New Specimen Carp Member, Keith Pepper fishing his first session on Temple Lake last weekend, was rewarded with a beautiful Ghost Common weighing 30lb 6oz, a fishery record for a ghost and a new personal best for Keith. With cold weather forecast for the weekend, Keith chose to fish the deep water at the southern end of the lake plumbing for peg 9. Opting to fish hookbaits only with no loose feed, Keith fished a single 14mm Solar Top Banana boilie out to a 10′ channel, which runs close to the island. Following two heavy frosts on Friday and Saturday nights, it was Keith’s first run of the session and following a good fight, Keith finally netted his new PB around 1.00pm Sunday in very bright sunny conditions. Owner David de Vere says, “Having checked the electronic tag number on the fish, which is 143031, I know that this is the only Ghost in Temple Lake, which was stocked on the 20/11/2003 from our rearing pond when it weighed 23lb 9oz. Having increased its weight by almost 7lb in less than a year, and with other fish caught in recent weeks showing similar growth rates, we fully believe that a number of the fish stocked at this time are also now over thirty pounds, leaving one to imagine just how many unknown thirty’s the lake now holds.” Should you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact David de Vere on (01306) 877540. |
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