When we saw the forecast milder spell coming over the last few days we were in no doubt the fish would feed, and though the water temperature showed a rise of just a degree that was indeed enough to trigger a feeding spell on the lake.
We were however a little surprised at the number of fish we caught over the course of two day sessions with 13 plump, hard fighting fish sporting some glorious winter colours coming to our nets topped by a winter twenty for me. The condition of the fish served as a nice reminder of why we put so much effort into our winter fishing.
A true reward for persistence and patience as we knew it would come good again sooner or later.
The temperatures are set to drop again later next week but in the meantime the mild snap is continuing over Christmas hopefully bringing the water temperature up another couple of degrees. If we can time it right once the festivities are out of the way there may be another window of opportunity.
Until next time, thanks for following the Blog and I hope you have a great Christmas!
Not the best looking Carp I've ever caught but being one of just a handful of larger residents in the lake I wasn't complaining!
