Free Line 109 — October 2026 - Flipbook - Page 101
EXCLUSIVE
WRAYSBURY
NORTH LAKE
There are certain lakes th a t
s t and above all others. Wa t e r s
t h at have built a repu ta t i o n
t h rough history, incred i b l e
c a rp
and
unfo rgetta b l e
c a ptures. Wraysbury No r t h
L a ke is u ndoubtedly o ne o f
t h em. Simply walking thro u g h
t h e gates feels different. Yo u
i m mediately sense that y o u
a r e standing on on e of th e
m ost iconic carp fisherie s i n
t h e count ry, a place wh e r e
d r eams are realised a n d
l e gends are made.
My campaign began in the
d e p t h s o f w i n t e r. Fo r t h r e e
m o n t h s I f i s h e d r e l e n t l e s s l y,
e n d u r i n g l o ng c o l d s e s s i o n s
with
very
little
reward.
Looking back, those blank
t r i p s w e re n e v e r a w a s t e
o f t i m e. T h e y g a v e m e t h e
o p p o r t u n i t y t o s t u d y t h e l a k e,
l e a r n i ts m o o d s a n d p r e p a r e
for the spring campaign that I
k n e w wo u l d e v e n t u a l l y c o m e.
B y t h e t i m e s p r i n g a r r i v e d,
I h a d i d e n ti fi e d s e v e r a l a r e a s
a n d s wi m s t h a t s u i t e d t h e
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