Many thanks to Nick Woodger for allowing me use his write up on a first successful trip to Slade Reservoir.
Done My First 24hrs At Slade Reservoir On Saturday Got There About 2.15pm Went For A Walk About. I Decided To Fish The Road Side Of The Lake Close To The Shallows As The Sun Was Shinning And The Wind Pushing Down To That Corner Of The Lake. Hoping that the Fish Would Be Following The Wind. Got The Rods Set Up And Out Into The Lake About 2.50pm. Had My Left And Right Hand Rods Both In The Margins, But The Left Hand Rod Was Out A Rod Length And A Half Up Tight To A Weed Bed. Had My Middle Rod Out In Open Water In Front Of Me. On All Three Rods I Was Using A Ronnie Rig With Remix Baits Tuttle-Tigers On The Left. Purple Secrets On The Middle And Pink Secrets On The Right All With A Tiny Mesh Bag Of Mainline Pellets. Traps Are All Set. At 5.50pm The Left Hand Rod Screamed Off I Was Into My First Ever Fish At Slade. What Resulted In A Stunning Mirror Weighing In At 24lb4oz I Was Over The Moon What A Carp Like This One For My First Fish. Put Rod Back Out On The Same Spot. The Hours Went Bye With No More Action. 11.00pm My Alarm Screamed Off Again But This Time It Was The Middle Rod The One In Open Water. I’m Into My Second Fish Of The Trip. I Seen The Carp Roll In The Light Of my Head-Torch And I Was Like Oh My God This Is A Big Carp. I Finally Got Her In The Net And Had A Closer Look, It Was A Beautiful Common I’m Stood There Looking At Her In The Net Thinking Can This Session Get Any Better But My God It Did When I Weighed Her And To See The Scales Go Upto 26lb8oz I Was Buzzing, I Have Only Gone And Smash My PB Common Witch Was 19lb7oz. All I Can Says Is What A Session And I Can’t Wait To get Back Out Onto The Bank Of Slade Reservoir Again.
