 24th November 2006, 04:19 PM

Brian PM sent matey.

Brian G · 24th November 2006, 07:28 PM

Replied to it Dotted Down

Kingfisher · 24th November 2006, 08:18 PM

Paul my mate Harry and I fished the Barston Match Pool last week pegs 1 and 2 before the rains. As is his custom he fished the pole at 7 metres and threw out a groundbait feeder at the same time. I reckon this is why he catches twice as many fish as me!! He caught a mixture of carp and skimmers on the feeder with double red maggot and a few carp on the pole.I fed pellets and a little corn towards the island which is in the reach of most pegs.They didn't seem to relish either. From about 5' the deepest at 6 metres the depth gradually sloped up to only about a foot by the island.I started against the island but no fish seemed about. Coming in to the 6metre again no action on pellet or corn.Switched to single maggot straight away caught the biggest carp for either of us about 4lb. They only seemed to want the maggot.Caught decent skimmers and carp of about 2 lb apiece spasmodically. From 3 pm stated catching more regularly ,but the light began to fail and we packed in at 4pm.
There was only one other angler who was fishing purely with corn against the island in the shallow water at about peg 9. He reckoned to have caught quite a few 4lb carp, I only saw him missing them, but they did seem to be homing in on his corn.
Can't help thinking we'll be scratching around for skimmers!!