Richard Costello’s Fishing Diary - Mirror Carp (Fully Scaled) Fishing at Drayton Reservoir, Daventry

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Find more Mirror Carp (Fully Scaled) from England18lbs 0oz Mirror Carp (Fully Scaled)

Richard Costello

18lbs 0oz

Info foundDrayton Reservoir, Daventry, England- Peg 44 Damn Wall.

Richard Costello from Kenilworth reported this 18lbs 0oz Mirror Carp (Fully Scaled) from Drayton Reservoir, Daventry on Tuesday 15th March 2011 at 8:05 AM.

Mainline Tutti Frutti 10mm (Shelf life boilies). 2 x 10mm with a tiny AVID CARP corn stop on a long hair, size 8 Barbless Kaptor Wide Gape with shrink tubing to create angle.

Conditions:

  • air temp
    Air temperature: 8°C (46.4°F)
    8°C
  • water temp
    Water temperature unknown
    Unknown
  • water depth
    Water depth: 16ft (4.88m)
    16ft
  • water clarity
    Water clarity: Poor clarity (No light penetration, murky colour)
    Poor clarity
  • wind speed
    Wind speed: Beaufort 3 / 10 knots / 12-19kph / 8-12mph. (Leaves and twigs in constant motion; wind extends light flags)
    Gentle Breeze
  • wind dir
    Wind direction: blowing from North West
    NW
  • weather
    Weather: Mist (Very thin fog - visibility somewhat reduced)
    Mist
  • air pressure
    Air pressure unknown
    Unknown
  • moon phase
    Moon phase: Waxing Gibbous Moon
    Waxing Gibbous Moon

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