Fishing!

Just found a good lake for fishing. It always takes a while each move to find the right kind of fishing venue for me. It has got to be more than just a hole in the ground with water in. It has to be quiet: not right alongside a busy dual carriage way, it has to be small enough to walk around in under 20 minutes: I like to be able to choose where to fish and not have to hike for miles to get to the right place, it has to have trees: something you can snarl your hook and tackle in when you are casting, and features like reeds and islands and shaped inlets and things so you can choose how you fish and where: according to the time of day, the weather and the depth of the water, there is skill in having some idea where the fish are likely to be given the prevailing conditions. Of course once you have found a suitable lake then you have to get to know it!


Canons Ashby, I had a look at it last week and liked the look of it. Then went yesterday for 4 hours it was a glorious day and the fish were enjoying the warm weather, a lot of carp cruising near the surface looking beautiful, dragon flies galore and other wildlife(4 hours of peace and quiet in such a setting, wonderful!). There was a fair amount of mud making me wish I'd brought me wellies but not impassable and not surprising after all that rain and to top it all I ended up landing a 17lb mirror carp and a 10lb common carp; not bad for a first visit. I am looking forward to going again.