The Seges.
Location: Bridgwater, Somerset
Directions: Take either junction 23 or junction 24 off the M5 and get onto the A38 heading towards bridgwater. From J23 turn left, or from junction J24 turn right onto the A372. Turn right onto Dunwear Lane and about half a mile after you underneath the motoway turn left into a small industrial estate. Follow the road round and you'll come to the fishery car park.
Contact: Denise and Jamie Cook on 01278 445221
Day Ticket: £6 on the bank (£4 after 4pm in the summer)
Rules: Keepnets by arrangement and in matches only, barbless hooks only.

It not Just About Carp

As commercials go through that 'dead' period when the carp are spawning what other options are there? The usual tactics needn't be abandoned when silvers are abundant...

As anglers, we always try to make the most of every session that come our way. Whether it's fishing a match against the best anglers in the country or simply heading off down the canal for a few hours on a summer's evening, using the available time effectively is what makes you a good angler. Being able to quickly sum up a situation and adapt to changingconditions is paramount, and atthis time of year it's even more important because, despite the nice weather, fish can be very fickle and not always in a ravenous feeding mood. Carp-crammed commercial fisheriesa are a classic example of this. Throughout the summer a suddendrop in air temperature or a changeof air pressure cam quickly stop the fish feeding, leaving you with no choice but to completely change tactics. Summers seem to last longer these days as well, meaning that fish like carp can spawn more than once. When they've got nookie on the mind the last thing they think about is food, and there's nothing you can do to catch them! This is the ideal time to turn your attentions to some of the other species that inhabit your local commercial.

Like many anglers who have gone down the silver-fish route, you could be pleasantly surprised by the result. Once such fishery that has a growing reputation with anglers in the southwest is The Sedges, near Bridgwater in Somerset. Despite containing a big head of carp they haven't been feeding in the recent weeks because of spawing and, although it's still possible to catch the odd one, this has given anglers the change to have a go for the venue's equally impressive head of skimmers. To get in among the skimmers it's important to feed in a way that will offer the best chance of avoiding any feeding carp in the area. To target the skimmers i scale down and use light elastic and lines, having never fished the venue before, there's always a doubt in the mind when it comes to the best feeding approach but you have to make decisions the best you can begin with and then alter things as you go along, depending on the response you get. To give myself the best chance of avoiding any unwanted encounters with carp, I'm going to target skimmers on the bottom. This means I won't be loose feeding any bait with a catapult: I'm going to cup my feed in large quantites, but at very irregular intervals that will hopefully prevent the fish from coming up in the water. I'll fish a soft hook pellet over the top, which is a good way of targeting skimmers and bream on water that see a lot of fishmeal.

Hint -Tackle Talk

Rigs are going to be important , as i said before i will set the rig so it is just touching bottom there's no need to lay any line on the deck in calm conditions.

The 4x18 Maver Black Ice Polar float is ideal for fishing deep, the Maver Black Ice has a thin hollow bristle for high visibility and a wire stem for stability.

Shotting is simple a bulk of No8s set three feet above the hook with three No10 droppers spread equally below down to the hooklenght knot. Main line is 0.14 and the hooklenght is 0.12 so it matches my No8 latex elastic perfectly