cloud9 Posted July 14, 2017 Report Share Posted July 14, 2017 I've made it out to the lake, had three lost two, nothing massive largest was bang on 10lb a mirror , now landed four, trying to eat me sausage sandwich 😣 Ghost hunter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud9 Posted July 14, 2017 Report Share Posted July 14, 2017 five now , going good, finally got to eat my sandwich lol B.C. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ghost hunter Posted July 15, 2017 Report Share Posted July 15, 2017 14 hours ago, cloud9 said: I've made it out to the lake, had three lost two, nothing massive largest was bang on 10lb a mirror , now landed four, trying to eat me sausage sandwich 😣 Are you still on the lake, any update ?. Nice job catching five & glad you managed to eat your sandwich Good luck if your still out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost hunter Posted July 15, 2017 Report Share Posted July 15, 2017 4 minutes ago, Big Common said: GH, are you still fishing the lake from last season??.. Park lake, if I remember rightly. If so, how's it going mate? How's progress? Any closer to some of the bigger ones? Hiya bud I fished it earlier this year & had 3 or 4 small fish, but due to health issues I couldn't get out. Im starting to get out again now (thankfully) ive had a few walks around & have seen the two big uns, so ill be out there from next week. One of the chaps I got to know as been doing well fly fishing for em, so I might have to learn how to fly fish lol. Im also off down the severn at the end of the month (bridgenorth) so im looking forward to that. How you been getting on ? B.C. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost hunter Posted July 15, 2017 Report Share Posted July 15, 2017 30 minutes ago, Big Common said: Same as you mate. Health reasons stopping me from fishing for a few months now. But have been visiting the place regularly, trickling in bait and observing things, walking the banks. Couple of planned sessions coincided with them spawning. It's the same lake as last year, but with a lot more anglers through the Spring. Numbers on the bank may drop now that they've spawned and gone down a few pounds. Hoping to get out next week. Failing that, there's a work party coming up, so will probably attend that and fish a couple of nights afterwards. Good luck with your river trip. This time of year my lake is like bivvy town, fri-sun (sometimes ive counted more bivvys then there are swims??) This works to my advantage though I hope your health improves mate, my doctor as strongly advised me to go fishing as much as possible. So I ain't going to argue with him Cheers mate looking forward to getting on the river, always good to learn something new. B.C. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jh92 Posted July 15, 2017 Report Share Posted July 15, 2017 I've just set up on a resivour for a 24 hour session. Never fished here before so giving a bit of everything a go lol, 3 rods out, 1 on a chod rig, 1 on a zig rig about 2ft under the surface and 1 on 3 bits of maize fished over a big ball of vitalin 😁 I've also took the float rod with me, there's a good head of bream here that goes to low doubles, so might give it a try!! B.C. and cloud9 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jh92 Posted July 15, 2017 Report Share Posted July 15, 2017 I've just set up on a resivour for a 24 hour session. Never fished here before so giving a bit of everything a go lol, 3 rods out, 1 on a chod rig, 1 on a zig rig about 2ft under the surface and 1 on 3 bits of maize fished over a big ball of vitalin 😁 I've also took the float rod with me, there's a good head of bream here that goes to low doubles, so might give it a try!! Update: I've had 2 bream since I posted, one about 3lb and the other at 4lb 10oz Ghost hunter and ianain 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud9 Posted July 15, 2017 Report Share Posted July 15, 2017 Just got back home, had a cracking trip , 12 fish in total, 8 on the margin rod all on sweet corn and chick peas , 4 on the long rod using wafters on a multi rig , starting to get my head round this clipping up malarkey Ghost hunter and ianain 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jh92 Posted July 15, 2017 Report Share Posted July 15, 2017 5 bream now, had them all on maize but tempted to switch over to a pop up later because I don't want to be catching them all night lol. No carp yet, I've blasted the rod with a chod rig as far as I could to the other side (fish showing over there) but because I don't have any pellets/boilies to put into a bag or make a stick mix with, it's just on it's own. Should I leave the rod with the zig rig on out over night or should I switch to fishing the bottom when it gets dark? