Good Evening.
The temperature is a little milder tonight so I am sat by the fire whilst I write tonight’s post. The weather forecast for the next ten days is nothing to get excited about and the temperatures are going to be cold and get colder. Snow is a possibility, but I have already had snow; it’s no big deal! Rain is what I want, but the dance I do round my fire every night has not brought any yet, so it looks like I am stuck with the low temperatures for the rest of my session. I am still confident of another carp and winter miracles do happen. I think it now might be a case of having a bait in the right place at the right time.
Last Friday I experimented and it paid off. Tonight I have done a similar thing and tonight’s Friday experiment consists of going long and deep. I have left one rod in the carp spot and the others have all gone out to new homes. I occasionally stuck a rod deep last year at Cassien during a long blank spell and it did not produce. The topography of this lake is very different though and it may just be possible that some of the carp are sitting in deep water in the middle of the lake. I have targeted depths of 7, 10 and 12 metres and have almost gone with single hook baits. Five other boilies, that have been glugged for a couple of weeks in the Red Fish liquid attractor, were dropped near the drop position of each rod. Providing the lines don’t get picked up by any pike anglers during the weekend, they will stay there till Monday morning and then I may try something else.
Today I had a brief visit from the Italian police. They checked my paperwork and told me I wasn’t really allowed to camp in this particular spot. The language barrier was a slight problem but I did get the gist of the conversation and the police officer actually told me that he didn’t have a problem with me being here. When I mentioned the Guardia di Pesca had visited me the other day and said nothing about the camping, he was then more than satisfied and they both left with a Doberman escort by their sides!
My Friday evening is going to consist of the following: In a moment I am going to deep fry some chipped potatoes and have them with some mayonnaise. I have one can of Coca-Cola left which I will savour and drink throughout the evening! My fire is burning brightly and I have a large stash of logs ready to throw on at regular intervals. Finally I will enjoy being here, I will do my usual prayers for a big Italian common before I go to bed, and tomorrow when I wake up it is another day.
My hopes stay high, my motivation remains geared up, I am full of positivity. The only way to catch a winter carp is to fish for one. I have just under two weeks left to try and complete part one of Jake’s Italian job. Will I move on to my next lake with a new personal best common or will I have to fish my next lake for such a prize. Keep reading to find out won’t you! Subscribe to my blog via the RSS feed if you haven’t done already or alternatively follow me on Twitter.
Have a good weekend.
Jake and the dogs.
