This weeks latest catches week ending 30/12/18

• Carp and roach action in the mild spell
• Two carp anglers share 11 chances while boat fishing in the Jungle
• Bonds producing multi-species catches
• Calm and dry weather forecast, but with chilly nights

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THIS WEEK’S FISHING! (in brief)
The unseasonably mild weather over Christmas encouraged good numbers of anglers to venture out, enjoying double-figure temperatures.
Finding the fish was the key to success, and two boat anglers on the Old Lake enjoyed a busy day after tracking down some carp willing to feed.
Of the 11 chances that they had, they boated four fish to 18 lb, on boilies, and there were good numbers of bites to be had by anglers on Bonds, too.
Maggots are playing a big part in catches at the moment on Bonds, accounting for roach, skimmers and carp in the same session.
Some anglers prefer pole, while some are fishing a waggler, and both have been working, combined with loosefeeding liberally to get carp action or more sparingly if the sizeable roach are being targeted.
The mild spell looks set to come to an end this week, to be replaced by a run of frosts and single-figure daytime highs, though it should stay dry, and winds are likely to be light, from a north-westerly or northerly direction, but with cloud most days.
The slow slide from a double-figure high on Monday to 9 on Tuesday is expected to reach 5 on Wednesday and 4 on Thursday and Friday, but recover to 6 for the weekend. Monday looks set to be the mildest day of the week, at a cloudy 10 degrees C, having been 9 overnight, going down to 6 overnight into the New Year’s Day break and 9, falling to 3 overnight into Wednesday of 5, with 1 overnight into Thursday of 4 but with some sunshine. But the break in the clouds will mean the coldest night of the week, at minus 1, into a cloudy Friday of 4, and then 2 overnight into a Saturday of 6, and 4 overnight into a Sunday of 6, with the cold but calm pattern set to continue into the week after, due to the northerly winds. This week’s winds are expected to start as lightish westerlies with a northern edge on Monday, changing to northerlies on Wednesday but becoming lighter, the same but even lighter on Thursday, and then lightish north-westerlies for Friday and the weekend.

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OLD BURY HILL LAKE – GENERAL & BOAT FISHING

Taking a boat out proved a good idea for fishing friends Matt Walker and Paul Kapaldi, from Sutton, as it enabled them to track down some feeding fish and make the most of the opportunity.
With temperatures in double figures when they were afloat on Saturday, they shared 11 chances, boating four carp, all of them doubles, the biggest 18 lb.
Successful bait was 15 mm Mainline Cell boilies over a scattering of free offerings.
And Gavin Campbell, from Woking, had a 14 lb carp from a peg in the 30s on the Long Bank.
The cooler nights that are forecast will make locating fish even more important to success, and a boat or a roving approach could be the best way to get some winter action.
Zander anglers are still keeping busy, but with smaller fish rather than the specimens that are in there to be caught.
Delicate presentations with smaller offerings and once again a mobile approach is considered the best way of finding some fish when it’s cold.
The fishery will be close on New Year’s Day (Tuesday), but will open again on Wednesday as things return to normal.

TEMPLE LAKE – CARP

A slower week for reported catches on Temple, but a few anglers are still putting in some time and are hopeful of getting some action.

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BONDS LAKE

Bonds is a popular choice among visitors, because of its track record for producing multiple runs, and also because a variety of tactics work, meaning visitors can fish in a way that they enjoy and still catch plenty of fish.
Pole or feeder, straight lead or waggler, or pellet waggler up in the water with baits fired over the top all work well, and the fish keep on the move, giving lots of anglers a slice of the action.

The trend for using maggots to catch both carp and roach is continuing, with a good few fish being landed, and skimmers also featuring in the action.
Colin Biddulph, from Epsom, was among those landing all three species, using an eight-metre pole and single maggot over loosefeed, fishing slightly overdepth.

MILTON LAKE

Milton Lake is the place to head for if you want tench, bream, crucians and specimen roach, along with a chance of a bonus carp, either on waggler with a running line, or pole close in or up against the lily pads, where fish can often be lined up with a little-and-often loosefeeding approach using small baits.