• Fishing

Posted: **Thu May 20, 2004 9:16 pm**

Can anyone advise on the best places to go course fishing on the Algarve? We went some years back to a river on the west coast but wouldn't have a prayer of finding it now.

Posted: **Thu May 20, 2004 9:59 pm**

if you are interested a man called john bates does coarse fishing trips

Posted: **Mon May 24, 2004 3:22 pm**

I can highly recomend fishing with John bates i had a very good day out with him last year he took us to an unfindable lake drove us there supplied all tackle and bait caught lots of carp between 1lb and 6lbs his web address is www.tightlines-portugal.com as a fellow midlander i am sure you would have a great day as long as he hasnt got a booking no obligation to have accomodation or more than one day

Posted: **Mon May 24, 2004 3:41 pm**

i second this..in fact last year on a lake i caught a huge 23 kilo carp...the line broke and it got away.

Posted: **Mon May 24, 2004 3:58 pm**

Fantastic - well done!! Question though - if it got away after the line broke how do you know it weighed 23 kilo?

Posted: **Tue May 25, 2004 3:36 pm**

...maybe the line was only suitable for fish up to 22Kg

Posted: **Tue May 25, 2004 6:39 pm**

Come on - it's obvious - you could tell fom the fish's scales

Posted: **Tue May 25, 2004 6:39 pm**

yes exactly....it was a monster...got it on board weighed it..then it suddenly jumped out of my arms and got clean away...er honest guv

Posted: **Wed May 26, 2004 2:04 am**

4 across.

leather or mirror its all mixed up crap.

Posted: **Wed May 26, 2004 2:06 am**

and a fishing man called bates !

next you'll be telling us about the tiler. Mr. Grout

tight lines

Posted: **Wed May 26, 2004 3:03 pm**

Is this Mister Bates or Master Bates?

Posted: **Wed May 26, 2004 3:44 pm**

Oh dear, and I was so much hoping that the very juvenile members of the forum were not following this thread