As the family is away, I am making the most of the free time. Unfortunately, I am on call this weekend (bad planning), I should get some time in though.
My swim choice was a bit quick tonight. I got down here late and I need to be gone early for work. So I settled for the first swim I found, Mr Carp was in the nearest swim to the gate 😉 and this was the first swim I looked at. Mind you there is not a bad swim on this lake, it has features everywhere you look.
Rod 1 was put on the end of a bush as this was a route in and out of the bay, up the tree line towards where I had seen the carp showing. I can’t put a bait anywere nearer, as there is another bay and these fish would be in there like a bullet and I would have lost another fish.
Rod 2 was cast just off the end of the island, there’s a set of reeds around the corner out into the lake, this also looked. The only other option was to lead around, which I did not fancy, as this would disturb the swim to much.
Rods are pointing at the spots for fast indication, hopefully they will not snag me up tonight.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bhz_jbZvuwQ
Much to my amazment, I blanked on this lake as well!
No worries, until next time
Richard
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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