Toby Craven and Seth Tuson enjoyed a winter carp session to remember at Jennets Reservoir banking a fine brace of common carp.
Winter carp brace from Jennets
Winter Carp
Winter carp are being tempted across North Devon’s lakes; this fine specimen was tempted at Furzebray. I often reflect on the fact we now have waters in North Devon that would equal Redmire Pool in its prime.
“Days are getting longer and despite the cold conditions the big girls look like they are on the move.. Graham Kelly today with blackspot @47.4 which he also followed up with a low 30lb.”
A Stunning Winter Carp
Alex Chartlon braved Storm Bert for a 48hr session at Melbury over the weekend:
‘Me and my partner Connie headed to Melbury to have a get away and enjoy the fine weather. It was very very wet for the 48hrs and not too much wind.
The rods didn’t do much until the last day when the rod let a few beeps out. As the line went slack at 32 wraps I quickly jumped into action and bent into a good weight after a plot around and coming in with a strong pull to the left. Wasn’t long until in the net and boom! A 30 plus common sat there.’
Kracking Carp
Sam Passmore fished Anglers Paradise’s Kracking Carp Lake to tempt a fine mirror carp of 33lb 8oz. Sam has enjoyed five sessions on this notoriously difficult lake this season banking two carp over 40lb and one over thirty.
Three Thirtys in a session at Stafford Moor
John Norman fished up on lodge lake on swim 2 for a 48hr session here are some of the weights:
30lbs 4oz
33lbs 10oz
31lbs 6oz
Here is what John caught them on:
Chopped worm 
Sticky blood worm pellets
Sticky krill 16mm
Sticky pellets
Hemp
Sweetcorn
And glugged with 2x bottles of
Sticky calanus hydro liquids .
Stafford Moor Lake Record Mirror
James Green banked a NEW LAKE RECORD 44lb 1oz Mirror Carp from Stafford Moors Beach 1 on Lodge Lake.
The carp was tempted using CC Moore Pacific Tuna Boilies.
Thirty Pound Jennett’s Carp
Seth Tuson and Toby Craven enjoyed a super session at Jennets Reservoir banking 13 carp between them. The biggest was a stunning 30lb 3oz common carp.
Bulldog Carp
Rob Hancock enjoyed a successful session on Bulldogs carp lake.
Rob tempted the lake’s nicest mirror (first pic) he has also managed to bag the lake’s biggest mirror! (Second pic 30lb10oz) Alongside multiple other fish!
Rob tempted these chunks using Bulldogs infamous ‘sfp’ bait!
STAFFORD MOOR – CARP CATCHES
Glenn & son banked 47 carp out from Silver Birch lodge on Beatties lake 26 in the 20’s and 2 in the 30’s.
All caught on sticky baits krill & mainline cell boilies over house pellets
Pete & Hannah on Lodge lake on the double swim peg 1 for 48hrs Hannah managed to get a PB of 33lb 4oz & Pete had a few one which was 30lb 1oz all caught on Royal Marine Wafters and double cream seed boilies by munch baits.
Lower Slade Thirty
Ian Ross fished Lower Slade and banked this beautiful mirror carp scaling 31lb. The fishery balliff informs me that there is a common carp in the lake that is heavier.
