tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41561949246164830882024-03-05T15:40:09.698+00:00Fishing and Photographing the Bristol Area My fishing trips in and around BristolPathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10712705850463147683noreply@blogger.comBlogger522125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156194924616483088.post-86261357290200733162023-06-18T18:54:00.001+01:002023-06-18T18:54:27.703+01:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia2Ddyt6vmIzuOOqE7aZ5XIayadTop_zGt7iK46aaPolF4M7i9V26IMUdj3BptVmp34ExBwXKKZ6b23xHaqcKF_WKpYGEZj03niNmVK-dnmhKd-x3-mqga86iuQbyvFaF2IBLgPBkGPhpv0FWmEYhJJpKv74exp1am-SAL0bOGF9kr0D8yZ4kkYGcR8w/s5204/Grey%20Heron.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="3615" data-original-width="5204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia2Ddyt6vmIzuOOqE7aZ5XIayadTop_zGt7iK46aaPolF4M7i9V26IMUdj3BptVmp34ExBwXKKZ6b23xHaqcKF_WKpYGEZj03niNmVK-dnmhKd-x3-mqga86iuQbyvFaF2IBLgPBkGPhpv0FWmEYhJJpKv74exp1am-SAL0bOGF9kr0D8yZ4kkYGcR8w/s320/Grey%20Heron.JPG"/></a></div>Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10712705850463147683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156194924616483088.post-47303327520877366392023-04-14T19:16:00.001+01:002023-04-14T19:22:50.004+01:00Where 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.
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Sunday 19-02-23.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Absolutely cracking morning </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and the view out towards Bath</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">was really great.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg011NaZnXV45MwF4viYsWcDgqnV_voY7ivSboS6s1_Abuk-x24Z0BFagvrqCmHLZo55FQvshFVAQubL-rM6YhG4lCGypF4GKvq17ASWLWPLt8Qz2BDt0NWtlTku308BgOqRLOo2PYNZ2zpH7fdLzIVSvvCmhMtUawAnu-rRSeCepmTC127gHmKxveZ0w/s4000/IMG_20230219_071811655_MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg011NaZnXV45MwF4viYsWcDgqnV_voY7ivSboS6s1_Abuk-x24Z0BFagvrqCmHLZo55FQvshFVAQubL-rM6YhG4lCGypF4GKvq17ASWLWPLt8Qz2BDt0NWtlTku308BgOqRLOo2PYNZ2zpH7fdLzIVSvvCmhMtUawAnu-rRSeCepmTC127gHmKxveZ0w/s320/IMG_20230219_071811655_MP.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Even the view from my swim</div><div style="text-align: center;">was pretty good as well.</div><div style="text-align: center;">But I little did I know</div><div style="text-align: center;">things would go down hill</div><div style="text-align: center;">later.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiESjQpYkHTdK9vY1x3BlnU4BmFoRXJYaRptLbDQ9cswMVQSPY9V13CpZuwdykKsw65WYGglFsXIOjlCyqsk1DOiuCmQY_-e1trxy3M5nwzn0HLn3GCUSCGGOvH0XaSpMXH3GEHjK1LPKL9TM-AA71hZD-2j6iGxWFD3gL5cTfYF1TvojftpN0tvlKQTg/s4000/IMG_20230219_081742053_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiESjQpYkHTdK9vY1x3BlnU4BmFoRXJYaRptLbDQ9cswMVQSPY9V13CpZuwdykKsw65WYGglFsXIOjlCyqsk1DOiuCmQY_-e1trxy3M5nwzn0HLn3GCUSCGGOvH0XaSpMXH3GEHjK1LPKL9TM-AA71hZD-2j6iGxWFD3gL5cTfYF1TvojftpN0tvlKQTg/s320/IMG_20230219_081742053_HDR.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I started off with two feeder rods,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">one with a ground bait feeder</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and with a maggot feeder.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfPOyuQsbKgcmMr02yma-nVgFwMj175Dx2r7wGTTc-JD27d_MDR8h1zE7VPZWdD_iAmSz8tzybBD9-PzWSSUHrIYa_N1jo3oyWWVJIUp922Ls3jcbULJu2dLyaKlJ_XiaVjpOxYNxOWkHiFH2Y74jfRAR_uEu_8HMSjQl3fWQUyJ2t2P7NWXg8hZjdiA/s4000/IMG_20230219_102426913_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfPOyuQsbKgcmMr02yma-nVgFwMj175Dx2r7wGTTc-JD27d_MDR8h1zE7VPZWdD_iAmSz8tzybBD9-PzWSSUHrIYa_N1jo3oyWWVJIUp922Ls3jcbULJu2dLyaKlJ_XiaVjpOxYNxOWkHiFH2Y74jfRAR_uEu_8HMSjQl3fWQUyJ2t2P7NWXg8hZjdiA/s320/IMG_20230219_102426913_HDR.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">My ground bait the usual with </div><div style="text-align: center;">red maggots.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I was casting out to the channel</div><div style="text-align: center;">half way across the lake.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I also swopped over</div><div style="text-align: center;">to a float rod now and again</div><div style="text-align: center;">and tried to the right near the</div><div style="text-align: center;">reeds.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Not a single bite.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKWxNwlUp8Ct7t2myDoUYo-y3jTXf4FvKJn6WkrVJ43lv3XQqFLiw65j8L3wyoq1fVHP8HLhCsloXzLSR0s1VEaq_ZmLnXlDZpejUsQg5NmilWZ1BCE05oot32oqgIjo4gpbUu7CH6Y7EqJzIh0bSKcfJjOgmv-37diFmkvvxyTVETwrKqB_4YpH7mbw/s4000/IMG_20230219_102446426_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKWxNwlUp8Ct7t2myDoUYo-y3jTXf4FvKJn6WkrVJ43lv3XQqFLiw65j8L3wyoq1fVHP8HLhCsloXzLSR0s1VEaq_ZmLnXlDZpejUsQg5NmilWZ1BCE05oot32oqgIjo4gpbUu7CH6Y7EqJzIh0bSKcfJjOgmv-37diFmkvvxyTVETwrKqB_4YpH7mbw/s320/IMG_20230219_102446426_HDR.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">So I packed up</div><div style="text-align: center;">when the ground bait </div><div style="text-align: center;">ran out.</div><div style="text-align: center;">After I packed up I </div><div style="text-align: center;">caught this Barbel hook</div><div style="text-align: center;">in my finger. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Pu31i8Y2LpdbXvJpXz1_2ctfo2P-uUWheZvgoExCzuDHXrc_IRpTTd5FbeZJX91YgOdKQooBxVgwpFmY6Jxmdd21g2_cv1Z1E7qD3rOEO3dKHUd75W3q21Cp7-3rhKAWquuLNJ4cnmrpclYO80FhhYn3sxqhm-qd5Zh52gn_3s4W-pg2_A7zn5hFdA/s1600/IMG_20230219_120128423_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Pu31i8Y2LpdbXvJpXz1_2ctfo2P-uUWheZvgoExCzuDHXrc_IRpTTd5FbeZJX91YgOdKQooBxVgwpFmY6Jxmdd21g2_cv1Z1E7qD3rOEO3dKHUd75W3q21Cp7-3rhKAWquuLNJ4cnmrpclYO80FhhYn3sxqhm-qd5Zh52gn_3s4W-pg2_A7zn5hFdA/s320/IMG_20230219_120128423_HDR.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">So I headed off home.</div><div style="text-align: center;">When I got there, I</div><div style="text-align: center;">found a pair of side cutter pliers,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and cut the eye off.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Then pushed the hook through</div><div style="text-align: center;">point first.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It was easier than I thought.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I washed the finger</div><div style="text-align: center;">and then rubbed Germolene</div><div style="text-align: center;">on it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKZuLkcOcvPcYUnDy6iqPHtf0X-3lkkcxSIdOp4Hj6q_kujt2akD-PTEWnVCeIfH4tdssXomIpgW2Sh8mHhRtMY6p_erHM75r_rynG3KshgiXQb7cHOMLCsD_7uqw7KLVVVGdTMMHuIrTmoOSRf_QRpvSQTcU6JhiPvBh8WMnFKqLv0SCP51L4B4PoKw/s320/IMG_20230219_175428978.