UK Carp & Coarse Fishing

Trip No 65 Carp Fishing (2015)

Posted on October 30, 2015 by richardhandel

After a day out on the big pit, I met up with a few of my friends for a quick social on the Reservoir (with a couple of cans and a few brews!)

I just made it down before last light. I just had enough time to get the rod’s spot on target, on the far margin pads, with a good scattering of poloni boilies.

Last fading light down the lake.

Unfortunately, my friend lost a fish around 04.00 which was a bit of a lump.

I also had no joy and a trip from hell back down the quarter of a mile track through the woods. Half way down, my Barrow wheel got two punchers and was completely flat. So I ran up the track, abandoning my tackle, never a good thing and returned with my foot pump. The inner tube was so damaged, I was unable to pump it up. This resulted in me have to ferry my stuff back wards and forwards to the car (and had to leave it unattended). I finally managed to get it all back and arrive home not too late from the wife to get off to work.

Until next time
Richard

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Trip No 64 Carp Fishing (2015)

Posted on October 28, 2015 by richardhandel

For this trip I have followed the wind, hoping the carp have to. The wind has been pushing hard for the last couple of days and with the warm weather we are having, this I felt was my best option for today.

Despite the open water in front of me, I opted to put both rod’s in the margins, as I was situated in a corner of the lake.

Both spots where baited with broken poloni boilies to give a the best attraction. Both rod’s had a Versacast filled with oil, attached to the hooklink with a tiny bag full of micro pellets and soaked in Krill & Tuna Oil.

And I sat back and enjoyed the view. This swim is also perfect for spotting any fish showing, which was handy as I was going to be doing a night on here in a couple of days time.

With the conditions looking so perfect I was surprised that I didn’t get any fish.

Until next time
Richard

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Trip No 63 Carp Fishing (2015)

Posted on October 28, 2015 by richardhandel

I am out just for a couple of hours today, in a very nice looking swim that I have never fished before.

There are two islands with a channel running between them. Unfortunately, it’s roped off because of bad angling in the past.

I cast one rod on the right side of the gap and the other along the island to the left of me.

There is a bit of weed in the small bay area, so I am using Poloni 14mm pop ups and a snowman set up on the other rod.

I have made up some Godman Pva Versacast with Bait-tech Hemp oil and Krill & Tuna Oil.

And these, I put over the hook.

For instance added attraction, I have also put a couple of pouches of poloni boilies over the top. This swim is about attracting the fish out of their safe haven.

Looking though the gap.

My first fish came about 45 minutes after I arrived to the left hand rod by the ropes, it was a scrappy bar of gold, in the shape of a 14lb Common.

I recast the rod with another Versacast, filled with Bait-tech krill & Tuna oil and sat back and soaked up the last of the summer sunshine.

I was starting to think that I was only going to catch one fish and couldn’t believe that the other rod had not ripped off. Within a few minutes of thinking this, it finally did and I was attended to a very unhappy 18 lb 4 Oz common.

I didn’t bother putting the rod out as it was just past 1400 and I should have been in the car and up the road, oops.

Till next time
Richard

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Trip No 62 Carp Fishing (2015)

Posted on October 25, 2015 by richardhandel

I am out for another short session as my wife is still away and I can only do day sessions for another week or so.

I have been playing around with Godman Versacast as I believe this is a truly versatile product.

Unfortunately, the weather forecast was a bit off and I was getting a nice sunny day, unlike the cloudy I was hoping for.

I have picked a swim in the windward corner, I hope the fish will come out from the snags.

Unfortunately, they did not and by 2 pm I needed to head home.

Till next time
Richard

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Trip No 61 Carp Fishing (2015)

Posted on October 22, 2015 by richardhandel

As the weather is looking great again, I can’t resist another trip out on the lake today. I have changed areas this time, to one of my favourite swims on this lake as the conditions are perfect.

Both rod’s have been put out along the tree line with Poloni pop ups and springers.

Perfect tree line

There is only one problem and that is sometimes these fish will not come out from under the tree’s. I have put out 2 small pouch fulls of the broken poloni boilies in the hope this will bring the fish out from under their hidey hole.