Im going fishing at crookes valley park.its the first time i'll be fishing and was just wondering if anyone had any tips on what type of floats and bait i should use here? Thanks alot

Hi, my dad used to fish there but not for along while, he used maggots, casters and plain groundbait. Hope this helps. If you catch a big one and post it lol

iv fished it a lot u wnt t be in the bay were lillys are n fish maggot down side of reeds
and do u no no ne 1 that is after sum carp gear?
wb thankz

Chopped worm,its stuffed full of Perch,im hoping to get there sometime this week.

iv fished it a lot u wnt t be in the bay were lillys are n fish maggot down side of reeds
and do u no no ne 1 that is after sum carp gear?
wb thankz

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Pardon!:huh:

iv got 3 3lb test carp rods 3 reals 1 abit smaller then other 2 3 fox micron m alarms n a x-pod plus will take £250 ono

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Im going fishing at crookes valley park.its the first time i'll be fishing and was just wondering if anyone had any tips on what type of floats and bait i should use here? Thanks alotfish as light as you can with a waggler ,one of the better spots is on the bend near the landing stage and the weeds although as you walk around you will see shoals of small roach,the carp cruise close in and are a good size, plenty of perch,i favour double maggot when its a bit cool like the weather is this week,if your fishing with the pole be careful as there are a few joggers that like to run around the lake and tackle can easily be trod on
good luck

the lake contains some highly intelligent homicidal fish created by accident when an experiment in the university's genetics department went wrong.

be careful how you fish there, what you catch may eat you!

Fished there last night and had some nice bream/hybrids, however was catching a fish a chuck for an hour then didn't have another bite all night, some other lads fishing said they'd seen pike and zander follow small fish to the bank when being reeled in, is there any actual pike in there or zander, one geezer even mentioned a catfish??!! Might explain y my swim went dead ??
Also be careful down there as lots of polish guys askin u to catch them fish, couldn't believe the cheek of it!!
Any replies welcome, tight lines!!!

im gunna go down one night and try my fly tackle out one person told me they do ok on fly down there

Fished there last night and had some nice bream/hybrids, however was catching a fish a chuck for an hour then didn't have another bite all night, some other lads fishing said they'd seen pike and zander follow small fish to the bank when being reeled in, is there any actual pike in there or zander, one geezer even mentioned a catfish??!! Might explain y my swim went dead ??
Also be careful down there as lots of polish guys askin u to catch them fish, couldn't believe the cheek of it!!
Any replies welcome, tight lines!!!

Rumour has it there are some very big catfish in there, as well as eels.

there is definitely pike and zander in there.. Ive seen a zander as one of my friends managed to get one..he was dead baiting with a small roach...and ive seen two big pike in the bay area as well...

There is supposedly a pipeline that runs towards Weston Park, and that is where all the Zander are.

the lake contains some highly intelligent homicidal fish created by accident when an experiment in the university's genetics department went wrong.

be careful how you fish there, what you catch may eat you!

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha !!!!!! :loopy: :loopy: :hihi: :hihi:

Any ideas anyone on the best tactics for the pike,zander,cats and eels in there??? I've been fishing with lures a few times and had a perch out???

I would be very suprised if there was a catfish in there, I would be happy to be proven wrong.
Who introduced the Zander to a pond?

Zander make very good eating!. They are becoming quite fashionable on the menu in better resturants

Any ideas anyone on the best tactics for the pike,zander,cats and eels in there??? I've been fishing with lures a few times and had a perch out???

Eels are best with worm or dead bait. Also best to fish for eels when the is heavy cloud or following thunderstorm/high humidity. They were all i ever caught when i was a kid

Eels are best with worm or dead bait. Also best to fish for eels when the is heavy cloud or following thunderstorm/high humidity. They were all i ever caught when i was a kid

I've not caught a Eel for a few years now, I remember fishing the Chesterfield canal once when I was younger and I packed in after around an hour due to problems with boot laces(small Eels).

I've not caught a Eel for a few years now, I remember fishing the Chesterfield canal once when I was younger and I packed in after around an hour due to problems with boot laces(small Eels).

Small ones are a nightmare, the big ones are good fun though.

unfortunately the eel population has been in sharp decline due to pollution and other enviromental factors

There has been concern in the angling circles at the lack of eels in this country now.
We used to be overun with them

There has been concern in the angling circles at the lack of eels in this country now.
We used to be overun with them

Yea definately,when i lived in cumbria near a tidal river thats all the seemed to be, with the occasional sea trout.

Its a shame as they are an interesting and unusual fish

Anyone know if its worth fishing graves park? And what's in there? Got told there we're carp and sum pike but it aint very big. Any info appreciated cheers!

i went not so long ago and didnt have a bite allday

used 2 fish(poach) graves park boating lake many moons ago :D with handline and bread a fish a throw...oops im off here come the parkie:hihi:

There is a very big eel in crookes valley park , i have seen it with my own eyes , some fella caught it by dead bateing a small roach down in the margins .

I saw a lad catch a huge Zander in there on a spinner.

not caught

If you fish the rd side then fish float geat waggler tactics,if you are fishing the other end of the pond the resturant side feeder method has its too deep for rod and line,but can be fished useing a pole.maggot and bread flake will out fish and other bait with hemp has you bed of bait............tyke

myself and a friend fished crookes valley last week, had a few roach out but that was it