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p></p>Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10712705850463147683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156194924616483088.post-7871200071467066772023-02-13T18:04:00.001+00:002023-02-13T18:04:24.853+00:00<p></p><div style="text-align: center;">Yahoo!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Out fishing at last.</div><div style="text-align: center;">With being in hospital</div><div style="text-align: center;">and frozen lake'</div><div style="text-align: center;">I finally put it all together</div><div style="text-align: center;">and waked down to Duchess Lake.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I chose the north bank</div><div style="text-align: center;">about half way down the lake.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs5ZB3Fqu3vO_kgXe3ArlOFWpShuI5N3U27YRyV-tgeTr26KXHw9qnasf0UEfzoUfL6K7nfl7jYUNPzAEcVNn3jaGAm3mxPpZUWYDi3wP3-l9nEhhkejBKc7EIA6yiB3IqSfskQnKRAZkbGSd0nUb742UJa2x5horKaXvTYwV6cVub6MvOtfDdKwaGqg/s4000/IMG_20230212_104113079_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs5ZB3Fqu3vO_kgXe3ArlOFWpShuI5N3U27YRyV-tgeTr26KXHw9qnasf0UEfzoUfL6K7nfl7jYUNPzAEcVNn3jaGAm3mxPpZUWYDi3wP3-l9nEhhkejBKc7EIA6yiB3IqSfskQnKRAZkbGSd0nUb742UJa2x5horKaXvTYwV6cVub6MvOtfDdKwaGqg/s320/IMG_20230212_104113079_HDR.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">My ground bait was all my </div><div style="text-align: center;">usual mix.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I used Red Maggot, worm and </div><div style="text-align: center;">Sweetcorn</div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs4Lz4YwwOcJgiCGYgMGTRRotep7avCnbbr0s-4nEUmif7X3NXuApGxa3r2kcOOeLfuDooi-g4Nul79ejXytu-VkuHWdSuJeLqNFrBrAreUQIOi0PoPSTiRYE3vVDtwAZzLTZ77WOh2hS2tq5VvloVibc8UkBLIv9yp96rIrSs2mwbYhWtIGxPNzrtfg/s4000/IMG_20230212_104123352.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs4Lz4YwwOcJgiCGYgMGTRRotep7avCnbbr0s-4nEUmif7X3NXuApGxa3r2kcOOeLfuDooi-g4Nul79ejXytu-VkuHWdSuJeLqNFrBrAreUQIOi0PoPSTiRYE3vVDtwAZzLTZ77WOh2hS2tq5VvloVibc8UkBLIv9yp96rIrSs2mwbYhWtIGxPNzrtfg/s320/IMG_20230212_104123352.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I started with a</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">ground bait feeder</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">cast out about half way, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">where it is a bit deeper.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I cast out every 5 minutes </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for about 1\2 an hour.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUerNhry0xzeUh7Z7XMqE6v8SDbbX8qujmAv9zceJmCHrsQv72qiikzmj1AKGZ2jXzCY4ty2iYmIAC1fMkh9AbubGp62ULZHv3g49Ue5WXqZuR-44FsHLim8i6ne6fMWffDi7i7rV5EXpuNmk4up0Wzh_jatfAHzGmTC4QCKohFuZDy49iQZFAFv6giQ/s4000/IMG_20230212_104150303_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUerNhry0xzeUh7Z7XMqE6v8SDbbX8qujmAv9zceJmCHrsQv72qiikzmj1AKGZ2jXzCY4ty2iYmIAC1fMkh9AbubGp62ULZHv3g49Ue5WXqZuR-44FsHLim8i6ne6fMWffDi7i7rV5EXpuNmk4up0Wzh_jatfAHzGmTC4QCKohFuZDy49iQZFAFv6giQ/w243-h324/IMG_20230212_104150303_HDR.jpg" width="243" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then every 20 minutes.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Just as I started leaving it longer</div><div style="text-align: center;">I had a couple of pulls but nothing came of it.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Next cast I had a much better </div><div style="text-align: center;">pull round and</div><div style="text-align: center;">managed to bring in this </div><div style="text-align: center;">6lb 4oz Bream.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Very happy with that.</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBrq2Cr-GZaTIjfa_d1gtX_VZPH61c9kQF1jZHHi8SgeOtLKFv09vV4nshNXzrEhYDijtIILPB6izlN8PSAAqjnx_Eu7FVu6RHMkSDR0X3FRep6l9129Tz491FjStXoMlervf-tU46E3n_RwrmDJHkkPYa03uHo9nQd17lWFOzEj8x4T6RvewjHTrVRg/s4000/IMG_20230212_084326628.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBrq2Cr-GZaTIjfa_d1gtX_VZPH61c9kQF1jZHHi8SgeOtLKFv09vV4nshNXzrEhYDijtIILPB6izlN8PSAAqjnx_Eu7FVu6RHMkSDR0X3FRep6l9129Tz491FjStXoMlervf-tU46E3n_RwrmDJHkkPYa03uHo9nQd17lWFOzEj8x4T6RvewjHTrVRg/s320/IMG_20230212_084326628.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While I was concentrating </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">on the feeder rod,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I set up a float rod.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Maggot was the bait </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">fished over ground bait.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lose feeding maggot as I</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">cast out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I fed 4 spots and at various </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">depths.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Absolutely nothing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All in all a </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">lovely four hour session.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Roll on the next one.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10712705850463147683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156194924616483088.post-61631008976545968772023-01-19T15:01:00.005+00:002023-01-19T15:01:51.460+00:00Where have I been?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I spent a week in hospital </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">over New Year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No problems found.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">However I have been told </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I can't drive.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have had some nice walks down </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to Duchess Pond and taken</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">some photos of birds.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Little Grebe are very shy</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp3aUiLIxxp9PA4Bd_xJQW6B_qfDv4LYIToa2beabBhvjl7fiKkzCMwVER0LosiLyE7D1n5ognfvlLkVxjFuzYxI7SNESRQOSU58kd3zd_R5e3z_FeID916J-VvJlLrMkQou4HM7d4lSwxF8Z8zsL4QO-PnNCVtEr1XvXcZv8uWTe1VxT_z8SpGbCLhQ/s1454/DSC_0356.