We arrived around Wednesday morning after around an hours drive from Sheffield. There are 6 pits to choose from at A1 pits, Pits 1 to 3 are the smallest on the complex, with pits 4, 5 and 6 covering over 8 acres each. Pits 4, 5 and 6 have the biggest fish at the fishery, with carp over the 40lb mark. We settled on Pit 4, and found a nice spot in a secluded corner with a number of over hanging trees, bushes and lilly-pads.
After setting up our rods, bait-mix, bite alarms etc we were greeted by a fellow fisherman who had been night fishing on Pit 4 since Friday evening. He informed us that throughout the 5 nights he had camped on the pit, he hadn't a single bite. Obviously, this wasn't an ideal start to our quest, however we proceeded regardless. We had heard from a number of regular visitors to A1 that white boilies, corn and method feeders were all effective, therefore we set our rods up accordingly. Our mix within the method feeder consisted of chilli hemp, high leakage pellets, sweetcorn, and a number of crushed bright boilies.
Throughout the morning and afternoon we gradually dispersed bait into our swims, and tried a number of areas across the swim, including secluded corners, margins, and against a number of trees and reed banks. Unfortunately, in accordance with our fellow fisherman who greeted us earlier in the day, we too had no sign at all of a bite, and had seen very little sign of life over the course of the day.
I have no doubt that this place is an excellent place to fish, however we must have caught it on a bad day, or even week perhaps. We will perhaps visit A1 again in the near future, perhaps for a longer period of time.
The pegs are very accessible, with a track going round the complex making it easy for you to drive directly to your chosen peg. Night fishing is easily available, with plenty of room to erect your bivvies and tents.
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