Everything has gone green
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Love early spring. The still low sun backlighting fresh verdant reed, iris
and alder leaves. Froths of blossom, even the conker trees are breaking
into f...
18 hours ago
cracking, what a day!!
ReplyDeleteCheers. A great result in those conditions!
DeleteBrilliant!
ReplyDeleteAs a rolled-luncheon-meat-virgin do you just free-line it please? I can think of a couple of spots up here in the midlands with enough flow to carry it off. :)
Freeline if you can, but most swims you’ll need a split shot about 4 inches above the hook to keep it bouncing along the bottom. Slight bow in the line so it travels straight and not in an arc. Best thing to do is start in a shallow swim so you can see what the bait is doing and get a feel for it when you can’t see it.
DeleteGood luck, let me know how you get on.
Cheers Brian - enough to get me started! :)
DeleteFeels alien at first but soon becomes second nature, and the big advantage is you don’t have to watch what you’re doing so you can watch the birds or whatever.
DeleteGreat stuff !! nice to see your folks after all this time too
ReplyDeleteCheers. And yeah, it’s been far too long.
DeleteNice one mate! Hope the folks are well! Need to get up there this winter me ol’ pirate!
ReplyDeleteCheers. Folks are great - thanks. Yeah, I’m in - still need a Wye double myself. It desperately needs a bit of rain first.
DeleteNice one! Got the tactics spot on I think - seems to be tough going fishing static. Down tomorrow myself for a recce before the piking season and maybe a go on the lures for perch
ReplyDeleteIt’s very low and clear, need some rain before the pike season really. I did spot 3 pike, one of which will be close to the magic 20 by Christmas - I’ll see if I can find her again then! Good luck with the perch - let me know how you get on.
DeleteLow indeed! Looks like some rain next which will do it good. Good to hear you spotted a good pike - as you say hopefully see it in the winter! No luck on the perch front today, but plenty of chub which were good fun on lures. Was more of a long walk to suss out the piking spots!
DeleteYeah, rain is on its way - hopefully not too much though. Tough conditions for perch but those chub always seem up for it in the low water. Hope you found a few few nice pike spots - see any pike?
DeleteYeah few spots looking good for the winter! There seems to be a healthy population of small fish up and down the river this year so hopefully bodes well for the pike. I did spot one which I spooked in the margins, couldn't say what size though. There was a lad deadbaiting already though and he'd had a double!
DeleteYeah, I was amazed at the size of the shoals of bleak towards the bridge - plenty of food for the pike and perch. I saw someone deadbaiting from across the river - don’t know if he did any good - water is still a bit warm for pike. But can’t wait to get a bait out there having missed last season!!
DeleteHopefully a good sign for the winter.. I think so too, should be fine soon though with some extra water. I can imagine! I'll be back based in London this winter so will be limited to the odd weekend trip and Xmas, but will be getting back as much as I can.
DeleteI was starting to worry the number of pike in those sections was on the decline but seeing that amount of baitfish there is more that enough to support a good head of pike. I think it’s more difficult to track the bait, and therefore the pike, with only the odd weekend here and there. But like you I’ll be back as often as time allows over winter.
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