Newbury AA Stillwater - Thatcham

0430 - 1000

Clear and sunny, warm after a cool start (8ºC when I set up).

6 Carp; best 2, 14lb 8oz, 8lb 4oz - the rest 6 or 7lbers.

So after a crucianless night on Marsh Farm a morning trying for one nearer to home - this lake has them to over 3lb - but alas it is also the home to a lot of voracious carp! The 4 smaller ones all 'fell' to my float gear. All the time I was feed little bits of bread into the margins by my feet (any further out and the ducks get at it). It wasn't too long before the carp were competeing for freebies - so a quick change in tactics to freelined bread resulted in the 2 bigger ones straight away - before returning to looking at a float!

All fish caught by 0700 - could have gone home for breakfast!