Boddington Reservoir

Been looking at fisheries.co.uk and saw the updated Boddington site. My mrs is nagging to go pike fishing and i said i will get on it this winter so was thinking of giving it a go and after seeing a 40lb 10oz beast has come out of there this febuary then it certainly seems the place to go as its local as well.
Can anyone give me any tips or advice for the pike there this winter???

The 40lb pike been found dead last week <!-- s:cry: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_cry.gif" alt="" title="Crying or Very Sad" /><!-- s:cry: --> RIP

along with 2 30lb plusses,still git the trebles in there mouths according to the baylif, bad angling all round <!-- s:shock: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_eek.gif" alt=":shock:" title="Shocked" /><!-- s:shock: --> <!-- s:shock: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_eek.gif" alt=":shock:" title="Shocked" /><!-- s:shock: -->

Shocking <!-- s:o --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_e_surprised.gif" alt="" title="Surprised" /><!-- s:o --> RIP to those big girls. think someone fishing for them with far too light line?

Old news that some of you may know but changing of the rules after anglers seen fishing the stream and there being pike deaths......
[url:2q92sm4j]http&#58;//www&#46;gofishing&#46;co&#46;uk/Angling-Times/Section/News--Catches/Fisheries-News/January-2010/New-rules-to-stop-predator-circus/[/url:2q92sm4j]

Anyone been piking up there this winter? Any good? Looking for a few tips as thinking of a trip there before end of the month to try and winkle one out because im running time to bag one before the pike season is over on most lakes.

Stick to small deadbaits and keep on the move till you catch. I would pop up a sprat or a roach and use a drifter float with a small roach under it on my other rod. Depending on what day you go and how many anglers are there I would put one rod on one platform and one rod on the next one along and then leapfrog them every 30 mins therefore covering more water. Dont forget the margins.

Cheers mate. Margins seemed to be the place last winter but only managed a 3lber after a couple of short trips.

just get your pike rods out up bishops Gav, all the pike in boddington are washed out colours anyway

Havent most the bigger ones died as well up there?
Out of interest has anyone ever carp fished it and do they go to any size?