I have only just started fishing again after a long break. Live in Poole Dorset. Started with my son who is 13.
Currently we are fishing at Whitemoor lakes which is a nice little set of 3 lakes in Holt, day ticket and night fishing. Main lake has 45 swims (10 too many in my book)
We have been fishing there 4 times since being allowed. 1st Time on the 1st Saturday it was understandably rammed. We got 2 of the last swims getting there at 7.30am. Had 3 Carp to 11lb and a few tench and Bream.
The second it was spilling over, It was a Sunday and they had had 36 overnighters, so we tried the little lake which was quieter and fished nicely most of the day pulling around 25 carp to 3lb.
The third time was a Thursday and it was boiling and 90% full. Fished ok in the early AM and better after 5pm.
Went today and got there at 7.10am, opens 7.30, 7 cars queuing to get in and it was bursting. Got 2 swims at the back end of the lake. It was dead I had 2 bream and my son nothing, most people got nothing. Was a tad windy and rainy but not cold.
Asking around it seems it is pretty much full all the time.
Wondering if it's too intense there at the moment and I should look elsewhere or just happens they aren't feeding, just that it has seemed to get progressively worse over the weeks
It is the perfect location because my son and I can fish it and my younger son who can only manage a few hours before ants in his pants hits in, can be brought over and collected on a whim by the wife, anything too far away would negate that.
There doesn't seem to be many day tickets too close to Poole, lots of clubs waters though.
Any thoughts or ideas?
Currently we are fishing at Whitemoor lakes which is a nice little set of 3 lakes in Holt, day ticket and night fishing. Main lake has 45 swims (10 too many in my book)
We have been fishing there 4 times since being allowed. 1st Time on the 1st Saturday it was understandably rammed. We got 2 of the last swims getting there at 7.30am. Had 3 Carp to 11lb and a few tench and Bream.
The second it was spilling over, It was a Sunday and they had had 36 overnighters, so we tried the little lake which was quieter and fished nicely most of the day pulling around 25 carp to 3lb.
The third time was a Thursday and it was boiling and 90% full. Fished ok in the early AM and better after 5pm.
Went today and got there at 7.10am, opens 7.30, 7 cars queuing to get in and it was bursting. Got 2 swims at the back end of the lake. It was dead I had 2 bream and my son nothing, most people got nothing. Was a tad windy and rainy but not cold.
Asking around it seems it is pretty much full all the time.
Wondering if it's too intense there at the moment and I should look elsewhere or just happens they aren't feeding, just that it has seemed to get progressively worse over the weeks
It is the perfect location because my son and I can fish it and my younger son who can only manage a few hours before ants in his pants hits in, can be brought over and collected on a whim by the wife, anything too far away would negate that.
There doesn't seem to be many day tickets too close to Poole, lots of clubs waters though.
Any thoughts or ideas?