Upon arrival, the obvious choice was to set up camp in the teeth of the wind, however the location of the fish dictated otherwise. The fish seemed to be held up in a small bay amongst a large quantity of snags which were virtually impossible to fish to due to the underlying features of the area. With this in mind, the next two days were spent up a tree observing and introducing small quantities of bait, in this instance 12mm Carp Company Icelandic Red boilies, to try and encourage a feeding response at a safe distance from the snags. On the third day, as I climbed the tree to observe the fish, I noticed that the bait had been cleared, so a handful more was introduced. After about an hour, the Carp started to visit the spot more frequently and pick up a single bait and move back off into the snags, so this was the time to strike! I quickly clambered down from the tree and placed my rig into position on the back of the spot nearest to the high abundance of weed in the lake. About 10 minutes later, a dark scaley mirror visited the spot and started to feed. Within seconds, my hookbait had flown into the mouth of this gorgeous Carp and I was hooked into a powerful, yet very subdued fish. Two minutes later, and the fish was in the back of the net. Upon weighing the fish, I once again had a large grin on my face as the fish was again a new pb, twice in a week! The dark scaley mirror had dropped the scales round to 24lb 12oz my second 20 in as many weeks, you wait all this time and they turn up all at once. Photos were taken, and a celebratory beverage was had after her safe release. Needless to say, this capture had made my trip and reignited my love for Carp fishing further.
Monday, 21 May 2012
Just like buses Michael currie
After finishing a spot of work placement at Linear Fisheries in Oxfordshire, and with a my first 20 under my belt, I felt it was time for a relaxing week long session in the Cotswold Water Park. A small wet dug pit was my target, with a small head of dark scaly fish up the 30lb mark.
Upon arrival, the obvious choice was to set up camp in the teeth of the wind, however the location of the fish dictated otherwise. The fish seemed to be held up in a small bay amongst a large quantity of snags which were virtually impossible to fish to due to the underlying features of the area. With this in mind, the next two days were spent up a tree observing and introducing small quantities of bait, in this instance 12mm Carp Company Icelandic Red boilies, to try and encourage a feeding response at a safe distance from the snags. On the third day, as I climbed the tree to observe the fish, I noticed that the bait had been cleared, so a handful more was introduced. After about an hour, the Carp started to visit the spot more frequently and pick up a single bait and move back off into the snags, so this was the time to strike! I quickly clambered down from the tree and placed my rig into position on the back of the spot nearest to the high abundance of weed in the lake. About 10 minutes later, a dark scaley mirror visited the spot and started to feed. Within seconds, my hookbait had flown into the mouth of this gorgeous Carp and I was hooked into a powerful, yet very subdued fish. Two minutes later, and the fish was in the back of the net. Upon weighing the fish, I once again had a large grin on my face as the fish was again a new pb, twice in a week! The dark scaley mirror had dropped the scales round to 24lb 12oz my second 20 in as many weeks, you wait all this time and they turn up all at once. Photos were taken, and a celebratory beverage was had after her safe release. Needless to say, this capture had made my trip and reignited my love for Carp fishing further.
Upon arrival, the obvious choice was to set up camp in the teeth of the wind, however the location of the fish dictated otherwise. The fish seemed to be held up in a small bay amongst a large quantity of snags which were virtually impossible to fish to due to the underlying features of the area. With this in mind, the next two days were spent up a tree observing and introducing small quantities of bait, in this instance 12mm Carp Company Icelandic Red boilies, to try and encourage a feeding response at a safe distance from the snags. On the third day, as I climbed the tree to observe the fish, I noticed that the bait had been cleared, so a handful more was introduced. After about an hour, the Carp started to visit the spot more frequently and pick up a single bait and move back off into the snags, so this was the time to strike! I quickly clambered down from the tree and placed my rig into position on the back of the spot nearest to the high abundance of weed in the lake. About 10 minutes later, a dark scaley mirror visited the spot and started to feed. Within seconds, my hookbait had flown into the mouth of this gorgeous Carp and I was hooked into a powerful, yet very subdued fish. Two minutes later, and the fish was in the back of the net. Upon weighing the fish, I once again had a large grin on my face as the fish was again a new pb, twice in a week! The dark scaley mirror had dropped the scales round to 24lb 12oz my second 20 in as many weeks, you wait all this time and they turn up all at once. Photos were taken, and a celebratory beverage was had after her safe release. Needless to say, this capture had made my trip and reignited my love for Carp fishing further.
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