Carp Sleeper

I arrived at the lake at 7 pm, and there was another angler in 4. There was an ENE wind blowing into number 5. It looked and felt quite good over there, so I dropped in. I put one rod on the hard spot I found in my previous session. Took about three casts at the spot to hit … [Read more...] about Spring 2025 | Session 6

Arrived at 8ish, just as it was getting dark, and no one else was on. There was a howling easterly wind pushing into swim 5. I didn't want to be on the end of that, and I bet the fish didn't either, so I set up opposite in swim 4. Had a quick lead about along the reed-lined … [Read more...] about Spring 2025 | Session 5

Arrived at the lake at around 7 pm. It was dark, and no one else was there. Went back to Swim 5. I felt that was a good bet with the sun and southeasterly winds we have had. For the first job, I chucked a lead about to the right of my left-hand hard spot rod a bit further out. … [Read more...] about Spring 2025 | Session 4

Got down the lake in the dark about 6.30 pm. One other angler in swim 4 went directly opposite in swim five. The same swim fished in the previous session. I got the Tempest up and everything in place first to get the rigs sorted under the bivvy light. First was the middle … [Read more...] about Spring 2025 | Session 3

Managed to get down to the new lake at lunchtime for session two. Arrived at lunchtime, four on in swims 1,3,7, and 10, so went in 5. The weather was easterly in the swim, with wind blowing into my bank and lovely warm sunshine, 19. degrees today. First thing, I launched an … [Read more...] about Spring 2025 | Session 2

Got down the new lake for the first time. Two guys were down, one bivvied up in number one and another doing the day in five. There are 10 swims on the lake, four on one side and six on the other. However, one swim is overgrown and unfishable, and one is roped off, so there are … [Read more...] about Spring 2025 | Session 1