Carp: 15lbs
Pike: 3lbs (I know. I have never specifically set out to fish them, so have only caught strays)
Perch 2lbs 1oz
Objectives I have so far set myself are:
- Fish Calne canal and find out what is really in there. It is a small streach of canal about 200 yards long. Back when I started fishing in my teens, there was nothing in it except tiny minnows and sticklebacks. I've heard its been stocked, but I have never seen anyone fish it. No idea what is in there at all. So will be trying various tactics. It also has a lot of duck weed on the surface, so I will mostly be using ledger tactics. Might invest in a small pole to fish small openings in the weed.
- Proper carp session: It has never really taken my fancy. Throwing out huge piles of bait and waiting for a fish to find the hook bait. It seems more like trapping than fishing. But I cannot criticise it till I do it. And I know some people will be thingking 'but you have caught carp', yes I have. But I cast to an area I saw activity, with a single boilie on the hair, and a string of half a dozen on pva. I didn't bomb the area with gallons of bait.
- The area where the Marden meets the Avon. Looking at google earth, this looks like a good place to fish. Lets find out.
- Different areas of the Kennet and Avon. I usually fish the same four pounds. Yet my permit gives me 10 miles to choose from. I need to explore.
That is my todo list so far for the year. It will change as and when things happen.
