[Misc] Some Fishing (real) Advice Please

[Hornblower]

I’m sick of fishing for carp. I want to fish somewhere close to where I live, Hayward’s Heath, where I am more likely to catch Roach, Rudd, Tench, Perch - anything but bloody carp! I’m happy to join a club/syndicate. Advice please, oh fishermen of NSC.

 

[Justice]

I know a good plaice

 

[SeagullinExile]

Cod knows!

 

[Mr Putdown]

Hassocks AS might be worth a look as they’ve certainly got lakes that aren’t carp dominated and have better venues than Hayward’s Heath & District AS have IMHO.

 

[Biscuit Barrel]

I would check out Isfield angling society. They have lots of non carp waters fairly close to you.

They have a website now.

 

[Billy the Fish]

Sorry, I only do fake advice.

 

[Coldeanseagull]

I would check out Isfield angling society. They have lots of non carp waters fairly close to you.

They have a website now.

About time

 

[ConfusedGloryHunter]

I can't help but perhaps Annette could?

 

[dazzer6666]

I’m sick of fishing for carp. I want to fish somewhere close to where I live, Hayward’s Heath, where I am more likely to catch Roach, Rudd, Tench, Perch - anything but bloody carp! I’m happy to join a club/syndicate. Advice please, oh fishermen of NSC.

I’ve recently restarted after a long break.......currently a member of Haywards Heath AS and the Ouse Wanderers, but have previously been extensively involved with Hassocks AS too (I used to match fish for both HH and Hassocks). Not sure one is better than the other to be honest.......depends what you’re looking for. I’ll probably join both next season.

One of the reasons I stopped fishing several years ago was the ‘commercial carp fishery’ thing, does my head in. I’ve avoided these completely since restarting and have had some good (ie enjoyable, even if I didn’t catch a lot) sessions recently on local lakes and river stretches. Might not catch 100lb plus of fish, but give me a couple of nice chub, or a nice mixed net of silver fish from a river any day over that. I had an 8lb carp from a very lightly fished stretch of the Ouse near Haywards Heath last week........gave me a lot more pleasure than catching 15 of them from a man made pond.

Happy to have a chat if it helps....PM me. I can get you guest permits for both HH and the Wanderers waters if you want to try them out. Following furlough, HH have closed their membership book as it’s full.

 

[Algernon]

O.M.C!!
As expected, fish puns.

 

[Whitechapel]

Hassocks AS might be worth a look as they’ve certainly got lakes that aren’t carp dominated and have better venues than Hayward’s Heath & District AS have IMHO.

Are you sure you're no thinking of Haddocks?

 

[KZNSeagull]

Try Forest Roe

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Or Burgess Eel

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

I can't help but perhaps Annette could?

Catching fish by using Annette is condidered to be trawling not fishing, and therefore you would be cheating.

 

[jevs]

I'm a member of Hassocks. Got some absolutely stunning waters https://www.hassocksangling.co.uk/

 

[Wrong-Direction]

This thread has been a turtle disaster

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[Coldeanseagull]

This thread has been a turtle disaster

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I think it's been brill

 

[ConfusedGloryHunter]

I think it's been brill

It's got me hooked.

 

[zefarelly]

I have never understood fishing inland. There are tasty things to catch in the sea.

 

[Taybha]

Join Isfield AC and the different waters they have offer a variety of species , I still have 5 PBs from 35 years go on the Isfield waters which I'm unlikely to better in my lifetime , yup there's carp in nearly all of them but you pick a specie find the water that holds them and off you go .