Blakey's Fishing Blog

With a Pleasant day - chores done at home a quick visit to pick up 1 pint of red maggot and small pack of frozen pinapple 20mm boilies from Big Johns menat an afternoon session.

I set up on Peg 16 with Ledger under the Island tree and on the pole to the right hand side margin.

Tried Maggot, Pellet, sweetcorn & paste over pellet on the pole but only small Perch and Roach on the maggot.

Had a run on the ledger aftr a 1 1/2 hrs - and landed a pristine 5lb Common - The 1st carp I've landed on this lake since a Baliff fish in April. My haven't these carp come on well over the past 2+ years since they were introduced as 1/2lb > 1lb babies !

I switch to the new In-line Fox Flat feeder to the mid position with hair rig double sweetcorn, Within 3 mins a tap then a fierce pull round - A short but spirited fight - landed another Pristine carp which I thought went about 7lb but was 9lb dead on - a very deep body - yet another from that brood stock.

A couple runs on the ledger one where the bobbin drop back with a single beep no line going out but in an arc the fish running towards the red zone. Lifted in was on for a second but lost it.

I was just about to switch over to maggot feeder when a few big twitches on the tip - this was a nice 3 1/2lb tench on double hair rigged 6mm Sonu Halibut pellet.

After a couple more cast decided to switch to the maggot feeder Size 14 / Double red maggot. Casting to all locations around the swim - A few Roach /Perch knocks. Then just before Dusk bang just off the Island . Had a long fight and had to let it run many times as a large carp kept making a dash for freedom. A nice mirror weighing in at 17lb 4oz.

As I was packing up the feeder etc. had a run on the ledger another big fish as it took me round the Island and snagged me up and off it came. The guy sat on the Bench murmured - "you lost it then"

It was dark when I finally got my gear to the car - A good impromptu session.