1st June (!)
NAA stillwater Widmead and Thatcham
0400 - 1200.
Overcast, still and mild - temps around 17/18ºC
1 carp, 11lb 5oz.
1st EVER close season session - oooo I feel a little bit dirty! Don't intend to make a habit of it but I had some time owed to me which if I didn't take by next week (and as ½ the office we already off, next week was out) I would lose. So I thought I'd join Paul on one of his 'free Fridays'. 1st part of the morning was purely reconnaissance, OK I did have a bait in the water but after 5 hours looking at a stationary float I was packed up in a flash when Paul suggested we move and try and get a carp or two off the top from a pit where they shouldn't be - and relocate them to where they should - work that clearly comes under the heading of 'Close Season Preparation! (In case you're wondering the club have a Section 30 for this that runs to the end of Oct).
Sure enough the carp were clearly patrolling the surface layers and catching them looked a doddle - especially as I had a fish pretty much first cast and Paul had a hook straightened with his first cast. Alas I didn't get another take - though Paul did go on to winkle out a couple of commons (mine was a mirror) of 5lb+ and 6lb+.
All in all a good excuse to be out!
I really didn't want my photo taken...
But Paul was determined to gather the evidence...
Paul had a 9½lber from Dixons.
Fish-on !
Fish on the bank.
Paul gets all arty (Again!)
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