Roughtor Posted April 17 Report Posted April 17 Sorry mate ,I should have explained better ,it's scat ...there's a lot of wildlife out there some if which is unaccounted for ,all sorts .. I've seen stuff .... elmoputney 1 Quote
Roughtor Posted April 17 Report Posted April 17 Look at the tail on this rocket ,I had a hellish battle with it in about 30ft of water I reckon ,it was jet propelled.. I also had 12 others ,similar to my first pic ,but didn't want put em all up., just lovely to be out in raw nature .. jh92, jules007, kevtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote
crusian Posted April 17 Report Posted April 17 26 minutes ago, elmoputney said: Excuse my ignorance but. What is that??? Yes what is it ? , the poo of one of those big cats that roam about leaving tantilising clues of their existance ? . Roughtor and jules007 2 Quote
B B Posted April 17 Report Posted April 17 3 hours ago, Pete Springate's Guns said: Ha! I’ve been lurking and not contributing for some time now but a new PB is worth sharing….. I’m still on a session at Dinton’s Black Swan as I type this………Arrived at dawn yesterday. Clearly lots of fish still in the big ‘winter bay’ despite being on the back of a big SW. Lapped a couple of times, debating where to plot up with 3 nights ahead. Decided to keep it simple and put my rigs where the fish were actually showing rather than where they might end up…… Cast 3 singles out for drops amongst the emergent Eel grass which they seem so attracted to. Decided to get my head down for a couple of hours-I’d set off at 2.45am. An hour or so later I’m woken by a screaming Neville. Lifted in to a very heavy feeling fish which was dogged rather than spectacular. Worryingly, it hit the surface about 25 yds out and started shaking its head at me as I led it in; with braided mainline I’m always anxious when they do this with no water depth to cushion the lunges. Fortune was on my side and I netted a Common that got larger with every yard I gained. With the assistance of 3 other anglers we weighed and photographed an amazing creature of 53lb 2oz! Blown away! Wow What a breathtaking pic Congrats on a great pb jules007 and Pete Springate's Guns 1 1 Quote
B B Posted April 17 Report Posted April 17 1 hour ago, Roughtor said: Also during the storm, I heard a right commotion behind me in the woods and saw a roe dissappear like a rocket past me in the half light ,in the morning I put my 'tracking ,predation head on ' and soon found this ... Might be on an earner…You should try eating it could be truffles 😂 elmoputney, crusian and Roughtor 3 Quote
Roughtor Posted April 17 Report Posted April 17 Big foot ....ha ha...no seriously .. Whatever it was spooked this deer ,as it ran past me,.. made a hellish crashing noise,what with the non stop rain ,thunder ,lightning, was a night to remember.. ( I loved it )... elmoputney and crusian 2 Quote
ouchthathurt Posted April 18 Report Posted April 18 12 hours ago, Pete Springate's Guns said: Ha! I’ve been lurking and not contributing for some time now but a new PB is worth sharing….. I’m still on a session at Dinton’s Black Swan as I type this………Arrived at dawn yesterday. Clearly lots of fish still in the big ‘winter bay’ despite being on the back of a big SW. Lapped a couple of times, debating where to plot up with 3 nights ahead. Decided to keep it simple and put my rigs where the fish were actually showing rather than where they might end up…… Cast 3 singles out for drops amongst the emergent Eel grass which they seem so attracted to. Decided to get my head down for a couple of hours-I’d set off at 2.45am. An hour or so later I’m woken by a screaming Neville. Lifted in to a very heavy feeling fish which was dogged rather than spectacular. Worryingly, it hit the surface about 25 yds out and started shaking its head at me as I led it in; with braided mainline I’m always anxious when they do this with no water depth to cushion the lunges. Fortune was on my side and I netted a Common that got larger with every yard I gained. With the assistance of 3 other anglers we weighed and photographed an amazing creature of 53lb 2oz! Blown away! Outstanding work mate! Very many congratulations! Pete Springate's Guns 1 Quote
crusian Posted April 18 Report Posted April 18 22 hours ago, Roughtor said: Big foot ....ha ha...no seriously .. Whatever it was spooked this deer ,as it ran past me,.. made a hellish crashing noise,what with the non stop rain ,thunder ,lightning, was a night to remember.. ( I loved it )... You mad fool ,Roughtor . 🙄 Roughtor 1 Quote
