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el l, ju st liketha tw ea re ha lf wa ythrou gh th ey ea r– I have ab so lu te ly no id ea wh erethe ti me ha sgon e! La st mo nthI sp okea bo ut th ef ac ttha tI ’v en ot ha da lo to f ti me fo rp er so na lf is hi ng an dwas sa to nthe ba nkso f my sy nd ic ate, th ev er yn ex ts es si on th ey ha da go at sp aw ni ng ,o n Ap ri l2 8th! Ih av e, ho we ve rb een en jo yi ng th ew ea th er as mu ch as th ef is hh av ea nd Ithi nk I’ ve be co me ob se ss ed wi th ga rd en in g! Ik no wy ou mi gh tb ethi nk in g“ Wh at ’s he go in go na bo ut ?T hi si s af is hi ng ma ga zi ne ,” an dI fu lly he ar yo u, bu tthe re ’s am etho dtoi t al l; fl ow er s, it se em s, area grea ti nd ic ator of ho wf ar al on gw ea re in th es ea so n, an drec en tl yb ig -c ar pa ng le rG ar yA tk in re fe re nc ed hi s‘ Tree of Tr uth’ in th egarde n, wh ic hI be lie ve wa sa Ch er ry Bl os so m. He al so po sted ap ho to th ey ea rp re vi ou so nthe sa me da ya nd it sg ro wthwas fa ra he ad .Tec hn ol og ya nd na tu re wo rk in g ha nd in ha nd ,i t’sa fu nnyo ne re al ly,w ethi nk of th es ea so ns as th es ef ix tu re stha td on’t mo ve bu tthe ya re ex trem el yf le xi bl e. No ye ar is th es am e; th is sp ri ng fe lt ru sh ed bu ti ntru th Ithi nk it ju st st ar te dm uc he ar lie r. En jo yi ta ll ye ar ro un dI sa y, an de nj oy ea ch st ageo fi t.
Th is Ju ne is su eb ri ng sy ou so me be lter s, wi th my pe rs on al favo ur ite, te ch ni ca lly sp ea ki ng ,b ei ng an ar ti cl ef ro mM at tE aton wh ereh et al ks ab ou tb al an ci ng ho ok ba it s. It ’s so me th in gtha ti s so ov er lo oked an di fy ou re ad on ethi ng an dt akei ti n, le ti tb etha t be ca us ei t wi ll ca tc hy ou mo re fi sh !
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We’ ve co me do wn to Fa rl ow sf or a2 4- ho ur tr ip , an do ne ni gh t ob vi ou sl yo na co mp le xl ike th is is no ta lo t, so th eb ig ge st th in gy ou ’r eu pa ga in st is ti me ;o bv io us ly it ’s yo ur en em yb ut al so it ’s al la bo ut be in gw he re th ef is ha re
So th es ho rt er yo ur se ss io n is ,a nd th is wi ll pr ob ab ly su rp ri se al ot of pe op le ,t he mo re im po rt an ti ti st ha ty ou sp en dt im et of in dt he fi sh an dg et on th em ,b ec au se yo uh av en ’t go tt im et ow ai t fo rt he fi sh to co me an df in d yo ud ur in gt he co ur se of yo ur se ss io n, or ma yb eo ne or tw o ni gh ts in ,i tm at er ia lis es th at th ef ar co rn er of th el akei s wh er et he ya re an dy ou ca n mo ve fo ry ou rl as tn ig ht –y ou ha ve n’ tg ot th eo pp or tu ni ti es th at th ec ou rs eo ft im ew ill pr es en tt oy ou
Th er eh av eb een ma ny, ma ny da ys es si on sd ow nt he ye ar sw he re Im ig ht no tg et fi sh in gu nt il lu nc ht im ea nd th at ’s co mp le te ly no rm al , be ca us et he le ss ti me Ih av e, th em or ei mp er at iv ei ti s th at Ib ew he re th ef is ha re , an di ft he fi sh ar en ’t be in g pa rt ic ul ar ly vi su al an dt he y ar eb ei ng ha rd to tr ac kd ow n, th en I’ ll ju st ke ep lo ok in g be ca us eI ’d ra th er ha ve th e ro ds ou tf or tw oh ou rs in th ea ft er no on ‘o nf is h’ an d ho pe fu lly ni ck on ea so pp os ed to se tt in gu ps om ew he re on ah un ch th at ‘l oo ks ni ce ’. Li fe is to os ho rt to be sa t so me wh er eo na hu nc h, it re al ly is !I t’sa ha rd le ss on th at Il ea rn ed al on gt im ea go
Wh en we go th er e, we we re th in ki ng of fi sh in go n La ke 2, ar ri ve do nt he ga te at 7a ms on ot su pe r- ea rl y!
