the overflow

neil.price37 · Post by **neil.price37** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 9:28 pm

does anyone know who owns the overflow(the lake behind the docks in birkenhead)

,took the dog for a walk round there the other day and there has been all new pegs put in and wooden walkway's the reeds have been cut back and the hole area has been landscaped

wondering if there is maybe going to be a stocking there

, a few lads who where after carp on the lake said there are fish at least up to 17 in there

eddie c · Post by **eddie c** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 12:09 am

I've heard its someone like the forestry commision (or similar) who have put the money in and are assuming control.

Regarding carp, the pool was mentioned in a guide to carp waters (was it by maddocks or Nash) in the 80's, and I know a few locals claim to have fished for, and caught them. Its an old pool but there have been many clubs and anglers whom have helped themselves to the fish when caught, my reckoning is that there are some big old dogs in there, and its hardly been fished for years!

sy-28 · Post by **sy-28** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 7:12 am

new name in the house......

Welcome Eddie

neil.price37 · Post by **neil.price37** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 3:14 pm

forestry commision own it

hope they stock it ,there is some nice perch in there ,and some monster eel's ,but a few years ago there were thousands of roach and they seemed to of dissapeared (thought some one had swiped them or the cormarants got them

)but hopefully now they've put the effort in to the place it will be a little better looked after .how do the forestry comission plan on running it day or season ticket

moan it in mid · Post by **moan it in mid** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 3:18 pm

welcome eddie c hope you like it here

Post by **chriswsf** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 3:27 pm

if you knew him you would not welcome him at all

eddie c · Post by **eddie c** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 5:26 pm

Harsh Kristof!

Many thanks to those of you whom have made me welcome, I will ignore the blatant character assassination attempts by the man my 4yr old refers to as 'MR GRUMPY'.

Big rudd in the overflow too, however the cormorants have been feasting there since the mid 80s, one of those places where the words 'I am deffo putting some time in there ' have been getting said by me for the last 10 years!

But someday soon!

Post by **iain** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 5:50 pm

eddie c wrote:Harsh Kristof!

Many thanks to those of you whom have made me welcome, I will ignore the blatant character assassination attempts by the man my 4yr old refers to as 'MR GRUMPY'.

Your 4 year old is very perceptive