I'm getting back into the rhythm again. I arrived around 12:45 and spent the next hours walking and driving around the complex. Three other people were fishing, all-day anglers, but only caught tench. The carp were clearly held up in some large weed beds, making fishing for them close to impossible and something I didn't fancy doing anyway. I'm not keen on bringing in a large bed of weed with a carp stuck in the middle - not my idea of fishing.

I really didn't know where to go this week. I fancied being in the teeth of the wind, but it was still going to be chilly. They love a good blow from the southwest here, and the northeast bank looked like my best option. I even thought of going back to the same swim as last week because they love the Bay Area.