Lacock 25-01-14

I needed the piece and quiet

again. 

So left home at 6.30 am.

After travelling up the very quiet M4

I arrived at a very warm Lacock.

Once again I fed a few swims as I walked

up stream.

 First swim was one I had float fished in the summer

this time I tried the usual ledgered   

baits. Without any sign that the fish were interested

I decided to pack up when another angler

looked like he was about to tackle up just down from me.

I stopped at the next swim I had already 

pre-baited down stream.

Again after an hour and a half

no signs of activity I moved further down river.

This on also did not result in any activity

So as by now I had seven anglers

heading up river,

it was time for me to head below the bridge.

Here I was fishing the out side of a sweeping bend,

soon after putting a double 8mm pellet down the 

side of the bank I a few rattles, this produced

a Roach of about 1lb.

Unfortunately it was only holding on to the pellet

and when I bent down to pick up the

net it dropped off. 

That was it no more signs of life,

so decided to pack up an hour early.

The weather was light breeze, sunny and warm.

In the hour it took to pack up, walk to the car,

drive home and unpack

and drink a cup of tea.

The weather had changed to an angry monster.

The wind smashed 2/3 of the roof of my carport

down. I was out cutting away the damage

when it started hailing.

So in 20 minutes I was drenched

and the carport was wrecked.

Half an hour later the weather had calmed down.

WOW! I'm glad I was not on the bank when that came through.

River Avon 20-01-14

With She Who Must Be Obeyed

getting better  quicker than expected

I trundled up the misty M4 

to Lacock.

With a heavy frost on the ground

and the Avon inside its bank (Just)

I set my usual rigs with

Maggot, Worm, Luncheon meat and Pellets

for bait and loose feed.

Just looking at this photos shows what a

great winters day it was.

 I tried 3 different swims.

In two, there was no interest in the baits

at all.

 In the third I had some

knocks before the upstream

rod pulled round.

This produced the rig being snagged 

and a lost rig.

The second pull again on the up stream rod,

whilst I was talking to my brother on the phone,

was a good strong take

which was probably a 

Chub.

Unfortunately the hook knot gave and the fish 

was lost.

Well as it was now nearly

2pm I had to pack up.

I fished  7.30 till 2pm.

Note to self check out the knots 

properly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Duchess 16-01-14

A morning at a very muddy Duchess Pond

produced just one tiny

Roach to the float.

Russell and did not even

get a bite.

Very poor.

First trip of 2014

Popped down to the Frome

as I had a couple of hours

while the the Mrs was resting.

As expected the water was milky

tea colour and plenty of  pace.

I used some very smelly maggots

that had been in the fridge for two weeks.

Well I did not blank.

One tiny Minnow took the

red maggot on a size 22 to 2lb hook length. 

I had only dropped the rig in the close as

a dog was messing about around

my feet.

I think its time to try out

the old

pole feeder float method.

It used to work a treat down there.

Feeder or ledger fishing down

there does not work as there

is a rocky bottom and snags the rig every time.

Happy New Year

Happy New Year all.

I'm not out fishing at the moment

because She Who Must Be Obeyed

is in hospital.

As such I'm not sure when I'll

be out next.

Could be up to 3 months.