Taking Carp Magazine

Posted on November 21, 2021 by richardhandel

Read my article and the Deeper Chirp and the Fish Deeper Page in this month’s Talking Carp Magazine available free online.

Richard

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Trip 53 Carp Fishing – 2021

Posted on November 20, 2021 by richardhandel

With gardening abandoned for today, due to the stormy conditions, I’m off down the lake. These two job’s are the perfect combination, as the right conditions favour both, but don’t really interfere with each other.

I headed off in the rain to the Priory lake, way too confident that no one else was this crazy, doh! One car was already in the car park and 2 people were fishing the end I was interested in. After a walk about, it was clear that it would be best to head over to the School Lake. Hopefully, there would be less anglers on it. I did need to solve the question about the area on the Priory Lake being so appealing for the carp. There had to be other areas they frequented, but it wasn’t the conditions today for that.

I arrived at the School Lake, I did very nearly go home instead. It was like a tropical storm driving over here, but I continued and found only one other angler fishing. They were quite close to the car park, as it would’ve been horrendous when he arrived. I headed past him and up to my favourite margin areas and found that there had been part of a tree removed. This gave me more access to my margin spot from the other side and the ability to use a second rod more easily without compromising my fishing. This is why a lot of the time, I only use one rod.

With the additional space, I’m able to fish a lovely spot on the far margins and also under an overhanging tree – once the pads die back more.

My right hand rod was just for the far margins with a PPS wafter and a few 20mm Catalyst boilies spread about, to get the carp looking about when they move along this bank. My left hand rod was the opposite side of a small bush where I’ve done very well from previously. I used only one rod on the floor or simply casting across from the other bank, which I did on quite a few occasions last year, with great success.

It clear Autumn is under way as the Robins are about more.

It was just after 11 am when the right hand rod bobbin pulled up to the top and then ripped off. The carp was doing it’s best to get into any available pads on the far margins. However, I’d walked back about 10 feet, it had no chance and proceeded out into open water. It was kiting towards this bank pretty quickly, with some side strain applied, I avoided my margin rod, it was then off into the pads to my right. I don’t think so, I hung on, it turned just in time and the rest of the fight was under the rod tip, with a few lunges to find some sanctuary, it was in the net.

Happy with that and still a few hour’s to go. I was really hoping for another bite, but with only 20 minutes before I’ve got to pack up and head home, it looking like it just the one today. I’m not going to complain, it’s been a hard few week’s fishing and a carp on the bank was well overdue.

With the last rod on the floor (up the margins), the reel screamed into life and I was into a real battle to avoid the overhanging bushes. It then suddenly belted right and very nearly got in the pads, but then it decided that open water was better. This was also the better option for me, I gently played the fish out under the rod tip, until I slid it over the cord.

Wow, I had resided myself to only one carp, just goes to show you that it can all change in a split second.

Until next time

Richard

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Winter Preparation

Posted on November 19, 2021 by richardhandel

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Any carp angler that is wishing to have a successful Winter campaign, will need to have done a lot of preparation and thought into where, when and how you will be fishing. I know it’s only July, however, you need to start planning now.

1- Venue

Pick a venue that you are happy with and do your homework before the Winter sets in. You can’t just turn up in November, with no idea of the features the fish love, where they are and their patrol routes.
The way I do this, is to pick 4 swims depending on the size of the venue (more if larger). They need to give you access to view and observe the lake when you are there. Always listen out for topping fish, on quiet cold Winter nights, you may just hear a fish in your area or an another close by and be on them the next time.

2- Swim Choice

Know your swims before Winter arrives. Take note of horizon markers as Autumn arrives and clip up and count the number of turns round two poles. Now if you really want to confuse other anglers, instead of using 12 ft why not use 9 or 10? It does not matter as long as you use a length of cord with a loop in each end, why does it need to be 12 ft, it will keep the other anglers of your spots.

This year I will be arriving for all my Winter trips in the dark, so, I will need to be fully aware of all the spots I am fishing, well before Winter. This is OK if you only fish one water. However, if you are planning a campaign on a new venue, you should be on there already learning. I have done very well in the past, when I was fishing a lake on the Norfolk/Suffolk boarder, I would arrive after dark, I knew 3 swims very well and was just casting into the V shadow that a tree made and baiting up the same way.

3 – Be happy and Confident with what you are doing

If you are none of these you will struggle on those cold Winter nights. The last lake I did the Winter on, had a track which was about a quarter of a mile long. Which was OK, until it rained most of that Winter and by the end of January, I had truly had had enough of the slog up and down that track in the dark. This drain the enthusiasm from you. My golden rule to myself is, I must be comfortable these days, as I have passed the 50 marker. It is a wee bit harder in the Winter, than when I was 16.

4 – Bait

Again, be confident in your bait. You can’t change half way through the Winter you need to keep your chosen bait going in regularly. this will give me a huge edge over other angler’s

5 – Equipment

You need a good bivvy, sleeping bag, a stove (with plenty of gas), water (for Winter night brew ups) as I said before you must be comfortable. This in turn will keep you happy and bring your confidence level up, which equals fish on the bank.

To nick a saying from my friend Mr Rob Nunn ‘effort equals reward’.

I hope this has helped and you get plenty of fish over the winter.

Richard

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All Set Up

Posted on November 18, 2021 by richardhandel

And love my new Samsung S21 Ultra the night mode is awesome.

Richard

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Posted on November 18, 2021 by richardhandel

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