Sutton DDAPS Little lake

[bison]

told you it was fishing slow . back down tomorrow for more punishment .

[chriss]

You were not wrong,but what about the the way i fished the swim would you have fished it any other way?

[bison]

no mate you was fishing it ok . how many did zippy phil have .

[chriss]

I saw him have a pasty(he said it was a double but the tooth uses biggger live baits)&a 21lb fish at 1 am!

[bison]

Oct 12, 2009 18:18:14 GMT chriss said:

I saw him have a pasty(he said it was a double but the tooth uses biggger live baits)&a 21lb fish at 1 am!

ha ha wot a clayton ;D fished last night still a total blanker lol .

[blast1234]

DDAPS would like to apologise for any inconvienence caused by the works being done to close off the banjo from the main body of the small lake. The banjo will be turned into a stockpond / dads and lads / match lake. Our intention is to remove all the larger fish and put them into the main part of the small lake and restock with smaller fish to bring on ready for the future.

[chris vinnie]

walked round this morning see 4 good fish feeding where the backfilling is going on didnt even care about the dumper

[garypoacher]

im a bit out of touch with whats going on at the mo but was this seperating the banjo from the small lake not put to the vote by members? or have the club just gone ahead and done it? whatever its a great shame and its almost the sort of thing you see happen at Darenth not on a DDAPS water

[blast1234]

Feb 27, 2010 18:15:34 GMT garypoacher said:

im a bit out of touch with whats going on at the mo but was this seperating the banjo from the small lake not put to the vote by members? or have the club just gone ahead and done it? whatever its a great shame and its almost the sort of thing you see happen at Darenth not on a DDAPS water

I for one would hope that DDAPS would never go down the same road as Darenth Gal. The banjo in years gone by was okay as long as it was n't pressured by more than a couple of anglers but unfortuneatly the mallet was sold to Joe Public and the fish soon moved out the banjo. DDAPS is a club for the family and not a syndicate or a commercial. I hope shuting off the banjo will benifit the majority of members and be a training pond for the younger members.

[blunkett]

I don't think it's a bad move to be honest if you look at your own angling how many times do you honestly fish the banjo? I only ever look at it if there's nobody fishing it and if there's 2 people in there it's banged out and not worth fishing so in reality you're only losing two maybe three swims at a push. Also the main lakes wont be closed so much for matches as a lot will be held on the banjo instead. That doesn't affect me at all as I don't fish weekends but your average pleasure angler who only goes on sundays for the day is going to benefit. Also it will give all of the small carp from the polytunnel an environment to grow in where they get fed regularly to grow them on to a size that's feasible for stocking the main lakes without costing the club a fortune to feed which it would if they kept them in stock ponds and fed them for years. The only part I don't agree with is closing it off at the back of the breeding bay and across the channel meaning we lose the point swim it should have gone from the point across to the far corner in my opinion allowing the fish to still move around the island and we wouldn't have lost an additional swim.

[jeffe]

I agree with that. Shame to lose the Point.

[flighty]

I don;t know about the rest of you but I think it's a very good move & will have many positive points for not just DDAPS but the future of fishing around the valley. To be able to have a decent sized rearing pool is great but to have it on site is surely a huge bonus. I reckon most clubs/waters would love to be in a position to be able to have the benefit of a dedicated stocking pond
There have recently been a few comments on here regarding fish deaths & as these occur naturally in any water there comes a time when stock becomes depleted requiring fish to be purchased from outside sources. With this new pond we are in the enviable position of having our own breeding/stock ponds which over time will enable the club to rear fish & transfer them without all the fuss & risks involved with buying fish from other sources. It cuts down on the possibility of bringing in disease as well because our own home grown fish will have developed a natural immunity to infections etc resulting in far less risk to our current stock but also any future stock.
Also it allows those anglers not interested in carp fishing or the up & coming newbies the opportunity to drown a few maggots without upsetting the carp anglers as the start out in their new angling careers & this in itself can only be good for angling in general. Also one final point if as I presume will be the case the banjo will be fairly heavily stocked with small carp then the less experienced angler will learn to handle & respect the carp in their before progressing on to the larger fish swimming elsewhere.
I appreciate that I will be in a minority because a small number of members regard Sutton as a carp only water where non carp anglers are not particularly welcome, but I think this move is a bloomin great idea & look forward to fishing it with my daughter & grandson. After all DDAPS is a family oriented club open to all anglers & long may it continue that way.
There you go I have had my say & now I must wait to be shot down in flames.

Anyone know where I can get some 2lb line & a float thingy,

[lee]

i agree good idea, i think the removal of 100 carp from each lake would benifit the complex too,, too many fish and not enough bait, how many times do you see someone turn up with a bucket of hemp and a kilo of boillies for a weekend, thats no good for them, i know people like to have a few takes when they go for a night, but iam sure iam not alone when i say i would rather get a take from a 20lb+ carp than a 14lb common, its been the same for the past 4-5 years now with out these fish putting on any weight if the unknow was in cemex it would be well over 40lb, i think its about time we think about the fish we already have in the pond, in 3-4 years with the removal of 80-100 fish from each lake could see a pond with a good head of 20+ and a good handful of 30+ that would still leave at least 250 fish in each lake which is more than enough, and move them fish between 5-15lb to the west lake up kirby make that a run's and specimen water for when them youngsters get abit more experienced over 12 year olds or something along them lines.... well worth having a think about..

