joe de blank
07780 92 76 89 will return any messagers left

JDB ECHO

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Joe, I have been past Crab a few times recently, not many fishing it are you on your own on there ? have any other fish come out ? might join you for a day if you don't mind one week end ?

Harv

ye sound harv get your self down there. there
on my own on my last session two nights midweek.

the other four nights it had people there but they blanked to.
you might know one of the lads ant b . i am going for a day session this week as i am busy. the most popular day for fishing

Joe,
I think I may have met you once on the Plex, You were down for the night next to the hedge, in fact you were on the right hand side as you look at the water. If I remember right I caught 2 roach, I was the giant bloke that came chatting to you, it's my first year in Wheelock.
I don't think I know Ant B, well i might do if I saw him
Harv

Harv,

Trust me mate, if you'd have met Joe, you would remember !!!

The Essex Man.

harv am a new member myself i have only been
on the heath when the foot and mouth was on

harv see a good fan of mine has give you a refrence to my warm scouse ourer
chris did you turn the touch on and put your
coat on when reading this post

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Holts on the Middlewich ticket - 2 blank recent sessions. Fruit/Trigga/Assanin8, nothing would wake them over a small maggot/pellet/hemp bed.

Some Pike activity, saw 3 caught in one session to 10lb. I don`t like the lake at all, but theres a small review for you all.

JDB,
only had 1 fish since I met you, a nice 20.04 fully scaled. Done 3 blank nights since. Mainly mid week over nighters(off to work at 6.00am).

The morning after the fully scaled a local day angler followed me in, I got back on the lake as he was packing up to do the night, he had a 24 & a 21 in 10mins that I photoed for him.

I then blanked the night.

There were 2 guys in the bay on muddy side but they blanked. Moss Kieto did about 4 nights last week and blanked. I havn't seen your mate(Mr Millenge) on since the fireworks.

It looks like its going to be a very patchy winter on there.

ant i know what you mean it does look bad for the winter but you just got to stick it out.

i will be doing 2 day sessions in the next week as my rooster in work is crap and the next weekend i have off i will be going to
sandown if all goes to plan.

its good to hear someone is catching . mr millenge. ant he is mad as hat that bloke but he makes me laugh.

Gawsworth, wall pool - Saturday report (6 anglers, including me and the missus) Baliff arrived at 9:30 (note for future ticket dodging!) No EA baliff arrived (as usual). 3 bleeps. Woohoo. No runs, nowt. Tried Assasin-8 pop`d, bottom. Nutrafruit cranberry on a method. Even tried the trusty worms and maggots. Missus had a pop`d Pinap/banana Mainline, and a pop`d Nutra strawberry. One 6 bleeper on the strawberry. Her baits were out for 9 hrs. Mine were out 6 hrs (most) then spent the afternoon trying hrly stints on different techniques. No carp landed. None landed on the lake at all. Oh well theres always tomorrow. Sunday blanks report expect Monday! Confidence is high, I repeat high, (not really, I`m being sarcastic)

Put in another blank on Friday as well Ant - fished road bay - main bay was stitched on field side and didn't have my waders for the hedge side - far as I know no one caught.

The more blanks I have the surer I am of having a big hit soon , as I've not caught off there at all this year though - well theres always next time.

moss your not on your own kidder just done sunday. had 2 fish roll over the hookbait fishing opposite the stile.

guess what the local day angler knocked out two upper doubles. thats the first time someone has caught when i have blanked.

the local day angler has been on a roll.he has had 4 twentys and 4 doubles in the last 3 weeks. and my mate mad millenge has had 3twentys and 1 double

they have been coming out in the last three weeks. i am confident when i am on there but i have blanked a fair bit 11 nights and one day session up to now. one fish of 24.15 and bream and tench on every trip apart from the day session on sunday. anyway keep it regular
and real. ,JDB , KIR

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JDB,
Had an 18 last night, just after 8 in the evening.

Quite a lot of fish showing 'till it went really cold.

Packed up at 5:30 this morning, my Trakker was froze solid.

Still all worth while for a fish.

Ant.B

well done kidder. its going to be a frost tonight as well hope it does not freeze thick

i am going to have to get my arse in to gear. millenge was giveing me a bit of stick my time will come.

JDB et all,

Any of you fished the Plex lately any joy ?
or any tips on the place this time of year ?
will be down on Saturday.
Harv

Harv,
Only fished there once this year. however I've fished there a lot over the years. If you are fishing the day go for one of the middle area swims and fish tight to the tree line, yes TIGHT even if its cold.

Don't put much bait in, max 20 boilies per rod, better around 10.

Keep an eye out for showing fish as you can normally get a pick up if they are showing.

Other areas do produce in the winter but the far margin is a good all round bet.

