Rubber in the Air - Park Hall

Decided to hit Park Hall for a short session after hearing a few decent stories ( as ever) regarding Carp / Mixed bag since the weather changed.

Comms with Nicholls revealed a plan to have "picnic a la Cust", but a match on pegs 22-40 and the deckchair brigade put pay to that.

Plonked myself on peg 53 as the majority of the roadside was taken, but it wasnt to prove a bad choice...Plumbed up at around 9 metres and found approx 3 feet all the way across. White Hydro and 16 hook with pellet the plan.

Fed around 30 pellets and maggots to start with top ups every 10 minutes. When I arrived at the peg i wasnt hopeful. Still...very still with no signs of fish anywhere....that was to change.

After around 10 minutes the float slid away and I missed.....1-0

First Carp of around 2lb took a bit of hydro but was soon in the net. The bloke next to me was fishing method, I was keen to see if he could do anything...

A lull then 4/5 unhittable bites, followed by two more carp to around 3lb. All pole pellet, just touching bottom. Bites finicky

The sun was up with one half of the lake in vests and skins, the other in shade and cold.....Have a guess...

Between lulls and missed bites I managed to snare a total of 6 carp to around 4lb and a skimmer in the margins ....

Short session but enjoyable and comfy...

Still need to crack this place...deffo fish here

Baking Butterley

A brief but interesting visit to Butterley. Played at it from 8.30am until 11. Helped PB most of the time. Only put in about 15 feeders fished peg 72? to the right of the rocks and right of the lilly bed peg. Deep water but gin clear. Three metres out over 6 ft depth. PB had nothing on waggler not a touch with maggots being sprayed in. Ended up with 4 fish all to shellfish bollie. All between 4-5lb. Lessons learned 1. Don't need much kit 2. Not a silvers place in hot weather 3. Red letter day awaits 4. Need to throw some serious bait big bream equals big hunger.

Goodbye spring hello Sunny Shropshire, Spring Lea and the return of captain prawn!!

A mad dash across the country saw Nicholls Jr back in Gods own county. After being guided in by Nicholls Snr, the tent was quickly set up and Nicholls Jr headed off toward Orfe lake.

Little did Nicholls Jr know that Nicholls Snr had chosen the end peg, end of the bloody world peg. With all the kit that can be purchased and with Geoff Capes strength Nihcolls Jr headed towards the distant peg, only to be greeted with comments from those on the bank of has it also got a kitchen sink etc, 'yes hot and cold taps too!' came the reply. As David Bowie and Queen said 'Under Pressure' as Nicholls Jr considered his options, hot, humid and still - had to be the margins all the way.

Greeted by I've just lost one in the margins on feeder by Nihcolls Snr!!!The brow folded as confusion spread across Nicholls Jr's face and it was obvious it was going to be one of those sessions.



The session progressed with cupping in pellets, corn and the odd bit of prawn, at 8 metres to the right in the margin. After half an hour the first carp appeared, with black hydro steering them into the net. Five others then followed and a few lost. Those seen averaged 2-3lb. The net went in. Nicholls snr caught a few in the margins and christened the new waggler rod, quality purchase. The odd shark and need for a beacon at three yards became less as time went on.



Ended session with over 20 fish and could have had more if more focused and less interested in coffee, the constant battle with rain and umbrella. Day two looked good.



Day two saw an early start as the camp site of fellow anglers stirred at 5am. Coffee made and kit loaded Nicholls Jrn headed for the peg at the end of the world (minus some kit). A mixed day followed. A few carp and a few bream. Bits and bobs. Constant but not manic. Well worth another session soon. May be even that Nicholson will make an appearance ? Where is that guy?

Park Hall Pants

About 20 small fish. Enough said. Cold, windy. Pole and maggot.