Fishing Les Noyers in the Snow… they can be caught!
We arrived on the Sunday as usual and the lake looked in excellent condition… but our optimism had been tempered by the weather forecast. It was due to turn much colder with high pressure, northerly winds & possibly snow. So a good weeks fishing was looking more and more unlikely. My son, Finlay, set up in the Path Swim & myself in Roy’s, as both are sited close to the house. We decided to fish daylight hours only in view of the impending expected change in weather. continue reading…
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Carp fishing in the winter can include long periods of inactivity. It is important that you stay warm, especially now that the weather looks as though it is ready to turn very cold at the end of January. Below are some hints and tips to help you stay warm during the long winter sessions. Most of this is common sense, but it doesn’t hurt to remind yourself of the obvious now and again. continue reading…
This is the time of year when some of the biggest fish in a lake can be most vulnerable to capture; so winter carp fishing is not as mad as it might first appear! Good planning and preparation including refinement of baits, rigs and use of using warm clothing and equipment is easy. Read on to improve your chances of big winter fish… The often different activity levels of other fish species and altered availability of many natural foods along with changes in carp behaviour in colder water temperatures can contribute to making them a little easier to catch at specific times. Very often the impact of there being far less angling pressure with only the really keen anglers going fishing makes thing much easier. Sometimes you can have the pick of the most favoured swims, although this can become a problem if fish are grouped in front of only 2 or 3 swims on a water. continue reading…
Location location location!
First find your fish; they may be indicated by other anglers catching fish, or come from where you caught previously. Past year’s records of hotspots and over – wintering areas can be very useful. But these can vary according to a season’s dominant prevailing winds directions and temperatures. Also fishing pressure, food availability, changes in the lake bed caused by moving / feeding carp, other fish present, e.g.; big over – wintering catfish etc can alter ‘holding areas! Snags in the water like fallen trees, rocks etc, silt beds, gravel bars, old water lily beds, dying weed beds, water inflows, overhanging trees / bushes can all hold fish and all are worth a try. Also investigate cut – away banks, undercut margins, shallow margins in shade or sun where rolling / bubbling fish may be observed, in Winter on the end of a warmer wind or the back of a Northerly wind, reed beds, underwater humps, troughs, ‘food traps’ along the prevailing winds lanes, dips, smooth hard areas may well indicate a feeding area as will old silted up areas / bloodworm beds that produced fish previously in warmer times of the year.
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We have just received this carp fishing venue update, from lake owner Chas Cook, informing us of his excellent results over the Winter period in France at his lake Vaux in Normandy
Chas takes up the story:
” I continued to put my rods out throughout January, February and into March, but as always only late morning until dark.
Overall I landed 55 carp, 18 commons and 37 mirrors, the commons being 2 x high doubles, 6 x 20s to 29lb 14oz and 10 x 30s to 39lb 4oz and the mirrors being 17 x 20s to 29lb 6oz, 19 x 30s to 39lb 4oz and one 49lb 2oz. So my fishing carries on at the coldest time of the year and I am still catching. continue reading…
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