10 TOP anglers that i know well fished it on Saturday. The biggest that came out from the lake all day was an 11lb fish. The next biggest was 8lb. They all caught fish but all were between 4-6lb. Sorry, but the big fish simply don't seem to be in there. Not one person recently has said anything otherwise.

I fished Seighford lakes on Saturday for £15. Full days sport (1 fish + C & R), not 1 fish under 3lb and 4 over 5lb (biggest 6lb 4oz). Also saw two doubles caught. How on earth is the £60 justifiable? I know i've said it before but i'm still yet to hear a reasonable argument?

So no fish under 6lb have been caught.mg

How did the weekend go forumrites.

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Going purely on weight of fish, if you were extremely unlucky and caught 5 pound fish (i didn't see any) then your limit bag would be 20lb of fresh trout, or £3/lb. That to me doesn't seem too bad. Have a good day and get a 5lb fish, and others of 6, a brown of10lb and a 15lb rainbow and you;ve actually cost the fishery money.

Now, if you're to add the day's entertainment, the cost of hiring a fishery manager, the cost of dead/diseased fish, the ball ache from disgruntled anglers, the poached fish, the cost of the farm, the costs of rearing the trout etc etc etc, then £60 for a full day's fishing seems ridiculously cheap.

If i may compare it with rugby, a game at twickenham lasts 80 mins, costs £90, plus the cost of any food/drink, plus the cost of the debenture (otherwise you'll never see a ticket) etc.

Off shooting? great, try £30 per bird, £500-750 per day is not difficult.

Yes £60 stings when i pay it, but christ i hope it stays as it is.

£60.00 may be ridiculously cheap for some, for others's it ridiculously high.

I pay annual membership with Merthyr Tydfil Angling, cost is £50.00 p/a

I can fish on:

River Taff - trout
River Usk - trout and salmon
River Tarrell - trout
Taf Fechan - trout
Pontsticill & Dolygaer Reservoirs - coarse
Upper Neuadd Reservoir - trout
Talybont Reservoir - wild brown fishery
Cyfarthfa Lake - coarse
Penywern Ponds - coarse
Brecon Canal - coarse

Sorry, I cant see how £60.00 for a days fishing is value. Just my opinion.

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I am sure you can fish on all of those, and more, for less. the difference is that Lechlade is a privately owned, stocked, managed trout fishery. now whether people want to fish such lakes is another issue, but in my opinion, we're lucky to have landowners who are willing to have the public on their land/gardens 7 days a week, from sun up to sun down, taking enough food to feed a family several times over for the cost of £60 a day.! using the word 'cheap' was wrong, I am not a rich man, but i do think it's conspicuously good value for money when you compare it to almost all country pursuits and even football and rugby.

any updates brownie? want to get along but busy for next couple of weeks and then going away at end of month!

Last report I saw was fishing was still relatively simple, 4 fish caught biggest just over 6lb.

I am off there on Saturday so will post how I get on afterwards.