The night can prove to be your best bet, me and Moss had a lot of action one January in the night sessions even on a very heavy frost and lake freezing conditions. Then hardly anything in the day.

But most important as I said earlier LOOK for fish moving.

Good luck, if I get chance I will have a wander down.

Ant.B

is right ant thats what rwtnw is all about
am of to sanddown might see you there get your selfs to all the north west stands that you know of. am taging along with the carpinn
stand so pay it a vist and buy somethink

it would be good to hear what all the geezers
and none "V" were up to any way keep it regular any real JDB ECHO

Jesus, Joe, it was cold packing up at 5.30 this morning. Big fat blank for me, anything for you? There was couple of fish showing in front of you as it calmed off last night.

If you didn't catch last night, keep on going it WILL come.

ant no kidder not a thing. i say ant i did not see any fish at all that session but i did sleep that night 10pm until 5am.

woken up by the noise of someone trying to pack his bivvy away. "hard as nails ant" that must have been hard work kidder that was a good frost. the good thing about that session was no tench or bream happy days time to get the bait in

right i am off good to here what the rest of you are up to. get it posted regular and real JDB ECHO

Back off to Blakemere this weekend; guess I`m on for another cold blank - hows that for confidence?

....and I was right.....blanked. Very cold but very picturesque. We were the only two on the bank, after 12:00. The others couldn`t hack the cold.

Thanks for Derri boots and ESP fleece hats!

A bleep wouldn`t have gone a miss though.

Have any of u guys ever fished the meres in Ellesmere (Blake etc)

Jacko,
yes, just Blake. Lovely water, hard water, but nice.

Are these mere's on the Ellesmere Anglers ticket? Which other waters do Ellesmere control? are they heavily fished?

Ads

ellesmere is not in the northwest but alot of anglers from the northwest fish there and beleave me ads it is a awesome club to be in
but the fishing is not easy

ant have you been down this week is it frozen

Hey Joe, (ah hendix, what a guy) sorry went off on one, old age and all that, anyway thanks for the letter, you make a lot of sense, and I find that very refreshing, we will speak to you soon.
Regards, Kevin.

"my cousin kevin he sure to be put in heaven" lyrics from a old punk rock song dont ask me the group but i rember the song.

am glad you found it refreshing.

[ 12-12-2001: Message edited by: joe de blank ]

The undertones.

hello jdb and others not a fishing report this post,but a request for up to date info on wether any of our waters in cheshire are frozen or not.
neither me or barney has been fishing since before the warrington meeting,we can't take anymore so were starting our winter campaign on saturday....or at least i hope we will be weather permitting.
so how about it chaps? have you passed any waters in the cheshire area? if so,are they ice free?
cheers mark

mark B i work outside and move about alot in a van and every lake," bit of water" is frozen i am guttered i am nearly putting my name down for overtime this weekend. anyway
the weaver is all ways last to freeze then bottom flash try these waters this weekend

yeah the weaver is one of my winter waters anyway joe,so i know were definitely going to be wetting a line no matter what
was hoping some of the stillwaters might be ice free though.
cheers mark

Joe, went on last night (Wed) Road end was froze.
Fished Style but blanked, never saw a fish go either. I should be back on at the weekend.

[ 13-12-2001: Message edited by: Ant.B ]

cheers ant see you at weekend if you make it

Marker I went to Top pool yesterday and both main and top were frozen! only thin though. Should be alright today
cheers
scot

There's been atleast one off Billinge today. Have you seen the weather for tommorow night? Minus 6, er I think I'll be staying in this weekend thanks. A few waters will have a lid on them

thanks for that scot,unfortunately i've come down with some kind of bug,you know the type,aches and pains/shivering/sore throat/runny nose etc,so fishing for me is off this weekend
nice to hear capesthorne will be clear scot,i'm planning a few sessions on there over xmas,before my card runs out,i'll be suspending it after that,and moving on.
hows your season been? had any more since that first 20 back in the summer? and hows mike (b) if you see him,tell him its nearly time for our new year social
cheers mark

tomo got caught in the miuns6 on crab just come back had to crack the ice to bring the rods in. had a bream friday at 6pm it started
freezing at 10pm. anyone on birchgrove get yourself down there thats not frozen ajy is on there he informs me it has not got a lid

I gather you saw nothing then Joe?

