11.08.2012 - Rushcombe Lake, Bullocks Farm

I fished the alleged hot peg 37 on Rushcombe Lake at Bullocks Farm fishery. Conditions were dry, sunny and warm, just for a change. Whilst the goldfish were playing hide and seek, the crucians and commons weren't, at least for the first hour.

I managed to pick off a couple of small carp from the far shelf at about 10 metres. I also tried to kick start a swim just to my right next to a tree. After landing a nice common I then hooked into something slightly better only to have the hook pull out just before I could slip the net under it.

The day wore on and the fish failed to show until a change of tactics brought a late flurry. Plenty of bait was trickled in, that being red maggot, meat and micro pellets. The best results coming from the red maggot.

Not the most successful day but certainly one to revisit now my first attempt at this lake is under my belt.