UK Carp & Coarse Fishing

Trip No 20 Carp Fishing (2014) The Inland Sea

Posted on June 25, 2014 by richardhandel

I have got the opportunity to fish a very large lake, however, due our good friends English Nature (who do not seem to understand the benefits of having an angler present on their beloved lakes, we all could lookout for each other), we are only allowed to fish a tiny fraction of this lake. (Rant over) This place is huge.

Where on earth do you start? With a maker rod, as we can only fish from dawn to dusk, I did not fancy whipping water too much. The spot to start for me was a overhanging bush up the right margin, as the lake went round into another bay.

The other rod was going to be a different matter, the swims had been set out very close and there was someone set up to the left of me. I thought it was best to lead around a bit and then I settled on a nice silty spot some 50 yards out.

It does feel like you are looking for Mr Carp in a hay stack! However, with the wind blowing in the bay and having warm rain, I was feeling very happy about my swim choice. As everyone arrives at 5pm on the dot and this being my first trip, I was guided by the two other Anglers in front of me, which worked out very nicely I feel. Not bad for this day and age and with the carp angling issues we all have, it put some faith back in me.

Oh, so many choices. I am looking foward to get my head around this place. With only 4 swims so close together and there will always be 4 anglers on the lake in the same areas, it will be fun all around.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uk4isEzaGdc

My first trip on here was a big fat blank.

It would have been nice to catch, but my chances were low.

Till Next Time

Richard

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Trip No19 Carp Fishing (2014)

Posted on June 15, 2014 by richardhandel

I have picked a perfect night to go fishing, I arrived a bit later than planned.

I am in a shallow bay with the wind blowing in my face, after a nice sunny day this looks the perfect place to set up for the night.

I have a small bay to the right of me that I have a placed a bait in the middle of.

My other bait is out towards the island. After leading around, I discovered that there was no more than 3 – 4 ft all around me.

It was not long before the right hand rod was off with a nice small common. These fish fight very hard and there was no stopped it. The fish was off down toward the bottom end of the small bay and to think that this was only a small fish. I looked foward to the bigger one’s who do tend to plod more.

Around 0100 my right hand rod was off and the fish was kiteing to the right and also heading up the bay.

I managed to turn it right, it then promtly charged off up the right hand margin. It was heading for a reed bed, however, before it got too far in, the fish was out of them, it was then under my control and finally in the net. I weighed the fish at 18lb 4oz and slipped it back.

Oh well, till next time

Richard

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Trip No18 Carp Fishing (2014)

Posted on June 5, 2014 by richardhandel

Lucky me, Iam out on a Saturday night and the weather is perfected. Stong S/W winds in my face.

I have picked this swim purely on the fact the wind had swung around in the last 24 hrs, and its blowing upto 40mph from the S/W, this swim looks so carpy. My friend has also set up just down the bank.

He is tucked away nicely by the reeds, his bivvy is an Aqua Product Atom Bivvy. It’s a stunning bit of kit and I may invest in one myself.
Rod-1 is out some 50 yards with a large bag on and a single hook bait.

Rod-2 is to the right of me on the entrance of a small bay.

It was not long before a rod was off and I was into a hard fighting common of around 10lb and dispite it’s size, it would not give up the fight.

I can’t believe it, just lost a fish on Rod 1 as well. I haven’t dropped a fish for years and it happens twice in a month. Well feed up.

Anyway the traps were set for the night and I thought I had better get my head down, all set for a busy night fishing!

Well, to my amazement I didn’t have a single fish in the night and woke up to a text message from my wife and kid’s to say good morning at 0830. The wind was very rough in the night, so I was shocked to wake up so late. I put the kettle on and wondered off to chat to my mate. Whohad had a much better night and landed 4 fish upto just under the 20lb mark! That was the sort of night that I thought both of use would have had. Oh well, that’s fishing and well done to him. Lucky for me I was here all day and am hoping to get some fish.

Rod 2 was positioned a bit farther out towards the bay, as I have had no action on the rod at all.
Rod 1 stayed were I had had the takes from last might.

Let’s see what the day brings.

