ramsey forty foot

[glennyshock]

Hi i am glenn and this is my first post so please be gentle with me!my good mate and angling buddy steve and i are planning a trip to the forty foot drain at ramsey.can anyone tell me if it is still pay on the bank,any tips on best spots,any general tips for this drain?we fished it years ago in the late seventies but never went back,wish we had now.many thanks,hope to hear from you all.will let you know how we get on later in the month.glenn

[maghouse]

Welcome to the madhouse Glen - good luck on your exploits & looking forward to your reports ...

[pingu]

welcome, sorry cant help but looking forward to hearing how you get on

dave

[Twiddler]

Welcome to our humble forum Glenn, sorry I can't help you neither but I'm sure there will be someone about soon who can.
Good luck


Tight lines
Claudia

[Zanderandy]

Hi mate, fished the Forty Foot a good few times but over the last couple of seasons the zander have been a bit thinner on the ground. I dont know why this should be as in my opinion it used to be a banker for a zed or two.
The water is run by Ramsey & District and day tickets are available on the bank at around 3 quid. As for areas , I would keep on the move untill you locate the Zander, although the Pike are quite widespread.

Best of luck
Andy

[glennyshock]

thanks for your replies guys-appreciate them.had heard rumours that it wasn't fishing that well-but what the heck a pike or two and a bonus zed is a good day for us.will help us walk off the christmas excesses.will keep you posted.trying to get time off for good behaviour this weekend to try for a rather large pike last seen attacking a match anglers roach,looked a twenty to me,but perhaps that was wishful thinking !was going back to the car from a good day chub fishing on the nene and stopped to talk to some of the match guys-one was reeling in a 6 incher when the water erupted and the guy nearly had a heart attack.it looked huge.will let you know if i get let out and how i get on.cheers glenn

[headless]

Originally Posted by glennyshock

Hi i am glenn and this is my first post so please be gentle with me!my good mate and angling buddy steve and i are planning a trip to the forty foot drain at ramsey.can anyone tell me if it is still pay on the bank,any tips on best spots,any general tips for this drain?we fished it years ago in the late seventies but never went back,wish we had now.many thanks,hope to hear from you all.will let you know how we get on later in the month.glenn

Hi all, this is my first post, i have fished the forty foot a few times and love the place, it is good for all spiecies, i even take the kids night fishing there.
i live near the river Stour near Haverhill and caught a small Zander on a plug a few weeks ago, does anyone know how big the zander go on this small river?

[glennyshock]

hi headless,good to hear you enjoy fishing the forty foot.any tips on locations etc especially car parking as i've heard its a dangerous road.do you pay on the bank or at the local tackle shop.can't help with your queston but the stour is a good river to fish.

[headless]

Hi Glen, i fish by the bridge near the Mobile Caravan sales, its off the road parking, a little futher on you can park off the road and drive along the drain, its a bit narrow and a 4x4 is handy. the bridge just before Ramsey there is plenty of parking off road but i have not fished this area much, as for paying, i fish the forty foot probably 2 or 3 times a year for the past 10yrs and have never seen a baliff, i have always had zander when i go, i always put a rod out for the bream and tench as well with good results

cheers Darrell

[glennyshock]

thanks for your reply darrell-great info and will help on our trip always good to have inside info as it saves hours of messing about when time is short.will let you know how it goes.have been confined to quarters this weekend as we are moving soon so that big pike will have to wait for a while.i will have it!regards glenn