Trip 20 Carp Fishing – 2026

With one of my gardening jobs cancelled, and it being a quieter Monday than usual, I switched my Wednesday work over and started early both days. By Tuesday afternoon, I was finally on the road down to the lake, although I honestly hadn’t got the slightest clue where I was going to set up. The weather had barely changed all week either — it’s been that cold I’ve even had the heating on for a few hours during a couple of evenings over the last seven days.I was slightly put off by the bottom lake after last week’s effort. There wasn’t another soul down there, and, truthfully, it was very tempting to give it a go, but the conditions pushed me towards settling on my favourite island instead. Westerly winds were gusting close to 40mph, and there was absolutely no chance I was pitching up on the east bank. It just felt far too cold and exposed. The south bank swim on the first island, however, looked absolutely spot on.