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Tuesday
8th August
Down
for my first session at Dinton since my big hit in
early July. Due to work
commitments and my holiday in France, this is the
first visit I’ve made to the lake in about a
month. This is typical of my
fishing these days-intensive periods of 2-3day
sessions, followed by long periods away from the lake
due to work. This makes it
difficult to catch up with any change in the
carps’ movements while I’m away, but when
I’m in the middle of a mini campaign I can
often get a couple of swims baited up and fish these
consistently for a few weeks. The
first couple of sessions back are usually hard though
and this session is no
different! The area of the
lake where I was catching in June and July is now
virtually devoid of carp. There are a few
around the massive weed beds about 100 yards away but
getting a hooked fish out of there is almost
impossible. Even Uncle Jim is
despondent and has hardly had a fish from this
area.
It
seems that the fish have moved to the opposite end of
the lake, to the deep water and massive weed beds
around the Social swim and down to the Beach
area. They don’t
usually get caught here much in the summer months,
preferring to feed here in the autumn, but it looks
as if they are there to
stay.
Wednesday
9th August
Nothing to
report so far and I’ve yet to see a single carp
within about 80 yards of my baits.
Later in
the day I spot a single carp near my
baits. It’s Sid, one of the
fish I caught in July when it weighed nearly
51lb! I don’t really want to catch
her again, but there’s no chance of that as she
looks very nervous. I don’t see her
again.
Thursday
10th August
The
Social swim has come free so I decide to move down
for the last night of the session.
There are dozens of fish in the swim, but it’s
very, very weedy. I get my
baits positioned on decent spots next to thick weed,
so I’m quite hopeful.
I’ve spodded out a decent bed of my mix on both
rods, but I know the swim has had a lot of pressure
so I’m not hugely confident.
However, it’s good that I’m fishing this
area as the carp appear to have become resident
around here, so I need to evaluate the carp’s
behaviour and habits, and sort out a couple of swims
where I can fish consistently and prebait a little
without upsetting
anyone.
Friday
11th August
Nothing
has happened, and the fish appear cagey and unwilling
to feed. I pack up early and take a
good look round the lake before I go, trying to
establish some ideas for my next session in a few
days time.
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