Rod Shots

[kevtaylor]

A couple from France, double take madness 🇫🇷 

[ouchthathurt]

Beginning and end of my quick overnighter, god I love September/October carping! 

 

[kevtaylor]

Back on the rods at the syndi for a couple of nights, weather looks good for it, fingers crossed 🤞 

[riks]

3 minutes ago, kevtaylor said:

Back on the rods at the syndi for a couple of nights, weather looks good for it, fingers crossed 🤞 

Good luck 🤞 🍀 

[ouchthathurt]

quick park lake overnighter 

[riks]

2 minutes ago, ouchthathurt said:

quick park lake overnighter 

🤞🤞🤞

[kevtaylor]

Back on it, 3 nights - full moon coming, fingers crossed, not seen any yet, but didn't last week either.

Very happy with all 3 rods this time 🤞

[riks]

Good luck fellas 🍀 🤞

[yonny]

12 hours ago, kevtaylor said:

full moon coming

You have an absolutely amazing moon phase for the next 3 nights according to my moon app. Best of luck lads.

[kevtaylor]

Blank night, new swim 3 islands and 4 channels to go at.  Just one fizzer seen and closer than I was fishing.  Back down Thursday 🤞

Edited October 4 by kevtaylor

[commonly]

Just found out the lake I've been waiting all summer to fish, is shut due to low water/oxygen levels😤

I'll find somewhere else for weds/Thurs night. 

I can't blooming wait

[yonny]

12 hours ago, commonly said:

Just found out the lake I've been waiting all summer to fish, is shut due to low water/oxygen levels😤

That's highly unusual given the temps....... do they know what the underlying issue is?

[commonly]

1 hour ago, yonny said:

That's highly unusual given the temps....... do they know what the underlying issue is?

Im not sure mate.

Friend of a friend went last week and told it was closed.

Im going to prebait this morning so hope to find out

[salokcinnodrog]

Shame I didn't manage to include the carp that leapt just after I took the original picture.

[commonly]

10 hours ago, yonny said:

That's highly unusual given the temps....... do they know what the underlying issue is?

Blue Algea and low water levels have meant its closed until further notice (significant rainfall I guess)

Shame as im told there's 8 nice 30's to go at😒

Plan B produced a 38 common 2 weekends ago, so hopefully its hungry again🤞

[kevtaylor]

Blank 3 nights last weekend, started on the spots i'd caught from, by the last night I had 2 up against the snags after seeing one saturday morning.  Heard a lump bosh near there rods at 11pm but no takes.  Frustrating but back again Thursday with a new baiting plan and lure rods after a pike grabbed the leading rod and felt decent! 

 

[Paul S]

A moody one after a busy night..

[kevtaylor]

On 12/10/2026 at 16:33, kevtaylor said:

Blank 3 nights last weekend, started on the spots i'd caught from, by the last night I had 2 up against the snags after seeing one saturday morning.  Heard a lump bosh near there rods at 11pm but no takes.  Frustrating but back again Thursday with a new baiting plan and lure rods after a pike grabbed the leading rod and felt decent!

 

Well I actually went back Tues to Thursday armed with particles including tigers, same swim, not a touch.  Could see fish in the swim opposite, two anglers went in and both failed, watching them I figured I was pretty close and went long after them but same result.  Was kicking myself for not getting maggots instead of the particle choice as they are clearly on naturals in the areas still containing surface weed or where that had recently cleared.  Found 3 fish on the back of the wind on the 2nd afternoon and said to myself I'll move down here if no action for the 2nd night, with one being a good sized common, but the following day no fish in that area so a move turned into a go home early.

Social at Bluebell this week but then back to the syndi end of Oct armed with maggots, worms and/or casters.

Always disappointing to blank but have to remind myself it's 2 fish per acre at best so never easy.

Edited 1 hour ago by kevtaylor