WOW! is one word i would use to describe the start of the season this year so far. Not only did i manage to get out and have a red letter fishing session on our local venue Hendre Lake in St. Mellons, Cardiff but we have also seen a lot of the club members getting out with some amazing results. Club admin Anthony George Ron Potton had managed to get out on a couple of weekend trips and bagged himself some stunning fish.
The local lakes permanent resident , or so it seems, Shane Kitson who spends most of his time camped at the side of the lake fishing for its residents has been pulling them out on a regular basis. You can't fault the guy for putting in the hours and it seems to be paying off. Not only has he been catching on a regular basis but with some instruction from fellow anglers he managed to capture his first ever carp of the surface.
Even our very own surface specialist and Club F.A.W. Admin Dean Curtis managed to get out and do some surface fishing down at Hendre lake. Doing the one thing he loves best he managed to snatch himself some lovely specimens fishing floating biscuits with his own secrete liquid attractant.
Club members Scott Whiting and his son Bobby B also managed to grab a couple of trips down at the local venue over the last month and also managed a couple of lovely carp. I am so amazed at the amount of fish that has been coming out at the start of the season and all the guys have been fishing really well this year with results to show for it. Hendre Lake in St. mellons is turning into one amazing runs water for carp fishing even though it holds a big head of other species. Having this lake as our chosen local this year is turning out to be a brilliant choice of venue. Lets hope the fishing continues at this level.
Not only have the members of Club FAW been out catching but there has been a lot happening in the carp fishing world including the Welsh Ladies Carp Team who just had the Tri-Nations championship Carp Cup to compete for and they actually WON! Well done ladies well deserved and some lovely fish being caught and great skills. I couldn't complete the blog update with out giving the girls a mention as for a young carp team they are doing very well and have turned out to be a real good carp fishing team.
Lets hope we all continue to catch some real chunks and few few new PB's are on the horizon. I for one can't wait till the next fishing adventure.....
Wet Nets & Tight Lines