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1358" data-original-width="1454" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp3aUiLIxxp9PA4Bd_xJQW6B_qfDv4LYIToa2beabBhvjl7fiKkzCMwVER0LosiLyE7D1n5ognfvlLkVxjFuzYxI7SNESRQOSU58kd3zd_R5e3z_FeID916J-VvJlLrMkQou4HM7d4lSwxF8Z8zsL4QO-PnNCVtEr1XvXcZv8uWTe1VxT_z8SpGbCLhQ/s320/DSC_0356.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Mallards</p><p style="text-align: center;">are quite colourfull.</p><p style="text-align: center;">I hope to get down to the lake soon.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj72GAzvbwcbLbZP9xs9dtt0jT8bPn14-YLlDPItWGrFcLWgvFsZl_-i1f_Fxnh5Mp71Jc6tdXt5qPz75JwTWdQ97b0LH_VAsxltjmMZ1YtfXZzb1OwER89-isCTnGDR5QWoisG--76m6H9bB71SIsBq453Dc5DDotNeMTL5lN6gQwuj0KYv0zEkL7oQA/s6000/DSC_0392.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj72GAzvbwcbLbZP9xs9dtt0jT8bPn14-YLlDPItWGrFcLWgvFsZl_-i1f_Fxnh5Mp71Jc6tdXt5qPz75JwTWdQ97b0LH_VAsxltjmMZ1YtfXZzb1OwER89-isCTnGDR5QWoisG--76m6H9bB71SIsBq453Dc5DDotNeMTL5lN6gQwuj0KYv0zEkL7oQA/s320/DSC_0392.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10712705850463147683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156194924616483088.post-53560143589682787362022-12-22T18:38:00.000+00:002022-12-22T18:38:10.661+00:00Fishing down Duchess Pond, 21-12-22<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Decided to pop down to my</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">local Muddy Puddle and do a </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">bit of practice.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had a pint of Red and mixed</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Maggots, Casters, Worms</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and Sweetcorn,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also wanted to start </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">feeding some of the</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">swims.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkHrGjtXLYpvEw3mAY2ZBGs6pQDBAjQeJwOS8AgNy-NruSa3SNEYrllNqTxO37mFXWCjnmZ6UuMkTTeSuv8O6jhbR-otGMlwn8LeTiyBOQ9-6tczjL0HYaFal6d6n7XJj0J-aFRNGcvfvmz8lQAhE1miVwX1W3u0ITCSQOqqpzy7dAXb5fDlWU4vvWag/s4000/IMG_20221221_090114382_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkHrGjtXLYpvEw3mAY2ZBGs6pQDBAjQeJwOS8AgNy-NruSa3SNEYrllNqTxO37mFXWCjnmZ6UuMkTTeSuv8O6jhbR-otGMlwn8LeTiyBOQ9-6tczjL0HYaFal6d6n7XJj0J-aFRNGcvfvmz8lQAhE1miVwX1W3u0ITCSQOqqpzy7dAXb5fDlWU4vvWag/s320/IMG_20221221_090114382_HDR.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">As can be seen below</div><div style="text-align: center;">the pond is over some </div><div style="text-align: center;">of the banks. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx2j9FbAeqcXCzr5-Ilp-7w09yjJJiTTFJv3oqTWRDI6Rd68Z5XRxRTA797jt41fDy_eR37UmakoCByhjW8ov5XVGZ50PZvF-A9oqpXxcUk2EISm4aixQyJnOZZ-8Fo4nGGtcBsS_8gA7P8EGXu-XI6RSQ_uaidUDrj8XP7lieFzQ6MlRUYrTmk7lLHA/s4000/IMG_20221221_090654041_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx2j9FbAeqcXCzr5-Ilp-7w09yjJJiTTFJv3oqTWRDI6Rd68Z5XRxRTA797jt41fDy_eR37UmakoCByhjW8ov5XVGZ50PZvF-A9oqpXxcUk2EISm4aixQyJnOZZ-8Fo4nGGtcBsS_8gA7P8EGXu-XI6RSQ_uaidUDrj8XP7lieFzQ6MlRUYrTmk7lLHA/s320/IMG_20221221_090654041_HDR.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> Unfortunately I failed to get a single</div><div style="text-align: center;">bite.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I was using a feeder rod </div><div style="text-align: center;">and float rod.</div><div style="text-align: center;">While I there this Cygnet</div><div style="text-align: center;">landed.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It had a very strange neck. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIfQ8ATq1BfHrKBiKvmyw6vBzotJbmf4ymKHl-AH8GYThBcytUmSAwgvDbWHCFmaN9NanLnIHOH8zOmHnO89_mT5Uehhh408B0pC6VrTrRb-o4ZM70zR6RiCzdmzD8RKdjUu_b_A0LWW7qka0d_qeMiaZO2zBfAd0N27IwKtCxObl3gYSXlB_pgymXcg/s6000/DSC_0128.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIfQ8ATq1BfHrKBiKvmyw6vBzotJbmf4ymKHl-AH8GYThBcytUmSAwgvDbWHCFmaN9NanLnIHOH8zOmHnO89_mT5Uehhh408B0pC6VrTrRb-o4ZM70zR6RiCzdmzD8RKdjUu_b_A0LWW7qka0d_qeMiaZO2zBfAd0N27IwKtCxObl3gYSXlB_pgymXcg/s320/DSC_0128.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The local pair of Mute Swans</div><div style="text-align: center;">chased it onto the bank</div><div style="text-align: center;">and would not let it</div><div style="text-align: center;">back into the lake.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYpzG7UvmUhUU-6BuhOKG_DoxfnMkQszg-dZNTZB04g1WBSKH10Wax1R9fYr4NHKB8nJ2LW-pdcdg-4K3QiosSqS2syOF-97JHkF-6a__FR8Hczy0PSVvZDq6u90U4DGUixd2ZohQQ7Lsi49lYB1_riyzVSg8HdVU7SXwELUQHtcbG6EC_yReTYYklYA/s4605/DSC_0109.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3506" data-original-width="4605" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYpzG7UvmUhUU-6BuhOKG_DoxfnMkQszg-dZNTZB04g1WBSKH10Wax1R9fYr4NHKB8nJ2LW-pdcdg-4K3QiosSqS2syOF-97JHkF-6a__FR8Hczy0PSVvZDq6u90U4DGUixd2ZohQQ7Lsi49lYB1_riyzVSg8HdVU7SXwELUQHtcbG6EC_yReTYYklYA/s320/DSC_0109.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A bit like beauty and the beast.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzWzBQ0nNTtWyT6_fkyy64tM2mWSwan-n7-Vq4YhC9jP28K6B1OVVRIhw-f2_objfclHBT754hCZwmoUuLcUbGFG6LDYHqPKKL7yjO9pe25PzLZa9MySFs-IIyVQZFLVmt44Bn3a4U0R47h_VACGKtFfatWErHAJ9RJZbZrhJcBmipz6LzGTl5rnAbSQ/s3011/DSC_0099.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2523" data-original-width="3011" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzWzBQ0nNTtWyT6_fkyy64tM2mWSwan-n7-Vq4YhC9jP28K6B1OVVRIhw-f2_objfclHBT754hCZwmoUuLcUbGFG6LDYHqPKKL7yjO9pe25PzLZa9MySFs-IIyVQZFLVmt44Bn3a4U0R47h_VACGKtFfatWErHAJ9RJZbZrhJcBmipz6LzGTl5rnAbSQ/s320/DSC_0099.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10712705850463147683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156194924616483088.post-41793841358502295612022-12-06T20:26:00.006+00:002022-12-06T20:27:52.480+00:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Back to the Severn Beach.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I fished the Severn Beach</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">on Wednesday 30 October.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well what's to say,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Blanked as did six other rods</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was using up</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">left over Lug and Rag</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">from the Sunday before</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as well as Squid and </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Black Lug.