Well, after an easter break in Barcelona I was itching to get back on the bank, so despite having had only 4 hours sleep aboard the night train home to Limoges, and pouring rain outside i managed to catch a window of dry weather and race down to the lakes. Just as I got the rods in the water the heavens opened again and i was consigned to watching the water from beneath my brolly, which has decided to spring a leak!
Anyway, after dark, and a little reading I was soon passed out asleep, only to be awoken just before midnight by a drop-back on my left hand rod. This had been positioned on the same spot i had lost one from on the previous session, and baited with a 3 boillie stringer and a few catapulted freebies. A dogged fight ensued, in which the fish resisted but did not take any line, and before long a nice looking mirror carp slipped over the net cord.
After readying the camera for a couple of snaps, I lifted the net out of the deep margins to reveal a lovely dark, half-linear-esque mirror. She pulled the scales around to 16lbs 2ozs and swam off to fight another day - just imagine how beautiful this fish will look when it weighs 30lbs+!
Stumble it!
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Hi Will,
Well done on this lovely fish. I admire you courage to get the rods out in such vile conditions. Same weather up here in northern France, but the fish seem to be feeding as we have had them out to 47lb+ on my lakes.
Just goes to show if you do get out you can get them at this time of the year despite the weather.
Cheers
Gareth
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