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Back down this evening with the float rod.

I had a day session on my local club lake. I worked Monday night and went straight from work at 4am. I had three fish. 8lb,9lb and a new pb 14lb 8oz, well chuffed. Both side's. 😁😁😁

Had a mega hard day at honeypot pleasure lake in stock with the whole lake not catching a single fish in 9-10 hrs had this beaut at the last knockings 20lb on the method feeder under a tree on a fruity squid dumbbell

Tough going in the heat, but a new pb for me.... 40lb 2oz Mirror!!....

Did an after work Friday dinner to today. Ended up with 6 got a suntan Friday and soaked this morning...... and no waterproofs. It’s the first time I’ve been down the local since early spring so happy with my catch and no fish through the night so manage a decent kip after an early start for work for an early dart....... time for a Guinness now 😬😎🎣 The one with me pulling the face was the smallest at around 8lb so did the old hold it forward to make it look bigger trick...... for a laugh like,made my mate laff anyway 😬

On the tidal for whatever will eat my boilies 😁😂 loving it!!

had another PB saturday morning 23lb 10 common

managed to get a pic... Well done James...👍 😎

My lads fish (helping him to hold)...8lb 7oz

Do French fish count????? 40lb 2oz.

Went down the lake with my float rod and a pint of maggots for a few hours. Had a little Perch and a half decent roach to start. Then at 6,30 the tench moved in. Had an absolute beast that was definitely a PB but had no scales with me. Could of easy been double figures and I've seen others that look bigger still.

Had a go with the floater rod yesterday and managed to nick a few out. Still amazed how many people sit behind there buzzers with there baits on the bottom while the fish float around on the surface in front of them. 🙈

So I took a few weeks and I havnt missed carp fishing at all, but I was really missing catching perch so I went out for a few hours this morning and had one of about 1lb -1lb and 4oz I dont really pay that much attention to weight but I'm got the buzz back well for perch anyway.

One of my club waters in Ingatestone... can't remember if I've posted this before... apologies if I have already.... blanked me bottom off that day

Brightened up. Nice common at 14lb. On the VNF Yonny 😉😉😉😉

Had a pb last night at the secret lake. not a carp though, there wasn’t any sign of carp but there were a group of tench patrolling in front of where I was so I got the match rod and sweet corn out to try and tempt them. Hooked one pretty quickly but lost it and I thought that would of spooked them but they were back with 5 mins or so. The one I caught was 7lb 4oz and was definitely not one of the bigger ones, who knows what surprises this lake is gonna throw.

From what I have read on the internet, 95% of UK anglers, who go fishing in France head for the many British owned carp fisheries within an easy drive of the channel ports. I wanted to show that there are plenty of opportunities elsewhere in the country especially if you head all the way down to the Pyrenees. I set out this morning to get some videos of the dozens of lakes within ½ an hour of my home which are never fished. They are usually fenced off, not because the owners want to prevent people from fishing but to avoid potentially very expensive litigation if someone were to have an accident. I took my drone so that I would not have to get permission to access each lake and I started with the smallest which is just on the edge of my village. I was aware of the lake's presence having glimpsed reflections from its surface through the trees in winter when the leaves had fallen. Unfortunately, I got so wrapped up this morniing with this first location, the rest is on hold for the moment. It took a lot of thrashing through brambles and nettles to get anywhere near the water but eventually my dog found a way through. The third of the lakes, about 4 acres in size, proved to be an absolute gem with patches of bubbles fizzing everywhere. We are suffering from a major heatwave at the moment so fishing is not practical. Meanwhile I will visit our mayor to try and find the owner of the lakes and also do a recce to work out how to fish such an overgrown location. Mostly using footage from my phone (so apologies for the quality), I made a short Youtube clip of this morning’s visit. I hope you find it interesting.

28:12 one of the Horseshoe A team,know as the party fish, fully spawned out. Usually tips the scales around 36lb. Why didn't I get her 2 weeks earlier

Just had a quick couple of hours managed 5 fish to 8 3/4lb lost another at the net, these [censored]s went off at the same time the little one got in the reeds, so I put the rod down bought in the other one,quickly unhooked it in the net and the little blighter swum out, to land a nice little brace Finished off this one at 8lb cracking little session, and back to the car before it started raining,

As the sun was sinking in the West

Well in mate. I don’t think I’ve ever lost the buzz of fishing but there’s no way I could just carp fish exclusively,I know some do but it’s just not me. Had this fella this morning and I’ll probably be river and silver fishing for the next few months before my carp head gets back on. Well done and glad your enjoying your fishing,mate. 😬😎🎣

😂 Price doesn't bother me to be fair. I've not had to spend on kit in ages so I consider this a treat to myself. How sad does that sound lol - bivvy pegs a 'treat'😂

Found myself with a few hours to spare yesterday tea time so went down the local for a few hours. Conditions was pretty much spot on to nick a bite so a quick mooch seen me find a few in the channel After trying to place my pop up as carful as possible and flicked 6 crumbled down boilies a little at a time as not too spook them I thought my chance had gone as it went very quiet. I needed to be home for 8:30 so was clock watching a bit and thought my chance had gone as it was nearing 7:30. A few fish had drifted back in so I gave myself till 7:45 and that was me I’d have to go. Seconds later the line shot up and the tip bent round and I was into a fish that did it’s best to bed itself in them lillies. I never gave it an inch and steady pressure and walking back seen the fish kite into clearer water. I only went with minimal gear so didn’t bother to weigh it but it was a pretty fish so did a little vid and took some screenshots,not the best shots but wrapped up my wk end nice and I still got home for 8:30 😂😂😬😎🎣

Always put a rod on a showing fish. As yonny said you have to be on them to catch them!! I’d normally put 4/5 boilies on, singly on the area go gently spook the fish off before using the lightest lead possible to reach it. Minimum disturbance. Ive had fish within minutes after casting at showing fish. Other times I’ve been made to wait 3/4hrs. The chances are the fish was there for a reason, so it’ll likely come back. If it’s not gone within an hour then I put out a handful or 2 of boilies on top with the throwing stick.