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As can be seen it was flat calm</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and overcast.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Better luck next time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL0HTUmJlk7X77dDA3D8aFiPLkSwWU4CzUadHTLZ8lBODJbqE3PGkmjdhxPAKpWNnfD-9mFuv0Ihjx8ZGButbDTSSbWBS_qOAzalCb61hF61NXQFpWWJuCWnI3HcoPNBOR1mmgQMGutT2MpnqlsxNKOjzncgyvkvdbQ2TJfe7ycVWYpxhsMSDhPYMz8A/s4000/IMG_20221130_102000745_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL0HTUmJlk7X77dDA3D8aFiPLkSwWU4CzUadHTLZ8lBODJbqE3PGkmjdhxPAKpWNnfD-9mFuv0Ihjx8ZGButbDTSSbWBS_qOAzalCb61hF61NXQFpWWJuCWnI3HcoPNBOR1mmgQMGutT2MpnqlsxNKOjzncgyvkvdbQ2TJfe7ycVWYpxhsMSDhPYMz8A/s320/IMG_20221130_102000745_HDR.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10712705850463147683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156194924616483088.post-82128351977431447032022-11-27T18:32:00.000+00:002022-11-27T18:32:04.425+00:00Severn Beach, first visit for a long time . Sunday 27-11-22.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Headed down to Severn Beach</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with left over Rag, Lug and Squid</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">from Fridays trip.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Got down there for 6am.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My chosen spot was taken by some one</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">who got there 5 minutes before I did.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">DOH!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So set up on the right of the slipway</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVB565cRlr4KoOOiQ0JOv7j-KTtALw2p8a-HwP_6X3disik0yyjwf6w1Y1IH0ZU9nNlN4B9E6G7sYbxN02geLKqeCilO-w4ay-HJjeGcuqemKb_hA-bsrjhfRQewnm7Buu69EkE7rdG5igel3X6BT51NUE_4Q39egN405pLxSdvFPy5Pm_vssbLAC_iQ/s4000/IMG_20221127_072136005_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVB565cRlr4KoOOiQ0JOv7j-KTtALw2p8a-HwP_6X3disik0yyjwf6w1Y1IH0ZU9nNlN4B9E6G7sYbxN02geLKqeCilO-w4ay-HJjeGcuqemKb_hA-bsrjhfRQewnm7Buu69EkE7rdG5igel3X6BT51NUE_4Q39egN405pLxSdvFPy5Pm_vssbLAC_iQ/s320/IMG_20221127_072136005_HDR.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I sat up with Pennel Pully rig </div><div style="text-align: center;">and a Wish Bone rig.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Those boulders are still</div><div style="text-align: center;">as dodgy I remember. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Just as well I had my studded </div><div style="text-align: center;">boots on. They are well </div><div style="text-align: center;">worth the extra money.</div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9VgXB1ByirEL93F5AFbbFnqld4QzHuF_v64j_jYdpuFgL3F7AgT6L7I44ovWjxzylT5BmoJ94_3mesFs-hR2RrfLuLjn0VhYLWnXqOtcR2Skknrw1nSUMTlsgxomFgR5LvOUklERUoF3_cHmtke-H_83FTfQBox6wIuvXlw0sWa2XuhWHy6X66WO9EQ/s4000/IMG_20221127_103217496_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9VgXB1ByirEL93F5AFbbFnqld4QzHuF_v64j_jYdpuFgL3F7AgT6L7I44ovWjxzylT5BmoJ94_3mesFs-hR2RrfLuLjn0VhYLWnXqOtcR2Skknrw1nSUMTlsgxomFgR5LvOUklERUoF3_cHmtke-H_83FTfQBox6wIuvXlw0sWa2XuhWHy6X66WO9EQ/s320/IMG_20221127_103217496_HDR.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">About 20 minuets before </div><div style="text-align: center;">high water,</div><div style="text-align: center;">which was at 09.12,</div><div style="text-align: center;">I caught a 42cm Codling on Lug bait.</div><div style="text-align: center;">About 10.15 I caught a second Codling</div><div style="text-align: center;">at 45cm, to Rag worm.</div><div style="text-align: center;">After that no more interest.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I had to wait till 11.15</div><div style="text-align: center;">when I managed to find two rigs I had lost to </div><div style="text-align: center;">snags.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"> </div><p></p>Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10712705850463147683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156194924616483088.post-38246172382038275622022-11-26T19:02:00.000+00:002022-11-26T19:02:00.027+00:00Back down Stolford. 26-11-22<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Headed down the M5</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with a brief stop at </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Reel Fun</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for some bait.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then on to Stolford.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Set up with Lug, Rag, Squid </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and Sand Eel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rigs were </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Long and small Pully rigs</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and wish bone rigs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCel2WmPzl2xw57v_gK4RnyfTpDvhS4PwTQspzXlSJfv6vScjnxOzUaEJx3aCO633UpZVECLPMZ565Htja22WvANZQ2FTJqlYWXccxfY02xvilmPxBOtzuaVF56BrCVrdfzvnX2A9zrjN1eMrsMy6eX8MNcCxcM6zsmMDneAYfE-FMAG0WFogKxjxPzg/s4000/IMG_20221125_161101408_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCel2WmPzl2xw57v_gK4RnyfTpDvhS4PwTQspzXlSJfv6vScjnxOzUaEJx3aCO633UpZVECLPMZ565Htja22WvANZQ2FTJqlYWXccxfY02xvilmPxBOtzuaVF56BrCVrdfzvnX2A9zrjN1eMrsMy6eX8MNcCxcM6zsmMDneAYfE-FMAG0WFogKxjxPzg/s320/IMG_20221125_161101408_HDR.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>12.4 mtr tide, as at Clevedon.<p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Fished from 4.30 till 8.30.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Result:- BLANK</p><p style="text-align: center;">Not a BITE.</p><p style="text-align: center;">South west wind with the odd light shower.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Very pleasant evening.</p><p style="text-align: center;">And the motorway traffic</p><p style="text-align: center;">was very quiet.</p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p>Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10712705850463147683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156194924616483088.post-10991001307262965962022-11-24T13:35:00.000+00:002022-11-24T13:35:05.813+00:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Forgot to post this trip to Ladye Bay,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Saturday 19-11-22.