Netted!

Don't know where the last few weeks have gone! Done my usual one 24hrs every week but have struggled to be honest.A few blanks,a few captures, but nothing of any size.Best night was four fish to about 16/17lb(ghosty).My last session was bonfire night week,since then its been mad at work,and hot in in Barbados!Then I come back to a frozen wasteland!Grrrrr...!
Ive fished for carp for many years and seen them caught in all conditions, so the only thing that stops me fishing is ice.
Yesterday was at last, a great day for the owners and a lot of the anglers who fish on Pendle. After holidays, disruptions, and the lake freezing over, the lake was at last netted.The tears in my eyes as the hoards of snotty bream and silver fish were removed weren't cold, or sadness, but joy! It had got to a stage where I was casting 15mm boilies out knowing they wouldn't produce a pick up, but the alternative was small baits and 10 to 15 skimmers a session.
A part of the lake couldn't get netted due to the size and shape,but one sweep produced an awful lot of fish, showing how prolific a venue it is.
Around 140 carp were caught in the net,of which about 12 were weighed,the biggest went 29+.I don't really know how many coarse fish were removed, but if I had to put money down I would guess in the region of 800 to a 1200 pounds in weight, but this is just a guess. The two big commons evaded capture, as did tango and three fish that came out in the summer at 28+,(a common and two mirrors), so what else proved elusive I can only guess at.I reckon there are four thirties in there at the moment,plus around ten 25lb plus fish, a couple of which could go scraper thirty once they have settled down after the netting, and bait starts going in again.
When you see so many coarse fish removed its easy to understand why the fish dont respond to beds of boilies as well as they should.By the time they go on the munch, most of the bait has gone so theyre not used to finding beds of boilies.
Another netting is lined up for this morning. I reckon they ll get the same amount of bits out again.It will be great if they can,the carp will be left to munch comfortably on baits, and hopefully the future weights will leave us gob smacked.
I videoed most of the netting, but as I'm computer illiterate, I will pass it to Pendle View to see if they can post it on youtube.