NAA Stillwater - Widmead

1530 - 0800

Warm, with 'milky' high cloud and a full moon - luv-er-ley night to be out!

3 Carp; 11lb 7oz, 8lb 10oz, 8lb 8oz. 3 doz. roach & perch in roughly equal nos. - most of the perch were in the 6-8oz bracket - most of the roach weren't! 1 rudd.

Not fished here for some time - in fact the last time was: http://www.anglersnet.co.uk/forums/index.php?/blog/82/entry-268-2930-august/

This used to be a fantastic tench venue but results rapidly tailed off in the mid 00s so I've been looking elsewhere for my tinca's. Whispers on the grapevine that a few good-uns in the 7lb class have been coming out this summer prompted the return. Alas not a hint of one - though I was given the 'you should have been here yesterday' treatment form an old boy who said he'd had a couple of 5lbers from 'my swim' over the weekend. I even brought out one of my all time fav tench baits - black pudding - only to discover that carp like it too!

Still the carp here are like torpedoes, the scraps are always very lively - especially when you hook one on the float rod - as I did this 11lber!