chillfactor

Back from a few days fishing with mates at churn pool . Conditions were tough with easterly winds & heavy rain for the last couple of days .  Session didn't start well with losing a fish early on but did get off the mark at around midnight the first night , cracking mirror that my dodgy night shot did no justice to . Didn't weigh it but probably mid twenty. 
 I was fishing 3 different margin spots one on the far bank which produced the first lost fish ,  this fish came from the corner of the bay I was fishing & the 3rd was just off to my right by a bush .  Simple hair rigs & double tiger nut & fishing big sticks . Next bite came from the same spot & was a young fish.  
 the rest of the day past bite less as did the night . Then 10ish the next day had a drop back bite from the corner again,  this one felt like a good one,  I had hooked a branch half way between me & the fish 3ft long & as it got closer realised there were zebra mussels on it right where my line was hooked up on it ,  managed to bring it in but needed two hands to free it without cutting it off on the mussels so had to put the rod down . Got it free & back playing the fish . So lucky not to of been cut off ! Eventually slipped the net under the fish & was rewarded with a pb mirror of 34 5 lb breaking my very old record by 2lb . 
The final bit of action came from the bush to my right unfortunately lost this one in the weed . Great to get out & do some fishing  really enjoyed being back in the bivvy. 
 

Great result @chillfactor mate, lovely fish! 👍

Back from a few days fishing with mates at churn pool . Conditions were tough with easterly winds & heavy rain for the last couple of days .  Session didn't start well with losing a fish early on but did get off the mark at around midnight the first night , cracking mirror that my dodgy night shot did no justice to . Didn't weigh it but probably mid twenty. 
 I was fishing 3 different margin spots one on the far bank which produced the first lost fish ,  this fish came from the corner of the bay I was fishing & the 3rd was just off to my right by a bush .  Simple hair rigs & double tiger nut & fishing big sticks . Next bite came from the same spot & was a young fish.  
 the rest of the day past bite less as did the night . Then 10ish the next day had a drop back bite from the corner again,  this one felt like a good one,  I had hooked a branch half way between me & the fish 3ft long & as it got closer realised there were zebra mussels on it right where my line was hooked up on it ,  managed to bring it in but needed two hands to free it without cutting it off on the mussels so had to put the rod down . Got it free & back playing the fish . So lucky not to of been cut off ! Eventually slipped the net under the fish & was rewarded with a pb mirror of 34 5 lb breaking my very old record by 2lb . 
The final bit of action came from the bush to my right unfortunately lost this one in the weed . Great to get out & do some fishing  really enjoyed being back in the bivvy. 
 

Good work mate, congrats on the PB glad you had a nice trip. 

Back from a few days fishing with mates at churn pool . Conditions were tough with easterly winds & heavy rain for the last couple of days .  Session didn't start well with losing a fish early on but did get off the mark at around midnight the first night , cracking mirror that my dodgy night shot did no justice to . Didn't weigh it but probably mid twenty. 
 I was fishing 3 different margin spots one on the far bank which produced the first lost fish ,  this fish came from the corner of the bay I was fishing & the 3rd was just off to my right by a bush .  Simple hair rigs & double tiger nut & fishing big sticks . Next bite came from the same spot & was a young fish.  
 the rest of the day past bite less as did the night . Then 10ish the next day had a drop back bite from the corner again,  this one felt like a good one,  I had hooked a branch half way between me & the fish 3ft long & as it got closer realised there were zebra mussels on it right where my line was hooked up on it ,  managed to bring it in but needed two hands to free it without cutting it off on the mussels so had to put the rod down . Got it free & back playing the fish . So lucky not to of been cut off ! Eventually slipped the net under the fish & was rewarded with a pb mirror of 34 5 lb breaking my very old record by 2lb . 
The final bit of action came from the bush to my right unfortunately lost this one in the weed . Great to get out & do some fishing  really enjoyed being back in the bivvy. 
 

Congrats on the PB fella.
Good to hear you enjoyed yourself.
All a bit quiet on the winter social.???
 

@chillfactor great result pb and nice pics 👍

Back from a few days fishing with mates at churn pool . Conditions were tough with easterly winds & heavy rain for the last couple of days .  Session didn't start well with losing a fish early on but did get off the mark at around midnight the first night , cracking mirror that my dodgy night shot did no justice to . Didn't weigh it but probably mid twenty. 
 I was fishing 3 different margin spots one on the far bank which produced the first lost fish ,  this fish came from the corner of the bay I was fishing & the 3rd was just off to my right by a bush .  Simple hair rigs & double tiger nut & fishing big sticks . Next bite came from the same spot & was a young fish.  
 the rest of the day past bite less as did the night . Then 10ish the next day had a drop back bite from the corner again,  this one felt like a good one,  I had hooked a branch half way between me & the fish 3ft long & as it got closer realised there were zebra mussels on it right where my line was hooked up on it ,  managed to bring it in but needed two hands to free it without cutting it off on the mussels so had to put the rod down . Got it free & back playing the fish . So lucky not to of been cut off ! Eventually slipped the net under the fish & was rewarded with a pb mirror of 34 5 lb breaking my very old record by 2lb . 
The final bit of action came from the bush to my right unfortunately lost this one in the weed . Great to get out & do some fishing  really enjoyed being back in the bivvy. 
 

