UK Carp & Coarse Fishing

Lucky me, I am back on the mill-pond with my good friend Rob Nunn.

I am fishing the same swim as last time, however, summer has arrived and it looks great. I have not seen this lake in the summer for over 30 years.
I am fishing two rod’s on the same spots as my last trip. As the lily pads are up I cannot afford not to put a bait on them.

For some reason, the first night past with no action to any of my rod’s. This was a bit odd, as there had been plenty of signs that Mr Carp was still in the area as the sun was setting. We will see what today and tonight brings.

Rod -1
Was cast to a small set of pads in the right hand corner of the bay.

Rod-2
was cast by an overhanging tree.

Rod-3
was cast by a set of pads to my right.

All rod’s were on Gulp Baits Tuna & Spice bollies as normal.
Rods 1 & 2 had Bait Tec hemp & pellet spread around the area.

All set for night number 2.

At around 8pm, I lost a fish in the right hand side set of pads which I hooked from the left hand side set of pads. I had lots of line bites in the night, with no joy by 8 am. As Rob had 6 fish, I though there must be an issue with my rigs, upon reeling in I found that 2 were tangled (great one) a waste of a nights fishing. I recast all my rod’s for the day, as it was going to be overcast until noon time. I really need my luck to change soon (please).

I have got 24 hrs left to turn this session around. Lets hope my change of tactics works. I have got new rigs on and changed one spot to the right hand side set of pads for the day.

At around 2 pm I had a take on the middle rod, which after a quick fight was safely in the net.

Not long after this I had a tench from the same spot.

At around 3 am, I had a nice common on the right hand rod. At around 4.30 am, I re-baited the other rod’s, as I had had a lot of line bits in the night with no pick ups. I was a bit paranoid after the night before. One rod was OK, however the other rod had no bait. All sorted by 5 am and after a cup of coffee I thought I better get my head down for a bit as I had a 3 hour drive home later on.