help in west mids

[richbrummy]

hi im new to this site my names richie an im from birmingham west midlands, im an all rounderkinda fisherman when i was about 13 i used to fish for roach and where i went sum1 cought the world record for a bag of roach then as i got older i started to go affter carp but now im after predators ive only cought 2 pike and 1 zander trouble is i dnt kno nyhere in the west mids where thers lots ov pike instead ov only cathing 1 a day im not ungrateful i was hapy with just the 1 bt id like repeat sport on the sme day i move pegs like every half hour try margins near islands but really need sumwere rammed with them if ny1 could help that would be great thanx

[chazyboi]

sutton park ,,sandwell valley ,earlswood ,kingsbury ,chasewater all hold pike if your in brum go to fosters they will help you or eric from west midlands angling in erdington terry eustaces old shop , rivers have you tried the anker polesworth ,mease at tamworth had 20s from there the 7 at bewdly or the avon anywhere all hold pike if you want to travel the town water at ross before the road bridge in the park

[NICK R]

Originally Posted by chazyboi

sutton park ,,sandwell valley ,earlswood ,kingsbury ,chasewater all hold pike if your in brum go to fosters they will help you or eric from west midlands angling in erdington terry eustaces old shop , rivers have you tried the anker polesworth ,mease at tamworth had 20s from there the 7 at bewdly or the avon anywhere all hold pike if you want to travel the town water at ross before the road bridge in the park

beat me to it lol pmsl

[chazyboi]

h well ive been round a bit lol think the only place ive not had pike is salford park under spaghetti junction had some nice carp over the years there though weeded up at the mo shame that

[NICK R]

Originally Posted by chazyboi

h well ive been round a bit lol think the only place ive not had pike is salford park under spaghetti junction had some nice carp over the years there though weeded up at the mo shame that

i did hear of a 30 from salford park ,many yrs ago , dont know if it was true or not

[chazyboi]

rubbish as usual i grew up next to it its where i learnt carp fishing in the 70S,,,the long leather was 25 if i rem and crack off was the other big fish will have to look at my pics if i can find em i will post it loads of 16 or round bout .a lad put some in from arrow valley bout 12 years ago all the original fish gone crack off is in bone hill tamworth and the long leather in sandwell ,,,brookvale erdington had the best fish but that was wiped out last year in the floods when sewers burst 30.s in there all dead now they took out 2 lorries full ov dead fish

[richbrummy]

cheers for the advice m8 gna google map afewov them places see if there close i had my first ike from kingsburyand second 1 from shard end lake and my zander from the grand union near knowle thnx agen for ur replies

[chazyboi]

where in brum are you ??

[richbrummy]

i live in haymills m8 ryt near the grand union but its not that good there

[chazyboi]

try olton mere solihul not to far from your end that fishes well on the warwick road it is right hand side befor solihull google earth it some big pike there might have to join but it was day ticket when i fished it ,,,, i do my noddy fishing by aston uni canal brill up there ,strange it changes your end fishes better twards town dosent it from what i hear