Back from a few days fishing with mates at churn pool . Conditions were tough with easterly winds & heavy rain for the last couple of days .  Session didn't start well with losing a fish early on but did get off the mark at around midnight the first night , cracking mirror that my dodgy night shot did no justice to . Didn't weigh it but probably mid twenty. 
 I was fishing 3 different margin spots one on the far bank which produced the first lost fish ,  this fish came from the corner of the bay I was fishing & the 3rd was just off to my right by a bush .  Simple hair rigs & double tiger nut & fishing big sticks . Next bite came from the same spot & was a young fish.  
 the rest of the day past bite less as did the night . Then 10ish the next day had a drop back bite from the corner again,  this one felt like a good one,  I had hooked a branch half way between me & the fish 3ft long & as it got closer realised there were zebra mussels on it right where my line was hooked up on it ,  managed to bring it in but needed two hands to free it without cutting it off on the mussels so had to put the rod down . Got it free & back playing the fish . So lucky not to of been cut off ! Eventually slipped the net under the fish & was rewarded with a pb mirror of 34 5 lb breaking my very old record by 2lb . 
The final bit of action came from the bush to my right unfortunately lost this one in the weed . Great to get out & do some fishing  really enjoyed being back in the bivvy. 
 

Back from a few days fishing with mates at churn pool . Conditions were tough with easterly winds & heavy rain for the last couple of days .  Session didn't start well with losing a fish early on but did get off the mark at around midnight the first night , cracking mirror that my dodgy night shot did no justice to . Didn't weigh it but probably mid twenty. 
 I was fishing 3 different margin spots one on the far bank which produced the first lost fish ,  this fish came from the corner of the bay I was fishing & the 3rd was just off to my right by a bush .  Simple hair rigs & double tiger nut & fishing big sticks . Next bite came from the same spot & was a young fish.  
 the rest of the day past bite less as did the night . Then 10ish the next day had a drop back bite from the corner again,  this one felt like a good one,  I had hooked a branch half way between me & the fish 3ft long & as it got closer realised there were zebra mussels on it right where my line was hooked up on it ,  managed to bring it in but needed two hands to free it without cutting it off on the mussels so had to put the rod down . Got it free & back playing the fish . So lucky not to of been cut off ! Eventually slipped the net under the fish & was rewarded with a pb mirror of 34 5 lb breaking my very old record by 2lb . 
The final bit of action came from the bush to my right unfortunately lost this one in the weed . Great to get out & do some fishing  really enjoyed being back in the bivvy. 
 

Back from a few days fishing with mates at churn pool . Conditions were tough with easterly winds & heavy rain for the last couple of days .  Session didn't start well with losing a fish early on but did get off the mark at around midnight the first night , cracking mirror that my dodgy night shot did no justice to . Didn't weigh it but probably mid twenty. 
 I was fishing 3 different margin spots one on the far bank which produced the first lost fish ,  this fish came from the corner of the bay I was fishing & the 3rd was just off to my right by a bush .  Simple hair rigs & double tiger nut & fishing big sticks . Next bite came from the same spot & was a young fish.  
 the rest of the day past bite less as did the night . Then 10ish the next day had a drop back bite from the corner again,  this one felt like a good one,  I had hooked a branch half way between me & the fish 3ft long & as it got closer realised there were zebra mussels on it right where my line was hooked up on it ,  managed to bring it in but needed two hands to free it without cutting it off on the mussels so had to put the rod down . Got it free & back playing the fish . So lucky not to of been cut off ! Eventually slipped the net under the fish & was rewarded with a pb mirror of 34 5 lb breaking my very old record by 2lb . 
The final bit of action came from the bush to my right unfortunately lost this one in the weed . Great to get out & do some fishing  really enjoyed being back in the bivvy. 
 

Back from a few days fishing with mates at churn pool . Conditions were tough with easterly winds & heavy rain for the last couple of days .  Session didn't start well with losing a fish early on but did get off the mark at around midnight the first night , cracking mirror that my dodgy night shot did no justice to . Didn't weigh it but probably mid twenty. 
 I was fishing 3 different margin spots one on the far bank which produced the first lost fish ,  this fish came from the corner of the bay I was fishing & the 3rd was just off to my right by a bush .  Simple hair rigs & double tiger nut & fishing big sticks . Next bite came from the same spot & was a young fish.  
 the rest of the day past bite less as did the night . Then 10ish the next day had a drop back bite from the corner again,  this one felt like a good one,  I had hooked a branch half way between me & the fish 3ft long & as it got closer realised there were zebra mussels on it right where my line was hooked up on it ,  managed to bring it in but needed two hands to free it without cutting it off on the mussels so had to put the rod down . Got it free & back playing the fish . So lucky not to of been cut off ! Eventually slipped the net under the fish & was rewarded with a pb mirror of 34 5 lb breaking my very old record by 2lb . 
The final bit of action came from the bush to my right unfortunately lost this one in the weed . Great to get out & do some fishing  really enjoyed being back in the bivvy. 
 

