Willesley Lake
This 24-
There are several platforms and pontoons around the venue, two specifically to allow fishing from a wheelchair. The lake has a lodge that provides members access to mains power, toilets, catering facilities and a shower. It also has its own spring fed water tap. A secure flood lit parking area is
offered for the one-
Willesley Lake holds a large head of carp with a mixture of both commons and mirrors. There is a good stock of twenties and even a few thirties. The rules of the lake are very straight forward and can be viewed on the Willesley Lake website.
The lake is currently managed by Ms Christine Hart who walks the lake three times a day. Meaning you can just turn up and start fishing, all tickets can be purchased on the bank subject to availability.
Prices:
Day ticket 2 rods only £5.00
24 hours ticket 2 rods only £12.00
Season ticket 2 rods days only £35.00
Season ticket 3 rods days only £55.00
Season ticket 3 rods days & nights £150.00
Contacts:
01283 762192
The Myth by Keith Jenkins
Written by noted big fish man, Keith Jenkins, this enthralling book follows the angling exploits of four friends, from their humble carp fishing beginnings to their development as big fish men, their progress culminating in the capture of record carp. A superbly written work of fiction, which not only emotionally involves the reader but also invokes fond memories for many of their own carp fishing lives.
A big, big read. Master storyteller Keith Jenkins, has produced a masterpiece of fiction, although the reader just may find the odd parallel to real happenings in the carp world in recent years! A gripping book.
Superbly illustrated by Pete Curtis, this book is certain to be a big seller.
The Myth (Paperback) is available now from the Carp-
Nash Barrow Logic Food Cool Bag 2nd Edition
This year Nash Tackle has revamped the awesome range of Barrow Logic luggage, which
will be known as Barrow Logic 2nd Edition. All the range has been changed for the
better, I hasten to add. Just when you thought a product couldn’t get any better,
Nash revamps it and does just that. Nash has developed the Barrow Logic Food Cool
Bag out of demand from anglers requesting a food bag possessing the quality and features
of the Carper’s Food Bag, but in a compact form for mobile anglers doing overnighters
or weekend sessions. I use this bag to store my chilled food items when on long sessions,
and in the summer months it’s a godsend, but I have also been using it when fishing
one or two nights. The Nash Food Cool Bag has an insulated main compartment (to keep
your food cool), and the internal lid contains and oval plate and a cutlery set.
The front pocket contains a stainless steel cup. The bag also has two external airlex
breathable mesh pockets and two strong rubber grip handles, as well as a padded,
clip-
Scott ‘Geezer’ Grant
The Keeper by Keith Jenkins
It’s now some years since Keith Jenkins’ first book was published. The Myth, a novel, received much acclaim, and rightly so, becoming very much a cult book, being so different to what was around in the carp fishing books market. Well, Keith has done it again and this fine new novel The Keeper has built on Keith’s reputation of being a fine writer and master storyteller. All the emotions of life are here – joy, humour and laughter, aspiration, success, along with failure, sadness and grief. And of course, first and foremost it’s a fishing book – a carp fishing book.
Those who have read The Myth will realise that The Keeper follows on from that first book to weave an incredible story of carp fishing with characters and situations that come to life in a most convincing way. As you may gather I was absorbed by this book that only a carp angler could have written... and not any old carp angler, but the inimitable Keith Jenkins. Just buy it!
Available from www.carptalk-
Chris Ball
Korda Carp Care Kit
Within its Ripstop nylon pouch the Korda Carp Care Kit contains two bottles of antiseptic fluid to protect carp before returning to the water. It also contains a plastic tube containing cotton buds with which to apply them. The bottles are labelled ‘mouth’ and ‘body’, separate treatments which both work to protect the carp.
The packaging gives clear, concise instructions in the application of the product, and explains the difference between the two liquids. Many fish can be helped by treating the various fin damage, sores and scale loss when on the bank. When the carp is captured, a quick healing touch can be useful to prevent any infections occurring and causing damage to the fish. Protecting our quarry should be the angler’s first priority, so this kit should be carried by all fishermen who are serious about conserving carp stocks. It takes up hardly any space in the tackle box, so there is no excuse not to protect your catch.
Sourced from Trev’s Tackle (www.trevstackle.com), the Korda Carp Care kit retails at £13.99.
Clint Walker
