anglergrinder

I visited the Fleets Dam on Wednesday for a days fishing. I decided upon the venue simply because its just down the road and i remember going as a "young un". So what betetr plac to start fishing again after several years absence from the banks? Heres my story.

I turned up at around 10.30am and was immediately met by the bailiff to take my cash. With the day ticket in hand i asked about any hot pegs. He advised pegs 63-65. After a short walk down the bank i chose peg 63.

I started the day looking for some silvers on the waggler, with the intention of also bagging a couple of skimmers, before later in the day going further afield on the feeder for some bream/carp.

After rigging up and feeding my swim with some Sensas Magic mixed with some predator plus and maggots i put my single maggot on no20 hook on the bed. 30 seconds later i got my first bite and was met with a reasonable perch.

Over the next 4 hours i managed to land an extra 17 roach, 3 perch and 2 skimmers. Within this catch was 3 very reasonable roach near to the 1lb mark.

I switched to my feeder a at about 2pm. I decided experimenting with pellets. I used 4mm in my feeder long with my sensas groundbait again, with a 6mm soft hooker (all dynamite baits). I cast out to around 30 metres, and sat waiting.

No more than 5 minutes had passed before my first bite, and it swung the tip right round. There was no doubt it bas a little bigger than the silver fish i had been catching earlier. It didnt give much of a fight though and turned out to be a reasonable weight skimmer.

Once again i cast out only to be met by a huge birds nest on my first few rings.

After 15 minutes of untangling i went to take up the slack in the line and look for bite. But i didnt have to, something wad already self hooked while i was untangling and my line was now angled at 70 degrees to my left, heading towards some low trees and reeds. What followed was a short but nervous battle (on my part) to land my first ever carp. I was chuffed to say the least.

Given my already personal best bag, i decided to carry on fishing, and managed to land a couple more skimmers experimenting with double red maggot with a pellet feed, and lose another carp just short of the bank (on pellet)

All in all a great days fishing, and i would advise anyone to head to the fleets. I am certainly glad i selected it as my location to start fishing again after a few years away.

I was wary at first as i have never really fished with anything other than maggot, but im glad i tried something new on the hook.

kirky2k4

hiya mate this post is basicly the same as me i have not fished for a good 4 years now and just started going again i now live at minkbretton just behind kfc and fleets is closest to me so i have gave it a try and was realy impressed used same as u maggot and pellet i use ren white on hook and 6 mm natural pellet and 4mm to throw out around my swim,

and i had some nice fish out in teh last 2 weeks i bin there 3 times now

i use tho pole tho on peg 4... get some nice carp n bream out around there in 1 day i had above 30 bream and 4 or 5 carp some as big as 7lb...

if ever ya want any 1 to go down ther with give me a shout i luv it down there


simon