Well, at last the Winter is finally over, although as I sit here writing this at the end of March it feels chilly once again. My carp fishing quest has continued, fishing a handful of overnighters and a final four night session before the end of ‘our’ close season. As much as I’d love to report whackers galore, the truth is that I was unable to set a hook in a carp. The good news was that the carp were very much on the move and at last I was angling as opposed to camping, as most of us have done this year! Finally one of the syndicate did manage a carp, a stunning mid 30, however it took him more than 70 nights of angling to hook one. This place is far from easy!

Baiting my spots is priority this April

I utilised my time by continuing to learn the lake and more importantly by introducing the Chilli Chocolate at every opportunity. No session is a waste, even driving 50 miles, setting up in the wind and rain after a 13 hour working day and blanking for 48 hours is an opportunity in itself, albeit a challenging one! The things we do for fun eh?

So now we have an April of work parties, and again an opportunity to get the baiting spoon out and feed those carp. I’m planning on baiting a few spots at least twice a week( more bait needed Shaun!) and by the time the 31st of April comes around the carp in my syndicate should be Chilly Chocoholics for certain. I’m putting it in print that I’m targeting 15 carp from my syndicate this year, that’s more than 50 % than I managed last year and I’m banking on a little more knowledge of the lake and a fantastic range of Quest baits to make the difference.

Spencer Humble

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