Alders Farm

[markcw]

Has anyone fished Alders Farm recently.?
I have a 3 day match on there at the end of July, Pairs and an individual,
Won't know what lake I will get until the draw.
Any info on Lakes, such as bait and tactics would be greatly appreciated .

 

[108831]

I believe you still have to use fishery pellets and it's carp,carp and carp,which is why I stopped fishing it Mark,used to have a lake where it had good numbers of tench,barbel and skimmers,with odd carp,150lbs plus to 300lbs to win it

 

[peter crabtree]

Better off joining their Facebook page and asking.
Last match I fished there was 10 years ago, bagged up with carp on big maggot feeder.

 

[markcw]

I heard its fishery pellets only, and considering most fisheries use coppens or skrettings pellets that you can buy in tackle shops is a rip off ,one of these companies is ceasing production as well.
I know all Lakes apart from specimen lake are being used.
I will more than likely take a couple of feeder rod, pellet waggler and pole/ margin pole, that hopefully will cover what's needed, then sort bait out nearer the time.
Simon, I am not on facebook nor will I ever go it.
I may have a day on one of the Lakes on Alders before the match or at least have a walk round the place.

 

[john step]

Edited out. Will send PM.

 

[peter crabtree]

I have watched the angler who wins most matches there in action. He is like a machine. Pole @13m and pellet shallow. He feeds via catty before he ships out, then again once he has shipped out. Gets a bite almost instantly, hooks fish, feeds again then ships in.
Once he’s down to his tip kit he feeds again before landing the fish and repeating the process. I can’t imagine the stamina needed to keep that up for 5 hours solid?. Better get in training Mark.

 

[108831]

Can you name the guy Simon?

 

[108831]

There is a video on you tube by Tom Pickering method feeder fishing Alders,it was put on a few days ago if you want a look,forgive me if I don't,don't like catching carp one after the other and certainly not on the method...

 

[markcw]

Can you name the guy Simon?

Is it Trevor Price ?

 

[peter crabtree]

No……..but he would be the best person to advise you about the place.

 

[silvers]

FWIW The results from Alders are published by Peter on the Maggotdrowning forum.

there have been some pretty good skimmer and bream weights over the winter, and I know that Joe Roberts had 57 pounds of small perch last summer in the JJL (?) team match last year. Darren Cox had a weight of BIG perch a few years back as well on the same match.

two old Blackhorse colleagues of Alan and I do pretty well there ... Lee Newson and Gary Page.