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I found a lovely new happy place half way down France on holiday over the summer. It was a lovely place in the middle of the countryside, space for the family, a pool and a lovely little lake and enough around to keep the family amused as I get a load of fishing in. I think I unlocked the key just as I was running out of time.
Coming back to work has been the hardest it's ever been.
TBH, I'm sat here looking at the weather and thinking 'what the hell's happened'! I suppose it couldn't last.

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The most stressful thing is PFT (PRE FISHING TENSION) 
Will it be busy? 
Will I get a decent swim? 
Will I find some fish? 
Will I get stuck in traffic? 
Will I remember everything? No 
12:15 I leave work and then it's full on PFT. I've smashed the work out this morning to make sure I can chill though so come on the carps. 
 
 

My brother has a newer model CRV, and I have been in it on a decent journey when we came back from Tottenham Stadium when the Chicago Bears beat Jacksonville. It's nice, comfortable and on my list of 'possibles', as is the Nissan X-Trail.
 
I've got a collection of books for my Dad, the type of things that interest him, the cracking of Enigma, Orford Island and it's uses in military research, The Channel Island and German Occupation and the development of the Spitfire amongst others.
His problem with socialising is he gets an interest in something and doesn't understand that it is not always relevant, or that in the case of the charity work he used to do for Greenways that during school holidays children would be included so he needed a DBS. 
 

At last a breathing space for you and your Brother ; your Dad's in safe hands , and much easier to visit regularly .
Shame about your car , at least it lasted while you were commuting to Aldburgh . 
Skoda Yeti , ooh I've been looking to buy one of those , but my Wife is not so keen 😢 .
Well tight lines , Nick , and best wishes to your Dad .
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😆no worries Mate, I know what you meant.
Believe me if the syndicate was close enough to the hospital I would fish and visit him as well, but a 60mile drive from North Suffolk to Aldeburgh is not a possibility.
I've had some 'Nick time', even if it involved a blank chub chase and two lost end tackles in a snag, and daughter and Granddaughter time with a trip to Norfolk

Hopefully now things should settle down, my dad has been transferred to a rehabilitation unit in a care home quite local to me. He is still confused and unable to make decisions for himself with his dementia so my brother and I have signed the contract for the free treatment for 2-6weeks. It does mean that Dom and I can do alternative day visits to him, which might mean I can actually get fishing in again on the syndicate.
On a negative note I had to scrap my Honda Civic after a failed MOT, but have a hire car even if it is a Skoda Yeti.

I know mate obviously good and bad trips and area specific but when it's on it's on!  Can see me doing another trip or two at some point.  He was freelining from up a tree pulling the bait away from what he thought were 40s and 50s because there was one giant lurking at the back.  4 days later he finally allowed the biggest fish on the spot at the time to take it and it went 66lb and he thought that was a 50 at the most at the time, so what he'd been pulling the bait away from all week who knows, but the lure of that possible 80 at the back kind of forced him to refuse the others.  Was up a tree all day like 10 hours in the rain, wasn't pretty but exciting he wouldn't come down, I did find the spot as well it was mega!
Over a day a fairly small group would get through a full bucket 1ft from the edge, wish we had a go-pro.

I can remember when Taverham Mills was sold, a 25acre lake, stretch of river, a house and I think another 20acres of land.  The Carp Society put in a bid, but were outbid by Anglian Water with a bid for £1,000,000. Anglian Water managed to fence the lake trapping otters inside the fence.
What irritated me is I had built the fence around the roadside and the woods at the back when I ran it and had no problems. Anglian Water ripped the fence down to rebuild it leaving it down for weeks, allowing otters to get in. Those same otters were getting the barbel and carp in the river before they got into the lake, so AW would have known otters were in the area.

When I was 19 a v large water near me came up for sale at 40k.
I pleaded with the bank to lend me the money and of course they just laughed at me. Ten years later it was sold again for more than a million.
I still haven't forgiven the bank 🤣

I know one venue that's up for sale for less than £300,000

Even if we did save the cash and became millionaires, what would the first thing we would buy?? 
 
a carp lake… you know it makes sense! 

Don’t forget the carp anglers prayer… 
 
“dear lord, when I die, please don’t let the wife sell my carp gear for the price i told her I paid for it” 

A granddaughter who pinched and ate a couple of chunks of luncheon meat dusted in turmeric and garam masala... 
 
Bromeswell is on a few estate agents and as much as I would love it...

Sorry , Nick , that was clumsy of me . I just wanted you to have some " Nick time " so your head didn't explode .
I should have remembered how important hospital visits are from when I was in hospital , and my Wife visited me .
All the very best .

A 29lb 5oz mirror on Friday evening. I had 3 rods about a rod length from an island but saw 3 shows really close and so lengthened the cast to a really shallow spot. Did a 54 hour stint and that was it and didn't hear of any other fish coming out. Strange as Saturday conditions were perfect as the temperature rose a bit and a pretty strong Southerly wind picked up and chopped up the water. 

My son has been trying to catch a carp from the park lake for 11 months. (Doesn’t help it’s a tricky water, he’s only been able to do weekend days, taking whatever swim is left and to top it off, I had the 3 out the other night while he blanked)
 
Today he finally had the bite he’s been dreaming of all this time that photo says it all I think… 
18lb 8oz (whilst wearing my lucky fox hoodie…) 
caught on a home made premier superaminos boilie with shellfish sense appeals and belachan. Freebies were 12millers that I rolled. My little girl rolled some 25-30mil baits from the scrap ends, he caught it on one of those! 
 
buzzing, when it hit the net, we both screamed for joy! That’s what this game is all about, that buzz 

Sacked off an overnighter with my youngest, we didn't fancy packing up in the rain.
Went to a little farm lake instead for a few little ones.
He caught his new pb log.

Did a quick overnighter on the park lake last night as my current seasons tally stands at: 
nights fished: 1 
days fished: 2 
carp: 0 
I’m still sat under the oval winding down the last few hours of the session. September being my favourite month for carping, l felt o needed to get on the score board for this season. 
This one went 23lb 

34lb 10oz mirror 

Hopefully my dad should be going back to the community hospital for rehabilitation tomorrow. He has managed to get around using a walking frame with the physio.

As I put the last post in the wrong section have a recent rod shot - changes afoot for those with a sharp eye! 👀 Tarty!

Snide rod in the boat??? 😎

the boys rods out on the spots 

Little intimate water I found recently,Tranny and 2+1...