UK Carp & Coarse Fishing

Trip 20 Carp Fishing (2016)

Posted on February 16, 2016 by richardhandel

I had to go fishing, as the conditions looked so good, there was a big storm pushing through on Friday/Saturday.

By noon time on Saturday I was set up as there was a break in the rain, it was perfect timing. Unfortunately, the two area’s that I had an eye on, after seeing Carp this week, one was taken and the other one was impossible to set up on in this wind, there was no shelter.

I had to tuck myself up the path a bit, as the swim was under water and would need my waders.

The rod tips are just over the end of the swim.

Both rod’s are in the margins, as the fish I have seen this week have been moving along this bank and hopefully this far down.

Bait wise, all I have done is two large bags filled with stick mix and pellets with some broken boilies and a good load of liquid bloodworm. Both rod’s are on Poloni pop up 14 & 18mm with half a kilo of chopped Poloni boilies over each area.

With a extremely wet and wind night, with only a Bream to show for my efforts. It was quite nice to have some sunshine this morning to wake up to.

With only a couple of hours to go, I was still feeling confident that the Carp would move along this margin. I just hoped it would be before packing up time.

Unfortunately one Bream was my lot.

Until next time
Richard

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Trip No 19 Carp Fishing (2016)

Posted on February 14, 2016 by richardhandel

With the weather so mild, I just can’t help myself but go Carp fishing today.

I am only casting out a few yards, just off the end on the overhanging trees. There is a pva bag on one, filled with broken boilies and bloodworm liquid and on the other, a mesh bag with micro pellet and a squirt of Goo.

And with a scattering of broken poloni boilies.

I have spotted a fish show and recast a single pop up and a small mesh bag and we will see.

Unfortunately no joy, this time.

Until next time
Richard

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Trip No 18 Pike Fishing (2016)

Posted on February 12, 2016 by richardhandel

I am out after that monster Pike again, despite thinking I should be Carp fishing, with it only being the 2nd Feb today. The Pike should be showing signs of pairing up for spawning, however, after checking that area of the lake, it was void of any sign of Pike activity.

So I have gone for one of my favourite Carp swims with plenty of margin snags for the bait fish to hide away in and for Mr & Mrs Pike to attack from.

Need the pod again today, as the swim is completely under water.

Dead baits as normal and a squirt of predator Plus and we will wait and see.

At around 1230 the left rod was off and attached to a small Jack Pike, despite the size of it, I was very happy. This was the first fish for sometime and just maybe, I had found a good spot, we shall have to see.

About 45 minutes later the same rod was off again, with another Jack Pike. I was getting something right (at last).

I was very happy to have found some Pike, despite the size.

Until next time
Richard

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Trip No 17 Carp Fishing (2016)

Posted on February 10, 2016 by richardhandel

I am out for another Carp session. The weather is pretty good, a strong, warm South Westerly is blowing, with not to much rain.

I have gone for the same swim that I did the other night. Mainly as it has not been fished this weekend. When I arrived there were still a fair few weekend angler’s on the lake and few Carp have come out recently.

The lake is still flooded so the rods were in the water again.

The left-hand rod is in the same spot as last week.

Just along the tree line, at the bottom of the shelf with 4 ground bait balls and a couple of pouches of poloni boilies over the top. I have moved the right hand rod along the tree lined bank.

To a nice overhanging tree.

Both areas have been baited with my ground bait mix, poloni boilies with a 14mm pop up over the spot. Hopefully I will get less Bream and more Carp.

No, this night turned out to be very eventful,but not for the Carp, just me! For some reason, that I have now put down to the strong wind, my car alarm kept going off. I moved the car twice and in the end put it behind the swim on the track. This kept it quiet for some time. The next thing to happen, was a boot full of water putting a bream back and finally when reversing back down the track around the corner, I got stuck and had to call the estate manager to rescue me. Big thanks again John for that.

Until hopefully a less eventful trip out, unless it’s fish of course.

Regards Richard

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Trip No 16 Carp Fishing (2016)

Posted on February 8, 2016 by richardhandel

After yesterday’s Pike trip, I had a walk and spotted a Carp stick it’s head out, so here I am!

All I have done is have a quick lead about, clipped up and put a nice large pva bag on.

It’s filled with pellets, broken poloni boilies, some Bloodworm liquid and a 14mm poloni pop up. I flicked them both out, between 30 and 40 yards around where the Carp showed itself.

Unless I see any thing or have a fish, this is where they will stay for the next 4 hour’s.

I have had the odd single bleep and even seen a fish top – just off the tree lined snags to the right off me, unfortunately not accessible. However, it was only some 5 yards away from my right hand rod, my confidence levels have risen after this.