So on to the PL i went this winter/spring, the list of waters at my disposal is pretty large and growing. Passing the driving test has let me into a whole new 'world' of waters that are now accessible to me.
One of the closest was the pl at just over 33miles away its not too bad at all, Knutsford would be over my budget on the petrol cosumption and i hear it gets a little buisy down there. Thats not to say the pl is a compromise

So first session was sometime early march i got down for an overnighter after work on the saturday, i saw very little but my aim was to get on there early before many others and sort the place out for myself. I still hadn't decided if i could put up with the 'night life' that the gaffs renound for and the 1km walk with the gear:D It didn't seem a problem so a couple of weeks later i was on for a 2nighter i had a saturday off work and with no parties planned i headed straight down
I arrived and was soon talking to tudge who had pussied a night on wyre lake due to it being abit "windy" ( ). He kindly carried the quiver to the overflow there was only one other angler on at the time who'd seen nothing for the last 2/3days anyways tudge proceeded to spot a commom head out towards the far side opposite to my swim within 5 mins . Right where i'd deposited 1.5 kg of the round sort the previous evening, a single was quickly sent over but nothing happened for the rest of the 2nights i had easter half term coming up work permitting i could get two 2nighters in roll on.....

By my return there had been a development a small common had been out from the large bay, i was the only angler on the lake and had two rods where they were, nothing the first night but i did get to see some of the pl's character coming through the first morning was just text book as far as mornings go with the mist rolling off the water and feeling of aloneness you can only get when you know you have the lake to yourself (check first light pics in gallery). A number of regulars turned up to put in there gear, spods were flying on several occasions in the day dispersing the fish (spotted by tudge AGAIN), second night i stayed put but spread the singles right out trying pick up a fish around all the bait lying around .......... nothing........ i paid for the glorious morning the previous day with a torrential down pour all morning a seriously wet pack up

I returned the next week after the bank holiday, big tail been out to a zig, but with 4 other anglers on it was abit buisy down the island end. Anyway i went round the other side and got in the swim where the fish had been caught and put out a couple of singles and a zig. In the days i sent zigs out then swapped them at night only leaving one zig out. A few liners is all i had to show for that session, i should have gone with my first instinct to go towards the bigger bay end because of the pressure, but i was assured by the regulars advice that the were still there. Iv met some sound lads on there so far
Sure enough the next fish comes from the big bay end the day after i left

The bank holiday just passed was a good one but not on the angling front beer festival on the firday night and a night on the razz on the saturday left me feeling abit rough on the sunday ready to drive down to boundary for an overnighter/social. However the majority of the fish were in one corner with my mate being right on them and me not being ale to get a swim within 100yds of where they were. He took a stuning 26 mirror

So thats the pl so far now its warming up iv got to hang the rods up with another 'angling ban' from the parents untill my last exam at the end of june, hopefully il be able to keep up with the place prior to some good sessions when i have my 3 months off in june

Nicely written.
Who actually caught big tail light blue touch paper and run like [censored] !!
Good luck on there young jedi.

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Wednesday is my day off college, with the sun shining i headed down to a local match lake of 1 1/2 acres, full of fish except carp. Iv counted no more than 10 carp all over 10lb with the biggest doing 27lb top weight although rumours say its been out at 29

these fish love the surface and on any hot day your gauranteed the big'uns will be swiming under the angler's poles. So you'd think job done get on there and winkle tham out off the top WRONG. These fish have been competing with match lines for all their lives, anything heavier than 10lb double strength and there off big time. After taking a 15lb mirror last week i was hopeful of another.

The big'un was about with it's unmistakable creamy belly and black scar on it's flank, it simply laughed at me big time, it swam straight underneath and down the far side of the lake

soon enough though as the light faded and surface 'bite time' was upon the place a perfect 13lb common slurped it down and gave a fine 15min scrap it was really chunky for the weight and looked more like 16+

iv been doing 3-4 hour sessions on the place for a few years now after the big'un maybe this year i'l winkle it out

An interesting read... Well done....

Interesting comment about the Drennan 10lb Double Strength which I last used many years ago for floater fishing on the Patshull Church Pool... after years of fishing waters where floaters don't catch, I'll be back to using it this year on Horton early season, hopefully....

The best floater angler I've ever fished with - ever - was the Leg-end....

He caught fish from waters where no carp had ever been caught before on floaters such as, Hawkstone Park....

Leg-end have you found any mainline/hooklength better than the 10lb Drennan Double Strength for floater fishing that would help me on Horton....?

Do you want some Trilene Paul?

Can also recommend Trilene Sensation which is a bit more abrasive resistant.

Well im mid way through the exams now, 6 weeks with no proper angling and its begining to get to me
iv had a few random trips lately with partying a no no at the mo i felt the need to visit the pl, so at 7pm last saturday i headed down with a floater rod, i gave the small bay on the back of the new wind half an hour with nothing rising to the bait, and then moved to the wider end where a cracker of a wind was blowing into, i floated some down on the ripple but again saw nothing rise, perhaps it was a little late in the day or tudge had given them the spook
So after an hour and a half i gave up and sat with the 'thug' untill the light faded, watching a couple of decent fish crash out on the other side, if only i had had my night gear with me

This excursion was followed by another unplanned trip to a local park lake, this time i only had the idea to go at alf 9, by 10pm i had a rod on the snags its shown me how quick i can now get angling, last year with the rod sleeves and the buzz bar bags etc it would take 20 mins or more to get set up, but now everything is to hand and within 5 min i was cxasting out and that includes getting the banksticks level i was rather impressed with myself i didn't bother with 2 rods i was happy to sit by the 1 rod as there were no other spots in that swim really, i had a few liners but it can be abit hit and miss on the swim i was in, where i wanted to be was taken and that angler proceeded to loose one due to not being on the rods I took a cracking picture but it has come out all blurred A swift pack up at 12pm ended quite a relaxing bit of angling

and thats about it on the angling front, except from a few walks round a new water iv just joined and watching the 1st 30 iv ever seen in any water let alone just there, and not another angler in sight the pl campaign is soon to be resumed at the end of the month, looking forward to some loooooooooooong sessions the fire is truelly lit

Im on study leave now absolutley immense this is, i can revise whilst watching ALL of the world cup games

Nicely..Get on there