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Mark, I hope your feeling better mate!
I not landed a carp from the Top pool since auagust! I had a few Tench and lost a nice fish in the Roadie swim. I have not fished it since end of October as the wife has had me sorting the house out for crimbo. Cant wait to get back out.
I've not seen Mick for yonks!
scot

Joe,

That boat net is the nuts mate, did you get one for yourself ?? Sorry to hear its soooooo cold down there, we still in t shirts in Essex

Tight Lines pal,

The Essex Man.

just getting over it today scot,bit of an inconvenience,mind you at least i'll be ok at xmas.(been full of cold at xmas for last 4 years running).
i ain't fished since beginning of nov myself,had enough now,and i need to go
anything happening on the main pool recently? might be up there next weekend if theres a match on the river.
cheers mark
ps...dropped you a pm on a diiferent subject

chris glad you like the net. i have not got
round to alan to make me one yet am not going abroad till april. think i will be getting him to knock me a 42" anyway he is up to eyes building rods but if you know anyone
who wants one get intouch with alan and john
01704568450 or 07970801493
chris you might have trouble emailing me as they have stoped me receving mail or me sending mail external

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who is fishing and where over Christmas ?
Harv

time to ask again....hows the ice situation in cheshire at the moment....????
cheers mark

the frost is well pissing me of one day the lakes have thawed the next day there frozen

one of lads told me somethink the other day
the frost is not pissing ben seal of by all accounts ben has had three fish from under the ice ben was caught in a frost and he kept
smashing the ice around the rods and caught a fish on each rod he casted out. all fish between 25/30 ben if you visit let us know if its true. good bit of anglerling.

i have finished work for christmas today but
i have a very painful stiff neck so i am total guttered. but i will be out boxing day
even if it kills me.

just letting you know some news the nw is getting a big ECHO backing and i hope everyone will help me show the uk the nw heritage. will let the cat out of the bag in the new year

anyway hope all you nw anglers have a good fishing christmas lets hope the frost stays
at bay.

JDB ECHO

90% of capesthorne was frozen this morning (sat 22nd),so i went to the weaver instead,there was a match on the boats,and vale royal locks were stitched up...so i came home
two carp have been caught at the locks this morning,both singles.
cheers mark

ant up for a social on boxing day thats if frost stays at bay hopeing it starts raining
christmas day. and then abit of snow

JDB ECHO

Sorry Joe,

Im going motorbike racing on boxing day

It should be clear though for Boxing day, but the end of the week looks better. Let me know when your'e on again and we'll have a wee dram.

Cheers Ant..

after saturdays fiasco (above),me and barney went fishing again today (xmas eve)...we actually managed to get the rods out this time....the weather was crap (low pressure/wind/rain).i still managed to fluke one out though,only a single,but most welcome on xmas eve
cheers mark

Does any1 know if Blakemere has been frozen?

Well Joe,

N E good? Is it now solid?

All the best,

Ant.B

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ant like most scousers its solid joe de blank
gets frozed in twice it took 4 hrs to pack up
did not get a smiffle

Joe
Stay home son it's too 'kin cold.

Tony F

B`mere, frickin frozen.

Back home by 9am.

One good thing - I could have had any swim I wanted - it was dead!!!!!!!!!

i got up at 6.00am this morning,and went to the weaver,it was frozen it was strange looking at solid ice moving
vale royal locks was fishable,but by the time i got there,it was stitched up with other new years eve carpers
i gave up,and went to trevs and blew 60 quid on bits and pieces instead
cheers mark

just like to say happy new year to all nw anglers.
also just like to bring you all up to date with crab.

i have done 16 nights this year for one fish 24.15 mirror it was a old warrior peach
of a fish. and a stack of bream and tench 11 nights in nov and dec

in the last month of the autum nov the local day angler was to rod with seven fish to 24
he blank dec.

in the first month of winter dec. ant.b was top rod with 4 fish biggest 26 common all the
fish expert one came from the same swim.

the winter is still not over its just began two months left and i will be their until the end of the first month of spring just like to say thanks to the locals i have enjoyed fishing crab and hope to continue to enjoy afew more winters a head.

well thats another one gone and a new one to
come lets hope we all catch what we dream of evey other night.

JDB ECHO

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Joe,
and is Crab frozen at the mo`? It must be!

the 25th of january thats gone quick from the last one the nw carp society meeting at richmonds recreation club
richmond st
of thelwall lne
latford
warrington
cheshire
very easy to find in the atz of cheshire

see you all there should be good looks like paul selman and neil smith are putting there heads on the chopping board
try your best to get there and support your region

JDB ECHO

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Joe,showing my ignorance here- where is Richmonds?

I've been on the weaver today with a couple of mates for a social. Fished the boats, and we all blanked. Some lads were on vale royal locks and they blanked aswell.

thats unusual chris....specially with the good weather this last week
cheers mark

as some of you will know who post threads here. jdb is going to be resonable for echo
issues in the nw.

i am going to show are heritage to the rest of the uk by focusing on waters in are reigon

the water i am going to be focusing on is going to be smiths in bolton.

i hope you can all help me in my crusade to show the uk are awesome region which i am very proud of.

JDB ECHO

Did any body fish this week end ? any joy ?

Harv

If only harv,i nearly got my quivertips out,to fish the irwell,for some river trout,then i came to my senses,looking good now for a quick thaw,catchya later mate.

