CARP CARP & MORE CARP.

[trevor]

I managed to get out for a few hours Saturday morning, over at Braidwood cooling lake. I managed my heaviest catch, that I have weighed in, although I think I have had a heavier weight, a couple of years ago when I had 63 carp from the same swim, which I guesstimated at 240-250lbs.

54 carp, 1 flathead catfish and 6 bluegill for 212lbs 2oz.

No monsters largest about 6-7lbs.

I fished for 5 hours, had quite an audience at the end, this Mexican guy was fishing next to me, and got so intrigued he was making phone calls and getting people over to watch me. They could not believe the fact that I was getting bites within 10-15 seconds nearly every put in. "queued up big time".

I had put in 2 big pots of ground bait in at the start, and then every put in using the toss pot, I had 4 or 5 grains of corn, the same 4 or 5 pellets, plugged off with ground bait.

I started on small channel cats as normal, which I did not weigh throw them straight back in. The few bluegills I got hit the bait on the drop. My first carp came after 20 mins, the second about 10 mins after that, the 3rd within 4 or 5 minutes, then just a constant stream of fish from there onward.

I fish my favourite swim on the north bank an the wind was blowing from the left and toward the shore.

Trev.

[trevor]

I went back again to Braidwood cooling lake Saturday. I could not get the same swim as last weekend, but fished a few swims down. Pat came along for a couple of hours and watched me.

It started off like last week a few small cats, then an odd carp, followed by another 10 minutes or so later, with it getting better all the time.

I ended up with 37 carp, never weighed them, but guess about 150lbs.

Trev.

[trevor]

I think the magic couple of weeks this venue always shows this time of the year has probably passed its best. I fished it again last Sunday, this time I was down to 27 carp, for about the ton. Not bad but not as good as it has been. Still a great mornings fishing.

Trev.