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Float fish the margins with a mobile approach initially.
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In reply to Post #1
Usual pressured small water approach . . .
Find features when your not fishing / during quiet periods
Speak to other anglers and glean info / watch what they are doing
Understand bite times / capture history / keep in touch with the lake
Keep quiet and set your rods back from the edge / bivvy out of view if poss
Consider flurocarbon mainlines and keep everything pinned, features permitting
Wash out baits in lake water before fishing / bait up at end of session
Quality food bait, applied little and often but if 3x rods and on a longer session try a more heavily baited area (with washed out baits) on 1x rod
Experiment with line angles to similar spots from different pegs; sometimes this can be a massive differentiator on a busy small lake
Do something different - stringers / boilie paste / tiny baits / massive donkey chokers etc
If everyones on a fishmeal then use a veggy/milk bait and visa versa
or - follow the crowd and get on the going bait . . .this way your pre-baiting has been done for you . .
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If it’s busy bait up but at stupid ocklock when most are asleep in there bivy
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In reply to Post #3
Learn the dead areas,use only quality bait,make sure your rigs on good clean bottom, bait and wait,do not thrash the water....patience will win.
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Stay active, fish tigers, don't ignore the margins.
Oh and don't believe what anyone says - find out for yourself 🙂
Good luck, sounds lovely 👍
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In reply to Post #1
Likely because it’s a busy water people are fishing for bites. Even if you dump a load of bait in the next person that comes in will likely reap the rewards.
Angling pressure can cause a lot of headaches.
If there’s a swim that gets ignored I would head there and try to do your own thing, technically be prebaiting while fishing and try to keep your captures hidden from prying eyes.
Sounds a lovely water good luck.
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Hi all, looking for some advice on a new water please.
Context:
6 acres / 14 pegs
Around 70 fish, including 8-10 30’s
Very tricky water - group of active members
Can be weedy in summer, active bloodworm beds
Fair bit of small fry and Perch
Snaggy trees all around edges, overhanging into margin areas
Silty sand on bottom, chod and leaves and stuff around margins
2-3ft shallow one end to around 7ft in deepest end
No boats or zigs
No one fishes large beds of bait / unpopular approach
Carp seem to spook off fresh beds of bait
Busy ish lake so unable to launch a send it pre-baiting approach
Most people seem to fish solid bags, stiff hinged rigs, no one seems to be spodding or on chods..
Various known spots throughout lake
How would you approach this water?
I’m thinking markering to find ‘areas’, bait up when I leave, and try chods and alt or different approaches…
What think, what am I missing?
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