We got back a bit late today so I went down to the lakes a bit later. I tried the Figure of Eight pool again, this time in the SE corner (I couldn’t find a Peg number). This spot offered two near margins and the option to cast to lilies and overhanging trees on the far bank, about 25 feet away. There was nobody else on the lake.

Things started well. Having seen fish movement on the far bank, I cast flake over and immediately got a take; a 2½lb common. I then picked up a small leather of about a pound. Next I tried a light leger down the left margin, leaving the line slack and watching for line movement. This allowed me to reach part of the corner that I couldn’t fish by float and resulted in two more small carp.

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Reverting to float I then lost a fish (and my hook) in the reeds. As is often the case, after 19.00 bites became more frequent. The following fish were taken in fairly quick succession if one allows for the time taken to land and unhook each fish.

19.15 Barbel approx 1lb on luncheon meat
19.30 Tench 1lb 1oz on flake
19.40 Mirror 6½lb on flake (photo)
19.50 Leather 3lb 10oz on flake
19.55 Barbel 1lb 10oz on flake

If I could have stayed I’m sure I would have continued getting a fish nearly every cast, but darkness comes quickly at this time of the year so I packed in at 20.00.