I fished the weaver again today. and lost one.Due to a hook pull At least they are feeding. There was a lad who did the night on the dredger length he had 2

Tommo, what stretch did u fish?

yip ee i have been out today its been more than 16 days since i have been out due to work and frost.

i went to a local canal. "widnes canal spike island". i fished here last year in april and
had a few out to 19lb and a freind of mine had a twenty which i was well gald to see.

i have been keeping intouch with this canal stretch and its been doing fish in the winter a few tewnty's too.

also a big common was caught in october the lad who caught it beleaves it to be 32lb.but i get the impression that it might be a little incorrect as afew lads have told me that the bloke who caught the common was a bit wobbley when comeing to weighing fish.

anyway there has been a big common caught but what its correct weigth is who knows. anyway
canal's doing twenty's i remember the day's
you would struggle to do doubles.

JDB ECHO

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Big blank Saturday at Moston !
Harv

Joe ,is the canal you are fishing the stretch that used to be run by Lymm Anglers,or the other end . I have fished the Lymm stretch a few times and if you need any info mail me.
Mark C

jdb
I,ve been fishing the Carterhouse stretch for a good few years and have had about eight twentys upto 29lb in the last 18 months mainly commons but the two biggest both mirrors 29 & 26.5 drop me a line if u would like any info and pics of fish

Steve

JDB and lads,
why dont you get an little gallery going of our North west canal fish for your ECHO work, Id think it would be a good idea, and would happily give you some flix!
what do you all think??

Ste_m - I thought you were Ste Martley from Runcorn - he lives right near me - who do you know from Runcorn mate? - ive PM'd you before, but you dont seem to keen to reply - not shy r u ?

later guys

STEZ

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lads ECHO is going to the canals. and i can't
wait to do the canal's. as it awesome the why
they have come on i will pm everyone when i go onto the canal's

also i will do a thread so every one know's when i will be covering the canal's .

its the boat stretch i like fishing single night's or day session's i like fishing there when i am skint or not much time of work

JDB ECHO

Stez
Ive replied to a couple of your pms most recently on the Colemere thread.
usually fish with Batey and on occasions with Batty (you must remember the Redesmere Mentalists calling card in your frying pan on Colemere !)
Tend to fish Colemere on my own, no one else mad enough ! wouldn't mind a go on Pickmere if anyone could supply any info.

jdb
I will post a pick of the 29 when I figure out how to do it !

Steve

Ste_M

pm me with what you want to know and i'll be able to help you

never got your pm's and it wont let me send one to you know

Or email me - stez@breathe.com

hows batty?

cheers

STEZ

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Ste M , who actually has the rights to Carterhouse now that Lymm have let it go ??.It was supposed to be free the last I heard, also do you pasrk near the signal box or do you know another way of getting on to it. I parked near signal box when I fished it but came back to find back windscreen put through and never went back we used to fish down near the power station and had a good few fish but not as big as you had.I would love to go back if you know where to park the car thats safe let me know .
P.S how do you get to spike island from carterhouse amnd is it safe car parking.
Mark C

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Mark
i think you'll find that fishing at Spike Island has now been stopped by the council due to the boats being hit by leads.
Most problems with parking at Carterouse tends to be when Gypsies are camped on the land adjacent to the building there.
Touch wood I have never had a problem.
Warrington A.A now have the rights to this stretch so we might find ourselves catching these fish in Moore Quarry soon !

Ste

I fished Vale royal locks today on the Weaver. I blanked, my mate had one and lost one.One day I'll win the toss so I can get in the hot spot

My mates fished Capesthorne main pool on Saturday - a blank was the order of the day, but they had it to themselves - worth a visit if your a member.

Joe de
long time no talk; any news on any Blake activity recently?

I`m after a session there this weekend,

as you can guess lad's my password has been used instead of my user's name " with out sounding bitter has anyone else
had this problem".

anyway on to report's cheshire my contact at blake has found him self a woman so i dont know what's going on but i can tell you this. i was at the agm of the club and by all count's there is 85 on the waiting list.

dont know about the rest of the northwest angler's but this month has been a bummer for me to get any fishing done with the frost's work and metting's i have managed three night's this month.

i was at crab at the weekend and blanked and by all account's so has everyone else.
one fish has been off all january but ant is doing a single night throw this week so who know's he might do a fish

anyway lads am off to oxford for 5 night's friday to wednesday if i catch ant has said he will keep you up to date throw to me texting him dont think i will get petal's as it was off last week at 47lb "petal's any fish will do i have not had a fish since october " well am off enjoy your fishing this weekend were ever you are

JDB ECHO

Joe
I had my `real name/full name` displayed instead of psuedonym name, so I re-registered.

Woman, BL00dy woman? So? I tell you what, it might all be flowers and roses now; but give him 6 months, and he`ll be crawling back to the lakeside, begging forgiveness, asking to be allowed back on the banks and apologising for his bad ways.

