Call me predictable, but with this mixed lake fishing so well, and no river within 30 mins drive, I stuck to what i know

Monday - Took my neighbour Glyn who has introduced me to sea fishing. I'd emailed the club the night before asking if it was OK, but having had no response, and Glyn content to sit alongside me watching,assist with the netting and take the pictures, I couldn't see it would do much harm. A slow morning though, with seven bream between 8oz and 3lbs and two commons of 7lb 10 and 8lb 10. Still, as a misanthropic, anti-social solitary angler, it was nice to have someone with me. |Home o find an email from the club saying no guests under any circumstances. Oops. Sorry Glyn, no more trips.

Tuesday evening - the day before Storm Agnes came to blow Wales away and with a harvest moon due to rise, I sensed the fish might be up for it. They were too and were happy to take bread all evening. Bream of 1lb 3, 12 oz, 1lb 4 Commons of 8lb 8, 6lb 2, 7lb 12, 5lb 2, 5lb 6, 5lb 7, 6lb 8.  Mirror of 8lb 12. Tench of 2lb 8. Great fun.

Friday - a chillier start which maybe contributed to little sign of moving fish all morning. A single carp of 5lb 6 and two lost during the fight. Four bream, one of 1lb 14 and another of 3lb. One fight with what I presumed was a decent pike scared the life out of me when, unseen and headed towards netting range, the line pinged and the water shot an 8oz bream less its throat and much of one flank which must have been grabbed by a pike on taking my bait.