We la pp ed La ke 2a nd it fe lt ve ry co ld ,w e’re in ap ha se of we at he rw he re we ha ve hi gh pr es su re ,s un ny da ys ,i t’s cl as si cs pr in gw ea th er,a nd it ’s ce rt ai nl yl on go ve rd ue !I tw as co ld wh en we we re la pp in g ye st er da ym or ni ng ,w es aw tw oo rt hr ee fi sh sh ow on La ke 2t ha tw er ei na re as we co ul dn ’t ge tt oa st he yw er e be in gf is he db yo th er an gl er s.
We lo oked an dl ooked an d ea rm ar ke da co up le of zo ne s.
Th en It ho ug ht ,d oy ou kn ow wh at ,w e’re go in gt oh av ea lit tl el ook at La ke 1, wh ic hi s
Once we made ourway over to thebig lake,itwas game on!Clear water, freshweed everywhere andthe carp were outthere somewhere
We metsomereallynice guys whowerealready of themarkwithone of Farlows' super-cool carp!
FarlowsLake1 is astunning mature labyrinthofa lake with astock of beautifulcarp!
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my fa vo ur it es or to fs it ua ti on , so co mi ng ov er to La ke 1w as ce rt ai nl yv er ye xc it in g; it wa s ‘p ol ar oi ds on ’, la pp in gt he la ke ,h un ti ng th em do wn
No wL ak e1 is as iz ea bl e la ke ,I th in ki t’ sa bo ut 25 ac re s, ab ig 25 ac re sb ec au se of it sc on fi gu ra ti on ,i t’ sv er y sp lit up in to ba ys ,c ha nn el s an di sl an ds .I t’ sc er ta in ly no t lik el ap pi ng a2 5- ac re bo wl wh er ey ou ca ns ee mo st of it fr om an yo ne po in t! We se to ff an ds ta rt ed lo ok in g ha rd fo rc ar p, sp ok et os om e an gl er sw ho ha df is he dt he pr ev io us ni gh t, an dm et so me
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We droppeda bucket in thelikelylooking swim butcarried on looking– Ican't stress enough theimpor tanceofspending as much time as possible lookingfor the carp.Investyourtimeinhunting them out!
Thebay wasnice andsecluded, if you ignoredthe constant roar of theM25!
Although it seemed 'gameon',the overhead powerlines addeda spannerinto theworks
Luckily, my 'emergencies only 'baitboatwas in thevan, readytosavethe day.
th ef in er de ta ils of wh at th ey mi gh t be do in g, bu ti fp eo pl ea re ch at ty an d wi llin gt oc om ef or wa rd ,t he no ne th in gI ’m al wa ys in te re st ed in as ki ng is :“ Di dy ou he ar an yi nt he ni gh t? ” or “H av ey ou ha da ny lin er s? ”a nd ac ou pl eo fp eo pl ed id te ll us th at th ey ’d he ar df is hs ho wi ng in ce rt ai n ar ea sd ur in gt he ni gh t, wh ic hw e ea rm ar ke d. Ev en tu al ly,w eg ot ar ou nd to th e ar ea we ’r ei nn ow,w hi ch is qu it ea se cl ud ed ba y, al be it it ’s on ly 25 wr ap s fr om th eM 25 !T he ba yi sn ic ea nd se cl ud ed ,w it hn oo th er an gl er si ni t an dl ook in gu nd er ne at ht he tr ee sw e di ds ee so me fi sh ;n ot on ly di dw es ee so me bu tt he re wa so ne pa rt ic ul ar sp ot wh er ea fi sh or tw ow er e fl an ki ng ,y ou co ul ds ee th em go in g do wn an dg oi ng br oa ds id ea lo ng th e bo tt om as th ey fl an ke da nd th en ca me up !H ap py fi sh th at lo ok ed ca tc ha bl e an dt ha tw as pr et ty mu ch ga me on We al so sa wa co up le of ot he rs in th ea re a, ac ou pl eo ff is ht ha tb os he d al on
fi sh is mu ch be tt er Fa rl ow si sa we ll- st oc ke dl ak es o Iw an te dt os ee if th er ew er ea ny op po rt un it ie so nt he ‘m ot he rl
It wasa no brainerto geta rodonthe spot wherea coot spooked
Thesun rose to a sceneofcarnage!
