pike in brotherton/woodslea pond

[neil p]

is there any to try for

[fish41]

Just spoke to head bailff. Yes pike still in there and the pond has now got the all clear to fish after being closed due to algae. It is going to be netted next month sometime to do a stock take. There was talk at an AWAC meeting to get rid of the pike. I aksed the bailiff if they were going to kill the pike when they net it and his response was that it was just to do a stock take of whats in there. It would be good to try and get there when its being netted to make sure they dont "dispose" of the pike there and then.

[neil p]

i'd be happy to put them in the overflow for them (joke)but really wish i could

[neil p]

went down yesterday with deadbaits(macky/lamprey) for a couple of hours and not a single run think i'll just take the drive out to the dee instead/or pick on the pike in the brickies instead

[fish41]

well at least you got out. went to spin it few months back but it was advised not to fish it. Where did you fish. I believe the far end is a bit deeper and have seen some spinners hanging in the tress there. Tighter lines on the Dee

[fish41]

EA Netting December 19th from 9 ish onwards. Always interesing to see what it holds.. Also got a crayfish problem so ive been told

[neil p]

sounds interesting ya would love to know whats in there and how many pike actually ignored my deadbaitsjust hope the pike don't get killed

[neil p]

did anyone go for a mooch around there,i could'nt get to see the netting which i would of liked, as i was in minehead fishing the bristol channel for cod , but is it worth me to keep trying there or have they made me admit defeat on the pike frount

[DaveE]

It was reported on another thread that the netting was cancelled due to the pond being frozen.

[neil p]

thanks daveE  still got a chance to try then

[neil p]

firstly i'd just like to say a thankyou to all the lads for the info finally came good getting these 2 today first on a dead roach popped up this one took a modified spinnerbait sorry about the lack of mat on the last pic but i forgot it in a rush i reckon the 2nd one may of hit 4-5lb mark not massive but jinx avoided

[fish41]

Well done that man. Thanks for posting pics. Just replenished my lusox lure which lost a fish then got snagged up the top end last time there. May even have a go on the fly rod sometime.

[neil p]

that would be fun on a fly rod

[fish41]

Neil. Could you edit your post and make the pictures smaller at all ?. I know it makes the fish look smaller  but at least we get to see the whole fish. not sure if you can just resize them or if you need to insert them again and choose small or medium size on the Insert Image tab. cheers

[neil p]

pics adjusted

[Steve1]

Well done Neil