Mar 2011

Spring has finally sprung at Lillypool!, 1st Mar

It's Sunday March 6th and the weather is finally warming up over here. The nights are still cold, almost into minus figures, but during the day you can feel the heat in the morning sun and things are starting to wake up... animals and plants alike. The temperature has been getting up to 15 degrees c, which for the beginning of March is pretty good.

Anyway with this in mind I have been feeding the carp & with signs that the fish were starting to move I decided to pull in a short session. Putting one rod on each of the baited spots, in less than 4hrs, I had a fish of each of the spots. They were on the pellet and boilie big time... it was all over me and the unhooking mat. The fish were 22,27 and 29lb.

With little bailiff on hand to do the honours with the camera for the last two, hook holds treated with carp care, they all swam off to fight another day.

See you soon, Jay.

Mar 2011

Another cracking early season session, 1st Mar

Following my recent success on the 6th of March fishing on the baited spots I decided to make the effort at the weekend.

It’s now the 13th March and with the bait still going in on the same spots it was obvious the fish were still on the feed.  The weather was still warm although rain was forecast. One rod went to the reeds, the other to the back of the island and finally the longer chuck to a reed bed on the no fishing bank. First rod out was to the island. I put the rod down on the buzzer, clipped up and picked up the second rod… and yes I did forget to turn my buzzer on.

As I was baiting up my second rod I was surprised to hear my baitrunner going and the island rod bent round. I dropped the bait and hit into what seemed to be a very good fish. After what was an epic battle, finally, arms aching, little bailiff (AKA Eloise) slipped the net under the hard fighting fish. It was 27.8lb… not a monster but what fight!

It wasn't to be long before little bailiff was to join in on the action and set a new junior record with only her second ever carp… a lovely fish of 22.8lb. Just look how chuffed she was! Rods back out and time for more!

Next one was to be off the reeds on the no fishing bank. After another good scrap a stunning mirror of 24lb was in the net. Finally with dusk fast approaching there was time for one more fish. This time a fish of 26.8lb taken from the back of the island again.

What a result for only 6½ hours fishing!

Mar 2011

BBQ ready to go!, 1st Mar

We've installed a BBQ for the start of the 2011 season. Roll on those long summer evenings!