Mead Farm and Lacock 22-09-20.

Earlier start and a longer walk

found me in a new swim.

Whilst putting in some loose feed hemp and sweetcorn,

I saw a number of Chub from under a pound to about

4lb enjoy a free meal.

I set up my kit and then had a walk

further down stream to see if there were

any more swims.

On returning to my swim

I noticed one of the Chub

had 2 golf ball size wounds on it's back.

It was swimming ok but it headed down stream

not interested in any more.

I managed to catch this 2lb 3oz Chub

which took less than a minute pick up the bait

but that was it no more interest.

I took spice flavored Spam.

I then moved on to another new swim,

this one has a drop of over 12 feet.

Lockley I have a net handle that can reach

15 feet.

Again on heading down stream earlier

I put in some free bait and saw some larger Chub.

However once again no interest 

was shown in the hook bait.

I now realized that the clear sky's

and bright sunshine was putting the

fish off feeding.

A further two swims had the same

result.

Absolutely no interest at all.

Even with full cloud cover.

By now it was late afternoon so

I moved on to my chosen last swim.

However there was already another angler in it.

So on to another swim I like to try

but once again already taken.

Third time lucky?

Yes!

Set up and well same again,

absolutely no sign of bigger fish.

I spoke to two other anglers

and they had the same result.

So by 7.30pm I

packed up and headed home.

 

Second of two blanks. Chesil Beach 17-09-20.

Well what can be said,

160 mile return journey for a blank.

I arrived 20 minutes late of a broken down horse box

and other slow traffic.

After a 15 minute walk  with my son, we settled for an area 

he knows.

I had fresh Lug and Rag

along with frozen Crab, Squid, Mackerel and Sandeel.

Varying cocktails and used on their own at

distances of 40 to 100yrds. 

Also various rigs were also tried.

How ever the bait out far were stripped pretty quickly,

while in close they weren't touched. 

 I  decided to try to photograph some of the waves

curling and breaking on the shingle bank.

A very enjoyable session

with great company.

First of two blanks. 07-09-20

An overcast, warm and windy (gusting 44mph) afternoon.

I was at the first swim by 13.45,

I used my usual pellet and Dumbell baits

as well as Luncheon meat.

All afternoon in the three swims I chose to fish

I had the same result.

Knocks, rattles and tugs 

resulted in a blank.

Still a very enjoyable afternoon.

 

Bristol Avon Barbel. 26-08-20.

Arrived at my favorite venue

at just before 2pm.

As there had been some rain in the days before 

I was prior to this one the river was up.

However it was dropping down

and clearing.

My first swim was one I had dabbled 

with a few times.

It looked very fishy as usual

but with only a few light knocks 

on the lines

but no takes.

My second swim was a new one,

again looked very fishy.

Over hanging tree down stream 

on either bank.

Once again knocks and pulls

but no takes.

The reasons I fish these swims 

are:-

To find any snags,

To introduce my baits and ground baits,

and check the depths.

 By 6.15 I was in my third and last swim.

This was a is a regular swim,

I nearly always finish up here, it is closest to the car park.

I set up two rods,

one down stream with my usual Dumbell hook bait

and pellet  stringer and pva netting.

The second rod wes fished upstream

with Luncheon meat flavoured with a dusting of 

Braddocks Spice. Don't think it is available now.

At 6.52 the upstream rod, a

Korum 12ft Twin Tip. I was using the Avon tip.

A Trinium centre pin reel, loaded with

8lb Diawa Sensor line (brown) and 2ft same line for the hook length

to size 8 hook.

This 10lb 3oz Barbel pulled the tip round and

raced off up stream. I then had a 10 minute battle.

This is only my 4th Barbel ever,

and first on an Avon tip and center pin reel.

When I sorted out the Barbel,

I wound in the other rod, this

Gudgeon.

It took a size 4 hook on 10lb line.

Shortly after this Chub, 4lb 4oz, took the size  4 hook

with the Dumbell.

The Barbel was still recovering in the landing net,

and so the difference between the two can be seen.

The Barbel was 79cm long abd the

Chub 68 cm.

This was the last action for the evening,

and I packed up at 8.30,

a very happy fisherman.

 

Back to the Tanks. 23-08-20

Sorry for the gap on putting up the 

post.

Popped back to the Tanks at

09.00.

High water was at 11.10.

And fished till 12.40.

There was a light south, southwesterly wind

and quite warm.

I used Lug-Squid and Rag-Squid wraps

to 3/0 and 4/0 hooks

on Pulley Pennel rigs.

I failed to get any bites

and realized I should have used smaller hooks,

smaller baits and

shorter casts. 

All in all got it totally WRONG.

OUCH!

I saw three Sole caught by two other anglers,

Well done them.