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I’m off tomorrow morning up the park lake supposed to snow here after so fingers crossed 🤞 test out the new gear an use my Kelly and hopefully have a carp or perch or two

Not a touch mate 😁 stuck it out for a good few days too 🙈

I suppose in terms of this year I half succeeded against the odds, catching 20lb carp and pike from Alton water despite Anglian Water keeping it closed for 6weeks longer than lockdown, although losing my ticket after a couple of Eastern Europeans cast over my rods 2 days on the trot and me pointing out very strongly they were in the wrong, was not part of my plans. A month on The Wensum after spotting 2 big barbel in an unknown area, but failing dismally in the low flow. Then onto the new syndicate in September, which I am still trying to learn. I have had a few pike out from there on a prebaiting trip... Goal for next year as always is to enjoy my fishing, catch a few and maybe a Personal Best. That goal is becoming harder over the ages, not because fish over 33lb don't exist, obviously they do, but because I prefer to catch genuine grown on fish from British fish farm heritage rather than stocked at 40lb plus.

Well I didn’t blank, caught some skimmers, roach, Rudd, gudgeon and perch. Fished to mid day and by then my girly little hands had had enough of being wet and cold from handling the small fish lol. I had some nice size gudgeon in the net for live bait but i couldnt bring myself to hooking them on the live bait rod. I used a small roach but even that got the better of me so I let him go 🤦‍♂️😂

Bit like joining a religious cult taking up golf, start off hitting a ball round then end up being a member of the church of scientology and the KKK 😬🙄

My plans are to stay at the reservoir and estate lakes. & as seems commonplace loose a bit of weight and stop smoking😏 Goal is to beat my PB (30), although to just start catching carp from the resi would be nice. It's been a bit of a learning curve on such a big water, but I'm enjoying what little time I have had there.. Everything considered, things are not too bad for me, I've got a job, my loved ones are OK, I hope the new year is kind to us all..