Last weekend was lovely. The birds were singing and the sun was out. I was already burnt to a crisp after my excursion to Mallorca. I decided it best to head to a shady spot. With this in mind I took the short trip over to Landsend Fishery. I was going to fish Tadham lake but it was pretty full so I went over to Sidneys lake which only had a couple of people fishing it.
I found a small shady spot. I was confident as there are stacks of carp in here. Some of them have grown into doubles without doubt.
I plonked out a cage feeder and corn over toward one of the islands and fished the waggler a bit closer in. A few pellets in and a bit of waiting, then there were the tell tale swirls.
The alarm beeped and I missed it and the waggler bobbled about being attacked by hungry mouths but still I could catch one!
A few hours had passed and blanking was becoming a worry...
I busted out some Krill glug and plopped it over a cat biscuit. Finally I struck and hit. A small carp to start the proceedings. Wait...
When its head popped up I nearly fell in! A tense few seconds and it was in the net where the hook promptly fell out... Phew.
After all the excitement of what was probably a PB Perch I didnt really care about what happened next. Amazing how fortunes can turn so quickly!
Anyway I hooked into a large carp which promptly sped of and managed to eject the hook. It happens a lot.
However, after an immense scrap this bugger didn't manage to escape...
This one was on steroids and wouldn't hold still for a moment...
By this point the sun had moved and my feet were getting crispy. Time to chip on. 2 fish but both good 'uns.
