UK Carp & Coarse Fishing

Trip No 91 Carp Fishing (2015)

Posted on December 14, 2015 by richardhandel

Today I am out for another short session along the tree lined margin bank and today the sun is out for the first time in a while. Which has put a little more confidence into this trip. However, the 3 guys who have just done the last 2 nights here, have blanked. This is starting to show that the fish may well be slowing down, some what.

Just the one rod as normal, with a couple of handfuls of chopped up Bait-tech Poloni Boilies and a godman angling mesh bag filled with my new winter mix (which I am playing around with).

As 1330 approaches, I am starting to scratch my head a bit, as this is my third trip in a row where I have blanked along this bank. A bit of a rethinking is needed I feel. I have a week from fishing soon, this may or may not help the rethinking. Whilst the kid’s are off school for the Christmas I will not get any trips out, so perhaps Pike fishing may be getting closer.

The freezer is stocked up with dead baits and I have a few bottles of Bait-tech Predator Plus all set.

I am out this coming Sunday for the night and at the moment with no fish showing, I’m a bit lost on where the fish may be. Perhaps tomorrow’s trip and a chat with some Syndicate members on Sunday morning will throw up some options.

Unfortunately another trip, turned out to be a blank, definitely slowly down.

Till next time
Richard

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Trip No 90 Carp Fishing (2015)

Posted on December 12, 2015 by richardhandel

I am down the lake today in one of the day swims, it is along the snaggy bank. I had the pick of the lake, however I still feel these areas are the best for short day sessions, as I know each swim very well and have started to understand the fish a bit. That said it’s a long bank and they are funny things carp, as you don’t know what has happened to them the day before, being Tuesday I am hoping that there should be a good chance.

As the leaves are dying back, you can now clearly see where I am placing my bait in this swim – just under the arch of the tree. All baited up with a couple of handfuls of chopped up Bait-tech Poloni Boilies and a godman angling mesh bag filled with micro pellets soaked in Krill and Tuna oil, it has a 14 mm poloni pop up over the top.

It’s now 1 pm and with no action and an hour to go, I am thinking I may have picked the wrong spot, which is a bit of a surprise but that’s fishing for you.

Unfortunately, today was not to be

Until next time
Richard

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Trip No 89 Carp Fishing (2015)

Posted on December 10, 2015 by richardhandel

This trip is the weekend of the Bait-Tech social on Suffolk Water Park. This is going to be a fantastic laugh with a great bunch of people.

We all met up between 0830/0900 and were all treated to a breakfast courtesy of Bait-Tech’s very own Hayley Goldsmith and that was a great start to the day.

We all drew swims and I was out 5th and picked peg 9. This would put me on the other side of the spit and sheltered from the cold NW wind. On my drive up here, there had been sleet showers and one of the guys was stuck for a couple of hours due to snow. It was the first weekend of really Wintry weather. However, the fish where still showing and it was not long before the first fish was on the bank (but not my bank).

The swim I had picked gave me access to the golf bank. This is out of bounds and had a nice reed lined bank, which is where I put the first rod. The second rod was off this margin shelf in 8 ft of water.

Both had 14mm poloni pop up on with 4 spombs of chops over the top.

With no action over night and a nice sunny day approaching I was hoping for a mid morning take.

Unfortunately, that was not meant to be.

I had a fabulous time with all the Bait-Tech crew and a great laugh to.

Until next time
Richard

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Trip No 88 Carp Fishing (2015)

Posted on December 8, 2015 by richardhandel

With the weather as it is, I just can’t get enough of this place and I have a feeling there is a big fish due out of this swim soon.

I am in the same swim as normal to start off with and we will see how it goes. I am still using 14 mm poloni pop ups over a bed of chopped up Bait-tech Poloni Boilies and a Godman angling mesh bag filled with a new mix of Bait-tech products, that I have made up as a winter bag mix. I will get round to doing a blog soon about them but I just keep forgetting and as I make the mix up at home, I need to do it there and as I do all my writing on the bank it keep slipping my mind.

Weird sky’s as the wind changes to a NW and the cold front arrives.

Luckily for me today I have an extra two hours as the kid’s both have an after school activities today, otherwise it would be a blank trip out. Let’s hope the next couple of hours changes this.

Unfortunately, no luck today.

Until next time
Richard

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Trip No 87 Carp Fishing (2015)

Posted on December 6, 2015 by richardhandel

This trip I have moved back to another swim, I think it may get the sunshine a bit better first thing in the morning. It’s a bit hit and miss at the moment, as this is only my first year on the lake and I need to work out which part of this bank produce more fish over the Winter months.

This swim is just a perfect spot. It has a nice overhanging branch with a u shape that you can drop your bait under.

Quite like this photo, directly taken into the sun and with no effects used.

For my first take of the day, I was rewarded with a fish stuck in the snag, after a bit of to-ing and fro-ing, and sitting and waiting and after 30 minutes, I had a nice fat branch to show for my efforts. So time to move and by just after 11 am, I was back in the same swim as my last trip – hopefully with a better results. I never even had a chance to feel the fish because as the rod hooped round and I pulled into it, it was already locked solid.

Coffee time and some reflection.

Not my day at the moment, just had a tench of about 6 lb. I was going to move, however decided to stay put for the last hour & a half and see what happens.

Well as time draws ever closer to my packing up time, I was typing this blog up and the rod hops over in the rest. I have the clutch done up tight, there is a single bleep as I grab the rod and sink the tip under the water. I pull the fish gently out from under the overhanging trees (no tench this time), it was a nice fat 21 lb 4 oz common.