commonly Posted May 2 Report Posted May 2 So the bread paid off. My eldest son & I, had a few fish off the top. Great fun. At one point it was like a jacuzzi in front of us. Biggest was about an 8lb common. No pics as not permitted I'm afraid. Also learnt that this venue, might not be the one for serious overnighters, due to the amount of little ones. yonny, salokcinnodrog, jules007 and 2 others 5 Quote
Golden Paws Posted May 2 Report Posted May 2 My local park lake seems to be full of cricket bat commons when the sun shines hard and they are on top sunbathing. But by fishing on the bottom, I'm rarely troubled by them and the mid teen mirrors seem to be dominant. It might be worth a go, just don't do it if you are on a work overnighter! crusian, kevtaylor and commonly 3 Quote
commonly Posted May 2 Author Report Posted May 2 Just popped to another little lake nearby. My son had a nice little common, before we got washed out. Stalking around is great fun, love it kevtaylor, salokcinnodrog, crusian and 1 other 4 Quote
commonly Posted May 4 Author Report Posted May 4 A few hours with my youngest boy this afternoon, resulted in a little common and few grass carp to 15lb. Happy days salokcinnodrog, crusian, kevtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote
Golden Paws Posted Thursday at 07:31 Report Posted Thursday at 07:31 Did an afternoon on my local park. After a slow start and by baiting little and often, managed to build up 2 spots and finished with 9 fish with two 18's and a 20-8 Common. crusian, yonny and kevtaylor 3 Quote
ouchthathurt Posted Saturday at 14:00 Report Posted Saturday at 14:00 Not my catches, but my boys! He’s getting to grips with the local park lake 32lb 2oz mirror (new pb) 30lb 1oz mirror - a double take and 2 30s on the bank! one proud (and envious!) father! commonly, yonny, crusian and 2 others 5 Quote
ouchthathurt Posted Saturday at 21:43 Report Posted Saturday at 21:43 He’s had another! 38lb 2oz common, equals his common PB salokcinnodrog, Golden Paws, elmoputney and 2 others 5 Quote
ouchthathurt Posted Saturday at 22:24 Report Posted Saturday at 22:24 And another… 14lb yonny 1 Quote
yonny Posted 1 hour ago Report Posted 1 hour ago On 09/05/2026 at 15:00, ouchthathurt said: one proud (and envious!) father! What a session. Well done to the lad. Yesterday I went for a walk around a water on which I have a ticket starting in June. It's an awesome place, nearly 90 acres of water in a massive nature reserve/SSSI/SPA. A proper big pit with everything that you could hope to see..... bays, islands, snaggy margins, massive sheets of water that go on forever, a really impressive place. I actually fished this water ~25 years ago when I was completely out of my depth. I caught one carp, to this day one of the best I've caught. Would you believe it..... I walked into the swim I caught from all those years ago, and there were loads of gulls diving on a huge hatch. I persuaded the Mrs and kids to stop for 5 mins so I could check it out. Straight away I spotted the carp popping there heads out feeding on this hatch, well within casting distance too. All that water and I found them straight away. Couldn't believe it. Law of the sod dictates I'll not find another chance like that once my ticket starts but it certainly got the blood flowing ready for June! elmoputney 1 Quote
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