I visited this fishery in July 2007, shortly after it opened. It was interesting to return two years later. The site is still very exposed but bank-side vegetation has increased and the swims have a more mature feel to them. On this occasion I had two evening sessions.

This first evening I arrived about 17.00 and fished through to dusk (21.30). The weather was better than in 2007. It started breezy but became calm towards late evening. There was a little light rain. The water temperature felt extremely warm, probably due to the exceptionally warm weather we had had the previous week.

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I fished the same corner as in 2007, although noticed that the locals tended to fish on the opposite bank. However, the breeze was into my corner, which was technically an advantage. This time I waggler fished bread flake - I borrowed some maggots last time, and legered because of the wind.

It was quite shallow. I pre-baited with sweet corn, small pellets and rolled bread pellets, and continued to feed during the session. Things then kicked off immediately with predominantly small tench, a small bream and a rudd. Later I caught a number of small carp that moved tight into the margin as dusk approached.

The tench (7 in all) were from about 4oz; I weighed the two largest, at ¾lb and 1lb. The carp, 5 mirror, a leather and a common, ranged from 1¾lb to 2lb. They fought extremely well for their size.