The " Lost " pool
Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2018 11:26 am
I am presently on holiday in Cornwall, yesterday we were visiting some frends who have access to and use of a large tract of land in a valley bottom, it is overgrown, (very) and some parts of it are very hard to get to because of the dense undergrowth and trees.
We were sat having tea, when Emma casually mentioned that she had two "ponds at the far end of the property, my interest was immediatley aroused, she described them, and said if I was interested she would take us to see them.
After a protracted, scratchy and very difficult twenty minute walk,through the jungle we arrived.
The two ponds are actually one, with a narrow, part between the two with an old wooden bridge across. Much of the area is very overgrown, the pond is silted at one end, but has quite a few deeper areas, the bridge is in danger of collapse.
It was earilly still when we visited, the sun dappled through the trees, all was silent apart from the odd bird call.
I stood looking at this place in wonder , suddenly there was a loud "Glooping " noise, a fish had surfaced under some trees, how big, I dont know. You can see from the pictures exactly how much undergrowth there is to contend with.
Access to this piece of heaven, is two miles down a little used country lane, , off the lane onto a little used rough, overgrown farm track, at the end of the track there is an ancient and overgrown path, just about visible.
Follow the path, until it peters out, then its jungle warfare for about 500 yards.
Anyway,now I have unlimited access to fish this place.... the problem is I live 350 miles away, access is all but impossible , and to explore with a rod would be very difficult indeed.It cannot be seen on Google earth, due to the woodland around.
So I may well have my own "Redmire" but it is unlikley that it will ever see an angler .I certainly wouldnt like to attempt to make any access to the area, it would take determination, time, a lot of effort and a lot of travelling to do it.
OMR
We were sat having tea, when Emma casually mentioned that she had two "ponds at the far end of the property, my interest was immediatley aroused, she described them, and said if I was interested she would take us to see them.
After a protracted, scratchy and very difficult twenty minute walk,through the jungle we arrived.
The two ponds are actually one, with a narrow, part between the two with an old wooden bridge across. Much of the area is very overgrown, the pond is silted at one end, but has quite a few deeper areas, the bridge is in danger of collapse.
It was earilly still when we visited, the sun dappled through the trees, all was silent apart from the odd bird call.
I stood looking at this place in wonder , suddenly there was a loud "Glooping " noise, a fish had surfaced under some trees, how big, I dont know. You can see from the pictures exactly how much undergrowth there is to contend with.
Access to this piece of heaven, is two miles down a little used country lane, , off the lane onto a little used rough, overgrown farm track, at the end of the track there is an ancient and overgrown path, just about visible.
Follow the path, until it peters out, then its jungle warfare for about 500 yards.
Anyway,now I have unlimited access to fish this place.... the problem is I live 350 miles away, access is all but impossible , and to explore with a rod would be very difficult indeed.It cannot be seen on Google earth, due to the woodland around.
So I may well have my own "Redmire" but it is unlikley that it will ever see an angler .I certainly wouldnt like to attempt to make any access to the area, it would take determination, time, a lot of effort and a lot of travelling to do it.
OMR