23rd June 2012 - Cobbleacre

Went to Cobbleacre with Dr Fox.

We fished Mario's lake.

Fished 07.00-19.00 without a single run.

A multitude of baits were tried

Nothing.... Nada.....Nowt.

Lovely looking lake, but we need a result. Foxy has now fished over 90 hours at Mario's without a run.....

Next time..... next time....

Shropham 10.06.12

I took my mrs for a nice romantic stroll around a lake in Shropham yesterday.

Wymondham & District Angling Club have the rights to the water and it's £50/year.

There was a match on. We took a meander round. It really was a cracking looking water.

I've scaled it via google maps at approx 900ft long by 370 ft wide at it's widest point.

I met the chap i'd spoken to on the phone and he made us feel very welcome.

We spotted 3 halfway decent commons basking in the sunshine. My guess was 6,8, & 12 ish pounds.

According to another chap I knew who was fishing the match, the carp go to 27lb ish, but there are "only a handful of carp in here"........... Hmmm......

Tench to 8lb and bream to 5-6lbs. Pike too!

I'm tempted, but I can't help but think that the match guys weren't that "busy" whilst we were there.....

I'm getting "hard water" vibes.....

It's on my doorstep though (well, from work anyway) and it really did look most appealing. That doesn't catch fish though does it????

The hunt for a ticket water continues....... bum holes....

09.06.12 All Quiet On The Felthorpe Front...

6am start on Mirror Lake, Felthorpe.

Avon rods and 40 Okuma Epix V2's were used along with a carp pole for around an hour or so (with no great results)

A great run missed around 9am ish. It went off like a missile. My hooklink broke where i'd pinched a shot on to stabilise a buoyant bait. Savage was the word.

Foxy was in early on with a 4lb 14oz tench. He was more than a little chuffed....

superman vs supertench

I continued to try all manner of different methods and baits, but alas no. I could see fish moving in my swim, but there was just nothing happening. Most annoying.

Chris had a bizarre common catch in the afternoon. His line became snagged on a branch, which had a 7lb common attached to it via someone else's broken off rig. It's not the first time that it's happened to him either. I'd buy a lottery ticket if I were you Chris!

Gobby....

I had a tench later on in the afternoon. No as big as Foxy's, but welcomed nonetheless. It was on a "spare" rod and 30 okuma. Nice little fight. I was using an "alternative feeder" with fake corn.



So that's it really.

Packed up around 5pm and headed home. Didn't blank, but didn't set the world alight either.I think i've been spoilt over the past few trips.

Hey ho... Onwards and upwards....