Written on 14 January 2012 at 12:50 pm, by big kev
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happy new year to all anglers at threemilestone hope for the best fishing season ever |
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Merry Christmas
Written on 24 December 2011 at 7:21 pm, by big kev
Merry Christmas to all club member and day ticket anglers
Return of the Old Gits
Written on 22 December 2011 at 9:56 pm, by big kev
Yep 2012 will see the return of the old git’s matches to be held on Mondays. the Pools will be £2.00. if you are interested contact Ken.
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do we need more carp ?
Written on 9 December 2011 at 9:10 pm, by big kev
we had this message the other day from SM
Match lake desperately needs carp. It’s fine if you want to catch roach all day but that’s boring after a couple hours. And if the so called carpers didn’t fire boilies left right and centre you might catch fish instead of spooking them. In summary match lake definitely needs decent sized fish in it.
this is my reply
I could not disagree more you are advocating an old fashioned way of fish management. This has been proven not to work although it seems the best way it is in fact more detrimental to the fish stock. Carp are bullies and will hog as much food as they can in order to grow and breed. They will chase off the smaller fish who in turn will suffer from starvation. What is needed is true fish management. first cull the small fry (they are the ones who grab the bait and reduce the chance of a good sized fish getting on your) line. second place tree branches in the lake to give cover and to slowly rot away (this will increase the natural food in the lake and the fish stock will increase in size with the extra space and food available). This is the basis of good fish management but it comes at a price after all the smaller head of fish in a lake the less bites people will get. By creating cover for the fish they will be more likely to bite but they are also more likely to head for that cover and snap the line. in far to many lakes it is standard policy to overstock the fish after all an angler who is catching is a happy angler. That is all well and good if you are not bothered about the quality of life for the fish and the angler concerned can’t be bothered to develop the skills required to catch the fish. I know of lakes where first thing in the morning a person has a job to walk around the lake and remove the dead fish before the anglers turn up. Then they just add a few hundred fish every few weeks. This is senseless unless you are ether very rich or making lots of money from the anglers who fish on those locations. Even then it is not a good policy and it will eventually get angling a bad name and increase the pressure to ban it. A ban on angling is something I would not like to see.
Thank you sm for contacting the site and giving us this feed back and i will pass your comments on to the chairman after all it will be his and the committees decision weather or not to put carp in to the lake.
Please if you fish at the club we would love to have your comments on this or other subjects.
This is a post i just had in
That question from me was worded all wrong. I'd like to know if there were any carp in the match lake next to the car park. I know there are crucians in there i've had a few. The bottom lake is great for carp to a good size (paste seems to work well). Would anybody else like to see 20 or so small carp 1-4lb in the top lake? It would make things exciting and could also act as a feeder pool to the main carp lake. I have heard of an extremely reputable company who offer fish at very competitive prices www.riverfield.co.uk Either way i think you run an extremely well maintained fishery and compared to a lot of lakes i have fished, your stocks seem to be in extremely good condition and all for a fantastic price at £5 a day ticket. Regards. my answer some time ago a proposal was made to put in 50 small carp to add variety to the fish in the top lake. At the time i had already started to see the damage carp do to fisheries but i relented in my argument as i predicted all 50 carp or at least 90% of the fish would die within the first year. i was laughed at by several other members of the committee at the time and told i do not know what i was talking about, within 6 months all the fish were dead as i had predicted. since then a few small carp were added to the lake again and as far as i know one or may be two are still swimming around in the lake. All waters will hold a limited head of fish depending on the size of the water, depth of the water and the available natural food. increasing the head of fish will only lead to the death of the stock that are already in the lake. only when the lake reaches a balance will the death of the old and new stock finish. so by adding new fish you will not increase the head of fish just kill off the weakest of the new and old stock. by adding any fish you also increase the chances of bringing in infection or parasites. Update I had a chat with Ken on the subject he has confirmed what i already thought the the Match lake has a small head of carp and the committee have no intention of adding to that head in the near future. with that in mind may be looking at other methods in order to catch them. this is from Barry One of the main things that attracted me to TMS is the ability to fine down tackle and fish delicately especially in the winter without getting beat by carp all the time. The club currently caters for both carp anglers and general coarse anglers very well. In fact we have one of the few waters in Cornwall that contain true crucians with little chance of the strain being hybridised by king carp. In angling in general the carp angler is very well catered for. Whilst appreciating that the majority of anglers want carp, carp and more carp I think it would be a sad day if TMS were to stock more into the match pool. If this was done how long before there were complaints of being broken in the lillies with cries for them to be removed. No please keep the divide and give the traditional angler somewhere to get away from the boilie brigade. BarryI am on the membership waiting list, the main reasons for wanting to join is that your waters are about as close as it comes to natural. One of the few remaining waters in Cornwall which still present a challenge. As a purely pleasure angler who doesn't have to catch huge fish to have a good day out i ask please don't change anything without thinking long and hard about the consequences. Alan B
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Angling training
Written on 13 September 2011 at 9:52 pm, by big kev
Ken Hart the clubs official coach is hoping to offer a series of training courses to junior members who are interested in learning the skills of a course angler. if you are interested please contact him on 01872 272021
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open day 2011
Written on 10 July 2011 at 9:34 pm, by big kev
16th July 2011 will be the club open day. this is your chance to bring your friends along and introduce them to course angling. As this is an official event they will not need a licence and wont have to pay for a day ticket. So why not pop along and show your friends what fishing is all about.
AGM 2011
Written on 26 June 2011 at 8:51 pm, by big kev
Don’t forget it’s the AGM on Friday 1st July at 8pm in the club caravan. Also membership fees are due soon.
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pole rig
Written on 29 May 2011 at 3:54 pm, by big kev
have a look at this page if you are interested in fishing paste on the pole.
http://www.gofishing.co.uk/Angling-Times/Section/how-to/Coarse-fishing-advice/Fishing-Rigs/Search-Results/Pole-Rigs/How-to-make-a-pole-rig-for-paste-fishing-for-stillwater-carp/
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Rod licence
Written on 8 May 2011 at 8:37 pm, by big kev
http://www.fishingmagic.com/index.php?news=15202
I just spotted this on Fishing magic. It’s a site I have belonged to for years but not visited in the last few months. This I a warning about the online sites you might have thought about getting your rod licence from. At the end of the day it’s up to you but why pay extra for you licence. I must admit I did not realise you could even get them on line from anybody but the EA.
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Club Blog
Written on 7 May 2011 at 5:29 pm, by big kev
Sorry i have had a few problems with the club blog of late it was my fault as i lost my password when i built my new pc. but we are back up and running.
although i am no longer a club member i will be keeping the site up and running for the club. if you have any news or things you want to know please contact me and I try to find out the information for you. I will also try to post something new each week. This may not be club related but to do the fishing in general.
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