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Fisheries
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Troy Lake, near Denham
THE
VAC have a
water sharing agreement with Uxbridge Rovers AC
for fishing on the 45 acre lake and the
adjacent stretch of the River Colne relief
channel.
Situated close to the A412 between Rickmansworth
and Denham (see your club paper work for details
of parking and the combination for the lock)
only about one third of the bank of this vast
water can be fished and members must not
trespass onto the other banks. Our landlords are
the Sailing club that operate from the north
bank and their rules and wishes must be
respected at all times.
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The true stocks of carp on this huge lake
are unknown. The biggest landed and still
known to be in there has a confirmed top
weight of 43.06. There are no huge back-up
fish for this one. The next biggest fish,
called Black Spot (mirror) did do low 30's
but is back down to mid-late 20's now, and
there are about ten other 20's with a dozen
or more high doubles as back up.
Getting to these carp passed the tench
can be a problem as they are enormous!! This
water once held the tench record and double
figure fish to 14lb are comparatively
commonplace. But don't be mislead, this is
not an easy fishery and not for the casual
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In addition to the monster tench the water is
known to have record bream with fish to over
20lb caught this year (2006). As always on
such large waters, locating the fish is problem
no.1, then getting a bite is problem no.2. Be
prepared for blanks before the big one finally
appears.
Stocks of roach, rudd, perch and pike are also
present and these are largely untapped so any
reports would be appreciated. Clearly the
potential is there for some cracking silver fish
as well.
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The venue also includes a beautiful stretch
of the Colne Relief Channel. Of course, at
times this, like any small river, can be
low, slow and chocked with weed. Attractive
and challenging. |
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Time spent fish spotting should put you on
the track of big chub and roach and possibly
a monster barbel or two - double figure fish
have been landed from other local stretches
of this river in recent years.
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NOTE: Night fishing requires a special permit at
extra cost. Check availability by calling Barry
Killinger on 07966
394717 (before 9.30
pm
please)
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