Oh well, I`ll day ticket Blake this weekend. I too haven`t had a fishing session since December the 9th, how cr*p is that?

85 on the list, glad I got my name down so early - I`m 41, fingers crossed for this year; but I`m not confident....I`ll be honest.

Joe,

I fished Tuesday night, nothing. It looked perfect, the wind calmed for an hour or 2 but I saw nowt.

Back on at the weekend, still January as come and gone fishless, better luck needed for next month.

Good luck for the coming trip darn sarf. Keep me posted on the mobile.

Ant..

My mates fished Shakerley yesterday - Sunday, one of em had a 21lb Linear ,- dont know what else came out

Cheers

STEZ

Cool, a 21 from Shakes, good work. Blakemere gave up a 23lb Mirror on Sat night, nothing else all weekend.

Nothing else out boyeeeeeeee. Linear went 21.08lb, awesome in winter colours. All the passers by were amazed when she went back alive!

If I here the phrase 'You'll need a lot of chips with that' again I'll go nuts...................

Bring on the Shakerley massive.

Heard about the new 51lb mirror darn sarf. Proper one too.............

Not out this weekend you muppet! Last year, only just had it confirmed!!!!!!!!!!!

Did Sunday on Clifton. All quiet down there at the moment. Tench are coming out though so the carp may be moving. Don't think there has been anything out since Noveember but I might be wrong. Give it a few weeks and there will be carp on the banks, mark my words.

Best of luck fellas,

I know of fish from Moston last Friday night, and Plex the week before and Crab in the week. Seems most waters are waking up because of the big winds.
Harv

Anyone out this weekend. Awesome conditions - well mild. Lumps will be munchin this weekend!

I'm in London with the future bride so no dangling for me (!!!)

Watch out on my return. Redesmere - you're gonna get it!

Bring on the northern lumps

Charlie

well done lad's on your winter catch's i have been down south fri to wed 5hrs driveing £75 in fee!s £40 in petrol and i blanked but the top rod of the year blanked too. well it maid me feel better when i heard that i still enjoyed it and i will be back to christchurch this year

anyway lads enjoy your weekend's
fishing am in work till tuesday and i am of to crab i will let you know how i get on

JDB ECHO

Myself and Neil 'Hotshot' McComb where out yesterday on Crewe Park Lake, he had a nice result 2x Commons 21.12lb and 20.10lb and a mirror about 16lb, I managed a low double mirror, It was my first trip of the year, and we where pleased to see some action,.....hearing about a couple of fish off Redes back end of the week...any one know?

cheers

STEZ

Well done Stez & Neil!! a good result, I managed a blank on Cotton Moss Saturday!! Didn't mind though just nice to get out for a day!
Harv

Stez,
I didn`t know you could fish Crewe park lake? Whats the deal on tickets there? Is it day ticket?

Hi Cheshire

you have pm m8

STEZ

Sorted that Stez, cheers for the info.
Nice result mate.

Will maybe give that a try; I bet its a bl00dy nightmare on a Sunday with all the nutters about. A good midweek water I guess; was there space for your bivvy?

Yeah plenty of space for the 2 man Hutchie

Yeah it is abit of a mare!, I dont think I'll be going back in to much of a hurry, we were informed by the local catch report and the warden that there had only been 1 x fish out this year until young Maccomb and myself arrived. You do get mithered a bit so i'd go for a midweek trip mate.

cheers

STEZ

what a result hotshot and stez on a strange water in febuary as well spot on. a name to watch out for in the furture neil mccomb a awesome angler some of the result's he has had
a 40 year old man would be happy with.

anyway i was out on tuesday for a day session done the usaul and blanked but i did spot a fish in the most unlikely place i am out for a day session on sunday i will be in the unlikely place on that fish can't wait
placed a few bait's in the area were the fish was seen. finger's crossed
o on saturday i am going to that lake in bolton you know the one . looking forward to meeting some nw angler's i have never met before and have a good old chin wag about smith's heritage. anyway hope you all enjoy your fish were ever you are this weekend

JDB ECHO

i gather you lot are not getting out then.
what can i say i had a cracking weekend just gone. on the saturday
i went across to lancshire to have a social with the lad's on smith's and beleave me it was a big eye opener
and there was alot to discuss and beleave me i had my high's and low's but i enjoyed every minute of my time spent at smith's i would just like to say thankyou to all the people who have contributed to what i am trying to acheive also to the lad's who still turn up at smith's see you all in august.

on the sunday i had another day session on crab and blanked

BUT ON TUESDAY GUESS WHAT I BROKE MY WINTER BLANK WIP EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE IN THE SHAPE OF A 16. 1/2 COMMON to say i was happy would be a understatement beleave me that common was offering
me a hand in marriage due to me kissing it that much.
well that what's i have been up to hear from you lot soon

JDB ECHO

YES !!! I caught one at the week end all 12lb but first fish all winter, and on a bloody easy water !!!
Anyone else been out ?
Harv

I`ve had a 24 out on a tough water....made my Sunday anyhow.

how big cheshire mate????

tough water hey cheshire you must have been well buzzing kidder first fish of the winter.
was it the water were my uncle bill walk's round

JDB ECHO

Joe,
William `may` frequent the banks of this `particular` water.....and boy, buzzin wasn`t the word. I`ve certainly put the days in on there Joe, as you know, it was a DAMNED fine Sunday....and I was hyped for days afterwards.

