Sunday 18 June 2023

Friday 14 April 2023

Where have I been.

Due to the amount of rain and poor weather I have been tempted to get out fishing. Also "She who must be obeyed" has had some health problems which also stopped me escaping. I have had a couple of hours here and there down Duchess Pond. The Roach have started feeding as have the Perch. I also managed a Gudgeon, first one I have had out of Duchess Pond.

Wednesday 22 February 2023

Blank then hook in finger. Sunday 19-02-23.

Absolutely cracking morning 
and the view out towards Bath
was really great.
Even the view from my swim
was pretty good as well.
But I little did I know
things would go down hill
later.
I started off with two feeder rods,
one with a ground bait feeder
and with a maggot feeder.

My ground bait the usual with 
red maggots.
I was casting out to the channel
half way across the lake.
I also swopped  over
to a float rod now and again
and tried to the right near the
reeds.
Not a single bite.
So I packed up
when the ground bait 
ran out.
After I packed up I 
caught this Barbel hook
in my finger. 
So I headed off home.
When I got there, I
found a pair of side cutter pliers,
and cut the eye off.
Then pushed the hook through
point first.
It was easier than I thought.
I washed the finger
and then rubbed Germolene
on it.

Well all's good,
no problem.

 

Monday 13 February 2023

Yahoo!
Out fishing at last.
With being in hospital
and frozen lake'
I finally put it all together
and waked down to Duchess Lake.
I chose the north bank
about half way down the lake.
My ground bait was all my 
usual mix.
I used Red Maggot, worm and 
Sweetcorn


I started with a
ground bait feeder
cast out about half way, 
where it is a bit deeper.
I cast out every 5 minutes 
for about 1\2 an hour.
Then every 20 minutes.
Just as I started leaving it longer
I had a couple of pulls but nothing came of it.
Next cast I had a much better 
pull round and
managed to bring in this 
6lb 4oz Bream.
Very happy with that.
 
While I was concentrating 
on the feeder rod,
I set up a float rod.
Maggot was the bait 
fished over ground bait.
Lose feeding maggot as I
cast out.
I fed 4 spots and at various 
depths.
Absolutely nothing.
All in all a 
lovely four hour session.
Roll on the next one.

Thursday 19 January 2023

Where have I been?

I spent a week in hospital 
over New Year.

So!
No problems found.
However I have been told 
I can't drive.

I have had some nice walks down 
to Duchess Pond and taken
some photos of birds.

Little Grebe are very shy

Mallards

are quite colourfull.

I hope to get down to the lake soon.



 

Thursday 22 December 2022

Fishing down Duchess Pond, 21-12-22

Decided to pop down to my
local Muddy Puddle and do a 
bit of practice.
I had a pint of Red and mixed
Maggots, Casters, Worms
and Sweetcorn,
I also wanted to start 
feeding some of the
swims.

As can be seen below
the pond is over some 
of the banks. 

 Unfortunately I failed to get a single
bite.
I was using a feeder rod 
and float rod.
While I there this Cygnet
landed.
It had a very strange neck. 
The local pair of Mute Swans
chased it onto the bank
and would not let it
back into the lake.
A bit like beauty and the beast.

Tuesday 6 December 2022

Back to the Severn Beach.

I fished the Severn Beach
on Wednesday 30 October.
Well what's to say,
Blanked as did six other rods
I was using up
left over Lug and Rag
from the Sunday before
as well as Squid and 
Black Lug.
As can be seen it was flat calm
and overcast.
Better luck next time.