Free Line 109 — October 2026 - Flipbook - Page 166
ALEX
PAUL HANSON
STEVE
BENNETT
BRIGGS
I live on the boat an d thro u gh t he w i n te r, s o I h ave to p r i o ri t i s e
ke eping warm over carp fi s h i n g a t t i m es , b u t c a r p ca n s t i l l b e
fo und and caught in betwe en f lo o d s ( o c ca s i o n al ly i n f l o o d s ) .
T h ere is something very s a ti s f y i n g a b o u t f i s h i n g i n t h e s n ow
f rom the boat or the bank, a n d I am ye t to b an k myse l f a “ s n ow
c a rp”. I have been known to p u s h my l u ck i n prev i o us ye ars o n
t h e boat by getting stran de d i n o n e s p o t a s t h e f l oo dwa te rs
c o me down.
Grass carp:
I believe the grass carp o n t h e M e dway to b e te rri to r i al , a n d
I h ave seen a group of six s h o a le d u p . I f re g ul a r ca rp a re in t h e
a rea, catching grass carp c a n b e d i f f i c u l t (m ayb e t h e o th e rs
b u lly them away). I believe t he re a re t wo g ra s s c a rp i n t h e
Fa rleigh stretch around 8l b s a n d 1 1 lb s , a n d s i x g ra s s c a rp i n
t h e Maidstone stretch ave ra g i ng b e twe en 1 9 a n d 2 5l b s w i t h
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