Well done Cheshire,
Sounds like a right result!!!
HArv

I am going to have a serious go at Wyreside lakes Fisheries <wyre> lake this year, been twice already and blanked.
HELP PLEASE.

Heres the most obvious advice (you`ll think I`m taking the p1ss but honestly I`m not).

1. A good bait
2. A simple rig
3. Most important - Keep going back.

You can only blank so many times.....it will come good!

Just keep on those banks and a result will come your way.

So snyone caught in the North west this weekend ?
Cheers
HArv

Redesmere blank! (Again)

Back on Thursday till the death!

Bring on the Capesthorne Linear

Charlie

You will av one of em Charles, just a matter of time.
I was out myself for an over nighter on Saturday/Sunday but blanked. But did photograph a rather nice 25.10 mirror for Andy Winterbottom. The fish is believed to be over 30 years old and came from a small tricky Cheshire syndicate of which he is a member. thats all folks

hotshot is that little mere the next place echo is going

Sorry mate but its kept ultra hush as to its contents and therfore so is its location. But it does have its place in angling history in Chesire.

Had a Bream on retrieve after a 10hr session, at my fave water.

No carp biting this weekend though....

cheshire i think i will have to pop over to "canal mere" on sunday to meet you as i am doing a work party
on EAC water's on sunday

JDB ECHO

Joe,
Your spelling gets worse mate - "Canal Mere"
should be ..........
Harv

Joe
I won`t be on the `canal` this weekend...its a blow because after last year and early this, I`m getting to know the water really well - I`m working in Glasgow (((

won`t be on the next weekend either as I`m going on Holiday to Norfolk (fishing of course!!!).

But Joe, def get in touch for a `get together`, you can give me a push with the trolley up `cardiac hill` when I finish!!!!!!!!

Cheers

Anybody catch last week end ????

I dont know who the captor was and can not reveal the where abouts of the lake but a chap fishing an afternoon session on his local Cheshire water banked a superb 31.12 mirror and set what I believe to be a new lake record for the water. So if your reading this "chap" well done to you.

I know the lake in question too young Hotshot, and could hardly beleive my ears when I heard! - excellent news fella!
STEZ

I too think I know this water......the chap I do not....but I don my cap to you 30+`er.

respect!

Now now boyeees lets keep it quiet shall we, those who know, know. Those who dont, unlucky. The lake in question has always been fairly quiet so lets keep it that way and respect those who do fish it. cheers

Pratice what you preach young un'

Or I'll have to have words

Only messing kidah!, are we out this weekend trying our luck?, or are you doing another type fishing

laters

STEZ

will the bloke who has had the 31 mirror reveal him self and tell us your story
hotshot get a life dont be coming on teaseing people about what other people's
been catching.

report's within the northwest the heading say's not i know somethink about
the nw but am not telling you.

JDB ECHO

Hi Joe
I see what your saying about reports within the North West, but the lake Hotshot is referring too has a publicity ban.

cheers

STEZ

That does it, you wanted to know whats been caught so I told you. From now on Im saying F.A

Joe,
Youv'e got to respect Hotshot here. It's not up to him to tell us all, if the bloke who caught the fish wants to come forward then it is up to him.
Cheers
Harv

I can't and won't name waters to satisfy peoples curriosity, no one told me in which waters the big fish live, myself and friends have had to get maps ect.. and spend in some cases weeks tracking them down. If you cant
be arsed to do the ground work you dont deserve to know.
Then thers the matter of respecting peoples fishing Im sure the "chap" does not want a load of bounty hunters desending on the water and who can blame him.
a pissed off Hotshot

harv i know its not up to hotshot to tell us about the capture of the massive
mirror caught in the nw. it is up to the person who caught the fish my
point exactly.

it is just hotshot trying to be a smart arse in letting you know
that he know's and what am saying is were is the point. it is
gaining not think but that hotshot know's.big deal
hotshot scoreing ponit's on other people's glory am sure if the bloke who caught
the fish if he does come on here if he wanted you to know he would have let you know

the whole point of this threadis putting in YOUR report's talking to other angler's in the nw about YOUR fishing.

