Astbury

[shaun]

Hi all, just wondering how many people are concentrating on here this year

cant really concentrate on it yet due to unfinished business on TP but ill give it the next 8 weeks

[Nige]

Going to be putting quite a bit of time in over the Summer, however I will start fishing heavily AFTER the closed season.

[robnichol]

I am going to spend quite alot of time on there later on in the year, when i get back from uni. Can't wait to take on that place. Anyone had much out of there recently????

Originally Posted by Nige

Going to be putting quite a bit of time in over the Summer, however I will start fishing heavily AFTER the closed season.

by the sounds of it i dont think youll get a peg till after then i heard there were 15 bivvy on it last weekend !

[comstive]

I guess weekdays are the time. I was on recently and was the only soul there!

j

[James Furness]

will be hopefully if I ever get my dissertation finished!!

[mul]

Originally Posted by Phil highlander

by the sounds of it i dont think youll get a peg till after then i heard there were 15 bivvy on it last weekend !

Yep - 15 bivvies at the very least Phil - probably nearer 25 if I was being honest. I wouldn't bother this week.....

[Rick]

Will be on there most weeks from this weekend onwards m8, will do most of my fishing this year on there...With the odd runs water in to save my sanity, and get me net wet

im not really expecting many answers on this but

'what is everyone putting in bait wise? and quantity?'

[mul]

Pellet and a bit of hemp for me. Hopefully putting in a bit midweek and fishing weekends.

Not too sure it's a 'bait' water - if you're on the fish I reckon most things would do well. What do you reckon Phil?

id have to agree with you on that..........how many times have we had fish in front of us..........and they just dont want it........spose its partly to do with the amount of naturals in there..........when every ball of weed you drop on the banks crawls back you know your up against it

[Nige]

Numbers will drop when they have had enough of blanking...

[Andy......]

Very true 25 last weekend but how many will be left bivvied up in 8 weeks time !! im in it for the long haul any others ?

[THE RAT]

Its been packed every close season even before SOTAS got the water.Its easy to think about stayin on but after a two month blank other waters start to look a better prospect when they re-open.It was very busy over foot and mouth as it remained open throughout, that resulted in a lot of people blanking for long periods never to return.Bait wise they seem to like any good food bait,particles also did very well about 6-7 yrs ago,but seemed to die off a bit as more decent boillies went in.I'm looking forward to be proven wrong though now I've opend my big mouth.