I don’t finish work until 1730 this week and am off kid duty. So I can go fishing straight away from work, therefore, it’s off to the lake as it’s closer than the river.
Unfortunately, it may be too hot. However, I should get a better nights sleep here than at home, as we are well and truly in a heat wave for the first time in years.
I am fishing one of my favorite swims with one rod cast across to the pads.
In a small gap and the other rod up the margin.
With the rods sorted and the bed done, it was time to look at the lake to see any signs of Mr Carp moving around.
there has been a few fish crashing around the lake tonight, so I am feeling very confident.
with loads of line bites and a fare few beeps in the night I awoke to this.
It had been nibbling away at my 16mm boilies until it finally hooked itself.
Not bad if I had been fishing roach, anyway it’s time for another day in the office
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
It had been nibbling away at my 16mm boilies until it finally hooked itself.
Not bad if I had been fishing roach, anyway it’s time for another day in the office
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