hotshot i know you are part of the grapevine in the nw and you have freind's like myself who fish none stop
throw the year and they dont want other people fishing there lake after the hard work they have put in throw the winter to have someone come down and sit in the swim they have put time in on.

know one is asking them to it is pure your own choice to put in YOUR own report's on this thread
hotshot get of your high horse take a pill and chill out and stop being a pleb and leave the way's of the
past in the past

if people want to come on this thread and talk about there own fishing its up to them its not up to you our me to talk about what other people have "caught" if they want it kept to themself's you should leave it like that . if the bloke who caught the 31 wanted people to know am quite sure he would find way's of letting people know .

as for getting map's and looking for lake's you are talking alot of bulls--t
as i know the lake's you have fished there was know map searching to fish the lake's you have fished
as they are known lakes and have been carp lake's for a long time.

map reading for new lake's that have never been steped on that is map reading fishing. not word of mouth fishing which you have done. but you are trying
to put it about it's not word of mouth fishing that you have been doing
its map reading you do make me laugh it is easy to know about the grapevine and keep
it to yourself but it is harder to shear it hotshot we all start some were and get help
dont think for one minute that you did not. the point your trying to get across is floor
less as i have proved to you if people are going to fish lakes they will because they want
to people who chase what's comeing out never stay at the lake and end up going back to
there action water's there use to

see you in april pleb on" mill lake"

JDB ECHO

Joe you really can be an arse at times.

You do yourself no favours at all.

ECHO

Joe, leave young Hotshot alone, or you'll have me to deal with!!!

STEZ
ECHO

Hey Joe

Your in a right mood ar'nt yer. Just coz no-one is letting you in on it.
Thrown your dummy right out of the pram there la.

I have had a good laugh to myself tonight on this forum, what with this thread and the Selman v Willmot cat fight.
COME OOONNN.
All sing along now joey does'nt know oo, joey does'nt know oo, joey does'nt know oo. ad infinitum

ratman pick the bones out of this one owen is there he is all on his he shoot's he score's lpool 5 tragic everton 0 all sing along liverpool are magic everton are tragic lalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalal
tony i was on the bank with hotshot when he got the news about the capture

watch out for those sleeping bag check's ppppprrrrrr
am of work till monday and ground hogged with family chore's
also makeing it clear what report's within nw is about as new fella's knocking about
to settle the paranoia.
"tiger's or b5"

JDB ECHO

Joe
please don't mention football at the moment as its a sore point.
I am going to goodison today to see our new manager.

Oh by the way they have put seats on the kop now you know.

If you were on the bank when hotshot was told about this fish, then why did'nt he tell you then?

Joe good luck with what you are trying to do mate, but in my opinion you are pissing in the wind kidda. All the waters I fish are " no publicity" anyway as you well know.

well that's the winter over and done with on with the spring.
crab was a challange it is not a easy winter water i underestimated crab
due to the amount of fish that i was told about.
and due to its size i thought i would not be far from a carp. but also i was not far from the bream
and tench.also alot of fish were not feeding and were they were feeding was not wide spread
i learnt a lot at crab and enjoyed it . just like to say thank's to ANT and the local's for makeing
me feel welcome i did manage one fish a 16lb common in the winter and a 24lb mirror in beginning
of autum.

so what's happening in the spring for jdb well i am going to be fishing a local water and a out of region water. the local water am going to be fishing, i had a day session on today and blanked. but i live in hope i have been informed that there has not been a fish off since the middle of feb and the fish have moved out of the area bit of a clue that yes i am going to be routeing for that first carp over twenty from a merseyside
canal am going to be trying to do this at the widnes canal at spike island i will be doing single night's and day session's there between march and june

the lake i am going to be fishing out of my region will be called "mill lake"
to respect the local angler's of the region i am fishing in mill lake is not a small lake
and i dont know when the last fish was caught. mill lake is a very hard lake and
has so many uncaught fish story's basically i am fishing for dream's and the dream's
will be between april and june

o before i go i would just like to let you know that hotshot and stez will be assisting
me on ECHO duties and helping me spread the message so please if you know hotshot
our stez dont hesitate to approach them as i can not be everywhere my number is at the
front of this thread if you want to talk to me my phone is open to everyone anyway tight lines
and hope you enjoy your fishing were ever you are

JDB ECHO

Joe,

Lets hope all our dreams become reality.

Good luck to STEZ, hotshot and yourself with regards to spreading the ECHO message, carp need our protection so lets all be positive and do our bit for their conservation.

