UK Carp & Coarse Fishing

Trip 2 Carp Fishing (2013)

Posted on March 5, 2013 by richardhandel

After the last trip with no joy from Mr Carp and with no real signs of spring yet. I thought it may be nice to have a go on a small club water before the hords desend in the spring. Having not got a carp this year, I would have a good chance. I arrived before dark, just in time to see a couple of carp roll in the main part of the lake, which is the widest and deeper area (5ft). I am still playing the area with the zig rig and this lake would give me a good chance of a fish to test on. The second rod was a white gulp bait COCO & BANNANA 12mm pop up, on a sit up & beg rig with a small stick mix bag. I had a odd take at 03.30 this morning and connected with a fish which promptly fell off and that was that for the night and I awoke to a very hard frost at 6am and it was time to pack up and go to work.

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The Mill Pond

Posted on February 22, 2013 by richardhandel

The Mill Pond.

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Trip 1 Carp Fishing 2013

Posted on February 16, 2013 by richardhandel

This is my first carp trip for this year, as the weather has been so bad. We have had 3 days of steady weather and it’s sunny in the day. The water temperature as started to rise, it’s still cold at night however.
I have picked a swim by the reeds, as in the past years the fish have been seen and caught from this area. I arrived at first light to hopefully see signs of Mr Carp, unfortunately not.

My first rod was placed off the end of the reeds, about 3ft with a zig rig. Hoping to tempt any fish drifting out for a mooch around. The other rod, was cast just off the edge of the reeds. With a small white pop up on, which I find very affective in the Winter. I also put a small amount of broken bollies and pellet out.
There was a lot of fish moving in the reeds today and I was very hopefull the a carp would vencher out a bit and pick up my hook bait, but this did not happen. I have settled down for the night after my last brew and some biscuit’s. Not that hopefull of getting one in the night, as the temperature is dropping again, but you never know. However, the sun is out again tomorrow and the fish should be moving about more.
The night was a bit of a non-event, I was up at 0330 as the right hand rod gave a few beeps and then again at 0400, but none of them turned into a take. Well, the sun is out again and I have recast the rod’s and moved the zig rig rod out into more open water, which I have had a couple of beeps but that was that, lets see what the day brings.

It’s1630 now and signs of Mr Carp in the reeds has stopped, as the temperature has started to drop. The sun has been behind the trees for some time and a nice cold wind has started to blow on to the reeds I feel it’s time to reel in and go home.

that,s all for now

Richard

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Hampshire Avon In Flood

Posted on February 6, 2013 by richardhandel

I managed to take a quick look at the river on the way home from work today and with all the snow & rain that we have had over the last few weeks, the river levels were still very high. Which is amazing because as the river has been in flood on & off since June 16th. Which is a shame as I was hoping to get out on the River Avon pike fishing again.

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Pike Trip No3 (2013)

Posted on January 26, 2013 by richardhandel

I am out again for my third trip of the year, with all the snow and the cold weather I thought it best to go pike fishing again. I have got some bread, my float rod and center pin in the car just in case the going gets hard. I have managed to go to another area after a quick drive round this morning.

Shame its not in the sun as the wind is very cold today. Well with no joy by 1 pm, it was time to move. I found a nice 1 rod swim and with a few branches moved out the way, it was bait out and sit back time.

I will give it a hour or so here and see what happens. Well, it’s 3.30pm and still no joy, have been up and down a 1/2 mile stretch of the river full of snags and areas of slack water with only one knock and I am not sure that was one anyway.

Let’s see what the last few hours bring? The last few hours was a no go with the pike, I will be back again and let’s hope for better luck as I seem to be having a hard time with the pike at the moment.