An afternoon session at my "local" Lizard Fishery tempted Jim and I on a reasonably mild, early October afternoon.
Lizard wasn't really on it's best form and we both found the fishing hard going, despite some early success for me in the shape of a quality-looking common carp just shy of the 10lb mark.
There were few signs of fish being caught by the handful of fisherman at Lizard and when the roach and rudd aren't in a feeding mood, you just know things are going to be tough.
A couple of skimmers and roach were the only reward over the next couple of hours, followed late on by another good condition common carp which weighed in at 9lb, which is a decent enough fish for lake 1 at Lizard Fisheries.
So, like so many of my fishing adventures, an OK day with a couple of nice fish despite the fishing being generally hard-going.
Til next time, happy fishing!! Paul @ Fish South East
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