Switched On

Despite the heat wave and the lack of anglers in the last week, Mustang has produced a lot of action, with at least three anglers taking multiple hits of twenties. The odd day has been a little slow (when it has been silly hot), but the anglers who have baited heavily with pellets and boilies have been most successful.

I keep getting asked how many twenties are in the lake, which is getting harder to answer with new ones being banked every few days. I know of there are over 50, but I'm guessing 70 might be closer. At the end of October I will have a proper count through all my records and give an accurate figure. When I opened the lake last March 2011 there were just 12 fish over 20lb. My target is to have over a 100 twenties by the end of 2013, which now looks achievable.

I've just walked round the lake and seen three takes in 20 minutes ( four anglers on today), and photographed a 20lb 8oz mirror, which is 15-year-old Dec's second 20lb carp of his session on his first time to the lake - good angling mate, great Spombing!

Big PVA bags, bait boats or accurate spodding seems to be best. Plus baiting up regularly will keep the runs coming.

I hope you like the pics

Looking Good

I've been away for a week or so, but in that time Mustang has been fishing nice and steady since the weather cooled down. Fish have been banked all over the lake and the anglers who keep the bait going in regularly are getting nice rewards.
The highlight of last week was six-year-old Owen, who was fishing with one rod next to his dad, catching a 25lb mirror along with a nice back up double - well done young man. Several other 20s have been reported including a 25lb plus common from peg 7.

Boilies, pellets and pop-up hookbaits are still producing most from what I have seen.

Many thanks to the guys and girls that have sent me photo's, they're very much appreciated.

I hope you like the pics