Carp, Carp and even more Carp

I paddled around and saw disturbance from carp laying in the weed. I scattered free offerings of floating bread crust and brad flake over a two hour period and I did not see a single fish feed

Then a jetskier cam onto the lake and I headed for an anchorage near to the central island where I knew there was a clear area. Just as the rain started I settled down.

Within minutes I was soaked through! A word of advice: ‘Don’t believe the BBC weather forecast!’

Still kayak fishing IS a watersport and we get wet.

Still bread was not producing any bites, time for a change. I made up some ground bait of brown crumb and Sensas Magic laced with maggots and sweetcorn. I was float fishing with 2 grains of corn on the hook.

I was fishing in 3-4ft of water only about 15ft from the kayak. Within minutes I saw swirls for carp tails and line bites on the float.

Within 10 minutes the first carp was hooked and more followed rapidly.

I had to scale up my tackle as I was fishing 3lb mainline and whilst I was getting most in I lost a few as they were making hard first runs and I could not put enough pressure on to stop them reaching the thick weed beds.

Now I felt more in control and the fish kept coming.

I was catching a mixture of common carp and mirror carp. The largest couple were 8 1/2 lbs and the smallest about 3lbs with an average size between 6-7lbs. I ended up with 18 fish some of which I kept for a photo to illustrate the potential Six Hills has. I reckon. My best ever days fishing on a kayak.

Terry