There is only one way to guarantee your rig is where the fish are and that is to put a rig were you see the carp. The other option is put a rig where you don't see fish which makes no sense whatsoever imo. I wont cast a rod until I've seen fish, that should be a general rule for any serious carp angler imo. You can waste a hell of a lot of hours (or days and even weeks on tricky waters) waiting for the carp to come to you. Fish where the fish are, golden rule. I will not hesitate to cast at a showing fish.

I recently went through Abebooks just having a mooch, saw two copies of Tim Paisley's Carp Amid The Storm going for £2.99 so picked one of the two. When it arrived I discovered the one I bought had been signed by Tim Paisley himself.

Why Not 🎣🎣

You may notice that a white long necked water emu has arrived damnit

My latest purchase, 90kg of premier baits finest. That's all for pre-baiting for when I return in September.

Agree stevo .... black & white is the go to . But that day couldn't get a take so played about with different combos, that little slice of orange did the trick that day , so definitely worth keeping busy & making things happen for anyone just getting into zigs .

Been using the jungle formula and I haven't had a single bite since ive been using it. Just been having a sort out in the shed for my France trip next month. So far I've counted 27 tubs of pop ups and wafters , 57 leads, 17 different hooklinks.

Yesterday's morning's view 5am.

Sorry to put the thread off topic lads! 😂 but just purchased some vass chest waders, realised the importance of having a pair on the lake I’m fishing after losing a couple at the weekend.

I finally broke my duck on my new club water nothing big but I feel like I've achieved. ☺️ I caught two commons 5 1/2lb and 6 1/2lb no photo's. 👍

the hook knew the other components of the rig were not korda so snapped. common issue

The same way I’ve been fishing this season mate, short sessions during the week after work when the conditions are right, or doing quick sessions when the temperatures up nicking a few off the top. I’ve caught more fish than a few of my pals who have been doing 48 hour sessions every weekend. Love it

At the end of the day you have to get bait out there somehow mate. Normally I'll start with singles, if I don't get a take then I'll pepper a few baits out with the stick/catty, if there's still no take and the fish are still there I'll spod. Their reaction will be different from water to water - I've had them disappear not to return and I've had takes from under the spod. Even when they do spook they'll normally be back come first light.

To me it’s quite simple. Cast to where you see fish. Always. Cause what’s the other option. Cast to where you can’t see fish? Im in no doubt it does spook them sometimes. But I fancy my chances if I see activity in an area. Most of my best catches come from such crude tactics. See a jumping fish, bubbling, swirls. Whatever. These are the things I spend hours looking and hoping for. Finding them is 99% of the problem for me. Once that’s answered I’ll play the game of chance. The problem I’ll often then come across is, got the bait on the spot, it’s been a short period, shall I put some bait in. 🤔I tend to try pepper a few in or stick a stringer on and glug and leave as is. But if I’m not get liners at least the mind starts ticking and the urge to pepper some bait in occurs. This is where I probably lose takes. Impatience

Even better this week I got my tax rebate, so Season Ticket for my local reservoir paid for. 350 acre reservoir, unknown carp stocks, some big roach (I had some 2's 3 years ago), tench and pike along with a few bream.

Midnight in France

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I fished mallard on Friday and had a great day , lost 2 but had 4 on the bank biggest was 22lb I will be going again next week for sure .

Sorry mate but can you point out the funny face one.😅😅

Never be in too much of a hurry to catch bigger fish. Learn to enjoy what you have, and learn your waters and fishing. Learn how to handle fish, learn different methods, how to use PVA Mesh, bags and stringers. Experiment with baits, particles, boilies, until no matter what you can catch on any method more than those around you. Learn how to bait up with spod, PVA, catapult or throwing stick. Learn the features that carp like, the snags, weeds, rushes, gravel, or troughs. Learn how to find features, a marker rod and float, or just counting the depth down, so when you do go somewhere harder you can do it quickly with least disturbance. I started carp fishing in 1986, it took until 1992 to catch my first 20. Those years, and the lake I had that 20 from was the only carp of the year. I went back to my 'easier' waters to regularly catch, and strangely enough, I had a 20lb carp out of there in the end. I really don't want to pee on your fireworks, but with bigger fish, be prepared for blanks, it is not as easy as 'just catching'. I have a mate who fishes as much as me, who probably catches more than I do, but his largest fish is only 17lb, he just doesn't want to sit blanking, and wants to catch.

22 runs landed 17 between us (7 to me) smallest 8lb biggest 14lb...AFTER SPAWNING

It's all I can think about at the moment mate. My mate hooked into a very large pike on the retrieve last night, reckons it's the biggest he's ever seen. Getting some vitalin delivered today, gonna start doing some heavy baiting in the weedy margins with vitalin and particle. The middle of the lake is quite clean but it's deep, around 20 foot .

Out for a rare 24 tonight. Thunder storms forecast. Could be interesting

Fan Lodge Finch...1 mate below had this common last week...20lb 4oz.