Small12mmKrill Active boiliesprovide more than enough atractionto piquethe carp's interest
Just ahandful,not to arouse suspicions …and amatchingKrill Wafertosealthe deal
So in th ee nd ,w ec am e in he re ,a nd th eo nl y im pe di me nt wa st he ov er he ad po we rl in es th at co me do wn ve ry lo w, wh ic hw ou ld ma ke ac cu ra te sn ag fi sh in gt ri ck y, Im ea n ac cu ra te sn ag fi sh in gi s ob vi ou sl yv er yt ri ck ya ny wa y! Fo ro cca si on al si tu at io ns at Bl ue be ll, I’ ve go ta sm al l ba it bo at ,I ’v eo nl yh ad it ab ou ta ye ar bu tt he re ar e ce rt ai nt im es wh en ha vi ng it in th ev an ca nr ea lly be ve ry us ef ul an dt hi sw as ce rt ai nl y on eo ft ho se si tu at io ns ,s o It ho ug ht :“ We ll, le t’ sg et it ou ta nd we ’l ld ro pa co up le ro ds of ft he tr ee lin ew it h th at ,” pr in ci pa lly,o ne wh er e we sa wt he fi sh fl an ki ng th at wa sm y‘ ba nk er sp ot ’b ut I al so no ti ce da sp ot ou tt ot he ri gh t.
Th er ew er et wo bi ts of ac ti vi ty,o ne wa se ar ly ye st er da ym or ni ng ,o ff th e sh ou ld er of so me re ed s; th er ew as at in yp at ch of bu bb le s, it di dn ’t lo ok lik e ga s, it lo ok ed ve ry mu ch lik e fe ed in gf is h. I’ ve no ts een an yt hi ng sh ow in gt he re bu t ye st er da ya ro un dl un ch ti me , th ec oot wh o’ sg ot an es t in th os er eed sc am eo ut ve ry ag it at ed ,w eh ea rd th at cl as si cc oot al ar mc al l, th at sh ri ll, hi gh pi tc he dt wo -n ot e al ar m, wh ic ho nl ym ea ns on e th in g, th at th er e’ sc ar pi nt he ar ea .S o, Ih ad my ey es gl ue d to it an da si tc am ea lo ng th er eed lin e, it ac tu al ly at ta ck ed ac ar p, yo uc ou ld n’ t se et he fi sh bu ti tm ad ea lu ng ew it hi ts be ak as th e ca rp sw am ac ro ss th er eed lin e. Al th ou gh Ih ad n’ ts een fi sh in th at ar ea Ik ne wt he re mu st be so me ,s oI ma na ge d to fi nd an ic ep at ch of ha rd cl ea nb ot to ma nd pu ta ro d th er e, an dt ha ta ct ua lly di d us on eo ft he fi sh we ca ug ht !
As th es es si on un fo ld ed , we ’v eh ad th re eb it es an d as I’ ve sa id ,w e’ ve on ly do ne on en ig ht so I’ mv er yp le as ed wi th th at !I ’v eh ad tw oo n th e‘ ba nk er ro d’ ,w hi ch wa s wh er et he fi sh we re fl an ki ng an dI ’v eh ad on eo nt ha ts po t wh er eI sa wt he co ot .I ’v e ke pt th eb ai ti ng de lib er at el y qu it el ea n, sm al l1 2m m
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Asmall helpingof theTroutiesontop to finish it of!
TheCurve PointHooksare unbelievabelyreliable…
Arig so simple it defies all modern trends andkeeps thecarpontheir toes
TheDuo-Fleck is thecreme de la creme when it comestosupplehook link materials; when used correctly, thefish just cannotdealwitha rigtiedwithit! …and deadly once sharpened.
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Thefirst of the firstlight bites… …and my favourite from thetrip, aproper Farlowsscaly one!
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Th el akei sl ai do ut in ar ec ta ng le sh ap e, wi th sw im sa lo ng on eb an k. Yo u’re fi sh in ge it he ri nt ot he mi dd le or th ef ar ma rg in ,o ri fy ou ’r eo nt he en ds yo uh av et he op ti on of fi sh in g th el ef to rr ig ht ma rg in .A si th ap pe ne d, Ie nd ed up in Sw im 1 wi th Ia ni nt he fa re nd sw im .S o, we ha da ri gh t- ha nd ma rg in an da le ft-h an dm ar gi nt og oa t, an da ls ot he fa rm ar gi n.
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