With the summer sun and the rivers having very little water in them I took advantage of a free afternoon (after spending the morning clearing out my Fathers very smelly pond whilst he was sunning himself in the south of France) and headed for Thenford Lakes near Banbury with the intention of catching a carp on the fly. the lake is only a couple of acres and was once a trout fishery but recently it has become a mixed course lake with good sized carp and some good perch and roach.
With no real pegs I fought my way to the lake side through thick undergrowth and started to feed the countless carp which we cruising the surface of the lake. Having fished for carp this way in the past I knew that it was about getting the fish confidently feeding before trying to hook one. I waited and waited and waited until the fish would mop up all the offerings and then start to compete for the next wave of dog biscuits. Using a fulling mill dog biscuit fly, of which I only had one as I thought I would never use it, I finally decided to cast out to the waiting carp. |
| The fulling mill indicator dog biscuit fly |
After missign a number of bites finally the big lips engulfed the fly and waiting I lifted the rod to a huge splash and then a bend in the 8wt rod like nothing I had ever seen! WOW a carp can pull on a fly outfit. After stripping me to the backing twice I finally got the fish to the bank and slipped my net under the fish.
I stayed for another hour and landed another, almost identical fish. What a great way to spend and afternoon in the sunshine. Will get myself back to Thenford as the sun warms up next year!
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