Chub at last 29-09-15

This time I arrived at the Avon at 1pm,

and walked to the furthest swim. Feeding others I intended

to fish as I passed them.

Again, I could not catch on boillie

or pellet.

However I did feed maggots into

most of these swims.

By 4.30 I was in the

float swim as I call it.

From the first put in I started

catching small

Roach. Dace, Chub and this time

Perch.

 Early on I lost another bigger fish,

This was the fifth larger fish I

have lost to hook pulls, bent out hooks

and fish swimming into a snag.

So I beefed up the hook length

but this slowed the fishing.

So swapping back to

the lighter hook length I

was catching again.

I think the water was so clear that

 fish could see the line.

Well about 5.30 I had the smallest of bites

 and striking into it I found a better fish.

A short but brisk play and this 3lb 7oz

Chub was on the bank.

Lean but in good condition 

it was most welcome.

 I continued to catch the small

fish and really enjoyed being back to

the way I enjoy the most.

Whilst using the float rod I 

was also using a Maggot feeder rod.

This was not very good but I did catch a few

small mixed grill fish.

 One was hit by a Pike which was a really

good fight. In the end it won its prize

and bit through the hook length.

At 7.15ish I had another really gentle

bite this time I struck slowly

and felt the weight.

On 5lb main line and 3lb 2oz

hook length to a size 16 hook.

This 3lb 15 1/2oz Chub

was banked.

Well that was it another really enjoyable day on the Avon.

Back to Avon. 20-09-15

06.00, the mist is rising off the river into a low fog.

Not as thick as last time or as chilly.

I fished a number of new swims,

learning the depth, snags, type of bottom state

of the bank and where the weed were.

There were some very interesting swims,

as well as one real bad one.

So plenty of info and no fish.

I did take a float rod and maggots

an spent two hours

catching Roach, Dace and small Chub

up to about 1/2lb.

Packed up at 12.30.

Wet net. 20-09-15

Well I went back to the Avon

but this time with Maggot 

and Casters.

Also the float was in the rod

quiver and desperate for an outing.

Right from the first cast

it was roach, dace or 

small chub.

 Most were between 

3oz and 6oz.

All were fin perfect,

and really god to see.

Hopefully  a good sign for the future. 

 The best was this Roach

of around 1/2lb.

I did loose 2 good fish which

were to strong for for my light

tackle. Straightening the size 16 hooks.

 I fished from around 06.30 till

11.30.

After a foggy start it ended up sunny

and warm.

I tried a couple of other

swims,

but nothing but Minnows.

Pellet on the quiver failed to even get a bite.

So I will get my centre pin reel and beef up the tackle

So role on the next trip.

A damp morning down Crooks Marsh. 14-09-15

As there was some spare 

Lug worm left over from one of my sons

weekend fishing trip,

I added some Frozen Squid 

to the menu.

I fished from 6.30 till 10.00.

Pennel Pulley rigs were the order of the day.

Sea Bank Power station

was causing its own drizzle

from the cooling fans,

but later the rain added to

the damp feel.

The little wind that there was

was very light from the east, southeast.

Well the out come was very

slow, with only a of bites over

the top of the tide (0849 - 12.9 mtrs).

So by 10.00 I had run out of bait

and the rain was getting heavy

so a quick walk back to the car

and start drying out. 

First trip to a new venue. 08-09-15

Well at last

I was feeling a lot better and

things at home had settled down.

So I arrived there at just before

06.30

in a lovely thick fog.

I'm up stream from Limply Stoke,

and looking forward to 

the new challenge

of a new area.

 I chose swims with good 

overhangs on both banks.

First problem was my poor casting,

so I had to really concentrate

on getting it right and accurate.

Second was the weed, its pretty

thick and trying to get the bait

down was a real hassle.

Especially as I was using

very light weights. Even trying free lining

between weed beds.

 In most of the swims I saw Chub 

just  sat at the surface, not even feeding.

I tried some surface feeding

and the result was the Chub

just either moved aside or

let the bait go straight over their heads.

 One swim was quite clear of weed mid stream

so I cast over to the far bank, next to the weed,

and one under a near side overhanging tree.

Well that's the spot where

I did manage a few knocks,

and a good take.

The fish went straight under the

the over hang, resulting in

me losing it with a hook pull.

Well that was it, no more interest.

So with only about 20 minutes to

my planed finish time,

I tried a hole in a bank of trees.

I had seen Chub swimming there so

was hopeful I would at least have some interest.

But no, nothing was interested in getting there

heads down.

As can be seen the river was very low, slow and clear.

I packed up at midday. Having tried

5 swims.

I think as I find some deeper swims and 

learn the river better it should be a great venue.

Still not well!

With the headaches still

being a pain in the head.

I am not going out this week.