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After a journey of over 2, 1/2 hours with a stop </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">at Reel Fun which usually takes </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">40 minutes, due to the M5 being shut from </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Junction 19 Portishead due to an accident.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I set up on the ledges in my usual</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">spot with the tide well on the way in.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used the usual Pulley rigs, as well</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as Pulley Wish bone rig </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and 2 hook Flapper rig.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi66INJUBCacWzXq2dx1fK19-MJ_ZVQWDoDYCuxj9x24NOd-J8fQaKkzaTZPfwMMjoypiiG-JtYddvTVVJO0CjsHqAa4aQ4FJL_ItBM9zZMjnYJwqlwVGYtt_wUVNLOLzcfNfRtFektlh1KuwVCf9eSn-H3GoRk0KgF2gaeoafh8RlaeHhHk6zESavmHw/s4000/IMG_20221119_112749522_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi66INJUBCacWzXq2dx1fK19-MJ_ZVQWDoDYCuxj9x24NOd-J8fQaKkzaTZPfwMMjoypiiG-JtYddvTVVJO0CjsHqAa4aQ4FJL_ItBM9zZMjnYJwqlwVGYtt_wUVNLOLzcfNfRtFektlh1KuwVCf9eSn-H3GoRk0KgF2gaeoafh8RlaeHhHk6zESavmHw/s320/IMG_20221119_112749522_HDR.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Baits were </p><p style="text-align: center;">Frozen Black Lug,</p><p style="text-align: center;">Squid , Sand Eel and Lugworm.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Not a touch for 3 hours when this</p><p style="text-align: center;">tiny Whiting took Lug on the Wish bone rig.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6XY4mDFTB3VyC7TdFRHNl96XlN-iG5Q0eGKOhV4CZo7_aQ096Rw-ubrcWjg_9YF_ian65f_TBUSzcZOQbdILtvn2Y9oueY5ny6wkL6paJb6iQOkNiXWB6oEgVqaOWWfM6LG_JquXNsgMqoOaX2Pza7oq_Sp1OTGdQShK4mPvWP9XcdEYwy8uIgiQ3VA/s4000/IMG_20221119_142710596_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6XY4mDFTB3VyC7TdFRHNl96XlN-iG5Q0eGKOhV4CZo7_aQ096Rw-ubrcWjg_9YF_ian65f_TBUSzcZOQbdILtvn2Y9oueY5ny6wkL6paJb6iQOkNiXWB6oEgVqaOWWfM6LG_JquXNsgMqoOaX2Pza7oq_Sp1OTGdQShK4mPvWP9XcdEYwy8uIgiQ3VA/s320/IMG_20221119_142710596_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Half an hour later</p><p style="text-align: center;">this Conger took a </p><p style="text-align: center;">Squid - Lug Wrap.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAclMbwOwpZXV_l7gcpuacGHwfnR0qAAzcbiLHF2niS6n7KqoOlFlMZbApJ9IuYCbgbXgBSylxsbTFQguKnO0dXlo94duUfDUpQqTtrYFeWP2GS6i48Xr2rbPWmfMhVjqCjNOz2-22wqR1Kge7gTpbaJYVVlGaa9do_2z-vjzoXz2r9KCVzGkJQq2GFQ/s4000/IMG_20221119_150920789_MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAclMbwOwpZXV_l7gcpuacGHwfnR0qAAzcbiLHF2niS6n7KqoOlFlMZbApJ9IuYCbgbXgBSylxsbTFQguKnO0dXlo94duUfDUpQqTtrYFeWP2GS6i48Xr2rbPWmfMhVjqCjNOz2-22wqR1Kge7gTpbaJYVVlGaa9do_2z-vjzoXz2r9KCVzGkJQq2GFQ/s320/IMG_20221119_150920789_MP.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> Well that was all that I caught.</div><div style="text-align: center;">So packed up at 4pm.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Chatting to the other anglers </div><div style="text-align: center;">who were left they didn't fare any better.</div><p></p>Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10712705850463147683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156194924616483088.post-87829716435934078922022-11-15T18:32:00.003+00:002022-11-15T18:32:45.766+00:00Using up the left over bait. Monday 14-11-22<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another early start but</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">only a short drive to Ladye Bay.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I got there at 5.30am.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">High water was at 9.55.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Baits were nearly rotten Lug.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">OK Rag and Squid.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYw4oPZ3vB3VvyTXCzm1LnLrRmuXBOwWUm9hYkMdwFSy2SArvzVJSupJDolV_bBTXKsYu0CW1bnYKKlkM8hyxRnlA6Mxjqtb_YLxqRFtG4LgMWJa_bzy4_qcfCIaFr5YR_Lgp4qe0ZxqbtKXBVx450jwbTdRQtKJj6HnmiQP2zKmnpUKzIScS7MO2eiw/s4000/IMG_20221114_062819338.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYw4oPZ3vB3VvyTXCzm1LnLrRmuXBOwWUm9hYkMdwFSy2SArvzVJSupJDolV_bBTXKsYu0CW1bnYKKlkM8hyxRnlA6Mxjqtb_YLxqRFtG4LgMWJa_bzy4_qcfCIaFr5YR_Lgp4qe0ZxqbtKXBVx450jwbTdRQtKJj6HnmiQP2zKmnpUKzIScS7MO2eiw/s320/IMG_20221114_062819338.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div>Rigs were Pennell Pully rigs,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with 3/0 and 5/0 - 4/0 Hooks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used straight Rag on one rod </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and Lug / Squid wraps.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Lug on its own wasn't an option.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>First bite at 8am produced</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">this 31cm Codling.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUJACGV5kNuHNf5bOHfQwjc4OrHU2h8YJZ3JUXQbaOAnxr2sdZSF1u84nPi6AL61Rk1itHW1QhyyCg5LoYugo6TsvMy0JottEqqu-MGJC_tZYPuT5kdfcLdL2bbIqygZ10uFb7qoRW7WAQxuGfgUrjkMwJ5c_sE-g7utsfRrH_BHYjHhPdlZHiZyA58w/s4000/IMG_20221114_075523713_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUJACGV5kNuHNf5bOHfQwjc4OrHU2h8YJZ3JUXQbaOAnxr2sdZSF1u84nPi6AL61Rk1itHW1QhyyCg5LoYugo6TsvMy0JottEqqu-MGJC_tZYPuT5kdfcLdL2bbIqygZ10uFb7qoRW7WAQxuGfgUrjkMwJ5c_sE-g7utsfRrH_BHYjHhPdlZHiZyA58w/s320/IMG_20221114_075523713_HDR.jpg" width="240" /></a></div></div><p style="text-align: center;">No more bites till 40 minutes after</p>high water, when this Conger<p></p><p style="text-align: center;">took the Squid / Lug wrap.<br /> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-pWSe4wS5YHgdIMueslOXbssP1wX3JxJNEkip9hnygULIHg1uOURzA6QtbC937tiDvZdfXY1sKR_NgitR_WE_HBLBnWqMGxTzzrUYfzrh8hW1S7298591ndVx7FNgwLsXpIy7PfGVNlOYEoOHIYDrCZoj2h9vjQ3zgUtdA36ut0TZP7tW0_F9MOdhlA/s4000/IMG_20221114_103514534_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-pWSe4wS5YHgdIMueslOXbssP1wX3JxJNEkip9hnygULIHg1uOURzA6QtbC937tiDvZdfXY1sKR_NgitR_WE_HBLBnWqMGxTzzrUYfzrh8hW1S7298591ndVx7FNgwLsXpIy7PfGVNlOYEoOHIYDrCZoj2h9vjQ3zgUtdA36ut0TZP7tW0_F9MOdhlA/s320/IMG_20221114_103514534_HDR.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I guest it weighed around</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">6lb - 7lb.