Fluffed up! Open match at Brockamin Lower lake Sunday 1st of June
This is an unusual lake in that its inhabited by a large stamp of carp and very little in the way of silvers to go at, so it’s a carp or bust lake. The lake itself has 2 islands running down the middle of it which varies in distance from 16m to around 35/40m at its widest points. General approaches on here are method feeders and pellet wag with the odd fish falling to the pole.
I managed to draw a decent area in the form of peg 16 on the second island just on the point, however there was a major obstacle that affected all 20 anglers….a fibrous fluff from the willow trees had fallen onto the lake and was continuing to fall throughout the match. This made fishing almost impossible at times as you just could not fish a float through it, or indeed fish any running line tactics easily as it clogged up the rod rings in seconds and causes all manner of issues, from potential rod tip breaks, line snapping or being tangles and of course…lost fish. » » Read More…
