tench on sotas

[kopite]

any particular waters where you can catch some nice big tinkas on sotas? when the season starts again i fancy a day with me waggler catching some green eyed monsters? saves me sitting behind me alarms praying!

[braidman]

Dont tench have orange eyes dont know the answer to your question mate sorry

[kopite]

think you`re right there braidman!! green bodied monster then

[russ]

there are some nice tench in capes main lake , i had one last year that was about 4 and a half pounds but i bet there are bigger

[Stig]

Redesmere has some nice big Tincas as well as Capesthorne main lake . Bolesworth used to have good numbers of tench but not heard of any coming out for a while ive not had one from there foir over 2 years now
Have had 1 or 2 to 4lb from Fanshawe as well

[Julian Grattidge]

Big Tench?

Would have to be the Top Pool for me. I’ve had them to just under double figures, either picked upon carp gear of fished for purposely using corn or worms – all stunningly beautiful fish as nobody really targets them. They average around 4lb with regular lumps to 6lb. Have had two over 9lb in the past.

Most productive areas I’ve found are in the bay or fishing into the channel to the right of the point swim pads.

[kevw]

Had 4 in a morning on Top Pool last year, all around 4 - 5lb. Have heard of a couple from Astbury, probably the ones stocked from Redes.

[Nige]

Originally Posted by kevw

Had 4 in a morning on Top Pool last year, all around 4 - 5lb. Have heard of a couple from Astbury, probably the ones stocked from Redes.

They were'nt stocked from Redes Kev, but yes probably stocked fish i would imagine.

banked a green monster last week from top pool of 5lb (ish)

mint condition and put up a good show for itself

[RichardH]

Used to fish the Top Pool for them in 1993ish when I was 11, they seemed massive then but were probably only 3lb! I would try the main lake along the pad line up from the Pads swim. Had a few on carp gear to over 8lb last year from there.

[Bebbo]

Big tench on the float by the pads

Brings back lots of very fond memories of the float sliding away into the surface scum on a still and misty dawn

Hells Bells what am i missing here Anybody wanna buy some carp gear i wanna chase tench again

[IanB]

did a work party netting the top pool many moons ago, i was gob smacked by the quality and size of the tench that were netted.
when i fished the mainlake before the drain down it was common to catch alot of tench on boilies whilst carp fishing, dont know what its like now.

[kopite]

have to get a good bend in me waggler on top pool then!

[MarkeR]

top pool has always held nice tench in the 4-6lb range, if you want bigger than that then redesmere's the one

[Stig]

Originally Posted by Phil highlander

banked a green monster last week from top pool of 5lb (ish)

mint condition and put up a good show for itself

Unlike the 12 lb slimey bait thief then