what would u do

[new fisher]

hey, i would just like to know what u would do because im fishing a very small lake with a good amount of carp up to 15lb, and a few tench and bream. also the lake is filled to the brim with very anoying guedgeon who will destroy your bate in seconds ( sweetcorn, maggots, casters, worms, meat ). im float fishing or maybe feeder fishing, for any of the the main species of tench bream carp. there is a rules which say i cant use any seeds floating bait, pop ups and can only use one rod. so i want to know how to aproch this water. i was thinking float fishing the lift method but i dont know what to put on the hook. would 10 mm boilies work and also would dynamite swim stim pellets which i just bought work. or maybe 8mm halibut pellets.

thanks

[NICK R]

worm ,,Say no more

[BoldBear]

If your small lake is full of gudgeon then theres not many baits that will be ignored by them (if any).

Pellets or small boilees may withstand the gudgeon attacks for long enough for the Tench, Carp & Bream to find them but you will also need to use some loose feed or groundbait to keep the larger fish rooting around in your swim once they arrive.
You may have to put up with the hoards of Gudgeon homing in on your feed until the Tench, Carp or the Bream shoal arrives and start rooting about, then hopefully the gudgeon may thin out a bit until the larger fish move on.

I fish a stream that has hoards of big gudgeon & minnows that swarm over a bait as soon as it hits the bottom but using pellets seems to prevent them from being too big a problem.

The lift method sounds like a good way to go especially if you are fishing fairly close in.

[yatesie1990]

feeder fish mate with a preston inline feeder and you can buy hookable bait bands put 1 on ur hook and put ant hard 8mm pellet

[muddy_boots]

Have you tried artificial bait?

[muddy_boots]

Depends really, but I caught my biggest carp on fake sweetcorn.