[davelonghurst]

much been out over the weekend?

[bison]

just done 2 nights and had 3 carp up to mid double . the first carp this year ;D, tigernut and maple nailing them .

[garypoacher]

waheeeeeeey

[garypoacher]

Jamie ludlow done thursday night in the Banjo on the new red squid and had 14 carp to 21lb not bad eah

[krafty]

hi all, i should hopefully become a new member this season.

I have heard many stories about the little lake from previous anglers and have also been reading a lot on here about it. I have seen various scenic pics of the lake but im yet to get a proper walk round it! that will have to wait until i get my ticket.

Could someone please post an ariel view of the small and large if poss and name the swims please?

Or if i post ariel of the lakes could someone add the names of swims to the picture thanks

[krafty]

any chance of some fishy pictures being posted in here please?? i havent seen any of the big girls, and havent seen many of the other sutton small fish either

[blast1234]

Mar 31, 2010 18:36:25 GMT krafty said:

any chance of some fishy pictures being posted in here please?? i havent seen any of the big girls, and havent seen many of the other sutton small fish either

Go to ddaps.org and scroll gallerys

[krafty]

hi blast i have been on there and could only find mainly big lake fish ( and what crackers they are may i add)

I have seen a few of the unknown courtesy of spencer but would like to know what other fish reside in there? anyone on here got pictures to post??

[ddapscarper]

Feb 28, 2010 23:04:41 GMT lee said:

i agree good idea, i think the removal of 100 carp from each lake would benifit the complex too,, too many fish and not enough bait, how many times do you see someone turn up with a bucket of hemp and a kilo of boillies for a weekend, thats no good for them, i know people like to have a few takes when they go for a night, but iam sure iam not alone when i say i would rather get a take from a 20lb+ carp than a 14lb common, its been the same for the past 4-5 years now with out these fish putting on any weight if the unknow was in cemex it would be well over 40lb, i think its about time we think about the fish we already have in the pond, in 3-4 years with the removal of 80-100 fish from each lake could see a pond with a good head of 20+ and a good handful of 30+ that would still leave at least 250 fish in each lake which is more than enough, and move them fish between 5-15lb to the west lake up kirby make that a run's and specimen water for when them youngsters get abit more experienced over 12 year olds or something along them lines.... well worth having a think about..

couldnt agree with this more fella, they should do this at kirby aswell, just to many fish not enought bait..

[blast1234]

Apr 2, 2010 11:42:02 GMT ddapscarper said:

Feb 28, 2010 23:04:41 GMT lee said:

i agree good idea, i think the removal of 100 carp from each lake would benifit the complex too,, too many fish and not enough bait, how many times do you see someone turn up with a bucket of hemp and a kilo of boillies for a weekend, thats no good for them, i know people like to have a few takes when they go for a night, but iam sure iam not alone when i say i would rather get a take from a 20lb+ carp than a 14lb common, its been the same for the past 4-5 years now with out these fish putting on any weight if the unknow was in cemex it would be well over 40lb, i think its about time we think about the fish we already have in the pond, in 3-4 years with the removal of 80-100 fish from each lake could see a pond with a good head of 20+ and a good handful of 30+ that would still leave at least 250 fish in each lake which is more than enough, and move them fish between 5-15lb to the west lake up kirby make that a run's and specimen water for when them youngsters get abit more experienced over 12 year olds or something along them lines.... well worth having a think about..

couldnt agree with this more fella, they should do this at kirby aswell, just to many fish not enought bait..

Give em more bait then

[blast1234]

Apr 1, 2010 21:36:11 GMT krafty said:

hi blast i have been on there and could only find mainly big lake fish ( and what crackers they are may i add)

I have seen a few of the unknown courtesy of spencer but would like to know what other fish reside in there? anyone on here got pictures to post??

Krafty, we have just moved 126 carp that got trapped in the Banjo, most of them are stunners. 27lb fully scaled and a big common.

[krafty]

my mouth is watering as we speak i have sent my form off and just hoping i get in the club, them sutton fish will be seeing some bait this year.

anyone got idea wot the membership numbers look like

[ddapscarper]

126 waheeey , whats going in to the banjo now then small uns from the stock pond ?

[krafty]

i think so mate, have heard they are using it as a match pool?

[blast1234]

Apr 6, 2010 13:09:22 GMT krafty said:

i think so mate, have heard they are using it as a match pool?

In a previous post I said it would be a dads and lads/stock pond/match lake

[krafty]

not been on here for a while, any updates on how the little lake has been fishing?

i know the unknown came out at the start of the season.

anyone else got any news/info??

[chriss]

How are the lakes fishing?
I am down this weekend with a pal.