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bristolclarke

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hi all,

i had my frist none-sea fishing match this weekend (sunday) at hunstrete near bristol part of the bathamton aa waters (it was a sliver fish only comp).

i drawed peg 66 had a chat with keith and he told me it 1 of the best pegs on the lake for sliver fish in the winter. i gave it my best shot not being a match fisherman myself just takeing part that counts. i started on the feeder with caters bream ground bait mixed 50/0 with brown crum. i started ok with some action with a bream of the margin self i was banging up kinda quick with my partner and not doing to bad. i change to a float to tiped right down and was getting bites instanitley. and samll fish after small fish but it slowed down around 1pm and with 2 hours left of them comp it was a bit of a struggle but maged a few more and a nice carp on a single magot on 4lb main line and 2lb hook lengh. it was around 10lb mark but dint count slivers only. had a relly enjoyable day and good to see a trun out of around 14-16 people,

there was a winning weight of 11lb and alot of long poole fishermen weighing in around 8- 4lb mark i came in with 2lb 2oz.

there was alot of good prizes for the winners. hopefully do better in the winter carp match in dec. HAS ANY ONE GOT ANY TIPS ON WINTER CARP FISHING ??

 

thanks jake.

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HAS ANY ONE GOT ANY TIPS ON WINTER CARP FISHING ??

 

thanks jake.

 

Where to start :rolleyes:

 

In winter the carp do not move around a lot, so it quite often pays to look for the fish, simplest way to do that is to cast a lead around the swim looking for signs, a good start is to try with one or two grains of corn.

Trouble is, even if you find them, getting them to feed is another story, try changing bait often, maggots work well when its cold. Keep feed to a bare minimum, low oil micro pellets are popular this time if year. Depending on the venue, the top methods could be "teabag" or "pellet cone" on the lead, using maggot or corn on the hook.

 

Best of luck, winter fishing for carp can be hit or miss, generally, the colder the weather the more the fish shoal up and do not move, but fish do not always listen to tips ;)

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HAS ANY ONE GOT ANY TIPS ON WINTER CARP FISHING ??

 

My tip is don't do it, I used to target Carp years ago in winter but the return for the work you put in does not seem worth it.

 

But if you are match fishing, you will need to make the most of it. Worms and maggots give you some chance.

Stephen

 

Species Caught 2014

Zander, Pike, Bream, Roach, Tench, Perch, Rudd, Common Carp, Mirror Carp, Eel, Grayling, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout

Species Caught 2013

Pike, Zander, Bream, Roach, Eel, Tench, Rudd, Perch, Common Carp, Koi Carp, Brown Goldfish, Grayling, Brown Trout, Chub, Roosterfish, Dorado, Black Grouper, Barracuda, Mangrove Snapper, Mutton Snapper, Jack Crevalle, Tarpon, Red Snapper

Species Caught 2012
Zander, Pike, Perch, Chub, Ruff, Gudgeon, Dace, Minnow, Wels Catfish, Common Carp, Mirror Carp, Ghost Carp, Roach, Bream, Eel, Rudd, Tench, Arapaima, Mekong Catfish, Sawai Catfish, Marbled Tiger Catfish, Amazon Redtail Catfish, Thai Redtail Catfish, Batrachian Walking Catfish, Siamese Carp, Rohu, Julliens Golden Prize Carp, Giant Gourami, Java Barb, Red Tailed Tin Foil Barb, Nile Tilapia, Black Pacu, Red Bellied Pacu, Alligator Gar
Species Caught 2011
Zander, Tench, Bream, Chub, Barbel, Roach, Rudd, Grayling, Brown Trout, Salmon Parr, Minnow, Pike, Eel, Common Carp, Mirror Carp, Ghost Carp, Koi Carp, Crucian Carp, F1 Carp, Blue Orfe, Ide, Goldfish, Brown Goldfish, Comet Goldfish, Golden Tench, Golden Rudd, Perch, Gudgeon, Ruff, Bleak, Dace, Sergeant Major, French Grunt, Yellow Tail Snapper, Tom Tate Grunt, Clown Wrasse, Slippery Dick Wrasse, Doctor Fish, Graysby, Dusky Squirrel Fish, Longspine Squirrel Fish, Stripped Croaker, Leather Jack, Emerald Parrot Fish, Red Tail Parrot Fish, White Grunt, Bone Fish
Species Caught 2010
Zander, Pike, Perch, Eel, Tench, Bream, Roach, Rudd, Mirror Carp, Common Carp, Crucian Carp, Siamese Carp, Asian Redtail Catfish, Sawai Catfish, Rohu, Amazon Redtail Catfish, Pacu, Long Tom, Moon Wrasse, Sergeant Major, Green Damsel, Tomtate Grunt, Sea Chub, Yellowtail Surgeon, Black Damsel, Blue Dot Grouper, Checkered Sea Perch, Java Rabbitfish, One Spot Snapper, Snubnose Rudderfish
Species Caught 2009
Barramundi, Spotted Sorubim Catfish, Wallago Leeri Catfish, Wallago Attu Catfish, Amazon Redtail Catfish, Mrigul, Siamese Carp, Java Barb, Tarpon, Wahoo, Barracuda, Skipjack Tuna, Bonito, Yellow Eye Rockfish, Red Snapper, Mangrove Snapper, Black Fin Snapper, Dog Snapper, Yellow Tail Snapper, Marble Grouper, Black Fin Tuna, Spanish Mackerel, Mutton Snapper, Redhind Grouper, Saddle Grouper, Schoolmaster, Coral Trout, Bar Jack, Pike, Zander, Perch, Tench, Bream, Roach, Rudd, Common Carp, Golden Tench, Wels Catfish
Species Caught 2008
Dorado, Wahoo, Barracuda, Bonito, Black Fin Tuna, Long Tom, Sergeant Major, Red Snapper, Black Damsel, Queen Trigga Fish, Red Grouper, Redhind Grouper, Rainbow Wrasse, Grey Trigger Fish, Ehrenbergs Snapper, Malabar Grouper, Lunar Fusiler, Two Tone Wrasse, Starry Dragonet, Convict Surgeonfish, Moonbeam Dwarf Angelfish,Bridled Monocle Bream, Redlined Triggerfish, Cero Mackeral, Rainbow Runner
Species Caught 2007
Arapaima, Alligator Gar, Mekong Catfish, Spotted Sorubim Catfish, Pacu, Siamese Carp, Barracuda, Black Fin Tuna, Queen Trigger Fish, Red Snapper, Yellow Tail Snapper, Honeycomb Grouper, Red Grouper, Schoolmaster, Cubera Snapper, Black Grouper, Albacore, Ballyhoo, Coney, Yellowfin Goatfish, Lattice Spinecheek

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I did a little bit of winter carping years ago, but could never shake off the feeling that I really ought to be out after chub. I did OK by fishing bright fruity mini boilies with a little PVA bag of mixed goodies and a good glug of pineapple flavour, cast as tight as I dare to marginal snags in shallow water. No other loosefeed, just keep trying different spots until you find fish. This was daytime fishing.

 

They like the snags because they feel safe, and like the shallow water because it warms up quickly in the sun. In fact, my top tip would be to only fish shallow venues, the deeper ones can simply shut down completely until spring.

 

Zigs are also worth a go, I don't think they actually spend that much time on the bottom, except in shallow water.

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