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I have a charity match at Barston lakes coming up soon and I am after any info on how to fish the place please

Its a charity match in order to raise money for Macmillian Cancer support. If anyone would like to sponsor me that would be great also. Thank you.

Coops. Pellet or pellet! Feed a small ball of fishmeal in a kinder cup with a few smmll pellets, each put. Also feed 4mm pellets on a close line, say top 4. fish a 4mm expander or hooker on a 16 hook to 0.12 line, around .3 float. (heavier on the inside, i would say 0.20, you may catch big fish, and they will take off and you only have a top 4 in your hand!)
Also feed a feeder line, if you have an island or fountain, a good chuck on the method (green swimstim and 2 maggotts or small boily) is good, otherwise 30 to 50 turns on a feeder is good, same again, few pellets and fishmeal GB.

Just going to chuck a feeder for the evening!
( i fished the pole last night)
this is from nigel who lives there well the owner if you need anymore info let me know

the lake is only four foot deep unless you are in the top corner where its 14ft but he dosen't put that in that often

Thanks Joff thats superb info.

Whats the main species in there ?

Whats the main species in there ?

F1s , big skimmers, roach and some big carp

Take a set of golf clubs if you draw cr@p

Thanks Dodge....

Take a set of golf clubs if you draw cr@p 

I will have to borrow TK's as I don't have any 

up there thursday with a cunning plan will keep you informed

its brilliant at this time of year simps you have to make your mind up what you want to do like nigel said pegs 10 to 22 are very good carp pegs around the island are brilliant carp pegs not saying you won't catch them in most areas 125 is a margin peg on the 18th tee
on the other hand if you fish for skimmers on the pole and pellet you will have a great days fishing darren cox's had 124lb in one of our summer leagues :oand the back up weights were all good
if you go back into the match results you will find some write ups on barston we had two rounds on there last year

results 4th round barston
Aug 24th, 2009 at 10:01am yet again barston showed its true form with mega weights from all over the lake anglers that made mistakes in the first round made sure they put them right in the second or most
pete caton could only go one better than last week and had drawn what he thought was bad area but ended up catching 78 F1s for 66lb 10oz and won the match pete must be the best pellet angler in the country at the moment and is always on hand to help others 2nd was mark godfrey mill tackle who just missed out winning with 65lb 2oz 3rd steve haywood another who soon found his feet at the venue with 61lb 4oz
again the lowest section weight was 36lb
1ST PETE CATON MILL TACKLE 66LB10OZ
2ND MARK GODFREY MILL TACKLE 65LB 2OZ
3RD STEVE HAYWOOD OADBY 61LB 4OZ
4TH DARREN BICKERTON TRENTMEN A 58LB 8OZ
5TH STAN PIECHA LEICESTER SENSAS 56LB
6TH LEE RIICHMOND TRENTMEN 55LB 8OZ
7TH SCOTT GENNES ANGLINGMAN 54LB 8OZ
SECTIONS
49LB 12OZ
46LB4OZ
41LB2OZ
45LB 12OZ
54LB 8OZ
50LB14OZ
42LB
52LB
48LB 10OZ
36LB 2OZ
46LB9OZ
AND 51LB 14OZ ALL SIX PEG SECTIONS
on the team front the whole lake fished a lot fairer and every point really did count trentmen A put the most consistent performance of the day with 21 points
TEAMS ON THE DAY
1ST TRENTMEN A 21 PTS
2ND QUORN VDE
OADBY ANGLING 25 PTS
4TH TRENTMEN B 26 PTS
5TH ANGLINGMAN 27PTS
6TH MILL TACKLE 30 PTS
7TH LEICESTER SENSAS BLUE 33 PTS
8TH LEICESTER SENSAS GREEN
OVERALL TEAMS TO DATE
1ST TRENTMEN A 12 PTS
2ND OADBY ANGLING 13 PTS
3RD LEICESTER SENSAS BLUE
QUORN VDE 17 PTS
5TH ANGLINGMAN
TRENTMEN B 20PTS
8TH MILL TACKLE 26 PTS
9TH LINC'S COUNTY
LIKELY LADS 35 PTS
11TH LONG EATON 38 PTS

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this match was float only

crappity smack hell Joff, them are proper anglers fishing it, I will aim a couple of pound under and I should be ok

Carp or skimmers, I'm happy either way. I wouldn't mins a nice bag of skimmers to be fair.

Thanks for all the info Joff.

Herbie with a cunning plan

The boilies Joffs talking about are the white ones or the fluro red type (the tiny ones), I know I saw em action first hand last year. micros molded around the method also works, saw that in action too. I was well and truly fishcaked!!!!

The tiny ones that they use on a spike when method fishing ?

Yes thats right, they are about 8mm or something like that, I think ringers do one similar

It's a stunning venue Simon. I walk around it a lot, although hardly fish it. (no idea why, just one of those unexplainable things )

You'll enjoy it, the scenery, even if the rest doesn't come exactly together.... curse an all that ::)

when is it Simps?

It's a stunning venue Simon. I walk around it a lot, although hardly fish it. (no idea why, just one of those unexplainable things )

You'll enjoy it, the scenery, even if the rest doesn't come exactly together.... curse an all that  ::)

thats the only problem with barston you do get lots of walkers and runners as its on a public footpath still it dosen't both me

thats the only problem with barston you do get lots of walkers

Its me doin laps

Actually Joff, for a public footpath in such a crackin' location there aren't many walkers at all.

We often comment how few other walkers we see.. but I can well understand it may seem theres a lot... when you have to shift your pole.

Last time I fished the main lake, when Woodhouse battered me next door (i've no idea) there did seem a few.

Fished the small match lake a couple of weeks ago on a sunday as an individual. Plenty of match sized fish in that.

when is it Simps?

Sat 10th July mate.

Will you be doing a few laps that day Mark

Sat 10th July mate.

Will you be doing a few laps that day Mark

I might Simon, I might