Newbury AA Lakes - Thatcham

0500 - 0900

Bright and sunny - warm (even at 0500) 15º - 19ºC

2 Carp (10lb exactly, 6lb 3oz) ½doz perch & roach

A frustrating morning chasing crucians - had big ones rolling in the swim but no hittable bites. Both carp in last ½ hour when I switched to floating bread in the margins just to get a bend in the rod!!!