Even More Estate Lake Piking

After a change of plan, then another change of plan I arrived at the estate on Thursday a little later than intended. Although I initially didn't intend to fish the estate lake. Surprisingly, given the state of the rivers, there was nobody else there in the car park. I opted for a swim that allowed for several different features to be fished including the end of the island. usual sort of float set up was used with a small roach being dropped to my right at the bottom of the nearside slope. A lamprey, finally managed to get some, being tossed out to the over hanging tree in front. Actually it took several casts to get it where I wanted it with out snagging it in the tree.

An hour or so later the float by the tree started to wobble about a little bit. I wasn't sure if it was the breeze, that had got up a little bit, or maybe bait fish in the area.  Eventually it slowly moved away and I was in contact with something not very big.  A jack of 73cm was soon in the net and unhooked. I even got my piece of lamprey back.

 

The rest of the day remained relatively quiet apart from the canada geese. I moved the baits about to various spots at regular intervals. Around three, no doubt prompted by my cup of tea, the roach moved off at a rapid pace and I was connected with something that felt a decent size. The fish swung in to the bank to my right and ended up among the twigs and debris in the shallow water. As seems to be a common problem lately it managed to impale a twig on the hook and come free, but leave me with the twig. 

I stayed until I could no longer see the floats. It had been a remarkably quiet day in a swim that normally produces more. The loss of the larger fish was annoying but just one of those things.

 

Hopefully the rivers will have dropped to a reasonable level soon and I can have a go on them.