UK Carp & Coarse Fishing

Trip No 3 (2014) Carp Fishing

Posted on March 1, 2014 by richardhandel

I am out for two nights this time, which I hope will give me a better chance of getting a fish. I arrived about an hour before it got dark. Considering it was friday, I was doing well.

I had a quick look round. In the back of my mind, I knew I would prefer to fish the deeper end of the lake. Unfortunately, 3 other anglers were already down that end. So, with one other person on the reeds and after a quick chat with him, I settled for the other end of the reeds on the otherside of the lake.

I was planning on putting a fare bit of bait out. A mix of Bait Tec Meaty ground bait with maggots and Infustion Bait (Snatch) boilies, with a good load of Gulp Baits Liquid GLM,

To boost the attraction they were all mixed up in small golf ball size balls. I put out 4 over each PVA bag + 20/30 Snatch boilies.

The plan was toping up the swim if I had any action. I was hopeful this would pull the fish out of the reeds to feed on my baited area.

The first night passed with no real action, other than a few line bites, but I did have a bit of trouble with the birds.

The day was warming up nicely, so I was hoping that this would bring out the carp from thier hidey hole in the reeds.

The rig I am using is very simple. One is a double bait topped off with a small bit of fake corn and the other is a single bait topped off with corn.

I recast all rods at around 1300hrs added no extra bait other than ground baits with more bollies ground up in the Krusha.

At about 1330 my left hand rod gave a couple of bleeps and the tip bent round into my first fish on the Snatch. With a quick battle up and down the margin, a nice 14 lb mirror was in the net.

I quickly rebait and put the kettle to celebrate my first carp of 2014!

It was very warm and windy in the night and I was feeling very confident. However, as we all know to well, if Mr Carp does not wish to come out and play, he will not.

Oh well, time for the off. As I needed to get back, to give the wife a bit of a break from the kids!

Till next time

Richard

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Trip 2 (2014) Carp Fishing

Posted on February 8, 2014 by richardhandel

As I was unable to get out in all that good stormy weather over Christmas & New Years. I was very pleased that I was be able to get out and fish in another good storm. I find it great fun battling the elements, I am sure is one reason we all love to get out there! And when there’s a good storm coming, the fish love it as well.

After a good look around, I realised I was the only mad person fishing (lucky me). I picked a swim across from a bed of norflok reeds it had a nice drop off down to 6ft and to my left there was a nice overhanging tree with a patch of gravel.

With both rod’s done, it was time to set up camp. I was using my pioneer bivvy this time out, as I was not brave enough to use my brolly.

After that it was time to get the kettle on and have a bite to eat.

After about an hour the wind started to pick up and then along came the rain.

After 2 and a bit hours, it started to calm down abit and by 8pm the rain had gone and the stars were out. The wind was still doing it’s best and I was glad I picked this swim as it gave me a bit of shelter. The wind chill was bad. I had looked at a swim by some reeds in the shallows. Now that would have been a bad choice, with this cold wind.

This is what it was like before the storm got me, a nice warm sunny day.

Two minutes later,

Every Carp angler has one, a nice friendly Robin!

As I settled down for a long night in the dark, I was feeling very confident, I had checked the water and ground temperature.

Water – 8
Ground – 9
Air – 10

I knew it would drop in the night, as the stars started to arrive, but it wasn’t going to make much difference.

The wind and rain moved in by 9am and with still no sign of any carp. I was hoping that the day would bring on a bite or two (if I am lucky). One other angler turned up for a day session.

Well most of the bad weather had past by 2pm. It was now time to start thinking of packing up and heading home after a very rough night with no real sign of any carp. I did have one crash out in front of me at around 4 am, which gave me some confidence that I was in the right area.

All set for the walk up the muddy track.

Oh well second blank of the year, still only January mind. Feels like March with this weather.

Richard

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Trip 1 (2014) Carp Fishing

Posted on January 31, 2014 by richardhandel

I have finally managed to get out in-between all the storms, work and sickness (great start to 2014).

I am just doing a short day session as I need to collect the kid’s from school this afternoon. I arrived at first light to hopefully see signs of any moment. There was also no one else fishing, so I could take my time. However, with no signs of Mr Carp and the weather forecast being sunny for most of the day, I opted to fish in the reeds swim, as some of the fish hold up there in the winter. I placed both rod’s as close as I dare to the reeds.

One with a bottom bait and one with a pop up keeping my options open, I baited both rod’s with broken boilies and had attached a tiny bag with broken boilies with some magots which I keep frozen in the freezer.

I have had four seasons in one day today, just needed snow to get the full set.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63Hq5_EWjgE

oh well, it’s time to pack up and collect the kids

Tell next time

Richard

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Hampshire Avon Trip No 15 (PIKE FISHING )

Posted on January 7, 2014 by richardhandel

I finally managed to get out before Christmas. It had been a bad 3 weeks, both my wife and myself had got that stomach bug, as well as, all the wind and rain. I found a free day when the weather was not too bad.

The river is very high due to all of the rain (as I mentioned before) and coloured, I hope it will produce some nice pike for me.

I set up on a big bend which has plenty of slack water for the fish to rest up in.
Both rods were baited up with half herring, for some reason was the only type of dead baits I had in the freezer. I was sure I had some joey mackerel on there, oh well let’s hope the Pike are in the mood for herring this week!

Both rods have been cast in the slack water, clear deepish water, just the other side of a dead reeds.

I have been trying to catch some live bait with not much success.

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

Unfortunately, my trip ended in a blank all round, I even had a go for chub, with no success.

That’s all for this time.

Richard

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Hampshire River Avon Trip No 14 – Pike Fishing – (2013)

Posted on December 8, 2013 by richardhandel

I am back out on the Hampshire Avon today, doing a bit of pike fishing, as I have a day off work. It’s been a long time since I have been on the river, due to being obsessed with trying to catch the big common, with not much success!

The first thing I noticed, was that the river level was very low for this time of the year.

Rod 1

Was cast by some reeds, with a mackerel dead bait and some Fox bait flags.

Rod 2

was cast on a nice clear sandy area, just off a overhanging tree, with a herring dead bait

i was trying to catch some live bait with not much success , and though i would have a go at catching some chub by rolling some bait. also with not much success.

By noon time, it was time for a brew and some lunch. Not 1 minute after I finished my brew and rod 2 by the tree had a couple of knocks! I quickly took the drop off bobbin off, held the line and it started to tighten up and I pulled into a nice river pike. After a good fight I had a nice 12lb 8oz river pike in the nets.