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FREE LINE / FIELD JOURNAL
STEVE CARTWRIGHT
FIELD NOTES
Next Friday, I turn up, and the lake is busy. I settle for a swim I m not
entirely happy with and go to sleep, as I ve been on nights. I was lazy,
never worked my swim, and as a result, I blanked like a pro and went
home, but at least I got some sleep!
I booked another three days off, and on the 28th April I am on it
for potentially three days see what happens, eh? The wife has been
primed she is a good un and has never stopped me going fishing.
I try to deliver a healthy balance, hence why I only do one night a week
on the bank. Sometimes it can be longer, but generally speaking, it is
once a week for an overnighter. I cast out to spots and have a 17lb
common to start with just as it is turning dusk.
It does go cold overnight no frost but cold and mist on lake
a
pea-souper. I cannot see the other bank when casting. The next day it
is sunny, and I noticed a fish top in one area twice. I find a close-in
marginal spot on the far bank between two weed beds and fire in 100
boilies to the area, and then a bag, and it flies in to the spot a very
tight-to-the-bank cast. Five minutes later, we are cradling a nice 30lb
4oz common nice one well happy!
The area I am fishing has some nice weed beds with some very
convenient gaps leading to the far bank. The fish can be seen milling
around in the weed beds when the sun is out, and accurate casting in
between gives good presentation.
37lb common
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50lb 4oz catfish
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