Tench in Sandhurst

[PaulG]

I was thinking of a night session on one of my club lakes later this week, and then thought about Sandhurst. Only fished here once before, for Pike, so.......what would my chances be if I pitched up one night this week, Thursday, for a 12 hour session? I'm after Tench. I don't know much about the water at all, and searching the RMC site gives a lot of info about the place, before it became a DT water.

Or would I be better off with a proper reccy beforehand and fishing it later in the year?

Thanks for any advice,
Paul

[k_bay]

Mate,
I fished friday night and saturday day time. My mate had a 16lb mirror and i had a 6lb female tench, which was a stunning fish in real good nick.

I used to fish the lake many many years ago (about 16 - 17yrs ago) for rudd and roach (used to contain massive rudd, and the little backwater, or the 'secret lake' we used to call it).
One day we were cycling back round the lake to go home and we saw a shoal of big tench (all over 4lb) in the margins of what is now the no fishing bank. We tried for them to no avail. But if they are still about then they must be close, if not over double figures (anyone know????)

[funky]

sandhurst has LOADS of tench - probably scraping double figures at certain times of the year - but with a very good chance of a 7 or even an 8.....beds of pellet will do the trick - any pellet at all seems to attract both the tench and the bream...and the bream run well into doubles if they are of any interest. A number of the bailiffs have had over 10 tench in a night.....and that's when we've not been targetting them specifically...!

Probably worth checking with YAC or the office when Sandy is being shut for the Stoney do this weekend - I'd imagine it's first thing Friday morning but I'd check first in case the plan is to shut it Thursday.

[cheshirecarper]

Would pop up maize account for any of the bream? if ya put a mahooooosive bed of pellets and choppies

would love a double figure Slab http://www.rmcangling.co.uk/forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Cheshire Carp Man
" Really looking forward to a fish fest in 4 weeks http://www.rmcangling.co.uk/forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif "

[funky]

if you fish like that - you may be sick of double figure bream by the end of the weekend.... http://www.rmcangling.co.uk/forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[cheshirecarper]

tell you what it would be a pleasure catching double figure bream all weekend http://www.rmcangling.co.uk/forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif http://www.rmcangling.co.uk/forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif

any way i PM'd ya for some info with abribe of cookies etc.... and no reply http://www.rmcangling.co.uk/forum/images/graemlins/frown.gif you must be fed up of Cookies now http://www.rmcangling.co.uk/forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif http://www.rmcangling.co.uk/forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Cheshire Carp Man
" Still trying the bribes http://www.rmcangling.co.uk/forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif "

[funky]

sorry just being a little slow with a reply - i will reply as soon as i get another spare 5 mins.....work keeps getting in the way !!!! http://www.rmcangling.co.uk/forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[Sweetcorn_Kid]

Can you use groundbait?? I fancy a big slab and wondered if my old g'bait mix would be allowed! Cus that will get them feeding like the cheshire carp man with a Full English Brekkie or 2 infront of him! http://www.rmcangling.co.uk/forum/images/graemlins/wink.gif

[funky]

no problem using groundbait at all....and those bream love it.... http://www.rmcangling.co.uk/forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[cheshirecarper]

you tryign to imply that i am a mahoooooosvie blokie who loves his food?? like a shoal of slabs?? http://www.rmcangling.co.uk/forum/images/graemlins/confused.gif http://www.rmcangling.co.uk/forum/images/graemlins/confused.gif http://www.rmcangling.co.uk/forum/images/graemlins/confused.gif

should be fine little brother http://www.rmcangling.co.uk/forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif if ya afetr Brim though, big bed o pellets will do ya !! http://www.rmcangling.co.uk/forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif http://www.rmcangling.co.uk/forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Chesh !!
" Lover of all food fried !! http://www.rmcangling.co.uk/forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[Sweetcorn_Kid]

Right then! looks like a bit of brown crumb is needed with the ole special bait mixed in!

Cheers funky.

[cheshirecarper]

what out gents !! end of the month the Method feeder is comign out http://www.rmcangling.co.uk/forum/images/graemlins/confused.gif http://www.rmcangling.co.uk/forum/images/graemlins/frown.gif

Chesh !!