how do you fish the method feeder in the recent conditions

I have been fishing my local recently with varying success.
It is a fairly large lake stocked with plenty of carp.
In warmer weather i normally pick a spot i fancy and cast every 10 mins, slowing to 15 if its slow and keep to this spot for at least a few hours and if nothing happens i think about recasting to a different spot as maybe there arent many fish in front of me.

But recently with this cold weather i just cant decide what to do for the best the carp are feeding but not heavily it seems, and i cant decide weather to stick to my normal tactics or weather to cast and leave it for like an hour at a time, or weather to cast every 20mins to different spots around the lake untill i get a bite then concentrate on that spot.

How are you guys playing it with this weather.

If they are not getting their heads down try a straight lead.
No point in chucking a pile of bait out when they are not really having it.
Try it with a small bait and chuck it round the lake, have a look for them.

how long would you leave it then?

Five minutes mate, if there are fish there they'll have it.
Look for liners as well. If you get liners come a bit shorter. No liners go further out. they tend to shoal up a bit in colder weather, always worth a look in the margins too.

As Peter says if you're not catching ,changing your method (no pun intended) is a sound idea. I've been getting most of my carp either on zigs or up in the water on a float/long hook length looking for the thermal layers ( with a mobile approach) . Very few fish have been coming out (apart from slimeballs) solid on the deck.
Jerry
PS I'm spending more time looking for the fish than fishing - once you've found them the response can be very quick and one rod is all you need.

i did catch five the other evening but like you said i spotted them topping and cast to them but at times the water has seemed dead no movement whatsoever which has made it difficult to locate the fish