jam factory island pool - Talk Angling fishing chat and tackle advice

chris phillips · 16th August 2008, 10:33 AM

does any one know how island pool is fishing have a match on there in a couple of weeks.what sort of match weights are winning and back up weights.i,ve heard its been restocked but with 4 oz fish .thanking in advance chris

Dave Rudge · 16th August 2008, 08:57 PM

In a couple of words ....dont bother !
This is without doubt the worst pool on the complex a few VERY big fish
In the last few weeks I have heard winning weights of less than double figures !
30 -40 pound if it fishes well with less than double figures in 2nd or 3rd place.
I dont know anything about the restocking all I can say it needs it

Dont for one minute think I am anti Jam Factory the other pools were up to this year solid with fish

tackletarts · 1st September 2008, 07:21 PM

they had a fish kill in elgar and island at the begining of the year when the brook over flowed the other pools wernt effected so i take it that they were restocked

Tiptonbloke86 · 2nd September 2008, 09:35 AM

i wouldnt bother going ethier mate, the blokr that owns it ad to shut it down last week due

to another fish kill still dont think hes opened it back up yet

terryg · 13th September 2008, 11:24 AM

Hi, all pools at the fishery are open the place has never been shut,I use the place every day he had some sort of problem but it,s been sorted and all pools seem to be fishing OK

korky cat · 13th September 2008, 02:23 PM

I fished Ash pool last week and there was definately something wrong. Although the winner weighed in over 40Ilb he knows most the pegs and how to fish them, outside the top three there were no back up weights at all.
Sycamore Pool was also closed and has been for several weeks with all the fish gone!
You are right the fishery is open but if it was not he would be out of buisness and like many people who have fond memories of Lower Broadheath we all wait to see how the owner tends to re-stock as a lot of the established fish have been lost.
I was told if you have a carp problem then you can not re-stock carp in the pools for at least a couple of years although I think this applies to KVH disease and I am not sure if that is the problem at Lower Broadheath, did you read the Angling Times the disease is all over the country!!!

ka004h9564 · 14th September 2008, 08:22 PM

Hi,i went to the jam factory wednesday and i fished the 2nd pool(dont know the name)i had 90 pound,my mate had 52 pound,i think its still fishing good.
Ken.