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Ok, so its been way to long since I last got out for some fishing, the river season is closed over here, plus my piking is on hold to allow them some respite after spawning, so having a few hours free I headed to a local pond.
The rain and hail had eased off and the sun was actually trying to break through.

I opted to fish in the corner of the pond as the wind was blowing straight into it.
My set up was a 13ft float rod, reel loaded with 5lb mono, 3½lb hooklength/leader and a size 16 hook, pretty simple but effective set up.



As the wind was blowing directly into the corner, that is were I wanted to fish, so after finding the correct depth I made my first cast along the edge of some reeds.
Bait was a simple piece of breadflake.



Near enough straight away my float dipped, a quick strike and I was unhooking a small roach.
First fish I have seen for a while so despite its size I was pleased.



So I start catching roach nearly every cast, no problem I was enjoying it, plus I knew that something a bit bigger would home in on the activity eventually.

After a while, my float dipped in a different way, this time as I struck, the fish started taking line.
A while later I was netting my first carp of the session, a rather nice looking common carp.



I continued fishing in the same way, piece of breadflake on the hook cast tight to the reeds.
I managed to land a couple more carp plus a few more roach before it started getting dark.

Mirror carp




All in all, a very enjoyable few hours, I was just glad to get back out on the banks again.

Looking forward to my next session.


Ray.

Cool Pics Ray I always look for and enjoy your posts from "Across the Pond"

Well in.

Glad you're back wetting a line, but we just need to wrangle a way to get you back over here.

Beautiful pictures and a great report as always. I keep looking for your post with the expectation of seeing some great photographs. And as always, you have never disappointed me.

Jimmy

thanks for the replies gents, hopefully it will not be as long untill i next get out.

but we just need to wrangle a way to get you back over here

you would think that with all the stinkpotters on the site, one of them would have a decent enough boat to shoot over and pick me up.



ray.

If you are referring to one in particular, I am not sure he would come back!

As always thanks for sharing Ray.

I'm always amazed at your reports, the weird floats, the tiny hooks, crazy baits....always interesting and entertaining, thanks

also, come to think about it some of those carps look a bit like a redfish....do they fight as hard?

do they fight as hard?

they certainly do sir.


ray.