by Martyn Russ, Trish Lloyd, Brian Lloyd & John Rees
After a slow long days fishing at Peterstone we fancied trying some where with a bit more action and fun with the smaller fish so we opted for the Willow Pond at Cefn Mably Lakes in Cardiff. Known for its Carp fishing it has a good selection of coarse lakes as well as it’s 2 main specimen lakes. The Willow pond is well stocked with carp and Bream up to a maximum weight of 15 lb. When the fish get over that weight they are then moved to the main specimen lakes. We chose this lake as bites are always plentiful and the last couple of visits we had great fun.
The fishing was a bit slow to start with and it seemed like it took ages to get the swims going but as soon as we did and the fish were biting we had great fun. Trish was the first to catch starting with a nice Carp followed by a couple more and then a couple of nice size Bream. Brian was soon to follow and so did John both catching some nice Carp but my swim was yet to start.
When it did start it exploded into action with my first fish weighing at least 6 - 7 lb., not massive fish but they don't half put up a good fight. Brian was also catching some quality Carp and even managed a few large ones on the pole when he switched from feeder fishing. We all settled into a steady rhythm and were catching some lovely specimen all between 2 and 8 lb. with a few bigger ones every now and again. Trish’s legs ended up soaked where she caught so many and kept resting the net on her lap to unhook the fish.
There were a couple of times where i lost a large one and became frustrated but i wasn’t the only one as Trish also lost a couple of big ones as did John. We were very lucky as the day turned out to be lovely and sunny and what started of slow turned out to be a great days fishing. I am sure you have much more fun catching the smaller fish and especially some of the carp as they put up a good fight. But it is nice to get the big ones so i think my next trip here will have to be a Carp one and try out the specimen lakes to see what they have in there.
Wet Nets & Tight Lines