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No more bites for the next hour, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so I headed home.</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw3PUT47iJadvukfP5k09UIHU_MMKcIZgDcUYdWEdHf7bB6SG84CMNwrtrdE4m_1eNV26VibPWEL8u3BEGJ5Vy6_4jGZqUsRRqvLp31udoT7EQlP4zsTNYTPAm8ciFA1FUucm5XkWe6sAs0EoJ5t-vm5J9IawPxtnu3VIdb9ZI4AJxmw3VWI1ryH0qjQ/s4000/IMG_20221114_104141747.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw3PUT47iJadvukfP5k09UIHU_MMKcIZgDcUYdWEdHf7bB6SG84CMNwrtrdE4m_1eNV26VibPWEL8u3BEGJ5Vy6_4jGZqUsRRqvLp31udoT7EQlP4zsTNYTPAm8ciFA1FUucm5XkWe6sAs0EoJ5t-vm5J9IawPxtnu3VIdb9ZI4AJxmw3VWI1ryH0qjQ/s320/IMG_20221114_104141747.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>So ended two great trips at totally <p></p><p style="text-align: center;">different venues. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Roll on the next trip.</p>Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10712705850463147683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156194924616483088.post-29577431771472598502022-11-15T18:05:00.002+00:002022-11-15T18:05:30.883+00:00Chesil Beach not coming up to expectations. 12-11-22<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Headed down to that beach </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">of broken dreams.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Arrived there at first light,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the waves could be heard.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So unloaded the car, put</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the box and bits on the trolly</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and walked for about 15 minutes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My son turned up as I</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">got to the chosen swim.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I took my tackle down the</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">shingle and helped my son with</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">his.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I set up shop while he took his car</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">back to the car park.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My son caught first, a nice </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in size Codling. It was released</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as we expected / hoped to catch more.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvIuqZFDi_I92htegJPgSJkzGhT9hWUvF5GjvTVJuO_OqoeqIsCxMSyfazyF09YX4ylV2CEn1DeVwZ3G6LrHmV42g1JPnXiyjhi3c-KdlgBydsjIOPT_1AL-mVXN9ZBJpFqCQuh2MIzRiT-9dD8VBNp-xDCVy85ycU0kM_zygz74lpsS1emz_fKC1qfQ/s4000/IMG_20221112_074956917_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvIuqZFDi_I92htegJPgSJkzGhT9hWUvF5GjvTVJuO_OqoeqIsCxMSyfazyF09YX4ylV2CEn1DeVwZ3G6LrHmV42g1JPnXiyjhi3c-KdlgBydsjIOPT_1AL-mVXN9ZBJpFqCQuh2MIzRiT-9dD8VBNp-xDCVy85ycU0kM_zygz74lpsS1emz_fKC1qfQ/s320/IMG_20221112_074956917_HDR.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sunrise was pretty spectacular.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh43ArLQ_GBBUJiZttysvks1aq7MNixuk-g1nwTI5GLOgUYXkOz68mDVYFBNh9POmduor1LIcHNCPTPsIfKd7KEQ8g-8Bz99ZV_skSbVZhEwwq44VshSybWCAzJWqBi20GIwN2PFqFN6cZzcCBDL6Ss6VYT1KcICrg6VCF6C6_XoO4eZGFAF8BpGV2BOA/s4000/IMG_20221112_073307661_MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh43ArLQ_GBBUJiZttysvks1aq7MNixuk-g1nwTI5GLOgUYXkOz68mDVYFBNh9POmduor1LIcHNCPTPsIfKd7KEQ8g-8Bz99ZV_skSbVZhEwwq44VshSybWCAzJWqBi20GIwN2PFqFN6cZzcCBDL6Ss6VYT1KcICrg6VCF6C6_XoO4eZGFAF8BpGV2BOA/s320/IMG_20221112_073307661_MP.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Well for the next few hours</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we had Doggies,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Whiting, Pouting and Conger.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRiRKEW61tnlDfVUtKcITYxuqcBUCMFzOQgnnUH6iUBH0tEEusJD7gfpIK1G-voyXdu74-0bJeBS8ErInm3Ty87rZZSpqZZeA-5xrb-ujFlAu9q7eqgfjuWJ2dx11JlFlI3Rdgi8uJVy82JqK7fbrd2QPEQLYV3Oo3F7ty22AjPoIsm1xYJkF97g-4jA/s4000/IMG_20221112_090111880_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRiRKEW61tnlDfVUtKcITYxuqcBUCMFzOQgnnUH6iUBH0tEEusJD7gfpIK1G-voyXdu74-0bJeBS8ErInm3Ty87rZZSpqZZeA-5xrb-ujFlAu9q7eqgfjuWJ2dx11JlFlI3Rdgi8uJVy82JqK7fbrd2QPEQLYV3Oo3F7ty22AjPoIsm1xYJkF97g-4jA/s320/IMG_20221112_090111880_HDR.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>It looks like we were fishing at</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the fish kindergarten.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpFKHFERUIYZiaJMA_QZRdmDfSGT_yGJNtDBEhUHZ36clSHQivJfemrDBLVyxRCFwxCTJkkneBEbR44rspAtzew0FOBrGbLhhJxA07WMZ1YFk7uwUIOSH2KC6r-6Ottm4caRbxctfO8MDxcyuo_k7S3aPMZn8wDidz_ogEGn2Ua1Vv5oc0UzxkhW6mRg/s4000/IMG_20221112_082123333_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpFKHFERUIYZiaJMA_QZRdmDfSGT_yGJNtDBEhUHZ36clSHQivJfemrDBLVyxRCFwxCTJkkneBEbR44rspAtzew0FOBrGbLhhJxA07WMZ1YFk7uwUIOSH2KC6r-6Ottm4caRbxctfO8MDxcyuo_k7S3aPMZn8wDidz_ogEGn2Ua1Vv5oc0UzxkhW6mRg/s320/IMG_20221112_082123333_HDR.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /></div>In total I had about 12 fish.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The sea state was a bit choppy</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with some larger waves</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">coming in at times.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Baits used were,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Squid, Rag, Blow Lug, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Black Lug and mixes of all of them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There were very few bites after mid day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Except this buoy,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It spent the morning heading east </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">towards Portland.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then later it returned </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and dragged one of my</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">lines into my sons lines.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Eventually we managed to </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">get it onto the beach.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It weighed about 64lb.