UK Carp & Coarse Fishing

Trip No 100 Carp Fishing (2015)

Posted on December 29, 2015 by richardhandel

This weekend trip is a social one, with a couple of good friends from around the Southampton area. We are fishing the Ressy, for the first time in over six months for me and as luck would have it I was also the first one to arrive. This is due to the fact that once I had dropped the kid’s off at school, I was free to go fishing because the wife had got a half day to use up! Great news for me – thanks Mrs H.

I arrived around 10 am and after a good look around, I settled on this area. As there where still a good few dead pads poking out and a lot of fishy movement.

My plan was to stick a couple of kilos of poloni boilies out over the dead pads and fish small pva bags with pellet and a 14mm pop up. Leave it alone until reel in time or I get a fish and with in 30 minutes, I had one of the new stock fish at around the 10 lb mark.

This fish will be quite stunning in a few years – I think.

The weather was looking perfect for another fish.

The night only action was sleep and plenty of it and much to our surprise, the morning was the same. We were quite shocked with the lack of activity, as the weather was so mild. Just have to see what the second night brings. I did spot a bubbler around noon time and flicked a small bag out.

Unfortunately the second night produced no fish action, I was starting to feel very lucky to have banked a fish within the first hour (small as it was). It was going to be my last carp of 2015 probably. The kid’s are on a two week holiday and all the social stuff connected to Christmas and New Year. This could well be the last trip of the year.

Until next time
Richard

Trip No 99 Carp Fishing (2015)

Posted on December 28, 2015 by richardhandel

Today I am back on the same lake as yesterday, however, I have moved around the corner. This gives me better access and angle on a small bay which has an overhanging bush.

No buzzers yet, I may well move swim.

Tiny bay with a nice overhanging bush, there are a couple of other nice spots too.

A nice overhanging Willow tree.

And another overhanging tree on the far margin bank.

I am just using medium size Godman Angling Pva mesh bag’s, made up with Bait-tech micro pellets with a squirt of sizzling sausage – to give them a boost.

After having a couple of carp, which were not that big, low double, but to say I was happy was an understatement. It had been sometime since a carp had been on the mat. No photos, but this made my mind up that this area was one to stick to for the next couple of hours.

Rod’s on a single bank stick and buzz bars (with the tips up, it does look nice).

Today’s round up, 4 carp up to 12 lb all commons. I was very happy despite the size, as any Winter carp, can’t be sniffed at.

Until next time
Richard

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Trip No 98 Carp Fishing (2015)

Posted on December 26, 2015 by richardhandel

This week I have decided to switch lake for my last few carp sessions of the year. As after Christmas, I am going after Pike on the river. Regardless of the weather conditions, other wise I will just run out of time.

I have picked this swim, because it gives me good access to some great margin features and a good view of the lake. I plan to have a roving rod, if I see any carpy signs.

Unfortunately, I going to have to report another blank. The weather was perfect and the odd fish where about, but it was not to be.

Until next time
Richard

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Trip No 97 Carp Fishing (2015) d

Posted on December 24, 2015 by richardhandel

When I arrived for this week’s Sunday night session, I was surprised it found that I was a bit stuck to find a swim. As there where at least 8 people fishing, in most of the swims I knew. I then thought, ah, it’s the last couple of weeks before Christmas, the weather is still so mild and perhaps this is why the lake was still drawing people out fishing.

After nearly two hours of walking and chatting, I finally settled for this bay. I had fished this area a couple of weeks beforehand and had heard a fish in the night. This was all I really had to go on as my weekday session had not produced any fish or spotted any.

The left-hand rod was cast over to the margin bushes and a couple of spombs of poloni boilies with a 14mm pop up on, over the top.

This rod may move if I hear any good signs of fish in the night.

The righthand rod was in open water just off a small gravel bar and I baited this spot quite heavy for the time of year. I used my groundbait mix and chopped up Bait-tech Poloni Boilies.

With the last few rays of sunlight going, I sat on my bucket and cooked up some chilli and rice and watched the lake.

I no interruptions in the night for bream or carp and that I didn’t need to pack up until 0830 this Monday. I was still feeling very hopefully that first light may buy me a bite, when I opened my eyes at 7 am.

With a brew in my hand, I sat and watched the lake for the last hour.

Despite the very mild weather, it was another blank to my name.

Till next time
Richard

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Trip No 96 Carp Fishing (2015)

Posted on December 23, 2015 by richardhandel

Today I have moved onto one of the other lakes on the complex. I have not fished this one for for quite sometime. There isn’t the head of large carp here like the other lake’s but there are a couple of stunning mirror’s in here (that I love the look of).

This swim gives me an amazing view of the lake, which is the main reason for me setting up here today. It will give me some indication of where the fish are, one rod with be a roving stringer rod and the other, flicked in a nice small bay area.

With a few handfuls of chopped up Bait-tech Poloni Boilies.

The odd fish was occasionally topping in the middle section of the lake and by 1245 both rod’s were also in this area, unfortunately so was a bream. I was thinking “please don’t let this be another blank”, however it was starting to look like this would be the case as I only an hour left to go.