Simple Match Fishing Forum

Ok, i am gonna go off on one here ::) ::)

It seems that loads of commies are still iced up and are unable to put matches on over chrimbo / new year ...... yepp the weather has been severe but what a joke hardly any commies are fishable and thousands of match anglers up and down the country are looking for a decent match during the holidays. Whatever happened to aereators and taking a boat out for a quick spin ?

What a crap state of affairs

Totally agree Dodge.Considering Commercial Fisheries are supposed to offer comfortable,convenient fishing,it does seem pretty poor that with everything being "on site" they can't keep at least parts of there pools ice free and fishable.

Dead on there Dodge

Dodge for Prime Minister

But your right or offer a free day when the ice is clear

close them all down

why don't commie anglers break the ice?....are they a big bunch of woofta's

why don't commie anglers break the ice?....are they a big bunch of woofta's

Simple answer; lots of commercials will not let you break the ice; some have been closed throughout the holiday.

why wont they let you break ice William

The general concesus of opinion, by the boffins, is that the breaking of ice can (not saying it does) harm fish stocks.


Who the crappity smack is William. Just William please.

Just to elaborate a bit. Fishery owners can do what they want as regards opening and closing

Tunnel Barn's the only one I know round here thats worth breaking the ice for a good day. On Bank Hol Monday there were TWO small opens (dont ask) and two or three clubs/groups fishing elsewhere on the complex which was a good turnout IMO. Every lake frozen but everyone was prepared to smash to catch. Some were still catching despite breaking just 4m out! I had 30-40 odd fish for 13lb. Not a big weight but enjoyable and thankfully dragged me away from the Mario Bros Wii game I bought the wife!

John at Blundells has broke the ice everyday with his boat as he doesnt have aereators so fair play to him, once the wind got onto the water the rest of pools started to melt quickly ..... common sense really !

Other owners up here have done sweet FA and the ice just got thicker and thicker !!! = no revenue !

Granted the fishing is hard but someone has to win blah blah and everyone i know is up for a few bites even with the extreme cold weather. What a crappity smack shambles !

Like lee has said i havent seen one commie angler prepared to break any ice with the exception of Keiron Rich last sunday at blundells


Im sick of going shopping with the missus

I have fished every Saturday, (exc. Boxing Day) and Sunday plus some midweek sessions and there has been no ice at all where I have been going. We ain't really broke any records but winning weights have been 8 lb odd, 9 lb odd, 6 lb odd and 10 lb odd, - all roach catches. Only occasionally there has been a struggler but only one 'dry' in those Shroppie match. Also fished one on the T&M, 4 lb odd won (gudgeon) but that was a bit tough (no dries though).
Four of us went pleasure fishing on Tuesday, it was a roach every put in, good stampers some of them as well. KH went on Boxing Day on the 'aques' he said there was a bit of ice about that day but nothing you could'nt fish through; he caught 50 odd fish.

Now't wrong with that except I've got a ferking cold coming on.

aereators what are they i've never seen one on the loughborough canal dodge
i remember when we fished cudmore someone telling me how much they cost to run and with more anglers coming back to traditional fishing perhaps this year they are feeling the pinch i must ask nigel at barston

aereators where on at woodlands on tue 3 pools had contests on.

do what i do if the cuts/pools are froze....few lobs,few bits n bobs in pockets ,1 rod n reel and try the the rivers they aint froze

why wont they let you break ice William 

Lee,
  when we used to fish the hanchurch waters on the Model canal Etc... they would not let you shove a bank stick in you had to use adapters of your box legs , because the pools where rubber lined.... so me thinks chukin an ice breaker in wouldnt be much help
 

aereators what are they i've never seen one on the loughborough canal dodge

Last time I fished the Loughborough canal I had an aereator............I had a bridge hole peg on a WL semi final and had little sh*ts throwing bricks at me on and off all day ;-)

You were on the good bit then !!!!!

aereators what are they i've never seen one on the loughborough canal dodge

Last time I fished the Loughborough canal I had an aereator............I had a bridge hole peg on a WL semi final and had little sh*ts throwing bricks at me on and off all day ;-)

sounds like a good area