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jh92 Posted July 15, 2017 Report Share Posted July 15, 2017 3 minutes ago, jh92 said: 5 bream now, had them all on maize but tempted to switch over to a pop up later because I don't want to be catching them all night lol. No carp yet, I've blasted the rod with a chod rig as far as I could to the other side (fish showing over there) but because I don't have any pellets/boilies to put into a bag or make a stick mix with, it's just on it's own. Should I leave the rod with the zig rig on out over night or should I switch to fishing the bottom when it gets dark? Oh and these adjustable zig rigs are a real ball ache, after the first cast it all went down hill, the hook link got tangled around the lead and float 6 times before I got it to sit correctly in the water lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud9 Posted July 15, 2017 Report Share Posted July 15, 2017 Can't help you with the zigs , but good luck with the carp 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jh92 Posted July 16, 2017 Report Share Posted July 16, 2017 Just a little update, I've been destroyed by bream, my carp cradle, net, sling and clothes are covered in slime. I've lost count how many of them I've caught but I'd say 4lb was the average and the biggest was 7lb 3oz. Last night was manic, I switched over to a size 6 with an 18mm pop up topped off with a piece of plastic maize and I was still bringing them in, sadly no carp lol! Gonna call it a day soon and go home and get some sleep haha. Ghost hunter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muftyboy Posted July 16, 2017 Report Share Posted July 16, 2017 At least you know your rigs are working lol jh92 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jh92 Posted July 16, 2017 Report Share Posted July 16, 2017 2 hours ago, muftyboy said: At least you know your rigs are working lol Yeah mate lol just a shame I didn't catch any carp, but I really did enjoy it so that's all that matters. Next time I go there I'm going to try a different approach, vitalin and maize is a big no no haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muftyboy Posted July 16, 2017 Report Share Posted July 16, 2017 My lake is similar mate. I use vitalin alot. Some days it's just bream after bream but others it seems if the carp are on it they muscle out the bream. At least you had the excitement of the bite alarms singing. jh92 and Ghost hunter 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dayvid Posted July 17, 2017 Report Share Posted July 17, 2017 I have found switching over to tigers , slows the bream catch rate down if they get to much , assuming you can use them. jh92 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salokcinnodrog Posted July 18, 2017 Report Share Posted July 18, 2017 Not a happy bunny, a proper carp run at 1.30 this morning, followed by a blooming cut off. Sling rod down in disgust climb back into sleeping bag, swearing. jh92 and ... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salokcinnodrog Posted July 18, 2017 Report Share Posted July 18, 2017 On 16 July 2017 at 14:14, muftyboy said: My lake is similar mate. I use vitalin alot. Some days it's just bream after bream but others it seems if the carp are on it they muscle out the bream. At least you had the excitement of the bite alarms singing. I found that on Ardleigh, I could get bream after bream some nights, yet others it was carp or two to start, then nothing else all night long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salokcinnodrog Posted July 18, 2017 Report Share Posted July 18, 2017 Just now, carpmachine said: Bad luck Nick, mussels are us. Think I might have been abraded by crayfish and gravel on the line. Fished the same spot last week, all I got back in the morning was a ball of cotton wool wrapped around the hook. Had the fish on for a couple of minutes, felt it come away from the overhanging tree, then 'twang'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salokcinnodrog Posted July 18, 2017 Report Share Posted July 18, 2017 9 minutes ago, salokcinnodrog said: Think I might have been abraded by crayfish and gravel on the line. Fished the same spot last week, all I got back in the morning was a ball of cotton wool wrapped around the hook. Had the fish on for a couple of minutes, felt it come away from the overhanging tree, then 'twang'. My god, my car must be clean to have gotten that reflection! dayvid and ... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazlaaar Posted November 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 I thought I'd give this a bump again as I'm out fishing tomorrow. There's 2 maybe 3 waters I'm going to look at tomorrow, which ever one I see fish on I'm going to fish. I've gotten everything ready to be packed in the car tomorrow after I've taken the little one to school, then I'm back early on Thursday morning. The weather is looking wet so at least it won't be cold. What ever happens, I'm going to enjoy it regardless dayvid, kevtaylor and B.C. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevtaylor Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 31 minutes ago, Gazlaaar said: I thought I'd give this a bump again as I'm out fishing tomorrow. There's 2 maybe 3 waters I'm going to look at tomorrow, which ever one I see fish on I'm going to fish. I've gotten everything ready to be packed in the car tomorrow after I've taken the little one to school, then I'm back early on Thursday morning. The weather is looking wet so at least it won't be cold. What ever happens, I'm going to enjoy it regardless Good luck fella Gazlaaar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazlaaar Posted November 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 Carp Anglers Inadvertent masters of tetras I'm off kevtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chillfactor Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 not the weather you thought Gary .good frost in the Cotswolds this morning & sunny blue skies. tight lines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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