Fishing Tales & Stories Richard Handel

The wife is back from her trip away last week, and I wanted 3 nights before heading back out for a few nights. The family has kindly given me the option to fish 4 nights this week. Unfortunately, next week I'm limited to one night, as my wife and old school friend are off to London for the weekend, which is why I'm so fortunate to have a very understanding family.

The weather has finally made a change. It's now about 8 degrees warmer than last week, and the wind is unfortunately all over the place, but the pressure has dropped. I was really in two minds about where to go. The Airfield Lake was calling, as the carp undoubtedly will spawn in May as always; they are like clockwork.






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With another day free, I was off to the lake for a few hours. The weather conditions weren't brilliant, plus it was Friday and the weekend boys would be about. I planned to keep away from those swims and try something different. When I was here the other day, the carp arrived from around the corner, so this time I've positioned myself around that corner. Admittedly, the closest I can get is about 4 rod lengths away as there's a bed of lily pads in between. However, they were moving up from this end and not the other one. They appear to like the wind, which is a shame as it's still from the north and very much in my face. Ian is due down with his new bait boat at some point. He has a couple of options on either side of me or along the field bank, plus there's still a swim available at the far end.






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I arrived at about 08:45, to find out I was the third of the four anglers booked today. Two guys were along the bank where I fished on my last trip.  They were fishing across to the lily pads, which ruled out that end, but the other half of the lily bank was free, giving me three swims that I really fancied giving a go. It was the last of the three that took my fancy, as I'd seen carp in that area before.






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