{"id":5956,"date":"2011-05-25T04:19:38","date_gmt":"2011-05-25T03:19:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.anglinglines.com\/blog\/?p=5956"},"modified":"2024-11-28T13:30:52","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T12:30:52","slug":"a-year-in-the-life-of-an-angling-lines-field-tester-pt-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anglinglines.com\/blog\/a-year-in-the-life-of-an-angling-lines-field-tester-pt-3\/","title":{"rendered":"A year in the life of an Angling Lines Field Tester \u2013 Pt 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

Paul Cooper is one of a small band of anglers we use to Field Test our venues. Over the course of several Blog Posts he\u2019ll take you through his 2010 trips;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Carp

Returning a 38lb 9oz safely back to Lac du Villefond<\/p><\/div>\n

Part 3 – Lac Du Villefond<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

It was late September when I visited Lac Du Villefond<\/a> with Paul Brookes. Our task was to try and put some of the lakes bigger fish on the bank. My research of the lake showed that Lac Du Villefond is a little less than 8 acres with flat grassed banks around the lake. It has depths from 1 foot to 9 foot and has an island central to the lake. On site is a shower room and toilet adjacent to the caravan. With fish averaging 30lb plus this should prove to be an interesting week.<\/p>\n

I was not prepared to change my bait or tactics from my 2 previous trips, so once again I had Shaun send me out his Chilli Chocolate boilies.<\/p>\n

The temperature was into the low thirties with very little movement from its residents to give away their location. Paul settled into a swim opposite to the island and I settled in a corner off the dam.<\/p>\n

\"Carping

Relaxing in swim 2<\/p><\/div>\n

On my second day of sitting out in scorching sunshine with no fish to my name, I saw carp showing in front of a shaded swim on the dam, a move was on the cards. On the afternoon of my move I struck lucky with an impressive 32lb 14oz carp. Over the next 24 hours I landed three other thirties to 39lb 4oz. The area where I had taken the fish from was more easily reached from the bank to my left, so the next day I was on the move again; 4 days and 3 different swims but I was now in for a fishing bonanza.<\/p>\n

The final swim that I settled into had shallow margins gently sloping off to around 6 foot at 76 yards out into the lake. With this in mind I changed my tactics and used rattler indicators to allow me to fish slack lines. Over the next 3 nights I landed a further 16 thirties, a 41lb 12oz mirror, and an upper twenty, with the average being 35lb plus. Paul Had 2 carp of 35lb 2oz and 30lb 14oz.<\/p>\n

Despite catching 23 carp over thirty pound, we had not fully achieved our task, and some of the bigger residents still remained uncaught. With a bit of arm twisting I may get Dave to send me back next year. My next trip was already booked at a new venue for Angling Lines, Golden Oaks<\/a> Lake.<\/p>\n

You can read the full article detailing Paul’s trip here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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