Hi guys
Like I've said to Joe, my time to help with NW ECHO issues, is basically non-existant, due to work, fishing commitments etc.
Also I have only just got round to joing ECHO, and am still green on the info side of things.
But if anyone wants to get in touch with Joe to speak to him about ECHO issues, I will happily give you his mobile no. if you dont know him, and i'll be happy to have a chat with you.
Cheers
STEZ
Keepin it Real and Underground

any big boyz out this weekend lads ? or are we not telling

have you been out at the weekend mutley if so did you do any good

JDB ECHO

I wish they'd tell us , eh Mutley

Well I aint bleedin tellin yeh.
Only joking Stezza.
Dont know of owt been out, might be going to "the mill" for the weekend, might even get an over nighter in on the canal for some bobbins action later in the week, coz they aint gonna move on "the mill".
good luck chaps

For the record myself and joe are best buds, the heated posts were a misunderstanding on both our parts, and the future of ECHO looks rosy for the North-West.

tight lines. ECHO

i wish somebody would tell me stez, nobody tells me owt ! i might even have to fish *******e this weekend how about you ?

Any news this weekend ? Back to normal for me a blank!

Fished Canal-lake - blanked.

Had a 20lb Common out of a very unfished tough Norfolk water on Friday though; quite proud of that.

The missus had, get this, 3 bream, but, a 7.5 lb, an 8lb and a 10lb. 25.5lb of bream in 3 fish, thats some going.....

No carp for her though!

I payed a visit to a fairly local syndicate for the first time since September, and extracted 5 fish in a night from a swim a guy had just finished a 4 night blank in, 13,16 and 3x18's stayed on Sunday night and had two more 16 and 17. Just found out that apart from the odd small stock fish nowts been out for nearly 8 weeks, so well chuffed. Just the bit if encouragement I needed to start going regularly again. Off for some serious fishing this weekend.
Tight lines

Pasty bashing again Hotshot

Have you binned your ticket on there now?

Bart

My ticket expires 2nd of May I wont be renewing it, theres only 2 fish I avent had, the big un and the heavily scaled one but I aint staying for them.

Wise move lad!, get out with me, Im sure we'll find a big un' or 2 along the way somewhere.....

I notice the Stoke brigade have invaded Astbury. Most bivvies I`ve ever seen on there on Saturday....plus I see the fishing location rules have changed....unless someone was winging it; they were fishing next to the diving school which was out of bounds previously....used to be a good sanctury for the carp that....now its been removed from them, shame that; I watched that as a good spawning ground in years gone by; I think that should be honoured and give them a place to breed safely - any Stoke officials reading - take note. I`ve seen this lake for years - lets keep the carp happy in there; last thing they need is a known breeding ground/safe haven destroyed by some 15 year old with a 4 quid spod and dads waders.

see you are all knocking them out is right. spring is starting to kick in
i have just had 5day's off and never castout once been at the carp show
very good it was two. but that's my rest period over. got to get those rod's out
i have the shake's withdrawal's from not casting a rod

JDB ECHO

Had a good weekend myself managing a pasty and a mid double from Boundry. The place was like bivvy city. Single hookbaits on the chuck did the trick. well all the people blanking over beds of bait it was obvious they weren't really feeding. had them within half an hour as well. Only three other fish came out over the weekend biggest 18lb. they to came on singles. I like the waterbut ill probebly leave it untill june 16th when it starts to calm down.
SAG

Nice result SAG !!!

done my first trip on mill lake at the weekend sat eve to mon morning and very excited i was two
no fish were seen only the odd roach bream but i am looking forward to fishing this lake.
i am also so starting to think there are monkey's at mill lake as every time i go back to my
car my window wiper's have been lifted mmmmmm .

all so done my first night session on the widnes canal and i have done that first canal twenty in the shape of a 21lb common i am one happy bloke as i want to do a twenty of the canal last year in six night's
but failed due my "mate" getting in my swim on my sixth night and he had a twenty. i am still going back to
the widnes canal untill june as i think are canal's are be comeing awesome place's to fish, the fish size is riseing so much i remember the day's of struggling for a 15lb plus know there throwing regular twenty's
i have no problem's with saying this it will not be long before are canal's will be throwing regular 25 to 30 plus carp anyway enjoy your fishing were ever you chose tight lines

JDB ECHO

Joe,
rockin result that, a 20+ canal carp - well done.

Canal-mere`d it this Sunday, blanked. A 16 came out 2 pegs down,

Nice one Joe, I'll pop over the bridge for a brew , next time your on fella, wheres Mill lake then mate?
laters
STEZ

Cheshire.

Cheshire carper
4 or 5 fish came out over the bank holiday on canal mere, my two mates where on the point and next door 1 fish to them a low double.

Tony
I saw them two, they were in the Armadillo`s weren`t they? Did a session from Thursday? I seem to remember hearing they had a low double on the Thursday.

4-5 fish, thats not bad - I saw the guy get the 16 mirror.
The two blokes on the point, I seem to remember one have one of those really nice pods, centre tripod affair (arma...alpha.....something or other) very nice piece of kit.