Last River Session 13-3-16

Having not fished in what seems like ages and with the weather warming up I grabbed my chance Sunday tea time to get up to the river and fish a peg I've always fancied but never been able to.

Hemp and crushed halibut in the feeder would be my feed for the evening session

and boilie wrapped in my homemade paste.

My Paste thawing out as I got set up for the evening.was a lovely evening when I arrived but once I had cast out at 5 pm

The temp started to drop and the wind was cold .It would be 6-30 before my first bite ,a Chub...

After that bite the fish came on the hourly I was getting plenty of knocks throughout the night .By 9-30 pm I had 4 good chub in total.

Lovely red sky down river from my swimn 

Between 9-30 and 10 pm I had 2 more chub and decided to swap rods over and change tactics to grab a barbel .

Chub no 6.

At 10-30pm I packed up with no further bites, the wind now was bitter and I decided to call it a day .

Definitely Chub Snacks .

Till the next time Bloggers .

A Hard Frost 24-2-16

Myself and Chris decided to have a midweek session on the river.Im busy at work over the next few weekends so to get out was great.We chose our pegs and my tactics was maggot feeder and maggot hook bait .

Overcast and it wasn't long before I netted my first bite ,a Grayling.

Having a well deserved rest, boy these fish don't half fight .

Chris spent the first hour trotting and nothing to show for his efforts .I was getting plenty of knocks and managed  a trout and lost two fish.Chris was now on the tip and catching trout.We had only been there just over an hour when the snow came and the bites dried up so we moved.

This was swim no 4 now and we hadn't managed anymore fish, I had a few knocks and missed a bite so we moved again and decided this would be our last swim.

Today's treat for me .When we arrived at swim no 5 Chris was soon into trout and I managed another grayling .The river was clear the temps were up and down all day.Over the next two hours of daylight it was all trout for me and Chris

Considering the conditions I managed 2 Grayling and 6 Trout.Chris managed 8 trout and one grayling .We worked hard today but the bright conditions and maybe the snow put the dace and chub off .An enjoyable day to get out .

A beautiful view as the light was fading 

We fished into darkness.A long day but great to be out and we had a few laughs too.Tight Lines Bloggers,See ya Soon.

Valentine's Day Grayling

Finally got out with Chris on the river it's been a while since our last session .We chose our Pegs and what a bitterly cold northerly wind with bright blue skies,it was going to be a tough day I thought.

Rod out,maggot feeder with maggot on the hook, river had dropped about 5 foot from last week.It would take just over an hour before my first bite,a small grayling they don't half fight.Over the next hour I managed to lose 2 fish and bag 2 trout.

Chris decided to join me as nothing was happening,plenty room in this peg for two .At around 11-30 I had a good pull on the tip and a New PB Grayling hit the net .

1-15 well chuffed.

Lunch time and still no sign of any dark cloud cover or this bitterly wind easing I managed another couple of trout and Chris had been snapped at least twice.

Finally Chris managed a Grayling too and he wasn't blanking now , more relieved I think as he was under the weather and felt he couldn't get warm even though he had more layers on than a mountain climber.

Dark clouds, but they didn't stay.I managed a few mire trout and Chris bagged one too.Bites had dried up and it was even colder now, we decided on another half hour , then Chris had a good pull and said maybe stay till five as he played a nice Grayling to his net.

A PB as well 1-12 well Done mate.

Even the Tunnocks couldn't warm me up today .We caught no more, and was glad to be going home .Till the next Time .

Shimano Purist Roll Mat

Well as I turned 51 on Friday it was nice to receive this mat for my Birthday .

It's 13 inches rolled up, nice and compact for either a bag or use clip to fix to your Quiver.

Opened up its 38 X 30 that's inches by the way , I'm old school.

Folded , just attach Velcro and roll, the perfect mat for the river or stalking .

Till the next Time .

Other side Of The River

I I didn't fish last week so I decided to fish a different side of the river today, the opposite bank.Tactics would be one rod maggot feeder and maggot or lob hook bait .The river was carrying more water due to Saturday,s rainfall and I picked out a nice peg in a nice slack area .

Today's treats.

Typical I had a trout, followed by another and a roach in peg one.

The sun tried to appear with a nice blue sky, but it didn't last long before the cloud reappeared and the wind got stronger as the day progressed.

Same picture later, overcast and cloudy.

I decided to move and again I was into another trout, they must of followed me from the other peg.I then managed a Rudd before more trout in the net.

At this point it looked liked rain and I was catching more trout, then a nice bite and finally I managed a Chub.I finished the day's total with 5 Trout 1 Roach 1 chub and a Rudd , not bad under the windy conditions.I packed up before dark just as the rain arrived.

Till the next Time .

Sunday on the River

What a difference a week makes, snow last Sunday and -1.today 11 Degrees.  I arrived at the river and due to the rain on Saturday night the river was carrying more water than I would have liked for trotting .

I set up and trotted maggot all morning with just a trout for my efforts.I moved to a swim back up river, I set up my tip rod and fished maggot feeder, 2-5oz just held nicely .I managed to lose a trout and had a few more bites.Then I finally managed a trout

 

I stayed just into darkness and managed no more bites . Till the next time Bloggers.

Frosty start then a snowy End 16-1-15

Well with the rivers settling down to a decent level myself and Chris headed out to the river ,Chris in pursuit of roach,me Chub.We headed down to a spot where Chris had his best river roach last year,he fished below me and I tried a new swim.The temp was -1 with a thick frost on the banks.I settled in my swim,tactics were Tip rod and maggot feeder,during my time in this swim I had a good rap and a slow pull,time to move,the conditions now we're bright and slightly warmer.

This Robin had some sort of worm growing out of his chest.We both moved,Chris was trotting and I was further up,we stayed about an hour then moved again,a swim I fancied and Chris said to me this run looks miles better.It wasn't long before I was getting indications on the tip and was looking forward to the last two hours of the day,the sky was cloudy now and looked better to catch a few.

Chris with his first ever grayling ,his first before the snow started.I managed to hook 4 fish and loose them all,a bad work man always blames his tools and I knew it was the hooks I was using were not suited to chub.Chris went on to catch two brownies and another fine grayling in the snow.

Last trot for Chris and this produced a nice chub.A good day with highs and lows for me ,just glad 

Chris caught and we didn't blank.We packed up and headed back in the cold dark air to be faced with a hill with snow and Chris had to walk due to my van struggling to get up,it seemed like ages before Chris reached the top of the hill,I was relieved,what took you so long .Till the Next Time,stay safe.