Fishing with crescent anglers today on a match .Upon arrival I noticed the colour of the water and the smell, obvious the warm weather had affected the water due to a green cast on the water or lack of using the aerator.Quite a few dead fish in the water and on the bank .
Not a nice thing to see .Id drew peg 10 , weather was warm no breeze .i set up 3 rigs , one for margins , one two plus two and a 3 plus 2 .Also I had a bomb rod to go across to the island .
I started of on the 3 plus 2 rig on pellet and within 10 minutes I had my first carp.Then nothing , I thought it’s gonna be one of those days .i was feeding corn in my 2 margin spots . I started rotating my pole positions but couldn’t buy a bite .I decided to try out a margin spot and saw a nice carp drifting along the margins , I lowered my rig right in front of me and bang carp on .I started then on bomb and pellet and that wasn’t working either .so come 12 I’ve 2 carp in the net .I carried on for the next 2 hours rotating swims to get something goin but whatever I tried wasn’t working.I decided to go back on bomb and pellet and it worked .catching wasn’t fast but a waiting game each cast worked .i stayed on this till the last 30 minutes and went down the edge , nothing .Went back on bomb & pellet for last 10 mins hoping for another fish . All out .
1st mark 66lb 1
2 Daz 56 lb 8
3 Me 46 lb 13
They only pay first & second . But I won my section .I lost four carp so I could have been in contention.
My first Stillwater Barbel .
Till I’m out again , tight lines .
