UK Carp & Coarse Fishing

Trip No 10 Carp Fishing (2014)

Posted on April 15, 2014 by richardhandel

I am back out on my new water for the second time in a week! I must say thank you to the wife and kid’s for letting me out. The weather is amazing, stong S/W wind is blowing in my face. I have hidden myself behind a bush to give me some shelter.

For some reason, probably due to the fact I can’t be bothered to try and get more than 2 bank sticks in. My set up is starting to look like Jim Shelleys! Oh well.

Rod-1
This was cast 60 yards in 4ft of water, leading up to 2.5 ft with a few spods of a sweetcorn, pellet groundbait mix with a good dose of attracts, with some 8mm boilies. There is also a small bag with broken boilies of my chosen hook bait, which has been soaking since spring last year.

I carry a selection bag of baits in all sorts of dips with me. The problem is that the labels that I put on have rubbed off over the years, so I have to guess most of the time. I do leave the pot on top that I am using, so do I know which bait to use after having a fish.

Rod-2
Was put just off an overhanging bush down the margin a bit, in the hope that this wind would push them onto this bank.

The conditions are looking great.

This place is like a jungle, just like how the carp lakes use to look like. I am starting to sound Old.

I may be a bit mad, but I have to pack up in the dark and find my way back up the path though the woods at 0530 in the morning. As they say effort equals reward.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DH_5w2rl2Eg

Unfortunatly no reward this time.

Oh well

Till next time

Richard

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Trip No 9 Carp Fishing (2014)

Posted on April 10, 2014 by richardhandel

This blog is about my first outing to my new water, which I will be fishing for the majority of the next 6 months. After this, it closes for winter and will get a make over. I haven’t fished water of this size for a long time and I have been looking forward to getting back out on a lake.

After 2 hours of wondering around and having a chat with some of the angler’s who had done the previous night with no success. I opted for the other end of the lake. My swim was in a bay where the wind was pushing hard from the SE. It did look good.

I had a few options open to me within the bay area, unfortunately, as this was only a quick 6 hour trip, I would not make full use of the area. However, for a starting point it was great. I had a quick marker around, with a small lead and float, hoping not to disturb the fish, if any were around.

Rod 1 – was cast into the middle of the bay with a small bag and a bottom bait.
I put a few freebies out in a wide area, hopefully this will draw the fish out from the snags.

Rod 2 – was going to be a roving rod if I saw any fish. I flicked this up the margin, just off the reeds, for the time being.

I had seen some fish movement on the tree line, so I moved rod 1 over there for the last couple of hours.

Unfortunately, my first trip was a blank.

Till next time

Richard

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Trip No8 Carp Fishing (2014)

Posted on April 5, 2014 by richardhandel

May be a bit mad fishing tonight, the weather has turned cold and there had been a few hail storm’s.

This was my garden before I left home!

The lake had only one other angler on it, most probably due to the weather.

After a good look around, the was wind pushing from the NW (a bit hard) and with all the hail, I opted for the warmer side of the lake. I felt this would give me a better chance of a fish. I checked the water and the ground temperature, this had only dropped down to 9 degree’s and this was where I had seen the carp top on Friday am.

I was only fishing a couple of rod lengths out, which is why I set up at the top of the swim to keep the noise down. No real change on the rig or bait front, just used a bit less due to of the change in the weather. Mind you, when the sun came out in-between the storm’s it was nice and warm.

After a bit of a frosty night and not a single beep, the alarm on my phone sounded and I was off to work, once again.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqIMu5KYbnM

Till next time when hopefully I will be on my new water for the next 6 months.

Richard

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Trip No9 Carp Fishing (2014)

Posted on April 2, 2014 by richardhandel

Trip No9 Carp Fishing (2014): https://youtu.be/0PZsdZlYuWA

This is the first trip on my new water.
Full blog will be out soon.

Richard

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Trip No7 Carp Fishing (2014)

Posted on March 31, 2014 by richardhandel

I have managed to get out again on Thursday night after the Sunday trip, bonus! However, the weather has changed a lot (hopefully for the better), with wind and rain from the South. There is still a chill in the wind, so I have opted to set up at the back of the wind. It’s the best I can do,as it tends to whip around the lake.

I am trying some pellet that Rob Nunn from Bait-Tech gave me the last time I was fishing Holbrook mill pond.

I added a load of Gulp Baits Glm and left it to soak up.

I am also playing around with some nice sticky stuff.

These were Gulp Baits White Coco & Banana Pop ups .

All set up and keeping an eye out.

Even with fish showing this morning, I had no luck. Oddly, my friend who was fishing on the reeds swim, also blanked. At one time, the fish on this lake would have gone mad for it, with the wind and rain. Perhaps they have changed thier habits, you never know.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wa2_ijwcs-s

Till next time
Richard