A short trip to our pond had some interesting lessons.
Got there late in the afternoon, chancing the dreadful weather the MET office was warning us all about, only to fish all afternoon in high humidity and sporadic sun.
There was about 6 others on the pond, which is quite a few as its not big. We set up in what we though was the quietest of the swims that were left, and threw out our usual light ledgers.
After only a few seconds, I had a Tench of 5lb exactly (my second 5lb in a couple of weeks after me new pb of 5lb 6oz)and mike had an 8lb carp.
Got there late in the afternoon, chancing the dreadful weather the MET office was warning us all about, only to fish all afternoon in high humidity and sporadic sun.
There was about 6 others on the pond, which is quite a few as its not big. We set up in what we though was the quietest of the swims that were left, and threw out our usual light ledgers.
After only a few seconds, I had a Tench of 5lb exactly (my second 5lb in a couple of weeks after me new pb of 5lb 6oz)and mike had an 8lb carp.
Then bites dried up and we had to think about a change of tactics.
My margin rod had little or no action, but the small feeder I was casting about bought me a couple of nice bream of about 2lb. I also had a huge run next to the island that shot off whilst I was still clipping the bobbin on the line, and smashed me right up. The way it took off and fought has me convinced it was one of the few double figure carp that are supposed to be in there of about 14lb.
After changing position from my left to my right, Mike had a pair of carp, both exactly 10lb during the evening. Pretty good for our little pond!
We are more and more convinced about how much the sound we make on the bank affects the fishing, and how the fish appear to shoal up in very diff places at different times. If only we could work out the pattern or conditions of these times....
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