emmcee Posted April 19 Report Posted April 19 On 17/04/2025 at 18:23, Pete Springate's Guns said: Ha! I’ve been lurking and not contributing for some time now but a new PB is worth sharing….. I’m still on a session at Dinton’s Black Swan as I type this………Arrived at dawn yesterday. Clearly lots of fish still in the big ‘winter bay’ despite being on the back of a big SW. Lapped a couple of times, debating where to plot up with 3 nights ahead. Decided to keep it simple and put my rigs where the fish were actually showing rather than where they might end up…… Cast 3 singles out for drops amongst the emergent Eel grass which they seem so attracted to. Decided to get my head down for a couple of hours-I’d set off at 2.45am. An hour or so later I’m woken by a screaming Neville. Lifted in to a very heavy feeling fish which was dogged rather than spectacular. Worryingly, it hit the surface about 25 yds out and started shaking its head at me as I led it in; with braided mainline I’m always anxious when they do this with no water depth to cushion the lunges. Fortune was on my side and I netted a Common that got larger with every yard I gained. With the assistance of 3 other anglers we weighed and photographed an amazing creature of 53lb 2oz! Blown away! Is that "Petty's comon" or another one? Either way top angling fella. I'll have to pop down one day and meet you, I'm only a 20min cycle ride away. As for them being on the back of a SW, they always used to be on the back of a low pressure SW but would follow a high pressure SW. I used to love a big low pressure SW on there as most would be down the boat club/golf bank and leave winter bay well alone. Congrats once again on a magnificent carp. Pete Springate's Guns and elmoputney 1 1 Quote
Pete Springate's Guns Posted April 19 Report Posted April 19 3 hours ago, emmcee said: Is that "Petty's comon" or another one? Either way top angling fella. I'll have to pop down one day and meet you, I'm only a 20min cycle ride away. As for them being on the back of a SW, they always used to be on the back of a low pressure SW but would follow a high pressure SW. I used to love a big low pressure SW on there as most would be down the boat club/golf bank and leave winter bay well alone. Congrats once again on a magnificent carp. It’s known as ‘Saddleback’. Petty’s is usually 46-48 when it comes out (rarely!). Interesting what you say about weather conditions-they certainly get around the place fast when they want but they’ve been stacked up in the bay for ages. I was on the edge of them in 17/18. Most were in 16-10/11 and then moved upto 13 when I left. Lost one on my last morning😬. elmoputney 1 Quote
emmcee Posted April 19 Report Posted April 19 12 minutes ago, Pete Springate's Guns said: It’s known as ‘Saddleback’. Petty’s is usually 46-48 when it comes out (rarely!). Interesting what you say about weather conditions-they certainly get around the place fast when they want but they’ve been stacked up in the bay for ages. I was on the edge of them in 17/18. Most were in 16-10/11 and then moved upto 13 when I left. Lost one on my last morning😬. Oh yes they certainly move a lot. I was in 30/31 one night and had 3 fish by 9am. The wind turned towards "big no dogs" and the fish were rolling towards there within half hour. I packed up and moved to "big no dogs" and had 3 more that day. Knowing the weather and air pressure was a big thing for me and a few others in my time on there. I've only ever seen " petty's" twice, once in Lee's photos and the other was close up in some snags in "spooky bay". It was only a few weeks after Lee had caught the fish so roughly knew the weight and I saw a mirror roll up in the snags with it that absolutely dwarfed it. It's certainly a special lake/complex with special carp. elmoputney and Pete Springate's Guns 2 Quote
Its-grim-up-north Posted April 19 Report Posted April 19 (edited) Couple nice ones on caught on solid bags, always good for a quick bite. Edited April 19 by Its-grim-up-north yonny, emmcee, ouchthathurt and 8 others 11 Quote
salokcinnodrog Posted Saturday at 10:28 Report Posted Saturday at 10:28 Well done to everyone catching. Too many posts to like them all, some of those fish are absolute crackers, beautiful! jules007 1 Quote
commonly Posted Saturday at 12:01 Report Posted Saturday at 12:01 One of the smallest in the lake, but really nice to get and bend in the rods, from an old 2 acre pond. B B, jh92, elmoputney and 1 other 4 Quote
bluelabel Posted Saturday at 18:15 Report Posted Saturday at 18:15 Had 5 today, 2 mirrors and 3 commons... On snowman rigs with a small bag of pellets with a dip of Manilla glug commonly, jh92, crusian and 2 others 5 Quote
ouchthathurt Posted Sunday at 13:44 Report Posted Sunday at 13:44 Not carp exactly but… commonly, Roughtor, kevtaylor and 3 others 6 Quote
salokcinnodrog Posted Monday at 08:32 Report Posted Monday at 08:32 18 hours ago, ouchthathurt said: Not carp exactly but… I spent the afternoon and evening on the beach at Felixstowe Saturday, no thornies, but did manage a couple of doggies and whiting. That is a decent size ray for your lad, sizeable across the wings. Bet they were like trying to pull the plug out... Quote
chillfactor Posted 14 hours ago Report Posted 14 hours ago Change of hook baits over the same spot has done the trick & I'm off the mark .certainly not a big fish but very a welcome one 👍 jh92, commonly, yonny and 1 other 4 Quote
commonly Posted 11 hours ago Report Posted 11 hours ago Nice one mate. Always nice to get a bend in the rod. Quote
jh92 Posted 2 hours ago Report Posted 2 hours ago Just got back from a 24 with my dad, we had a wicked session 👌 he had a 21 and two doubles 👍I did 25lb 8oz, 21lb 4oz and a mid double 👍 I think they are getting ready to spawn, they were all really plump and as we were leaving there were a few crashing around the back of one of the islands so that's gonna probably be it for a couple weeks now. Maybe have a dabble at some sea fishing 👍 commonly 1 Quote
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