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Hi all, I guess not so long ago mythe and uckinghall flooded? Just wondered if anyone has been up recently and can advise on the level and how the bank is looking?
Cheers as always!
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Posted on March 18, 2016 at 8:30 PM
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Re: Uckinghall & Mythe
I had a quick non-fishing visit to Uckinghall on the 19th as not fished there before and it looked 'ok'. The banks need some work in places though and many of the wooden pegs/jetty so are in need of repair. Looks like someone had a nice carp out of it a few days ago, but it remains to be seen how good the fish stocks are in there after some pretty severe flooding over the winter. I suspect some fish went into the Severn. I have heard rumours a lot of fish have been lost in is lake over the last few years, hopefully just rumours 
The Mythe I have not checked out since the floods, it was bad when I went in Jan. similarly I guess some fish have been lost to the river. The joys of having pools so close I guess.
Also had a walk down to Apperly pools last week, looks like these pools have been left to go in a big way. Very wild The banks were pretty unaccessable even now and lots of dead trees and snags in every swim. May be ok for a perch or two but be prepared to loose tackle!
Posted on March 27, 2016 at 9:18 PM
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Re: Uckinghall & Mythe
It's a real problem with containing stocks in all these ponds, not sure what can be done really, if anything.
I do fish Uckinghall and Mythe, and occasionally Apperley. Uckinghall always produces hand sized roach, whilst Apperley is a rock hard venue, with seemingly small amount of stock, however Bleak are always willing.
Mythe throws up the odd slab, with a good stock of skimmers, the very occasional carp and Tench. But as said the transfer to river and pond is a real problem.
Uckinghall used to have one or two Grass Carp, and up to last season some Carp, the Grass Carp were caught in the River nearby, perhaps Barbel might be the new Carp?
Posted on March 29, 2016 at 9:58 AM
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Re: Uckinghall & Mythe
There should be no problem retaining stock in Uckinghall if the EA would get their act together and fix the flap on the pipe which allows the river to flood into the pool when it rises above about 4 ft. This is why the Carp are no longer present in any quantity and why they have been replaced by Pike and Zander. Since Christmas the pool has been virtually unfishable for weeks on end.due to entry of river water.The river should not affect the pool level under normal flood conditions. The "once in a hundred year"situation which the EA mention would flood into the pool. The level of Ukinghall pool should NOT be subject to the level of the River Severn. I have had lots of correspondence from the EA over this issue but get nowhere. They state that the pipe was installed to allow water to run off the pool in times of flood. I have pointed out that the excess water only gets into the pool through this pipe and by fixing the flap the problem would be solved. Only last summer the EA increased the height of the flood bank by 1 foot to prevent flooding from surrounding fields "every 100 years". They state they have no responsibility to repair the pipe and it is the responsibility of the owners of the pool. Can the Association now take responsibility and get the problem fixed.
Posted on March 29, 2016 at 2:31 PM
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Re: Uckinghall & Mythe
Once again Uckinghall is full of cold filthy river water. As it empties a lot slower than it fills up there will be no fishing on there until after this coming weekend..A great shame because this can be avoided.
Posted on March 29, 2016 at 9:07 PM
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Re: Uckinghall & Mythe
Thanks for that Mixer, has anyone telephoned Brian Williams re the pipe? I know this problem should be dealt with if this forum has stated such, but I will ring him tomorrow.
Posted on March 30, 2016 at 5:55 PM
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Re: Uckinghall & Mythe
Oh well. I will just have to fish another water tomorrow. To be fair I joined the BAA for the rivers. Would be nice to be able to fish the lakes in the close season though.
Posted on March 30, 2016 at 6:55 PM
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Uckinghall & Mythe
Nothing wrong with Mythe the Bream (Proper bream) are here always have been and not many escape. Plenty of Rudd and loads of tench its just a PROPER hard hard venue which takes working out and the rewards are there to be had.
Posted on March 31, 2016 at 10:42 PM
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Re: Uckinghall & Mythe
Perhaps I will give the Mythe a go then soon. It did look like a nice lake even when it was in flood.
Posted on April 1, 2016 at 8:01 AM
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Re: Uckinghall & Mythe
Had a non fishing look at Mythe on Saturday, quite a few anglers enjoying the rare sunshine!! A few big carp moving, and a chap lost a carp, not much doing though just yet, not woken up yet. The huge ruts on the bank will provide good sport for some, well done though for filling in the pot holes on the lane BAA.
Posted on April 3, 2016 at 1:08 PM
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Re: Uckinghall & Mythe
Had a non fishing look at Mythe on Saturday, quite a few anglers enjoying the rare sunshine!! A few big carp moving, and a chap lost a carp, not much doing though just yet, not woken up yet. The huge ruts on the bank will provide good sport for some, well done though for filling in the pot holes on the lane BAA.
Posted on April 3, 2016 at 1:09 PM
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Re: Re: Uckinghall & Mythe
Looking for a stillwater to campaign over the close season for carp / bream / tench. Following my exploits with the pikeys at Stubbs was wondering if Uckinghall and / or Mythe might be safer trip out (!) Have heard in despatches that Apperley is fairly neglected, which seems a shame.
Any friendly advice for a new-ish member? And should I consider taking a rifle to these waters too, just to be on the safe side... :p
Posted on April 3, 2016 at 5:31 PM
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Re: Uckinghall & Mythe
Mythe is great and my favourite haunt. Always feel safe too, so no need to go too gun heavy 
Posted on April 4, 2016 at 9:47 PM
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Re: Uckinghall & Mythe
Uckinghall has yet again been inundated by filthy river water. Not worth visiting for a week-most pegs are underwater.
Posted on April 13, 2016 at 11:44 AM
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Re: Uckinghall & Mythe
When the team visited on Wed 13th the Severn was approx 8ft on.so all but the flood bank end would have been well under water.This has been the case on and off for the last few months now. The pool fills up very quickly but drains off very slowly making fishing very poor for a long time. I have had lots of correspondence with the EA and several conversations with various officers and it is fairly obvious that they will not be doing anything to rectify the flooding problem. They are adamant that the solution to the flooding problem (the malfunction of the flap on the end of the pipe) is the responsibility of the pools owners - the BAA. The Association recently spent in excess of £60K on repairing and making safe the far bank. Surely a little more money spent on the flooding problem would ensure that anglers can use the pool even if the river is up a few feet. Ukinghall is a valuable asset and a very popular venue and needs to be looked after.
Posted on April 15, 2016 at 9:06 AM
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Re: Uckinghall & Mythe
Mixer,
We may have met - I remember someone with strong views about this issue telling the story of the flap being stuck open and locking horns with the EA over it.
As a regular at Uckinghall (my pics of the 15 lb carp and the 12lb zander) I'd be willing to help intervene as this issue drives me mad as well - I'm pretty handy mechanically: - surely if it is simply a cast iron flap which has rusted stuck half open then we just need to get on the river in a boat (I have a kayak which is very stable and easy to launch from the river bank) with a can of WD40 - we might get it moving and then put some grease on it once moving. It may not cost anything to fix, but if it has completely had it, at least we could inspect it, take some pictures and then help the BAA get a quote organised to get it fixed professionally. As has been said, a lot of money has been spent on the banks, so not fixing this seems daft to me.
Posted on May 10, 2016 at 5:51 PM
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