UK Carp & Coarse Fishing

With a busy family weekend ahead, I took the opportunity to pick the youngest up from school and head straight for the lake. This turned out to be a great move, as it was pretty full up this weekend, these things happen from time to time.

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However, I was quite lucky because an area that I had spotted fish in previously was not occupied. I didn’t hesitate and quickly set up before a passing shower arrived.

One rod was placed on a spot which has produced carp before. I baited it lightly as I was only here for just over 12 hrs and didn’t wish to make much disturbance. The other rod was cast to a hardish spot which I found with the marker rod. I knew what I was looking for as I had looked on the Deeper Lakebook page.

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I was after the drop off on the side of the small island, I also baited lightly. I left the other anglers to create more disturbance and push the fish my way. I purposely set up and baited upon arrival for this reason. I then popped over to see Ian, who was fishing the far corner of the lake to reduce the noise level; we shall see how this pans out.

Both rods were on large Catalyst boilies with a 15mm pop up.

We settled down for the night, as I watch the lake, my daughter watches her tablet and munches all the chocolate bars before I noticed!

My first take happened just after 1 am on the right-hand rod. As there is a rocky ledge to this swim there is no way you can rush to the rods. Which is always fun when you have just woken up! But I was soon there and playing a carp in the fog, this is also great fun and you struggle to pick up which way the line is going. I was also worried about the overhanging bush to my right, but lucky for me the fish stuck to open water and was soon slipping into the Nsr.

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31lb 15oz Common

That will do nicely. There’s always a chance of another one through the rest of the night. Thankfully, the daughter was sound asleep through the whole thing and none the wiser; lucky I got some photographs as she wouldn’t believe me. With the rod back on the spot it was time to get my head down again.

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