More Studying To Be Quiet
Updated: Aug 27
Early in April, spring settled in; the flora and fauna were waking up, and I hoped the Carp at Heatherton Pond would be waking up too. The day was my first opportunity to fish the Army & Navy 'Don' 10' split cane rod, which I paired with a Mitchel 410 reel.
To begin with, I float-fished maggots on a size 12 hook, hoping to attract some of the small Carp and Rudd. Then I changed to worm, sweetcorn, and bread, but without success.
After changing to a spicy shrimp boilie bottom bait and casting to different spots, I saw some fish show to my left, but they were out of casting range, and the day passed without a bite.
The weather was fair, with a south-easterly wind, 1002hPa, and after a chilly start, the temperatures reached 15 degrees centigrade. I talked with two other anglers who had night-fished and between them landed 3 Carp from 8lb to 23lb. I was float fishing close in, and the swans visited me several times and cleaned up all my bait, which was why I fished further out. Oh well, maybe next time.
Ey up piscators, in this video I’m back at Heatherton Pond, fishing a 10’ Army & Navy “Don” split cane rod & Golden Green fibreglass rod, with Abu Cardinal 157 reels on a spring day in March.
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