A week with the Tidalwave

Monday morning (20th April) I headed off to London to pick up Gary (the Tidalwave) as he was coming for a few days fishing with us. I off course got stuck in the worlds biggest car park (The M25) and took an age getting there, the journey back was far better and after stopping for supplies and a coffee at home we set off to Cobbleacre lakes and campsite in Norfolk for a few days fishing.

Gary is great company and has a joke for every occasion so our first evening was full of smiles and fishing stories.

First thing Tuesday morning we met up with the bailiff Bob, who was full of helpful advice and ideas and we went and set up on Adams lake, Gary and I were fishing the pole and Julz was after the carp.

Straight away Gary and I were into small Roach and Rudd when Bob popped over to see how we were doing. He suggested that I move swim and had a small side bet with Julz over how long it would take him to help me catch a decent fish. Within minutes of moving I was getting knocks and liners and then the float shot off promptly followed by it shooting back as what ever I had hooked smashing me up. Bob stayed with us for a good while giving advice and encouragement and true to his word in under an hour I had landed a decent fish a Tench of a couple of pounds

More tench followed of a similar size along with crucians to about a pound Roach and Rudd all of about 8oz and finally my last fish of the day was a lovely common of a couple of pounds. So a great days fishing for me.

Gary was catching plenty of Rudd and Roach and by the end of the day had amassed quite a catch topped off by moving swim and catching a few lovely crucians himself

Unfortunately apart from a few liners Julz hadn’t managed anything.

Another great evening then back to fishing on the Wednesday morning, we had to fish the specimen lake as the complex was holding a fund raising match for the RNLI and had 80 anglers coming along, with the warm weather we have been having all the fish were up on the surface, we tried bottom baits, pop ups, zygs and even stalking with dog biscuit but they just weren’t interested. I think they had spawning on their mind.

So Thursday morning we were getting ready to go off to the lake again when Bob popped by just to see how we were doing (he really is a star) and then we headed back to Adams lake, the fishing was fast and furious within 15 minutes Julz had banked a lovely tench on lightened carp style gear

 

then it was my turn a crucian of 2lb 12oz doubling my previous best.

Then Gary had his turn with a hard fighting tench of 4lb 8oz

Then Julz was in again producing this wonderful 2lb 7oz beauty

After all the excitement we packed up and headed home exhausted but what a time, what a fishery and what company.

Whilst we were there we spoke to Bob about the problems of access and although there are over a dozen swims on the fishery that are accessible he plans to put 10 more in during this year and also get a slope put up to the toilets which are currently up three stairs so once that work is all done a great fishery will be even better.

An escaped convict by the Buddy Bus oops sorry it’s Gary

Thanks for coming Gary and thanks for all the help you gave both Julz and me.