So I decided to head down to Follyfoot Fishery to try a bit of cold water carping. As it turned out, it was an incredibly tough session...

Crazy weather, I drove to the venue in freezing fog and arrived far to early... Had to wait 30 minutes for some light to come into the sky so I could set up!

But a good session in challenging conditions. I managed to bank 12 or so carp of various sizes using a maggot ball and a small ground bait feeder filled with liquidised bread.

Maybe I should head back in the summer some time?!

With a fish falling to an Innate Baits tuna popup within ten minutes of having a rod in the water it was set to kick off ;)

I lost count of the number of fish that came in overnight, it was hectic to say the least.

The session ended with me landing an 18lb mirror in a biblical storm!

http://www.bitterwellfishery.co.uk/innate-baits/

The session started just as I'd hoped with some cracking fish falling to the ever reliable Spam. But as the weather turned from beautiful sunshine to a cold blustery night and then heavy rain on the Monday the fishing got tougher and tougher...

In the end, I had 26 fish out with the highlight being a 12lb goldfish Koi carp - just stunning!

http://www.follyfootfishery.co.uk/

Terry Smith (from Innate Baits and Bitterwell Lake) and I managed a carp each and a couple of bream - not bad for a short session on a tough water!