Diary Entry

Frustrating Day At Bromswell. It was an average day of fishing, not helped by constantly getting tangled and snapped by angry carp.It was quite a pleasant temperature today, for a change - this summer has been too hot for fishing generally. I caught a few small carp from the large lily beds, then got snapped by someth...

My First Diary Entry. Went to Bromswell Lakes for a well earned fishing trip. Lovely warm Autumn weather, but no fish ! Not a great start to my on line fishing diary. I can't try out my new app to add fish captures to a Google map of the fishing venue now. Oh well, maybe next week...As I was driving to the lake the sun suddenly ...

Great Day Out With Sam. Took Sam fishing today at Bromswell Lakes. We caught loads of carp in the very hot humid sunshine, and generally had fun. There was hardly any wind, and it felt very clammy. We stayed until it got dark, mainly so I could make sure I caught more fish than Sam...We set up, or rather I set up (Sam doesn't know how to tackle...

So Many Takes But Only Three Fish Landed. Today at Bromswell Lakes was awesome and frustrating at the same time. My tackle, specifically my hook lengths and hooks, let me down badly, and I was snapped many times, and even had my hook bent straight.It was a mild day (cold for mid May), but I was cozy in my bivvy. Within 10 minutes of casting out the ...

Early Bird Catches The Carp. With enormous personal sacrifice and strength of character I got up at 5.am Saturday morning to go to Bromswell Lakes, as I was due to go out to Sproughton Beer Festival in the evening, and wanted to get in a decent days fishing first.I made it to the lake at 6.45am, and because I had tied my rigs the night before, and set up the ledger rod, I was fishing within 10 minutes. Major success. The rest o...

Things Are Now Hotting Up At Last. Today at Bromswell Lakes the sky was pure blue and the wind was light. It is still fairly cool, but I managed to get away with just wearing a fleece and thermal trousers - no wooly hat needed ! I arrived about lunch time and went to the far side of the lake for a change.Things started well, and carried on at...

Frustrating But Enjoyable Sunday Afternoon. I went to Bromswell Lakes today for a change. It was a very windy but warm day, with hardly anybody there. I started fishing at about 2.30pm and almost immediately caught a hard fighting, but tiny, Mirror carp., which heralded the start of many missed bites, snapped lines, tangles, and snagged fish.The lesson...

Way Cooler At Bromswell Lakes. I wasn't too hopeful for today. It was very cool compared to of late, and very bright, and very windy. I went to the usual swim in the corner bay, and float fished large fishy boilies near the reeds.I had a really good day actually, and got four small, but hard fighting carp, all fr...

Nice Afternoon At Bromswell Lakes. Quite a sunny warm morning turned into a cool and dull afternoon of lots of bites and much carp based fun.I caught quite a few small carp this afternoon, and lost just as many. I had a nice chat with the owner of the lake, who told me about the large grass carp in  here. I also...

Earliest First Fishing Trip In Years. Well, I am quite impressed with myself. This is by far the earliest that I have gone fishing in years. It was a beautiful sunny day, with quite a breeze, so I decided to head for the sheltered Bromswell Lakes. There are absolutely no leaves on the trees yet, and not much sign of life under water.Which is where my new sonar fish finder came in. Except it was a bit crap. The screen was fuzzy and it was difficult to see what was a fish. And crucially, it is a commercial fishery - we know the...