I have been reading for the last few years about an elusive carp by the name of Black Eye, which I am sure many carp anglers will be familiar with. The target fish resides at home pool in Bledington, Oxon. I think at one stage the lake was a syndicate and was very difficult to get a place due to the demand. Now the lake can be booked for a weekend or week depending on availability. In the past I have read about anglers having success with tiger nuts. I will be going for boilies and mixed pellets, hemp and sweetcorn. If it is sunny I will have my dog mixers at hand for some floater fishing, which is in my opinion the most exciting form of carp fishing.
After watching Quest for Black Eye with Terry Hearn I was totally inspired to give this lake a go. It reminds me of another private lake in Gloucestershire with a clay base to the lake which the carp love. I am a big fan of small lakes where the fish are visible in the water. I would be happy with catching any fish from this particular pool. I have found that with these small lakes the carp seem to stick to the margins to avoid being caught at depth. They can also rub their scales against the clay to absord the minerals they love and also find natural source of food like bloodworm. I have also found better results recently by using a back lead even if I am fishing in the margins. I have got my favourite blow back rig sorted now and am 100% confident using this on any water. By keeping your rigs as simple as possible will ensure you catch and are confident with your rig and bait presentation. I am not interested in any of these complicated rigs, in my opinion if you free lined a bait you would probably catch more carp than any fancy rig to be honest.
I look forward to adding some pictures of my experience at this legendary home pool and hopefully a picture of a capture maybe even Black Eye (I should be so lucky!)
