Top Pond
Top Pond is fishing well now with new 'stockie'
Carp livening up catches and Carp up to 2 1/2 lb showing up. Even
when it is cold you can still get plenty of fish and Ralph Smith
beat the Top Pond match record with 29lb 7oz. Orfe are also feeding
well with catches over 20lb solely of Blue Orfe !
Maggot and Pinkie are baits that are working well
but the Carp will still take Corn and Pellet pellet is starting to work better.
Feeding tips are much the same as the Island Pond - take it easy to
start but be ready to step up when the fish are feeding well.
Island Pond
The Island Pond has steadily improved in the last
week and is now fishing well and seeing big catches again. Ide are the
most consistent fish and some lovely bags up to 25lb including fish
to 1lb are being seen more regularly. Carp are also starting to show
more, including lots of the new stock in bags of over 30lb, but on
each day certain areas will be best and they are still feeding
better later in the day. Carp of 6lb are getting caught daily and is
only a matter of time before it warms enough for the big Tench to
join in and odd Tench to 4lb are showing now.
Maggot is still the most consistent bait but when
the Carp are feeding corn is working well and pellet is getting
better. Key at this time
of year is how much to feed - still worth taking it easy to start
with, but once you start catching it can often pay to step up the
feed to draw more fish and get them competing.
In the deeper pegs near the cafe there are always
plenty of small fish to keep you busy including Roach, Gudgeon and
Orfe. These can be caught close in but be prepared since the odd big
fish can move in and surprise you!
Main Loch
Thousands of newly stocked Carp of 3-6oz and small
Chub have kick-started sport and some good fishing is usually the
result with some nice recent catches getting up to 30lb. Paul Joyce
had a great catch last week of around 100 Carp. Occasional bigger
Carp to 3lb are also getting in on the act and skimmer Bream are
starting to make an appearance too.
The fish are starting to come closer onto a pole line though Feeder
and Sliding float tactics are still working well. Fish can sometimes
be caught very close in on the cafe bank. When fishing the feeder a
relatively long tail, from 3ft to 5ft helps to hit the bites and
changing from a feeder to a bomb, now and again, also makes a big
difference. Maggot and Pinkie are still the most consistent baits at
the moment but Pellet is starting to work for Carp.
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