The Garrison...

[Gonefishing......]

Hi All,

Just wondered if any members have fished the garrison over last six months. I know it changed "hands" for last season and was curious on whats been coming out an at what weights.
Are season tickets still available via Snags ????. Also is there limited members??

A mate was member around three years ago and really ripped the place apart while field testing, in one season fish weight increased by average 5 lbs, with three fish topping 30 and another 3 going 29lb an ounces, have these beauties grown on or dropped back to mid 20's. Pre baiting got the following season and wondered if this affected fish weight.

[rangemaster]

yeh i think there is one scraper 30 in there now most have dropped right down again.proper old fish tho!

[Dan Jarman]

Changed hands again. Snags no longer do tickets and have not heard that the new owner has advertised it yet.

[pit man]

sam you are correct on what you said. there is only 1x 30 in there tht normaly does 30/31lbs.

[Gonefishing......]

Its a shame the bait didnt keep going in, some of these fish could of pushed on alittle. Is that old mirror tyson still in there as well ???.
Know they old fish but most were beautifully conditioned, also have to say the lake was stunning last time I walked round.
Used to have a big problem with Rudd, ie too many of them. Made surface fishing very difficult and also limited use of particle.

[Bivvirat]

its not done 30 for a couple of years i think it came out last year at 29/06 to el blanko but there was only about 6 of us fishing it so not to much bait going in cus dave is a tight git with his bait

[dave]

u git bivvi i fed that fish 5 boillies so it piled on the weight ,

[rangemaster]

that was when it was in the weigh sling werent it dave!

[carpmanjay]

whats with all the scaffolding down there, looks horible now..

[Bivvirat]

its been there for agers

[Gonefishing......]

Was installed due to depth changing, In heavy rain or really dry weather it can vary quickly, it was installed to raise and lower with waters depth.

[jasper]

a 30 cameut last season frm a newly build swim or thts what i heard

[Simon Baveystock]

In years gone past the garrison has become a bit of a dump. With a new owner a lease we hope to turn things around.
Recentley there has been a lot of work undertaken, by some of the new members. ie clearing rubbish, security, swim work.
Lets hope it can be turned around in the near future?

[dave]

lets also hope that the members who pay there fees dont get half way through a season then find that sumwhere along the line the money they paid hasnt been given to the right person and therefore lose the right to fish it . also what has happened to the fish that where in there ?

[pagey]

good luck with the garrison new owner i hope u turn it around i last fished it 20 yrs a go +

[Dan Jarman]

Simon, will you be looking for new members or is it a shop?

[gik69]

i fished it 2yrs ago for a season and had some very nice fish out loads of 20s and 30.4 and a 31 both commons and both diffrent fish! dont know if all the fish are still in there !!