Wow almost 2 years since I last updated my blog . I have to apologize , at least 3 times I have set aside time to update but never managed to .
Obviously I cant possibly cover everything that has happened so will just do a brief cover and hopefully get back to more regular posts from now on .
News on the personal front , Well I left my job at Morrisons Bodmin at the end of February this year and moved to what on paper and after negotiations looked to be better for me , more hours , closer to home and promise of been treat properly plus chance to earn more money . the first 2 were true but the last 2 fell a long way short , so after only 3 weeks I left . I reapplied for my old job back at Morrisons but despite 3 applications and numerous emails , I received no replies .I then found another position , alot more money but a longer distance from home . I was offered a 3 month probation period but was let go after 8 weeks as due to my anxiety was unable to fulfill all the required duties . A day after my notice ran out I attended an induction for my original job working in home delivery at the Newquay Morrisons and will start properly tomorrow morning .
Right fishing I couldn't possibly cover everything that has happened since my last blog so will just give a very brief rundown and some stats .
After speaking to both the owner and his son regarding fish movements ( see fishing for ghosts blog ) .I found their responses both unacceptable and extremely dismissive and took the decision not to renew my tickets . I started having a good look round for a suitable venue and eventually decided on a local club who own a number of old clay works that vary in size from 1 acre up to 12 acres , all of these have some vast depths in them and 2 actually go over 60 feet .
I started on one of the medium size lakes but since it was still winter struggled a little for the carp , I did manage to stalk a 6lb common in the middle of January . I then switched my attention to a 1 acre lake that is literally 3 minutes drive from my home .There are no carp in this lake but it does hold some quality roach , rudd and tench plus a large head of bream , my biggest roach so far has been 1lb 1oz , rudd 1lb 7oz , tench 4lb 2oz and bream around 2lb .I have not fished for them yet but there are rumours of some good eels in it and also in the other lakes . I moved onto the 2nd biggest lake in mid march and obviously the water had still not warmed up but managed a 9lb mirror and 9lb 3oz leather carp in one session but decided to pull off due to the amount of lost tackle left by others both hanging in the far bank trees and in the far margins .
I then spent April fishing the original lake for the roach that it holds .On the 30th April I ventured onto the clubs largest lake that has a reputation for been a bit tricky , to the extent that at the end of my first year in the club numerous new members had left due to not having a single fish . Within 3 hours of setting up I landed one of the original carp and biggest a mirror which was also a new pb of 34lb 4oz .
At the time of writing this blog I have done 39 nights and landed 36 carp and lost another 7 , as well as the big mirror I have had 19 over 20lb . One fish I lost was particularly painful as it was the biggest common in the lake , which was last caught 3 years ago at a weight of 26lb 12oz , it was the worst kind of loss as the hook pulled as its head was at the net cord . I had one other negative experience and that was last September , when I packed up and loaded the van , I had arrived the previous evening near to dark and didnt notice all the bits of paper and rubbish in the bivvy area , having loaded everything except the rod holdall , ground sheet and rubbish bag I picked up the groundsheet and discovered the rubbish so cleared it up and put it in the back of the van and closed the doors , not realising I had left my rod holdall against the tree behind me . I drove home and it wasnt until a day later that realised my mistake , needless to say the holdall had gone , given the weight of the holdall plus the fact the venue is gated it seemed a good bet another member had picked it up and I expected to see a post in clubs facebook page but non appeared , I informed the club and the police but the police could do nothing . Subsequently a member came forward with a van and registration that had gone in the swim 2 or 3 hours after I left unfortunately the police couldnt do anything as they needed a witness to say they saw them put my holdall in the van , the club wouldnt or couldnt track the van and so £2000 of gear was gone . I didnt fish for 3 weeks and when I returned the locals told me they had been watching out for the van but that is the one and only time it has been seen .
So hopefully thats brought things up to speed and hopefully my updates will return to been more regular
