Bagwood Lake

Good news

Baggy is open again.

Shingle Bank Severn Beach 31-03-12

Decided to give the shingle bank area a go

this morning.

Bait used were Rag and Lug worm with Squid and Crab.

Fished from 08.00 till high tide a 13.15.

Well with a combination of all the baits

in cocktail form failed to attract anything.

Except this Silver Eel / Green Eel

taking Lug Rag cocktail

at distance.  

Cold north-easterly did not help

would have preferred a 

South-westerly which would have chopped the water up.

Never mind another nice trip.

Nice and muddy.

Don't fish this area unless you are with someone who

knows the venue.

Also only on small tides.

MUD CAN BE VERY DEEP IN PLACES.    

Popped back down to Baltic Wharf this morning

and what a cracker it was.

First fish was grand roach at 08.10

then for the next hour and a half

I had a steady catch of

roach, skimmers and dace.

 The dredger was now getting closer and bites

stopped.

However the larger skimmers 

now paid a visit.

Over the next hour and a half

4 paid a visit to my ground bait.

 The bigger skimmers weighed 8lb 9oz between them.

The other 9 fish weighed 3lb 3oz.

Only one more bite up to 13.00 produced a

small skimmer. 

Andrew my son spent his lunch break 

with me and took the photos.

That dreaded dredger. 

Rockingham 26-03-12

First sea fishing trip of the year produced

this lovely female

Thornback Ray.

At 11lb it was just 2oz 

short of my personal best

Thorny and sea caught fish.

 I had a good pull on the rod 

then a drop back and slack line.

It fought hard swimming with and against

the tide.

I caught it on whole squid to a 3/0

pennel pulley rig.

Also caught was a codling of around 3/4lb

on the first cast with crab as bait.

Calm and sunny but chilly breeze.

High tide was at 10.10 and 12.2mtrs.

I fished from 08.30 till 11.15.

Baltic Wharf 20-03-12

First outing down Bristol Docks

Started at 08.00

with my new pole.

Fished peg 20 by the black pipe.

I noticed a heavy right to left

tow and this strange vessel 

making a horrible noise.

The vessel is a dredger and boy 

did it upset everyone.

At times it was like fishing a river,

back eddies, whirlpools and

water colour changes.

With only one crunched caster

to after two hours,

I started to think

about heading home.

But a 3oz Roach took

double red maggot,

so stay I did.

Some more shy bites and

things started to look up.

Eventually I did manage a

Dace on caster.

The dredger eventually moved to my right

and the water cleared,

with the slowing flow

so the bites started again.

However it didn't last long

but just before the flow started again

a nice 1/2lb Roach

was landed.

With the heavy tow picking up again 

I decided to head

home and do some gardening.

The Maver Competition  301 pole

is very good,

just look forward to

catching some bigger fish.

Duchess lake 12-03-12

Popped down to the local lake

to try out two new toys

given to me by "She Who Must Be Obeyed"

A Diawa seat box

and

Maver 301 competition 16 meter

pole.

I'll be able to use it at 13mtrs

with no trouble.

Nothing over 4oz was caught,

Roach and Skimmers were caught

on varying floats and hook sizes.

Baits used were

Maggot, Casters, Worms,

Sweet Corn and Hemp were used.

Maggot and Casters accounted

for all the bites.

No other fish were caught when I left

at 12.30. 

What out fishing at last!

Popped down to the river Frome

at Snuff Mill.

Fished some of my usual swims.

Just up from the car park 

I used my new Centre Pin Reel

and tried to winkle a Chub or Roach

trotting a 4BB Crow Quill Avon float

to size 18 hook.

That fallen tree should have had

a fish or two 

but the heavy colour 

or my dodgy fishing

failed to find bite.

 Further up stream and the same result.

In total I tried 5 swims in 2 hours

but not a bite.

Maggots and Caster

with Bread ground bait

was used.