I am out on a rare Saturday night trip, I tend to prefer Sunday night as there are a lot quieter.  However, with the change in the weather and the fact the lake tends to be harder this time of the year, I felt that the conditions favoured Saturday night more.

After a look around and a chat with a fellow Sydicate member, I found out that there was still not alot going on.  I felt the best option was an area that rarely get fished.  This is where, the fish maybe holding up and with no other signs of Carp, this was my best option.

The swim had plenty of options, I just needed to pick the two best spots, I went for baiting up a gully at the back of a bar with Spotted Fin G02 groundbait and chopped boilies as an attraction for the fish.

(but not much feed) and the other rod was going to be a roving rod.  I planned to cast this at any signs of fish, evening and though the night.  I would then drop it into the margins at first light – if no action was forth coming.  I was not due home until 12.30, so I needed to be packing up by 11 am.

During the night, I had the odd single bleep as I was using florocarbon-line.  This tends to be feeding fish along the path of the line.  This gave me some more confidence, I was in the right area, as I was not fishing that far out .

I was awoken to another single bleep, closely followed by another, the bobbin pulling up to the top and holding there.  I was out the brolly, picked up the rod and pulled into what at first felt like a bream, it then turned into a carp nearer the bank.  I am sure we have all had this feeling, from ‘oh great’ to ‘happy days’.

A nice 22lb 2oz common, very happy considering the slow pace of the lake at the moment.

With the clock ticking it was time for a brew, a slow pack up and home for a walk with the family in the New Forest in the afternoon.

Until next time

Richard

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