Friday 26 December 2014

Christmas Fishies


In the past few years the Christmas breaks have produced impossible fishing conditions, I normally venture back to my home-turf River Wye and watch as the fields and roads flood unable to even wet a line - torture!

This year the water is back within the banks, the conditions are far from ideal with high levels and very unsettled conditions, but if I can get to it - I'm fishing it!

Managed three trips in the last three days - even managed a couple of hours on Christmas afternoon. It's not easy fishing but I have managed to drop on a few fish...


Christmas Eve: 12lb 2oz, first double of the season...


Christmas Eve: 2lb approx...


Christmas Eve: 8lb 8oz just as the sun was setting.


Christmas Day: 1lb 12oz perch, very quick afternoon session.


Boxing Day: 3½lb Approx...


Boxing Day: 8lb 12oz, a few dropped runs and a hook pull.

Now I just need to drop on a twenty...

14 comments:

  1. Well in mate, it's the beard, it has reached prime Pike thickness, you've had a decent batch of fish there, hoping a twenty does slip up!. good luck.

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    1. Cheers. Got the beard, got the scruffy hat, just need the twenty!

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  2. Did think i saw a bird in your beard the other day when i saw you, but i have to admit it's very impressive.
    Oh and well done on your pike.
    stuart

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    1. You should have said, been trying to catch that bird for a week or so now. Thanks.

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  3. Nice fish mate, was good to meet you on Christmas Eve and I'm sure I'll see you on the bank again - I was the guy using lures. I went up the opposite bank and frustratingly lost another big double at the net just as the sun was going down. Jack

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    1. Cheers Jack, good to meet you too. I haven't given the lures a blast yet, thought the water was too unsettled, probably give them a go later. It is frustrating loosing them when they're so hard to find, my hook pull yesterday was a low double - still, we'll have to find some more. See you down there at some stage.

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  4. So is the Wye producing the way it should have when we hit in September? Any more today?

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    1. Really unsettled, up and down every day, struggling to find feeding fish and I have a feeling the big girls are glued to the bottom. That said I have had a few, tough going though - but I can get to the river so I'm fishing it!

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  5. Well in Brian, effort usually equals reward. Some lovely Wye pike there. I've not had one yet this season!

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    1. Cheers Ben. It'll probably go off now I'm back in London!

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  6. Great looking pike! Keep trying we love seeing the pictures and updates

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    1. Thanks, going to have to keep trying if I'm going to get 200lb of them this season...

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  7. Well done Brian, the rivers are all over the place and what with the snow melt going in yesterday its a result to even get a run I think.

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    1. Really hoping we get some better conditions before the season runs out... Just fishing for the odd run here and there at the moment.

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