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johnr
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the one with the rock climbing might be the one in kilsyth? 
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CHAPELHALLANGLER1
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Location: chapelhall
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| Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 7:54 pm Post subject: |
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No luck onsunday at the forth nn clyde,not even as much as abite..must still be a little bit to cold....It is the bit at kilsyth that ive been on about 
Met some locals last year when i was up there and they had seen some ppl catching tench up 2 the 2lb mark !!!!!! or so the say...
ended up down my local canal fishing for pike..we endend up with a couple of jacks only up 2 3lb mark thou. |
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johnr
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| Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 9:04 pm Post subject: |
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| CHAPELHALLANGLER1 wrote: | No luck onsunday at the forth nn clyde,not even as much as abite..must still be a little bit to cold....It is the bit at kilsyth that ive been on about
Met some locals last year when i was up there and they had seen some ppl catching tench up 2 the 2lb mark !!!!!! or so the say...
ended up down my local canal fishing for pike..we endend up with a couple of jacks only up 2 3lb mark thou. |
its called
Auchinstarry Quarry, Kilsyth
This is a big semi-circular stone wall which is unmissable as you enter Kilsyth from Cumbernauld or Croy. The quarry flooded many years ago and now holds rudd, roach, pike and tench. The tench are as close to uncatchable as any fish in Scotland.
This is a local council water and the fishing is free. Rock climbers also use the site, and there is often a snack bar there.
There is parking on site and about 20 pegs are on offer. The water is gin clear and the bank slopes off very gradually to about 20 metres where it plummets. The water is extremely deep at the quarry wall. In summer the shallows can get quite weedy.
Normal tactics include long pole if there is enough depth and waggler on shallower pegs, fishing on the drop. The rudd and roach are mainly small, but there are some decent rudd in particular. This is yet another underused fishery.
Some of the local cognoscenti congregate there on weekend evenings, and they are partial to the odd glass of tonic wine. It is however possible to fish within feet of the car park, right beside the climbers. This might be the right tactic for single anglers in the evening.
Security: Verging on dodgy. This place is getting worse, and once was ok. The local Buckfast Appreciation Society can make this a no-go area. The rock climbers don’t get much hassle, since they are always in numbers. They are also your witnesses!
i got this info from the csac site
hope this helps!! |
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happyangler
Joined: 01 Jan 2007
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Location: Motherwell, Scotland
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| Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 1:04 am Post subject: |
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I used to fish this quarry before they burned down the bridge to the island.
Used to get lots of tench of the back of the island and i've seen pike to over 15Ib come out.Never had any probs with the locals but i have'nt fished it for 3/4 years. |
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ron thompson
Joined: 03 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 8:47 pm Post subject: Reply |
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I have seen a 4 pounder come out of here while on a break from fishing the basin across the road. As far as tactics go i prefer to fish two rods on buzzers using redworm and corn cocktails or a bunch of red maggots as hookbait. I have a rake which i use on the canal but if not required i just put a bed of crumb, maggot and hemp down and fish the two rods over it.  |
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martin
Joined: 04 Feb 2007
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Location: glasgow
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| Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 11:58 pm Post subject: |
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caught a good sized pike 1st time i fished the Auchinstarry Quarry but sadly no scales, 2 guys i met quite rated the place for the tench and fished the right side of the island.
Iv never fished for tench but think i will put in a bit of effort at my local part of the forth and clyde canal due to the popularity the species got last year and will try out some of your bait methods and tactics this year, lets see how we get on  |
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ScottishScript
Joined: 14 Jan 2007
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Location: Glasgow, Scotland
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| Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 2:56 am Post subject: |
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| Anyone catching Tench on the F&C? And if so where and using what method? |
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Roger
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Location: Alloa
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| Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 5:14 pm Post subject: |
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| Had a 4lb 8oz Tench from the F&C near Twechar a couple of weeks ago. I tend to use bread baits on the canal in the summer months with a bread and crumb based groundbait, this catches some good quality Roach as well as the possible Tench. |
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