Recon is an important part of fishing, checking out new waters, or visiting little known venues to explore for swims, signs of fish, contours, features and general potential. This Stillwater is of interest as it holds a good head of Tench as well as a few Carp rumored to be present...
Swims like this will be useful to know about later in the summer...
As it happened there were Carp present, several were active right in the middle of the lake, a rather extreme distance to fish at from the shore. Confirming their presence was a bonus though.
Also during the day several swims were located and briefly fished to get an idea of depth etc. The lake is rather shallow in general, with prolific weed and lily growth. This will require clearing come the summer if we want to catch Tench here. Also this lake is rumored to have another species I would very much like to have a crack at, should they prove to be present, Crucian Carp.
A nice looking bay here. Carp were active in the centre of the lake, upper doubles and twenties. Do these fish use the margins? Perhaps at night?
Couldn't resist dipping a few lines and getting an idea of depth and features. As can be seen below, there were small Rudd present and lots of them. The numbers of these fish is high and will mean larger baits may have to be used to target Tench on this water. Weed growth will also be prolific during the summer months and swims will have to be cleared...
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