CARP FISHING REPORT
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Bradley's Lake - Gloucestershire (17th June 2008)
However, the size of the lake was not the only surprise, the lake was also empty! Wow, for years I'd fished places like Linear in Oxfordshire, and the RMC waters and got used to putting up with less choice for swims, now I had 112 acres to myself - Yahoo!
In the end I settled for a peg on the bank next to wood pool. This was where a strong South-west wind was blowing to. I liked this peg because it also had a buoy not too far out in front and I wanted to use that as a rough marker guide in order to bring some perspective to that huge water mass in front of me. I also thought that I could fish the little "wood pool" next to Bradley's if there was no action on the big lake, although, I later found I wasn't allowed to fish it.
Fishing Session
8pm: I had a few line bites on the middle rod which was on the baited area. I decided to bring in the lines a little closer in and try another clear patch I had found with the marker earlier in the day. No takes for 3 hours.
11pm: I had changed all 3 rigs, making one with a longer hook link, one changed to clear nylon material and using a bigger hook size. The third rig was changed to all braid and placed in a PVA bag to wallop out to an area I thought was some fish movement. Although, at this time it was hard to hear any fish because the wind was picking up and the water was getting much more choppy.
6.30am: The rod went off again within 20
minutes of casting back into the area. This was another carp but it was very
jerky during the initial stages of the fight, this I believed was another stockie carp. Yes, it weighed just over ten pounds. They are getting bigger!
8am: It was getting crazy now, it seemed like a run every cast! Although all of them was only small stockies with the biggest 11.8, it was nice to actually have numerous runs just like in the old days when I first started carp fishing.
11am: The fishing session was due to end soon, but I knew I would be packing all the gear into the car and leaving the rods in the water right until the last few minutes. Yes, and I was still getting runs on packing up the rods!
Yes, I had thoroughly enjoyed my first trip to
Bradley's lake. I had only caught the small fish in the lake but it was a
nice way to end. I would definitely be visiting Bradley's again in the near
future. More Carp Fishing Reports on Other Lakes & Fisheries: Linear St John's Lake: November 2007 Linear Brasenose One Lake: March 2008 Linear Hardwick's & Smiths April 2008 Linear Oxlease Lake April 2008 Fishing Trip Pool Hall Fisheries 2008 Poolhall Specimen Lake: June 2008 Watermark Fishery September 2008 Bradley's Lake Gloucestershire: Sept 2008 Report Bradley's Huge Lake: July 2008 Fishing Session Bradleys Lakes: August 2008 Barston Lakes Carp Fishing Report: July 2008
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6am:
The stormy winds had finally calmed right down by the early hours of the
morning. I finally had chance to get the rods out onto the area I had been
baiting for a day. I placed a balanced boilie on the hook and cast it out.
As the other rigs were being prepared for casting, I had a ultra fast take
as the rod bounced up and down on the pod. I pulled into an erratic fish as
it tried to escape the swim. Within ten minutes I had caught my first
Bradley's mirror carp. It only weighed about 6 pounds but I was glad to
catch after the long wait through the storm.