I am back out again, this time on a Saturday night. The weather is windy and rainy, it was worth a look. I am hoping the lake is empty. I got there by 1pm and there was only 2 others on the lake and both up the reeds, which did look good (for them). Lets hope it stays like it.
I picked on a nice swim with a nice spot in the margin that I had put the odd handful of boilies under in my lunch time walks.
3Ft From The Bank Under The Tree
View From Swim
The other rod was placed in the middle of the lake towards the reeds at the bottom of the shelf in the silt.
View From Swim
I hope my luck in this time, as this year is turning in to a bit of a struggle to catch Mr Carp.
Morning The Sun Is Up
Well its 8pm and I am the only one on the lake, the 2 anglers up the reeds have gone home. Not bad for a Saturday night, a lake to myself.
With no joy in the night, I was hoping for an early morning take, but by 9am my hopes were fading. I had to be home by 11am.
I would like to give a brief snap shot of my life and introduce myself;
My name is Richard Handel and was born in 1965 in Suffolk. I have worked as a UK Operation & Intermodule Manager for a shipping company. I live in Hampshire now and am married with 2 young children, both girls so I am a bit outnumbered even the cat is a girl!
I have been fishing since I was about 7 years old. I started on small local rivers in Suffolk, then moved onto gravel pits and then carp fishing. My personal best is a 39.08 mirror, over recent years I have started river fishing again, on the Hampshire Avon, this is a nice break from the carp lakes.
My life has turned a big corner this year, the company I was working for relocated their Operation centre to Estonia. I was offered a job at the head office in London. This would have meant a 5 day commute and working in Stratford. As a family, we did not fancy this, as I would hardly spend any time with the children (and the Mrs). So after 22.5 years, I was given a nice redundancy package and with my wife is working full time. I became the house husband.
This has meant a complete turn around in my fishing, as I can pick and choose when I go. I have found a splendid new syndicate to fish this year, which includes 5 lakes and some 8 miles of river with only 150 members. It's an amazing change to the way I am able to fish.
I am now trying to start my own tackle business and make a bit of a name for myself in the world of fishing, as I have retired from real work.
Richard
UK Carp & Coarse Fishing 