Unpredictable spring fishing

The wonderful and unpredictable spring fishing - by Pali

Out fishing again

This might come as a surprise to some of you, but I do that a lot and I do it most of the year!

In the middle of March the weather got really nice, as far as I recall it’s been warmer this spring and earlier then usual. Have had several days where a hoodie have been sufficient for most of the day, first at sunset it’s been necessary to put on a jacket. There have been little rain and bad weather at all this spring, it’s been awesome fishing weather pretty much since the ice broke after the winter.

A mate called me up and asked me what I had for plans for the last weekend of March; I checked my calendar and double checked with my girlfriend. You know just to keep the air in the house breathable, as I have been fishing A LOT since the ice broke. On the other hand she knows I will have 3 months from middle of April where I won’t be able to go fishing. And I will defiantly not have any chances for overnight sessions, so she is very understanding. This time was no different, so I called back and we planned an overnight session from Friday to Saturday that was what I had free in my planner.

Everything was packed up, the hold-all with my carp rods, unhooking mat, camp equipment and all my wonderful bait materials from Northern baits; Boilies, pellets, dips and particles. The weather channel was checked and I was ready to head out Friday as soon my Girlfriend got home from work, she was going to use the car for the weekend and drove me to the lake. I unhooked the trailer and home she went, I was met by my mate who already had setup camp and had a cold beer ready when I showed up at the fishing spot. We emptied our alu cans with bubbling golden nectar worthy of gods, in beautiful spring weather. My mate helped me carry all my stuff from the trailer, to the camp and I got in place with my setup. Tent, bedchair, baited my rods up, plus everything else needed to start fishing. Now it was time for another cold one, but first my mate had a bream pick up his Northern baits Krill boilie. So while he reeled in, released the bream and got his tackle out again, I got a fire started and prepared to make fire baked potatoes. As most other things I make over fire/hot ambers, it takes a lot of hours and my fire baked potatoes is no different.

Against all recommendations

Going against all recommendations
and breaking my personal record

My first carp session of 2012 - by Pali

Finally I was able to get out there for a full weekend Carp session; this was my first overnight fishing trip of 2012. I have had plans to go out for so long, but then the water froze solid, my daughter got sick and so on. The following weekend I had everything packed from the weekend before, had charged up my camera and nothing could stop me. At least that’s what I thought - Thursday morning I cracked a tooth and had to get it pulled Friday morning, so with that start on my weekend I didn’t feel like going anywhere. Tho half my face was still numb you just know, that’s only going to last till the anesthetic wears off and then pain will follow. Not really the best combination for a fishing trip and sleeping outdoors in match, with a bleeding bone deep crater in the jaw. We still have cold nights, some below freezing. Normally that’s not something that would bother me, but let’s face it I’m not Bear Grylls.

My daughter canceled the following weekend, as she had some school things she needed to take care of. So now I was determined to get out there, but where to go? Last year I have been fishing all the local ponds on the island I live on, also visiting a few not so local ponds and lakes. I wanted this to be a great start of 2012, now that I had so much trouble getting started.

A few years ago I moved from the mainland to the Island Fyn, moving in with my wonderful girlfriend. I used to live in a small town called Haderslev, where there are some wonderful areas with great nature. A wonderful forest, a few good size ponds. One near an old water mill, a place I have spent many summer nights, mainly drinking a few around a campfire with good friends. But I have often seen carp fishers around the lake, also I found some information that the carps in the lake where old. (15-20 years or more)
I figured that there would be a fair chance they had grown huge, if not savages with bbq’s have eaten them all or thieving basterds have moved them all to ‘private’ ponds. Why I’m not very specific with lake names and locations, but again if your local or have a bit of insight as an Danish carp angler you will know what lake I’m talking about. (If your a catch and release angler, you can always write me for locations)