Out for another night.
I have been doing two nights a week, on the lake at the moment. I feel that some time soon a big fish will come out. May need the night temperature to drop a bit more, as summer is still here. This could be a good winter for carp fishing. I have seen a lot more fish moving this time, and we have had some big wind and rain moving through.
At around 4.30 am, my left hand rod was off, and the alarm was screaming away. After what felt like half an hour, and a few problems with the fish ploughing through the pads, a nice 20+ common was in the net.
I was woken up by my work alarm at 7 am, which give me 30 minutes to watch the lake at first light. There are some days when I should call my boss and ask for the rest of the day off. This was one of them. Unfortunately, it was not possible, as we have too many people off on holiday. There was fish topping all over the place, I hope when I come back in two-days time, they are still up for it.
Richard
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About richardhandel
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
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