Deer's Glade today

[Norfolkboy]

We arrived at the lake around 8:30am and were the only ones to fish it the whole day.



It was very windy and wet, with the sun coming out only for the last 2 hours.

Baits used were maggots, db roach, spinners and sweetcorn.

I decided to go for perch during the day, Chris going for carp.

For the first 3 hours we had nothing, extremely windy and tough conditions to fish in.

We decided to feeder fish maggots, with maggots on the hook. I was using 5lb line and size 16 hook, we started to catch some nicel roach:



Chris then got a good bite on sweetcorn and caught the 1st carp of the day, a small 1 of around 2lb.

We then decided to go round the lake and do a bit of float fishing. We were catching tiny perch and stickleback

(pics are really naff )

Chris then caught another carp on maggots, around 4lb



I then caught my 1st and only carp of the day on maggots, a nice little 1 around 3.5lb:



That was it for the rest of the day, but not too bad, only the weather spoiling it

[jodz-aldebypitsexpert]

cool sounds like a good day! i fished that place once n i used a spiner for perch and landed about 5 perch! the biggest being 1lb 7oz - its quite a good fun way of fishing! thats woz for half the day then i just float fished for roach n w/e else woz there wiv a white maggot on size 18 hook and 3lb hooklength with 5lb line! prob a bit over the top but o well! the biggest fish was a roach just under 1lb so not a bad day!

on that day tho, sumtime last summer it was totaly calm and overcast so prob perfect conditions for fishing a lake like that!! mwaahah yay, lol!

have fun mate and good luck!

[Fishing Forum Admin]

Well done guys great read

Must admit was going this morning but looked out the window and said to myself " sod that for a laugh "

[Norfolkboy]

Have been told spinning is good for the perch in there, my mate had a 3lb+ fish on spinner.

Will wait til the weather is more still and a bit warmer. Where abouts were you catching them on the spinner, which end of the lake etc..

[jodz-aldebypitsexpert]

erm to b honest a cant remember! all i can remember is that i was within casting distance of a small island! that any help?

sorry it was so long ago i have a short memory, only remember the fish i caught!

jodz

[Norfolkboy]

No worries, there's 2 islands , and every peg is within casting distance Will try round the whole lake if it's not too busy

Can you remember what sort of spinner it was caught on? :)

[jodz-aldebypitsexpert]

yeh i do but dunno how to describe it! i will go get it and take a pic on my camera fone then put that onto computer then on here! how do u insert pictures??

jodz

[Old Smoothound]

Well done Dan a nice read, looks a nice lake, shame its such a long way away from me...as I think I have crossed over to the "Dark Side" and can't wait to go get some more Carp!! I might even buy a bivvy.....nah maybe not

But I have to admit to enjoying every minute of my trip out last Siunday.

[pingu]

welldone dan again
may have to try this non salty water soon so as too get some more points
like others looked out window this morning and thought give it a miss so didnt get any bait, then a lovely evening well done again