First Day
of the Season - Hatchet Pond
Sam Crouch
After fishing the main lake for the odd day through the
summer months last year I decided to give it a good go this year so after
walking the lakes in the close season I couldn't wait to get on there for my
first session of 2015.
On the evening of June 15th I decided to pre
bait an area that I had seen fish consistently throughout the closed season.
The morning of June 16th arrived and I was at the
lake for first light, unfortunately someone was already at the lake and in the
swim that I baited the previous night.
I walked the lake hoping to see signs of feeding fish and
lucky enough for me I did. I set up in an area where I had fished the year
previous and had some success & I flicked out my baits feeling confident that
something would happen and that I was in the right place.
It started off slow for me but at 11am my right hand rod was
away! While playing a scrappy little common my left hand rod
went into melt down, after netting the first fish I quickly unhooked the common
of around 13lb in the net and let him go. I got to the other rod which resulted in another small
common around the same size.
After getting the rods back out it wasn't until around 4 o'clock when I had my third take. After putting up a hectic fight & weeding me up
a couple of times I managed to slip the net under yet another carp.
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| Original Hatchet Mirror - 21lb+ |
Over the moon with catching the
last fish, I changed the rig, tied a PVA bag and got it back out there in hope
of maybe just one more fish before I called it a day. Just as the kettle
boiled for a cup of tea the right hand bobbin smashed against the alarm
and it was away!
After another awesome fight I landed a hard fighting common of 19lb+. I quickly got the rod back out on the spot in hope of getting one more bite.
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| 19lb+ Hatchet Common |
I gave it until dark which didn't
result in any more takes but I was happy the way the day went, a great start to the season and I couldn't wait
to get back up there for a few more!
Sam Crouch - Noble's Fishing
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