spicychickenballbag

A few people have told me about Paxmans, but what really puts me off is what you said about no night fishing for your first year, may be for under 18's but not adults. I tried a 28 hour session over at weeley on monday-tuesday and I blanked again, infact there were two guys packing up when I got there and they had both blanked on a 24 hour session and another bloke set up the same time as me and he did'nt even had a single run or bite. I know its alot slower fishing this time of year but it has been very mild!! Its the worst place I have ever fished, I think they need to put a hell of alot more fish in there. I have had more blanks at weeley than there is in my pants and I had the snip 2 years ago. Spicy.

I must have blanked about 9 or 10 times at weeley last year, but I got there about 6pm and fished to about 7 am. I think I need to do a 48 hour session and get a large bed of bait in the area I am fishing. It's all kinda new to me so I think I am a bit crap. I have got quite a bit of kit now, but am just lacking in what to do and where to do it and also need a little bit of luck maybe? Has anyone fished a place called Nounsley near Hatfield Peveral, not far off the A12. Its a kinda small kidney shaped lake but is packed with carp, my old work mate had a 23.5 lb mirror out of there last summer. Its were I have caught my PB carp.

Wow, i forgot to mention that i caught my first carp on a boilie yesterday. It was only about 4lb's but still my first and we always remember our first.

I did buy a copy of that issue and read both articles about the worms, but it was very much like the one in Carp Addict last month. Infact the bit about putting a worm on a hair rig was almost excactly the same! Anyway I had no luck with worms all morning, when I switched to a pop up sweet corn and a bit of real corn I had a take within seconds. I will be joining CAPS very soon as they have quite a few carp lakes in essex. I love night fishing but need a better bivvy as mine is freezing. Has anyone been to the A12 lakes near chelmsford, its a day ticket venue and it looks like they have been doing quite a bit of work there on the swims and changing the shape of the lakes? Spicy

Thanks i shall give them a call, I am off to weeley bypass for a days fishing today, hopefully i should have some luck as its still quite mild. Does anyone any good bait tips for the cold season? I am trying a pop up sweet corn with a piece of maize on a rig and also lob worms, I dont seem to have any luck with boilies(Infact i dont think i have ever caught with a boilie). Thanks again.

Thanks for your advise, I have fished the lakes at weeley. There are 4 lakes there one is right next to the bypass near the train tracks and i beleive it was netted by the owner last year and they took most of the big carp out and put them in the preditor lake at the top near the round about that also has catfish in up to 35lb, but its a very hard water to fish even in the summer i spent many,many nights there this year and blanked. I did catch my first catfish there and for an 8 lb cat it put up a fight. I was thinking of joining CAPS this year, but dont know that much about there lakes and rivers.

I come from Clacton on sea, i have been carp fishing for about 18 months now. But my PB is only 14lb. Im after a day ticket venue with carp over 20lb, if anyone can help please?