Daiwa emblem spod reel .... awesome retrieval rate & bullet proof . Cant fault it tbh .

Rich , i wish ,,,,,, thats probably about £0:05 of Gold in the pan , now take in the the 900 mile round trip , i seem to at a bit of a loss 😄 
Great fun though and i shall return. 

24 hours on a big fish commercial and blanked. Only had a couple of half-hearted bleeps and most people on the lake blanked and very few fish rolling. Unfortunately I drove the bait boat a little too far into a sexy looking gap in the reeds on the and snagged it up. Had to strip down to the undies and swim the 40 yards out to the Island. The water was surprisingly warm for October, if my teeth started chattering, I was coming straight out as it's not worth it.
The rescue mission went without a hitch and I did learn some interesting fact about the lake. The margins were surprising shallow, the first 5 yards were knee height but the water is always coloured and looks far deeper. The silt was a bit squishly and I could feel it between my toes but a leading rod felt quite firm. The bottom after 5 yards was quick hard clay but at the Island it shallowed up quick rapidly to about 2 foot. The channel was a good 2 rod lengths from the Island and from now on, I'll be targeting that.

Definitely sounds like trailers to me @Highy or even a fish snagged up on a longish line swimming around. 

Definitely sounds like trailers to me @Highy or even a fish snagged up on a longish line swimming around. 

Nick your just fishing the obvious spots in that swim lol .... fallen tree trunk / lillies/ gullies/  gravel bar /  back water channel /  sounds good to me where do we sign up 😁

100 % I even said at the time ... that was definitely a fish I couldn't  of caught  , plus the other takes you had .  
Most of my fishing these days is exclusive bookings with mates .... normally 4 of us . Its split 50/50 with 2 of us not using bait boats & 2 that do .  From my experience  & all the info gathered  between us over the past decade or so . A bait boat will only catch you more fish if you know what your doing in the first place .  & can be an awesome bit of kit . 
If your a noddy your still be a noddy just with a bait boat 😁 
Regarding certain comments about having more skills etc .... you could spin that around & say an angler with a bait boat & all the sonar etc & knows how to use it,  has developed more skills . 

100 % I even said at the time ... that was definitely a fish I couldn't  of caught  , plus the other takes you had .  
Most of my fishing these days is exclusive bookings with mates .... normally 4 of us . Its split 50/50 with 2 of us not using bait boats & 2 that do .  From my experience  & all the info gathered  between us over the past decade or so . A bait boat will only catch you more fish if you know what your doing in the first place .  & can be an awesome bit of kit . 
If your a noddy your still be a noddy just with a bait boat 😁 
Regarding certain comments about having more skills etc .... you could spin that around & say an angler with a bait boat & all the sonar etc & knows how to use it,  has developed more skills . 

100 % I even said at the time ... that was definitely a fish I couldn't  of caught  , plus the other takes you had .  
Most of my fishing these days is exclusive bookings with mates .... normally 4 of us . Its split 50/50 with 2 of us not using bait boats & 2 that do .  From my experience  & all the info gathered  between us over the past decade or so . A bait boat will only catch you more fish if you know what your doing in the first place .  & can be an awesome bit of kit . 
If your a noddy your still be a noddy just with a bait boat 😁 
Regarding certain comments about having more skills etc .... you could spin that around & say an angler with a bait boat & all the sonar etc & knows how to use it,  has developed more skills . 

Had a great few days .... absolute pleasure meeting you all . & big thanks again to elmo for organising it 👍. 
 commonly has pretty much covered the fishing side of things .... did fancy my chances when the wind changed & I  moved,  but should think the otter in my swim  killed any chance of a carp .
Well that's what I'm telling my self 🙄
Still great to get out & meet new people 😎
Big congrats to lads that did manage a carp  👏 
 

Had a great few days .... absolute pleasure meeting you all . & big thanks again to elmo for organising it 👍. 
 commonly has pretty much covered the fishing side of things .... did fancy my chances when the wind changed & I  moved,  but should think the otter in my swim  killed any chance of a carp .
Well that's what I'm telling my self 🙄
Still great to get out & meet new people 😎
Big congrats to lads that did manage a carp  👏 
 

Had a great few days .... absolute pleasure meeting you all . & big thanks again to elmo for organising it 👍. 
 commonly has pretty much covered the fishing side of things .... did fancy my chances when the wind changed & I  moved,  but should think the otter in my swim  killed any chance of a carp .
Well that's what I'm telling my self 🙄
Still great to get out & meet new people 😎
Big congrats to lads that did manage a carp  👏 
 

My little contribution to the weekends captures along with a tench. 
Sadly I blanked last night, no wonder the pub chucked at a showing fish  mesh bag didn't produce the goods came in looking like that, 
 

Cracking weekend though, lovely lake, good to share it with some of you guys, hopefully will get to have a return match sometime. 
Good luck tonight guys, hope you catch a few more belters. 👍🤞🤞