The latest carp catches from the prolific Moor
Carping In Paradise
PB COMMON FROM THE KRACKING CARP LAKE! Steve Elsbury, 34 from Holsworthy caught a New Personal Best 38lb Common from the Kracking Carp Lake! It’s the 1st time this year that one of the ‘Original Commons’ has come out so it’s a pretty special catch!! This was Steve’s 3rd attempt on the Kracking Carp and after seeing several of the lakes residents over the last couple of weeks, he was over the moon when he managed to bank one on his 3rd attempt! Steve used CR baits Cr1 wafter over a bed of CR1 bottom baits.
(Below)OFF THE TOP! Ellis Titheridge, 37 from Kent, had plenty of stunning Carp off the surface using good old bread crust, he caught a 23lb Mirror and 21lb 6oz Mirror from the Main Carp Lake and also a 22lb 8oz Mirror from the Specimen Carp Lake using his treasured 50 year old Richard Walker Split Cane Rod and won Fish Of the week with this Scaley stunner from the Specimen Carp Lake!
(Below)Phil Burke, 35 from Eastbourne, caught 21lb 4oz and 26lb 6oz Mirrors both from the Main Carp Lake using Scopex Squid Boilies.
(Below)ANDY JOINS THE 40 AND 30 CLUB! 5C’s Member Andy Pickard, aka ‘Johnny Vegas’, 37, from Yorkshire can now join the 30’s and 40’s club after catching a 42lb 1oz Mirror and a 31lb 4oz Mirror from the Kracking Carp Lake. Andy caught the fish on double bottom baits ‘lucky 13’ and cream haze, using a baiting spoon to put the rigs in place after casting to the far bank.
(Below)James Howland, 23 from Tonbridge caught a New Personal Best 32lb 8oz Mirror from the Main Carp Lake using a Poacher Baits T&M 14mm Wafter.
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Melbury Top Water Carp
Jamie Rusling has been in the action at Melbury Reservoir, near Bideford, with some cracking fish. Jamie managed 4 fish on a surface fishing session with the largest being a cracking 26.08 common backed up by a scaley 17lb mirror. Jamie returned a couple days later to bank three more fish at 23lb, 19lb and a Ghost carp of 14lbs.
Fine mixed bag at Lower Tamar
Scott Bowden had a fine mixed 48 hour session on Lower Tamar lake near Bude. Scott managed a 6.04 Tench, 9.04 Bream (largest of three bream), a 22.08 mirror and a 12lb common carp.
Stafford Moor fine carp catch
Kelly Duff and Jason had 39 fine carp up to 24lb 3oz from the spit on Stafford Moors Lodge Lake they tempted the fish using entice RB 1 carp bait company boilies.
Nine Carp to 22lb 4oz – Stafford Moor
Harry Collins aka ‘Haribo’ had nine fish up to 22lb 4oz from the inlet swim on Beattie’s lake using Sticky Baits Manilla boilies and peach and pepper pop ups.
Hot weather turns on the carp
The hottest day of the year so far triggered frantic spawning of the carp at Lower Slade Reservoir an ideal time to get a look at the carp that live within a lake as they thrash about in the weed oblivious to all else around them.
Stafford Moor – Carping at Stafford Moor
(Above)Lily Hammond fished at Stafford Moor Fishery in Dolton with her dad Jason Hammond who fished up on lodge lake using Sticky Baits boilies this is one of Lily’s fish a fine 14lb mirror .
(Above)Darren Garlick caught 3 fish up to 23lb 15oz from the inlet swim on beatties lake using pepperami boilies .
Lower Tamar Carp catch
Brothers Aaron and Liam Jones had a couple lovely fish from day ticket water Lower Tamar lake near Bude on the Cornwall/Devon border. Liam managed a 16.02 common and Aaron had this cracking 22lb Mirror. The fish fell to Krill boilies.
Stafford Moor – Carp Fishing latest
Stuart and Chris Hutchings fished on Beatties lake and enjoyed success with 19 carp mostly mid to upper doubles with 3 twenties.
(Below) Callum Gardiner with one of his catches from Beattie’s lake using Sticky Baits krill boilies. Callum was well pleased with the new personal best of 24lb 7oz.
