Fly fishing for Carp in Gloucestershire

[Henryt]

Hi there,
I'm very interested in fly fishing for carp with floating bread and a bread fly in Gloucestershire. I have many years experience in fly fishing and have accidentally caught carp on the fly in some trout lakes. I have all the equipment to deal with carp on the fly and wondered if anyone could reccomend anywhere I could give this a go. Any help would be gratefully received.

Many thanks

Henry

[gavin4355]

not quite fly fishing but a friend of mine attches a waggler float to fly reel and fly rod and fishes in margins or two legnths out and loves it i have tried his set up and fair play when he catches even a small carp it is a great scrap!!! he has landed early to mid doubles on it whithout the equipment giving.

[ninjacarp]

Originally Posted by Henryt

Hi there,
I'm very interested in fly fishing for carp with floating bread and a bread fly in Gloucestershire. I have many years experience in fly fishing and have accidentally caught carp on the fly in some trout lakes. I have all the equipment to deal with carp on the fly and wondered if anyone could reccomend anywhere I could give this a go. Any help would be gratefully received.

Many thanks

Henry

ive never heard of fly fishing for carp but i will suggest any carpwater ona warm day when they are cruising on top should do the trick

[Henryt]

Thanks for the response, the main problem I have come up against is that im not part of any coarse fishing syndicate lakes and nearly all day ticket lakes in the area prevent the use of surface baits in their rules.

I have spoken to two local tackle shops and encountered what I call fishing snobbery where they suggest that all the lakes in the area are specimen carp lakes and no one will be willing to allow you to fly fish for carp. As if fly fisherman are less gentle in some way when they handle fish?? Im not sure. Its proving very tricky to essentially find somewhere to have some fun and try a new fishing method!!

Im hoping to find a water with open minded owners that would allow me to fly fish for carp.

Many Thanks

Henry

[BoilieBoy]

Hi Henry not sure if it may help..but you could try the gloucester and sharpness canal £4 a day ticket or even the river severn i dont think many people would mind to much on any day ticket water.. The farmer at tirley court might allow you as he seems preaty laid back and has a number of waters with different size carp in again on a day ticket of about £10 not sure i can help much more without knowing the area your after..

[Henryt]

Thanks BoilieBoy, I shall give the chap at tirley court a call and go from there, many thanks again.

[BoilieBoy]

if you can talk to the husband he is far more relaxed than his wife!! she runs the main lake and if she could ban hooks i think she would.......but he runs 3 smaller lakes on the site and is more like as long as you have paid you can fish how you like within reason..glad to help..henry.

[KABBYCHRIS]

hi tirley court would not allow this now as Don the farmer died a couple of months ago and Wanda is very fussy. Ive been fishing at isbourne fishery at winchcombe and this use to be trout lake but is stuffed with carp, reports the other week said someone fished it with fly gear and caught carp

[KABBYCHRIS]

http://www.isbournefishery.com/ if you look on report it shows the bloke with fish under the heading come fly with me

[gavin4355]

i would be very suprised if you cant at staunton court fishery very nice owner and i have heard of people fishing on surface with controllers and dog biscuits etc so cant see why he wouldnt allow fly fishing link for website

http://www.stauntoncourt.com/fishing.html

can get very busy but very friendly place whenever i have been their far better than turley court (by what i have heard)