"Steve started fishing as a young boy and has been into carp fishing for around 25 years. We've been coming to Lonsdale for the past seven years but up until this year only for the carp.
Two years ago we watched someone from the big lodge land one of the pike and I think that got Steve thinking.
In May this year he half heartedly had a go at piking, hooked an absolute beauty which tail walked across the water just in front of the peg before managing to escape.
The following day I saw one of your 'monsters', just the head and shoulders but wow - we were both hooked.
When we came for the second time this year Steve was armed with the an entire shoal of spratts and renewed enthuisiasm.
Our aim was to fish from mid afternoon, straight through the night and into the next morning.
We blanked the first night and had just settled into the bivvy the next when the alarm went - it was 10.15pm and pretty cold, and we weren't sure if it was a carp or pike until we checked the rods.
The fish put up a good fight, Steve an even better one and after about ten minutes she was in the net.
The fish was furious and Steve was terrified - but then you know that as you've seen the picture!!
Having unhooked and weighed it, a couple of ounces short of 20lb, we took the pictures and returned it to the water.
Steve caught another slightly smaller one on the Wednesday but I'd nipped home to clean the chinnys (chinchilla's) so although he took pics they are of the pike lying on the unhooking mat so aren't as good.
However we will be back again next year, already booked our dates :)
Take care Jean & Steve"
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