Willows Lake - Thatcham

1800 - 2300

Warm and overcast with a few spots of rain at times (the showers missed me whilst I was on the bank, though it had not long stopped raining when I arrived!) AT 22º -> 16ºC

1 Tench: 2lb 3oz. 3 Carp: 9lb 0oz, 8lb 7oz & 7lb 11oz.

A very frustrating evening trying to avoid the carp who were very active when I arrived and I'm sure where bullying my taget species (basically anything that wasn't a carp) out of the swim. I didn't actaully hook any on the float but bumped/pricked several - probably striking at liners. Each time this happened bow waves radiated from my swim as the carp scarpered in every direction and it was during a lull following one of these episodes that I got my only lift bite of the evening resulting in the modest tinca.

By the time it got dark I was in 'if you can't beat them, join them' mode dapping bread in the margins and hanging on!