The South Lake [Archive] - CEMEX ANGLING

cheshirecarper

08-03-2003, 12:09

Afternoon Happy Carpers !!

just a very quick one, i have a weekend in end of April booked in. i have checked the other comments and questions and i havent seen a similar question as this one.

what are the depths like on the south lake in the margins??

i understand there are a lot of over hanging tree's and snags, but what sort of depth are we lookign at !!

answre swould be highly appreciated.

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Crafty_Carper

08-03-2003, 17:35

Im not entinrely, sure on depths of margins, but its a gr8 place to place a hookbaits, as in most swims the r margin features, with good chance of a fish, so always have a rod in around the margins,

cheshirecarper

08-03-2003, 20:05

many thanks for the advice !!

does it get heavily fished in the margins do you know? or is it fairly neglected?

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Crafty_Carper

08-03-2003, 20:21

It realy depends on the swim and the features on the margin, or out more in the water, alot of the open water swims tend to be fished over gravel bars, adn in the back of the lake its just fish to snags,( i prefer that), but best thing is when u turn up on te lake, have a god walk around and see for yourself

cheshirecarper

09-03-2003, 18:42

looks like i will be taking your advice then, and having that good walk round !!

many thanks for the advice. its highly appreciated.

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Cash

10-03-2003, 14:50

Best bet is to have a good look round, they will show themselves at that time of year. The snags always hold fish, but there are plenty of other area's that hold as many.
As for the margins, last summer i caught a load in 18 inches of water under some overhanging branches, that they were in and out of. If you find them you'll catch.
You'll enjoy it, its a cracking fishery.
Cash

cheshirecarper

10-03-2003, 17:53

Many thanks for the tips Cash, not often you find people that are willing to help others in there quest for a large Carp.

just out of interest, i have seen the previous posts etc.. but what would you use in terms of bait? boilies, corn, maggots? and what amounts of bait woudl you put in? in just a weekend session?

best Fishes

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Cash

10-03-2003, 20:43

I fished Pva bags of mixed sized pellets on both rods. One rod was fished on HBS trout pellet bottom hookbaits (cut in half) and the other rod on plastic corn, had takes on both.
Small bags of pellet though, and then every couple of hours a small amount of pellet fired out in the catty to keep the fish stirred up and looking.
Cash