A DAY AT SUTTON BINGHAM

I had a super day recently at the reservoir. I fly fish there once in a while so no surprises checking in etc.  I had opted for peg 4 and had fish from the off on sweetcorn – mostly palm sized rudd with several of around 10 – 12 ounces.  I had a few roach on bread flake. A change to small side-hooked boilies gave me six common carp between one and three pounds – hard fighters on light waggler tackle.  There was one member to my left another I could see over on peg 6 or 7 and on the far bank were two anglers so it was far from full up.  Compared to my trout days where the water was up to the grass the level now is way down revealing extensive mud and stoney beaches.  An unhooking mat is a necessity as the beach is not fish friendly.  I placed mine right in front of my chair so any fish that slipped from my hand had a soft landing.

All in all a really pleasant day.

Kind regards

David Redwood