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Linear Fisheries - St
John's Lake
I first arrived at Linear fisheries at 12pm on the 6th November 2007. I
quickly decided to target the carp in the St Johns Lake of the complex as I
had heard news of large fish coming out over the last weekend. Maybe the
carp in this lake was down on the bottom and feeding hard. If this was so,
it would give me the chance to catch carp using my best carp rigs presented
with stringers of 3 or 4 free boilies.
I chose the peg on the westerly bank of the lake, where the lake goes
narrow. I felt I could target any fish which move from one area of the lake
to the other, especially if they follow the wind. A strong wind had started
to blow hard towards the northern bank. This means a south-westerly wind was
starting to push towards the north end of the lake.
All 3 rods was set up by 3pm. I decided to use a tactic of little bait on
each rod as the water was quite cold. I wanted to figure out where the fish
may hold up, and because the opposite bank was very quiet, I thought casting
towards the other side would be a good bet to find the location of the carp
in St Johns Lake.
Fishing Session
5pm: After watching the water for 2 hours, I didn’t see much movement
of fish in my area. I decided to try out a different carp fishing rig
altogether. I used a very slow sinking balanced boilies on a very long hook
link of mono fishing line. I knew the fish was over the other side after
seeing signs of fish movements an hour before. I tried this fishing tactic
for a few hours, but with no takes I decided to set up the rods for the
night session.
9pm: I placed 2 carp fishing rigs in the centre area of the lake. I
had found a silt bed earlier in the day so I placed the rigs in this area. I
though it would be best to leave the rods there over night until the morning
when I could look for carp movement around my swim. I had a take on the
middle rod about 3am and as I struck into the fish it snagged the line up
and the fish pulled out before I could gain control again.
7th November 2007
6am: At first light I could see carp crashing out on the far bank
opposite to my swim. I immediately cast out new rigs; one with a pop up
bait, the other with a balanced slow sinking bottom bait. After 15 minutes
the slow sinker boilie produced the take. I pulled into the fish and within
15 minutes an 18 pound common was on the bank.
10am: No more visible carp showing in the swim. A south-westerly wind
had built up and the cloud cover was stopping the warmth of the sun getting
to the water. I decided to try out a zig rig on the third, roaming rod. This
didn’t produce any takes for the rest of the morning.
2pm: As there were no more movements I decided to take the rods out
of the water in order to rest the swim for the evening session. I baited up
in specific areas where carp are known to patrol. I prepared new fishing
rigs for the next cast.
6pm: As the light drew to a close, I prepared all 3 rods to be cast
out in featured areas in the swim. After casting out 2 of the rods, I seen a
big carp jump out of the water three-quarters across the swim. At this point
I changed my mind and placed the last rig towards the showing fish for the
night.
7pm: The rod cast to the showing fish produced the next take. After
only 5 minutes fight, I had a 23 pound mirror on the bank. A great result!
6am: None of the other rods produced takes during the night.
9am: The left hand rod had several bleeps over the course of few
hours; eventually I struck and held a fish. Unfortunately, I lost this carp
at the net. By the looks of it, it weighed roughly 15 pound.
6pm: After receiving no more takes, I decided to pack up.
St Johns is a great place to fish for big carp. Although, you should be
aware that with the angling pressure I think you’ll need to bring some new
fishing tactics if you want to catch the bigger monsters present in the
lake!
Further Information on How to Catch The Biggest Carp
Report March 2008 St John's Linear
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