The weather was rain free if a bit chilly when I left home around 6:20. The roads were relatively clear which meant that I arrived at the fishery a tad before 7 am. On the way from the barrier to the car park I saw literally hundreds (well a load) of rabbits all out enjoying the early morning peace and quiet.
I parked the car in the top car park and made my way round the lake to the back where there are swims that offer easy access to the island. The car park had been empty so I knew the swims were available.
I used my normal waggler set up and was ready to make my first cast at 7:45. The swim had been baited and so I sat back and waited for the hungry little devils to show up.
Show up they did, as after the first hour I'd bagged five of them, two on maggot and one on corn. Confidence was high that today was going to be my day.
The next hour showed that the first was just a flash in the pan as I only landed one and that was on corn.
The next hour was exactly the same, one small carp on corn. My initial confidence had now left town.
Just before lunch there was a bit of rush on - four of them fell to the corn. I was beginning to think I was doing something wrong. This lake is normally a banker!
As it was quiet on the fishing front I was glad I had this family for company:
It was now noon and I had a decision to make, should I persevere with corn or should I go on the pellet? Well corn was't working so pellet was really the only answer.
Well my plan seemed to work as in the first hour after I changed to pellet I caught 10 carp, 1 less than I'd managed in the entire morning session!
The next hour was even better, eleven of the little scrappers made the net. Now I was becoming bothered that I couldn't catch anything of any size! What a moaner.
The pace slowed down around 3 pm. I think the fish were there I just wasn't getting them. Still five in the hour wasn't bad compared to the morning session. I felt a change of tactics was required.
I decided it was time for some meat. Yet again the change of tactics worked as I caught eight in the first hour using meat.
The next hour they went completely bonkers. They started taking the meat on the drop. I stopped watching the float and just struck when the line tightened. Sixteen of them made the virtual net in the next hour.
This was the biggest carp of the day:
Before I packed up at 18:30 I managed to catch another seven which made my total for the day, 73! Eleven before lunch and sixty two after.
I will be back.
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