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EXCLUSIVE
THE TALE OF
BIG MO
I
along with Ben I h a v e
booked
up
sev e r a l
sessions on Cok i n g
Farm’s Meadow L a k e.
T h ere are many big carp i n
M eadow including seve n t y
c a rp over thirty poun ds a n d
f o urteen carp over f o r t y
p o unds. A carp call ed N e l l y
i s the big gest carp in th e r e.
S h e was last out (a t the t i m e
o f writing this artic le) at f i f t y
p o unds twelve ounces. B e n
h a d her la st year at 50lb 2 o z .
T h ere is also a Co mmo n o f
4 4 lb 8oz in Meadow. Th e re
a r e quite a few back up c a r p
o f twenty pounds or mo r e t o
h a ve a go for. I was goin g o n
Meadow to target some of
these massive carp. Meadow
Lake has ten swims on it and
i s u s u a l l y v e r y b u sy. A t C o k i n g
Fa r m F i s h e r y, y o u a r e a b l e t o
b o o k sw i m s i n a d v a n c e. I t ’s
best to book because the whole
complex can be very busy at
the best of times. Anyone who
has fished Meadow Lake will
t e l l y o u i t i s n ’t a n e a sy l a k e
t o f i s h . It d o e s n ’t g i v e u p i t s
r e s i d e n t s v e r y e a s y. A s m a l l
lake at 4.25 acres but holds
s o m e st u n n i n g m o n s t e r s.
I a r ri v e d a b o u t h a l f a n h o u r
b e f o r e m y a l l o c a t e d st a r t
t i m e a n d wa s l u c k y t o f i n d
m y s w i m e m p t y. I h a d b o o k e d
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