I was fishing a Sticky Baits 12mm pineapple and n’butyric pop up inside a solid bag that was filled with 2mm Sticky Bloodworm pellets.


Just a few of the fine carp tempted from Upper Tamar Lake over recent weeks.
Upper Tamar is not just a carp water it also has a vast range of other options with specimen perch, roach and eels along with bream and plenty of silver making it a fine match venues. (Below)Stuart Burridge had a cracking day at Upper Tamar with 42lb of roach and skimmers on the tip.
Big perch are a worthwhile target at this time of year with fish to over 4lb a real possibility from several venues. A prawn or lobworm bait is likely to bring results either beneath a float or fished on a running leger rig. Lures can also prove effective for these handsome looking predators. Matt Dart fished a North Devon venues where he tempted a fine brace of perch scaling 3lb 3oz and 2lb 8oz. Both fish were tempted using float fished prawn. Following his success Matt returned too the water to tempt another fine perch of just under 4lb.
Chris Mono of www.remixbaits.co.uk changed species moving away from carp for a session after perch and tempted this stunning specimen of 2lb 15oz using a good old traditional lobworm. The venue was a North Devon Reservoir.
Respected West Country based Specimen Hunter Julian Chidgey is presenting a talk on catching Big Pike across the UK and beyond.
For details contact :- Julian via his facebook or instagram pages,