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certain areas throughout the year,
and by travelling super-light and
moving frequently an opportunity
generally arises at some point
during the day.
e sun was just starting to rise
as I frantically loaded my barrow
and headed o around the Lake in
search of carp. Although I didn’t see
any carp show, I knew exactly where
I needed to be. I wanted to get
myself in the shallow area of the
Lake because I was certain this is
where the carp would be
frequenting. I didn’t think the
entire stock of the Lake would be
there, but I knew there’d be a few.
Lots of anglers believe carp hold inA
fter a fairly uneventful
couple of days down at
Linear Fisheries, I was
home and staring out of
the window, longing to be back
on the bank. e weather was
nally improving, with the
temperature rising and air
pressure plummeting. I had to
get out on the bank.
e plan was to head up to
Acton Burnell Top Lake in
Shropshire rst thing Saturday
morning for a day session. Although
the Lake can be tricky at the best of
times, I’ve always done extremely
well shing from dawn ’til dusk.
Like any lake, the carp hold inDAY
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the deeper areas of the Lake during
the colder months. is can be true
to some degree, but as the weather
starts to improve and those warmer,
clear days start to appear, I’ve found
carp start favouring the shallower
areas more frequently. e
shallower areas warm up much
more quickly than other areas of the
Lake, and carp certainly like to take
advantage of that.
I started the session in a swim
known as the Oak. My plan of
attack was extremely simple. I had
three rods all mounted with naked
chods and planned on casting them
on a regular basis until I caught a
sh – or came to the conclusionDouble Chod Bead and Rig Loops –
the perfect combinationRight: Swim
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