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My main line was badly damaged</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and has had to be changed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Shame I had only respooled</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the day before and has now been replaced.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It had a shed load of Barnacles</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">hanging off the netting and line.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlKZVQ0u7GDjN3-9C3AfSygRhxCSDaumhrmf737qV0GIAjPneB_V-J8bacPO7GpRYgvuq1XkSHdNcnqVD__h7Qb3z7_f0VggrJ-EIOsW6PAZzLrOeM99iwo1oIITIxiqB19dc3u8tgODDgi45S9dcBtzn7IRSgdB3NtOqSJMawzZg8RKYaF637V2aSBQ/s4000/IMG_20221112_114112621_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlKZVQ0u7GDjN3-9C3AfSygRhxCSDaumhrmf737qV0GIAjPneB_V-J8bacPO7GpRYgvuq1XkSHdNcnqVD__h7Qb3z7_f0VggrJ-EIOsW6PAZzLrOeM99iwo1oIITIxiqB19dc3u8tgODDgi45S9dcBtzn7IRSgdB3NtOqSJMawzZg8RKYaF637V2aSBQ/s320/IMG_20221112_114112621_HDR.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">All in all a very enjoyable</div><div style="text-align: center;">days fishing with my son.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Icing on the cake was</div><div style="text-align: center;">my youngest Grandson </div><div style="text-align: center;">dragged is Mummy down, </div><div style="text-align: center;">he is only 2. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Another very enjoyable</div><div style="text-align: center;">day.</div> <p></p>Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10712705850463147683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156194924616483088.post-42957112566670950192022-11-06T18:37:00.001+00:002022-11-06T18:37:44.470+00:00First session down the Ledges, Clevedon, on Friday 04-11-22.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Popped down to the Ledges</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">High water was at 15.40.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I fished from 11.30 till 17.00.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think it was Kindergarten</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Weather was warm but breezy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Baits were Rag, Squid, Black Lug</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and Sandeel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgnyMk9nV2wuOfcFpwYo9PAXL62Zg1LPGsvlBUF5MauhLpa3jAkzooF0oXmoedrDwa9JKq6aBj6P1ms9h0VBYtbWIcNq7OIP5kQAHs1cFt2RtefmgvnA5o-VyHTn_k-qIJ0bzE4OC_UFkzdSruwCcjPQij94G79hBJ0kJN7lgyfrZSxwTnbhmBPUULhA/s4000/IMG_20221104_115557216_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgnyMk9nV2wuOfcFpwYo9PAXL62Zg1LPGsvlBUF5MauhLpa3jAkzooF0oXmoedrDwa9JKq6aBj6P1ms9h0VBYtbWIcNq7OIP5kQAHs1cFt2RtefmgvnA5o-VyHTn_k-qIJ0bzE4OC_UFkzdSruwCcjPQij94G79hBJ0kJN7lgyfrZSxwTnbhmBPUULhA/s320/IMG_20221104_115557216_HDR.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">First fish was this tiny </p><p style="text-align: center;">Conger, </p><p style="text-align: center;">taken on Rag.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2iaTl7AyxYT2gFyeWUy_M8XzzceAEvBlNkTVdjTx7dCE-A792ISmz_oFu-RAhIQN-YtlrrktHzFb7wIvOYogi7fUN7y6AwPVKoMjD6gGoMPZ4fo3qBwD2ZbyjNHHImoZjt1kpxbudvK07KnQtpmwOFQ5ZW13GG_Ml79aB0w5IAcLNDR4h7ESTv2x8jw/s4000/IMG_20221104_131221033_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2iaTl7AyxYT2gFyeWUy_M8XzzceAEvBlNkTVdjTx7dCE-A792ISmz_oFu-RAhIQN-YtlrrktHzFb7wIvOYogi7fUN7y6AwPVKoMjD6gGoMPZ4fo3qBwD2ZbyjNHHImoZjt1kpxbudvK07KnQtpmwOFQ5ZW13GG_Ml79aB0w5IAcLNDR4h7ESTv2x8jw/s320/IMG_20221104_131221033_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;">Next was a nipper Doggy</div><div style="text-align: center;">again on Rag.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1CeGhO9qdeepQsXWeSloByq74gwSCn_6kpKI89P6mFQNqt0CZxmaKRP1gqmj0z3ZWWhL9jy0vgCPLgiPDtuzPsFLCBnNs8D0pLlI8EOF04-1pE679RgSJiRcyqxdPqFKHEeHoOAm8dx8zGy1Q3niMJVNTsjDEgu7pMWN7PYMZTsh-IxuwJ_K8koi-gQ/s4000/IMG_20221104_132627628_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1CeGhO9qdeepQsXWeSloByq74gwSCn_6kpKI89P6mFQNqt0CZxmaKRP1gqmj0z3ZWWhL9jy0vgCPLgiPDtuzPsFLCBnNs8D0pLlI8EOF04-1pE679RgSJiRcyqxdPqFKHEeHoOAm8dx8zGy1Q3niMJVNTsjDEgu7pMWN7PYMZTsh-IxuwJ_K8koi-gQ/s320/IMG_20221104_132627628_HDR.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Tiny Codling was next</p><div style="text-align: center;">on Rag and Wishbone rig.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKxIxB-HTCHfj8DQ7YVAxce04e39OOPzTj1cSE3w_WdulsuE94oOe1FIS1snfEpBi9D0ozmaGxlTSNt0plEjXkUC_phu5VlBuvA61kAhMAyDzoHYQS-vBy7Odp_6tFQQQOCe1bIQWZ5RGePLi-bBjY9KlratDxW_-zrdXQWxw5ngTGI4FDhbzHHrFRBw/s4000/IMG_20221104_143326406_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKxIxB-HTCHfj8DQ7YVAxce04e39OOPzTj1cSE3w_WdulsuE94oOe1FIS1snfEpBi9D0ozmaGxlTSNt0plEjXkUC_phu5VlBuvA61kAhMAyDzoHYQS-vBy7Odp_6tFQQQOCe1bIQWZ5RGePLi-bBjY9KlratDxW_-zrdXQWxw5ngTGI4FDhbzHHrFRBw/s320/IMG_20221104_143326406_HDR.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Then another two</p><p style="text-align: center;">small Dogs.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOr0N2W9oWmL9VThS0mZ80KpLeHDi6EN-HYzsm6BSsbQ8Uqj92afJvs36-Dni7OHorO1JFAUHep5B53deDkuXsLN-J-bnW1fqpr4AT0gxO502ajyZ0cJ6nFVPQBrJELpZRZO6eQkOXqbQo9BwfKZDrD4GiSIL8pSCYVFaPZA9gtIn3INImB8u_Uc-6ew/s4000/IMG_20221104_150924724_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOr0N2W9oWmL9VThS0mZ80KpLeHDi6EN-HYzsm6BSsbQ8Uqj92afJvs36-Dni7OHorO1JFAUHep5B53deDkuXsLN-J-bnW1fqpr4AT0gxO502ajyZ0cJ6nFVPQBrJELpZRZO6eQkOXqbQo9BwfKZDrD4GiSIL8pSCYVFaPZA9gtIn3INImB8u_Uc-6ew/s320/IMG_20221104_150924724_HDR.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Diddie Whiting next,</p><p style="text-align: center;">by now every cast the bait was</p><p style="text-align: center;">being obsoletely wrecked but</p><p style="text-align: center;">I couldn't hit them. </p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikRHyAqVHh_qF-EfRwAkRXxBqee4hbIX9bvTMjGb6Le0ewQb3K0WeXGjkhRlXkGoyIJHznIgF-guyoOC39VhgacTHrEwauXY10_jHr-1xHRQI8PQepgikerRXt5QsoqZyE1-yo_erJ4BfjYBkecshk290BqtQwXw86A3EQ97FmflpRUWcF15t7vUzxig/s4000/IMG_20221104_144952468_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikRHyAqVHh_qF-EfRwAkRXxBqee4hbIX9bvTMjGb6Le0ewQb3K0WeXGjkhRlXkGoyIJHznIgF-guyoOC39VhgacTHrEwauXY10_jHr-1xHRQI8PQepgikerRXt5QsoqZyE1-yo_erJ4BfjYBkecshk290BqtQwXw86A3EQ97FmflpRUWcF15t7vUzxig/s320/IMG_20221104_144952468_HDR.