Woke up this morning and the weather is grey, damp and overcast. Now as long as there is no rain, it should be the perfect fishing weather. After the rain the bottom will have been all stirred up by the downpour, and should now settle and the fish will be feeding well. The forecast says it will stay dry all day but grey and overcast. I think that if it warms slightly, we may get a little drizzle but that's about it. Am taking my woolly hat as the temperature is now dropping. There won't be that many fishing days left this season as the weather is about to get too cold to go out, or for the fish to feed.
When we got to the lake side we found it a bit muddy and damp, but who cares, this is fishing, and what a day fishing we had! First off the mark was Brian landing a nice size common carp followed by myself with a couple of little skimmers and then my mum, who beat the both of us, hooked into a lovely 6 to 7 lb Carp. Next time i have to take the scales so we can get exact weights of the fish.
Now thats how to start a day fishing!
The rest of the day was non stop action for all 3 of us. My mother managed to get a few different species but it looked like Carp was on the main menu for today.You would have had to have been there to believe it, well over 60-70 fish between the 3 of us. Brian topping the scales with 4-5 lb Carp and my mum just leaving us behind landing a few Carp over 4lb and loads of smaller all around the 1-3 lb mark and upwards and not forgetting her 6-7 lb korker at the beginning. Brian kept hooking the big ones as well, most of his was over 3 lb in weight and i managed to bag up with a load of smaller fish and several larger carp as well i also managed a nice size Rudd (at least 1 1/2 lb) and my mum and myself both managed a nice Goldfish each.
I have to say the Cefn Mably is a brilliant place to fish. The lakes are well stocked and the area is well laid out. There is an on site tackle shop if you need to stock up on anything including getting fresh bait on site. They also have a cafe' area and a nice lounge area for spectators to sit in comfort whilst watching people fish the main lake. There is a total of 8 lakes up there with a plan to build 2 more in the near future. Cefn mably is brilliant for the beginner and also the specialist, if you are into Carp fishing then this is one of the best commercial Carp fisheries in Wales and a place i will definitely return to next season to see if we can conquer the remaining lakes. Get Hooked!
Now thats how to start a day fishing!
The rest of the day was non stop action for all 3 of us. My mother managed to get a few different species but it looked like Carp was on the main menu for today.You would have had to have been there to believe it, well over 60-70 fish between the 3 of us. Brian topping the scales with 4-5 lb Carp and my mum just leaving us behind landing a few Carp over 4lb and loads of smaller all around the 1-3 lb mark and upwards and not forgetting her 6-7 lb korker at the beginning. Brian kept hooking the big ones as well, most of his was over 3 lb in weight and i managed to bag up with a load of smaller fish and several larger carp as well i also managed a nice size Rudd (at least 1 1/2 lb) and my mum and myself both managed a nice Goldfish each.
