UK Carp & Coarse Fishing

I’m back out on my usual Wednesday session, although it’s unfortunately the hottest day of the week. Looking ahead at the forecast over the next few nights, though, it felt like the effort would be worthwhile.

The plan was simple: get here for 1300 hrs, settle into one of the shady swims, avoid the busiest period before other anglers arrived, and hopefully miss the worst of the heat around tea time. There’s a good south-westerly wind pushing through, which is helping to keep the temperature a little more bearable.

Now it’s just a waiting game. The traps are set, so fingers crossed the carp have other ideas than hiding away from the heat.

Richard

It was only a last-minute trip after I realised, while down at the beach on Friday evening in the strong winds, that the forecast showed them continuing until Sunday. Fishing on Saturday night looked like it could be the best opportunity to catch a few carp.

I arrived mid-afternoon, still looking for a shady spot. With cloud cover forecast until nightfall, I headed to Airfield Lake, feeling it was my best option. I found the perfect swim, with my car parked just behind me, making the unload nice and easy.

As I was only going to be fishing within catapult range, I soon found two perfect silty spots and baited them with a small amount of Nutrabaits EnerGize boilies, Jurassic Particle, and a few pellets, keeping the bait to a minimum until I had my first bite.

I was using Hobo Armour end tackle, fishing a Ronnie Rig with an 18mm EnerGize Corkie Wafter on one rod and two 15mm hardened Trigga Ice bottom baits on the other.

The session produced four takes, resulting in two low doubles and three twenties, with the best weighing 25lb 8oz.

Until next time,

Richard

First carp of a double take, always fun on here and even more at night.

That a start.

Richard

What a beautiful evening, watching the sun sink below the horizon as the moon slowly rises to take its place. Moments like these remind you just how incredible nature can be.