nice reply.....thanx a lot.......got a marker float and all that.....and
i always fish the margins at night wherever i am.....shame you can't go
for a stalk though.....i'll probably be fishing particles with a
stringer of B2 boilies over the top.....do you reckon i should put a
fair bed of bait in or play safe for a bit and see what happens?....i'm
thinking they'll be a few fish up in the water with it warming up a
bit.....i saw on a website that the carp in there average 20lb but i
don't know how true it is(my record is 13lb 8oz)..but hopefully i'll get
into a few fish...i'll be there for 5 days so it'll be a bit grim if i
don't...anyway thanks again for the advice.

Richard wrote:

"wb¿dw" wrote in message
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I might be going there at the end of the month and would appreciate any
tips/advice on bait and tactics....and would like to hear of any
good/bad sessions anyone's had there.
ta

I have fished Catch 22 twice a couple of years back .... a 5 and 3 day
session. This was in Sept and Nov (when it is quieter anyway) and I also
avoided the week end.

The day ticket lake is around 20 acres (an old quarry) but lacks surface
features (very big time). So you do need to find the underwater features to
do well. Consequently, you will need a marker set up or similar. Most swims
have features close to medium range, and don't ignore the margins. You can't
wander .... you have to fish from your selected peg/swim so spend some time
walking around the place first ... it will be time well spent.

You will find that the bailiff is a very friendly and helpful person and
will assist by explaining were these are 'roughly' for your chosen swim so
you shouldn't spend to much time finding them. However, some are quite small
in area so you will need to cast carefully. However, that said the water
seems to fish quite well all year. Whilst carp is the main species the water
also holds double figure bream and tench.

Pellet or Boilies seem the favoured hook baits ..... I fished Solar Club Mix
over Betain and CSL pellet with success. I used Korda Funnel Web so the
pellet was presented alongside the hook bait but many boil the pellet to
form a soft mix and mould the same around the lead. I prefer my idea because
you can include a few whole freebie hook baits as well. I supplemented this
by offering more scattered free hookbaits with a catapult.

If you get an opportunity take a look at the syndicate lake and see what you
think .... that is more my type of water.

Regards ....... Richard