Resovoir Carp

So last weekend I went to the resovoir on a long walk to fish an area I’ve had my eye on for a while ,Probably my longest walk with my gear since my heart attack and no breathlessness so all was good there and back.I fished off a point into open water on bottom baits .After sitting there biteless  after over 3 hours I saw signs of fish and moved to a tight little spot just enough room for me and my gear

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So nothing came for my efforts on that day ,so it was back again today to a different peg and different tactics.I started off with solid bags rather than a boile approach.Id seen signs of fish so one up the channel and one accross to an over hanging tree.Apart from a few beeps and nothing to show I decided to fish the margins as I remember Chris telling me the margins payed off.So a bottom bait on one rod with a PVA bag and bottom bait and a pop up rig on the other rod.

The day was lovely a nice breeze at times and a robin visiting my swim all day looking for discarded bait.Mid afternoon I had a pull on the margin rod and decided to reel in and check it and couldn’t believe I’d been done probably by a bream, so rod back out and a few half boiles over the top and kicked back with a brew .As the day wore on catching a carp was gonna elude me so at 5pm and packed up, I will be back soon.
Tight Lines bloggers .

Getting ready For Barbel 13-7-19

well this morning was time to check my bag for Barbel fishing and tidy my bag out ready for my first session.First job was to soak fresh boilles in the pot .Top up my pellet pot and check all pots out for bait .Make sure Scissors, needle , and forceps were packed.Small tackle box was topped up with terminal tackle. Lead pouch was re organised .New batteries were fitted in head torch.Old baits crushed up ready for PVA Bags.All hooklengths we’re checked.PVA packed in narrow and wide mesh  were packed .Scales and weigh sling and buzz bars packed .

It’s no good walking all the way down the river with stuff you might need and things you don’t have, it’s all about being organised so you your session can be carried out .

Tight Lines Bloggers , see you on the river soon .