G'day from Gloucestershire

[Russell griffiths]

Hi just found this forum and hope it's going to point me in the right direction on a few things, I hope I can help out also as this will be our second new build, and I've been involved in the building game for 30 years now. 

 

Right what can I tell you. 

 

Married, no kids, 46, just bought into a business that provides holidays and fishing, located in the Cotswolds, we have 17 acres and 3 lakes the biggest is 7 acres. We have just spent a small fortune and a year gaining change of use on a former manager's cabin on site, the plan now is to go for planning on a replacement dwelling and remove the old cabin and build a nice new house in its place. We have a planning consultancy company working with us who have cost us a small fortune, but I don't begrudge them a penny of it, they have achieved loads and the planning we have in place so far has put the value of our site up tremendously. 

 

That's enough to send you to sleep.

 

Get ready for the barrage of questions. 

 

Russ

[Redoctober]

Hi and welcome. Always great to have new members on board especially when, like you, they have plenty of experiences to impart - The project by the way sounds fantastic. I will look forward to hearing how this one unfolds.

Thanks for taking the time to join us.

PW.

[jack]

Thanks for the great intro Russell, and welcome. 

[Barney12]

Welcome. Beautiful part of the world. 

[Stones]

Welcome aboard.

[Nickfromwales]

Hi and welcome aboard. 

Sounds like a great place you've got there. . Maybe I'll buy a new rod, gits nicked my last one from the shed. ?

[Gone West]

Hi, good luck with your project. Are the lakes coarse fishing or trout waters?

[Ferdinand]

Think I just spotted a place for a gathering :-) .

[Russell griffiths]

For the fishermen amoungst us,

main lake 7 acres mixed fishery, plenty of silvers, lots of tench average 5lb, low stocking of carp stocked at about 8lb now coming out at 18 plus with a few pushing 20, should all be 20 plus next spring.  Good head of pike up to mid 20's 

 

stock lake approx 1-1/2 acres 100 5-8 lb carp and plenty of silvers 

 

crucian lake ,approx 1/3 rd acre stocked with hundreds of hungry crucians and tench, growing well going to be moved about and a few sold on when they are bigger. 

Thats about it. 

[Nickfromwales]

Pike in the mid 20's. I'll stay here ?