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Any one been fishing at Coombs during these perfect conditions?

One summer a few years ago the reservoir reduced to almost nothing. A puddle of water of about 2 acres formed in front of the dam. The lack of rain that caused the levels to fall continued with a heat wave. All of the carp came out to sun themselves on the surface for hours each day. I didn't see anything bigger than I caught and I had them to mid twenties.

No 38 in Coombs, sorry.

Thats fine about the pics mate, i am hoping to get my own. I am just a bit new to this fishing so the termonology is a bit hard to understand, do i sit facing the white horses as they break towards me, do i sit on the trout stream bank, i have seen the reservoir down years ago but i cant remember if i am honest. Where is the RED HOUSE and what are food baits?? I really appreciate this help, i hope you dont mind. Imagine the fish moving underwater as they are influenced by the wind, towards the downwind bank. This is where the water has acquired of of its fetch on Coombs. You might like to fish right against the bank as the waves crash into it or better still get up the bank a bit and find some soft sandy bottom with you marker float/braid. Watch for fish showing amongst the wave caps. The further you cast out, the deeper you will be so hedge your bets and fish each rod at separate distances from the bank. A food bait such as active 8 or trigga will have been established by you and your daily visits to throw a pound or two into the most likely looking areas such as the sangs and down paast the green bench. Coombs never struck me as a difficult reservoir but you must have enough Brownie points in with your Mrs and available time off work so you can drop everything to fish when the wind is right. You can catch without using the wind but why bother? Fish a water much less influeneced by wind as well as Coombs, thats what I did and it was great fun and I always caught or felt I was in with a chance. The Red House overlooks the bay off the dam wall opposite the Trout stream bank. Lines on the deck though.....

OK. Coombs lies South East/North West. Check out Windows Live (maps) for an aerial view of the reservoir. If a S/E wind picks up after a period of 'stale' weather or high pressure this will be a new wind. If it blows hard from this point it will be raising white horses by the time it gets to the dam corner/trout stream bank. If you find a nice area of open sand at about 10...20...30 and if you have a forth rod...40 yards out and bait with high attract ready mades or better still a food bait with good rigs, pinned to the deck, you WILL have them. If the wind then swings into the RED HOUSE, pack up and move and throw out towards the hump in front and you will have them again. Sooner or later you will loose them but in those couple of days you will be OK. Have you seen the reservoir down? I have photos of the place almost empty. Sorry, I dont have a scanner. You will have to get your own photos

You can follow the Coombs fish by getting onto the ends of the new, warm or low pressure winds that cause white horses. Most of my photos show me holding up carp in the rain (low pressure) or with the tree tops beny behind me. It might have changed since I was there last but I doubt it..get..on...those...new...warm...winds, and you will do OK. I dont think there are 50 fish in there, more like 1/2 that amount. Got a phot of a very nice mid 20 linear and a fat mid 20 italian looking at me now. Go fish.

I've had all the fish worth catching from Coombs. What do you want to know? Why dont you just go out and fish the place, its a great spot and there are my favourite winds for Coombs coming up now...s/e. I used to fish it when Robin looked after it and soon after. Enjoyed my time there...very much.