Paul Palmer I went over to Fryerning Fisheries this week for a session and managed to land a brace of 40’s. I’d not been since mid April, but the first night in my chosen swim was looking good when I spent a fair time making sure the traps were set. Around midnight I had a screaming take that unfortunately ended in a hook pull. Knowing I would not be able to get back on my exact spot until daylight….i just flicked it in the general direction. In the early hours of the morning, a coot picked up my second rod, which left me thinking that my chances had been blown for that night…feeling slightly disappointed, I also flicked that one out in the general direction, not even making the effort to change the bait.. conceding until first light. However….it just goes to show that anything can happen, when that rod proceeded to rip off about two hours later. A good fight, which had me go in the lake for netting..resulted in a fish I had only been saying that evening I’d really like to catch…a lovely mirror know as the Emperor. It weighed in at 40lb on the dot and already had me pleased with the trip. However the next morning also saw me land another A team member known as the Nunn @41.12lb. I felt extremely pleased to have had another Fryerning 40’s Brace…and this fish also marked my 30th UK forty plus Carp Capture. Happy Days !!