Mick Sumner’s Fishing Diary - Mirror Carp Fishing at Drayton Reservoir, Daventry

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Find more Mirror Carp from England16lbs 8oz Mirror Carp

Mick Sumner

16lbs 8oz

Info foundDrayton Reservoir, Daventry, England

Mick Sumner from Stafford (Staffordshire, West Midlands) reported this 16lbs 8oz Mirror Carp from Drayton Reservoir, Daventry on Friday 19th March 2010.

HBS pineapple (Hi attract pop up boilies).

Captor’s Comments:

Great day today - around 13 fish between us.

Conditions:

  • air temp
    Air temperature: 12°C (53.6°F)
    12°C
  • water temp
    Water temperature unknown
    Unknown
  • water depth
    Water depth unknown
    Unknown
  • water clarity
    Water clarity: High clarity (Good light penetration - visibility more than several feet)
    High clarity
  • wind speed
    Wind speed: Beaufort 6 / 25 knots / 40-49kph / 25-31mph. (Large branches move; flags beat)
    Strong Breeze
  • wind dir
    Wind direction: blowing from South West
    SW
  • weather
    Weather: Sunny intervals (Clouds obscure around 40% of the sky)
    Sunny intervals
  • air pressure
    Air pressure unknown
    Unknown
  • moon phase
    Moon phase: Waxing Crescent Moon
    Waxing Crescent Moon

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