It was now nearly 1500 hrs, the wind was still blowing, however, the sun had come out and I was not so confident as I had been. Yesterday’s weather was so much better. I was planning on staying until 1630 and then head home. I am not sure if I will get out for another week or 2 as work is looking busy. Mind you, you never know I may beable to squeeze a Thursday night in.

Till next time

Richard

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Trip No17 Carp Fishing (2014)

Posted on June 1, 2014 by richardhandel

I had to work early on the May Day bank holiday, but I was lucky to finish earlier tha expected. Therefore, I was on the lake by the middle of the afternoon on a nice sunny day. After a good look around, the sun had gone and the wind had picked up, after what seemed a lifetime I settled on the same swim as last week.

I was drawn back to this swim, as I had heard fish slurping all the scum line under the trees.

Shame you can’t fish one rod in each side (bit naughty), it was a very hard choice between them.

This time both rod’s were on the far margin, some 50 yard’s apart, mind you.

At 2300 hrs (ish), my left hand rod was off and so was the fish down the margin and running towards me. I reeled and pumped has fast as I could, the fish still found the end of a fallen tree to get stuck in and after much mucking around, there was no other option than to get my kit off (joy). Lucky it was dark. I have a 3 part landing net by Chris Brown. I screwed on the last section, so I now had a 9ft pole. The water was warmer than I thought it would be (lucky me), I knew the fish was still on as I could still feel it. So, armed with the net and rod, out I went towards the end of the tree. When I was close enough, I reeled in, so the fish was at the surface, then slowly slipped the net under and let the line out from my reel until the fish was in front of me. I unhooked it on the net, bit through the line, reeled in and made my way back to the bank. The fish turned out to weight only 15lbs 8. We (as anglers) must look after the fish, but I would not recommend going in after fish, as it can be very dangerous, if you do, please wear a life jacket, safety first. Soggy and tired, I went back to bed.

(The fish was stuck at the end of these trees.)

At 0430 rod 2 was away again! This time the fish had turned and headed for open water and then off to the snag to the right of me. This is where I lost the fish last trip, not this time. After a long-winded fight up and down the margin, I slid the net under a nice 19lb 8 Common, my biggest fish so far on this lake.

I have been a bit unlucky so far on the size, however, God only knows, how on earth, you would get a 30+ fish in the net, in this swim.

I didn’t bother going back to bed this time, so I just sat and watched the sun come up (over a couple of cups of coffee), before it was time to get in the car and head off to work.

Till next time

Richard

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Trip No16 Carp Fishing (2014)

Posted on May 20, 2014 by richardhandel

I am out again and it’s another perfect night. The only downside is the wind and rain are coming from the north. This means there is a chill in the air. Tonight’s temperature will be OK, however tomorrow night there will be a frost. I am hoping that Mr Carp sense this and have a bit of a feed up.

I am going to put a rod on the far margin, it would be silly not too!

On that bush will do me fine. I then stuck a load of boilies out with the throwing stick.

My right hand rod was a single hook bait cast to the right of the gap on the tree line, (with no free offerings) there was a gluged hook bait with a tiny bag.

I sat back and enjoyed the view and the wildlife. The alarm was set for 0530 (again). With yet more rain, it was time to get in the bag, and no sooner than I did that Rod 1 was off (it was around 2130). After a hard fight, with the fish trying to get under the overhanging trees and into the snags, finally a nice 18-8 Common was in the net.

At around 1am the same rod was off again. Unfortunately, after 10 minutes of hard fighting from the left margin and up the right margin the hook pulled, some 10 ft away from the net (gutted). Oh well, I rebaited that rod and recast with a bag on, so there was a mouth full of foods around the hook bait.

I was right, now it’s 0348 and I have just lost another fish! I was tempted to not put this down in writing. However, when I started this website, I promised myself it would be a true account of my fishing trips. With that said, I have just lost more fish in 4 hours than I have lost in 8 years! Oh well, these things happen and I can still remember the last times with great pain, I suppose thats fishing. On a brighter note, my friend who is fishing with me tonight has just texted saying he has had 3 fish.