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Last was this tiny</p><p style="text-align: center;"> Codling, as can be seen,</p><p style="text-align: center;"> on a Wishbone Rig and Rag. </p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibycqIHAmMcklYBaoBn7LXg8is1B-f_791qs_ociUUV94TLprOgXiWucAtpn0_NJV8D4rhJaTiZ4A4LZrR2Nx-4Z-sFrSUMZD5vdWmjBnk9eDFZjrQmq7FM96RdTEGEBhjB3LrchEtzVDDu0stki_4OOLe43xs_zI2fypZF7ltMlDsOOEqt9LxVi8rrA/s4000/IMG_20221104_155320233_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibycqIHAmMcklYBaoBn7LXg8is1B-f_791qs_ociUUV94TLprOgXiWucAtpn0_NJV8D4rhJaTiZ4A4LZrR2Nx-4Z-sFrSUMZD5vdWmjBnk9eDFZjrQmq7FM96RdTEGEBhjB3LrchEtzVDDu0stki_4OOLe43xs_zI2fypZF7ltMlDsOOEqt9LxVi8rrA/s320/IMG_20221104_155320233_HDR.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10712705850463147683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156194924616483088.post-35907963772832635602022-11-06T18:12:00.003+00:002022-11-06T18:12:32.648+00:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Headed down to Stolford yesterday</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">afternoon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Should have known, as it was bonfire night</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and Bridgewater Carnival, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that things wouldn't go to plan.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Arrived down there early and found my </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">favorite spot was taken.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> So set up further along and waited for the tide.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEROTl5SnkVNn4tfQiqDiTOvxysKXcYIhxq2svUB6AG7TfW98zyBgjfopSrVL-aud6fdC-HE7Uwl9tatV3_wlRTQqfWSfhtLSmFospDCEtbnNsZ2GkHMjqdXT-B2phPhmVm7svvEAZYE5fImRh9XOEb7CdYt5g1HcLIQd3KRETyrmfzXnLrqkpa5RB9A/s4000/IMG_20221105_141412919_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEROTl5SnkVNn4tfQiqDiTOvxysKXcYIhxq2svUB6AG7TfW98zyBgjfopSrVL-aud6fdC-HE7Uwl9tatV3_wlRTQqfWSfhtLSmFospDCEtbnNsZ2GkHMjqdXT-B2phPhmVm7svvEAZYE5fImRh9XOEb7CdYt5g1HcLIQd3KRETyrmfzXnLrqkpa5RB9A/s320/IMG_20221105_141412919_HDR.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> So 4 rods out using </div><div style="text-align: center;">Squid, Lug and Rag on</div><div style="text-align: center;">Wishbone, Pennel Pully and 3 hook</div><div style="text-align: center;">flapper rigs.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Well was more or less dry with some heavy rain</div><div style="text-align: center;"> passing over the Channel.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The fishing was very slow.</div><div style="text-align: center;">One very small Whiting and Conger.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Heading home I managed to bypass </div><div style="text-align: center;">the tail backs in Bridgewater.</div><p></p>Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10712705850463147683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156194924616483088.post-81200412125836114642022-10-29T18:26:00.002+01:002022-10-29T18:26:29.201+01:00Fished down Hinkley Point way. 29-10-22<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Popped down to this Somerset venue,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">high water was at 09.55.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Started fishing at 07.30,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">baits used were Ragworm,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Squid, frozen crab and Sand Eel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">First bite was almost instant,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a 2lb 8oz Dover Sole on a </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wishbone rig with Rag.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc2mlWqNlOEG1KFG6zE6P38KfVBKG1fXXu0JmQ9Nr808ixbOje_JnNOiRNci-kAC5GIC7XW4trg01qfKgKlaUuwg5iL2Q2N1ih2uRC2P0y5cvngRw-eug51hgP9ZwRdCLpvQ5dUgqruPxBq3YYt1DSj89u77fXp_630jH8_mF7--C36LKzMe_IXYQzqg/s4000/IMG_20221029_080452460.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc2mlWqNlOEG1KFG6zE6P38KfVBKG1fXXu0JmQ9Nr808ixbOje_JnNOiRNci-kAC5GIC7XW4trg01qfKgKlaUuwg5iL2Q2N1ih2uRC2P0y5cvngRw-eug51hgP9ZwRdCLpvQ5dUgqruPxBq3YYt1DSj89u77fXp_630jH8_mF7--C36LKzMe_IXYQzqg/s320/IMG_20221029_080452460.jpg" width="240" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then a 3lb 7oz Thornback Ray</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">took Squid Rag wrap on a short </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">pennel pulley rig</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Shortly after this</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">another Thorny arrived</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">weighting 5lb 9oz on a long</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> pennel pulley rig.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidKe-MWc9SXbTO_rr9o7a_k43mC3iEXjJcXBob5-4Ly33zO0JVGlhzjnecc_mK6c1S86omVUYM41QjvhEU9Oq_6z9sVt5EomD28UgIz_HtKsyIVaoP0L0lzPbP1YTG0Wh6m1cIn2CtZzuf6a3vzO1Nms5oK-bn1HxX_RqbZo-2pHfqA3lTGRLfsnfgpw/s4000/IMG_20221029_084448223.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidKe-MWc9SXbTO_rr9o7a_k43mC3iEXjJcXBob5-4Ly33zO0JVGlhzjnecc_mK6c1S86omVUYM41QjvhEU9Oq_6z9sVt5EomD28UgIz_HtKsyIVaoP0L0lzPbP1YTG0Wh6m1cIn2CtZzuf6a3vzO1Nms5oK-bn1HxX_RqbZo-2pHfqA3lTGRLfsnfgpw/s320/IMG_20221029_084448223.jpg" width="240" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Again shortly after, this</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">8lb 8oz </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thorney took the short</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">pulley rig baited with</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">lug worm. </div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2GGIS90kRgUI7DFCSng5bYhufHny3j2yVHGo_45XkGHjz3YN4tSDlVxZoLAH4WnOx3cx6ZFHVNrLTZBqgXmI1diyE2a-CBAV7ybZKCPQDB-S2X7wQjFDSRBZXkplxL7J91WkoeLmY7vb5CZ727myoNJ4TSIrQ22hETSZEBBB0-N3tSV07O-H317HxCg/s4000/IMG_20221029_085610004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2GGIS90kRgUI7DFCSng5bYhufHny3j2yVHGo_45XkGHjz3YN4tSDlVxZoLAH4WnOx3cx6ZFHVNrLTZBqgXmI1diyE2a-CBAV7ybZKCPQDB-S2X7wQjFDSRBZXkplxL7J91WkoeLmY7vb5CZ727myoNJ4TSIrQ22hETSZEBBB0-N3tSV07O-H317HxCg/s320/IMG_20221029_085610004.jpg" width="240" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">About half an hour before</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">high water,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">this small Whiting</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">took the </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wishbone rig with rag.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixHLxmofnuEOJLld2P_nGgxGZUoww5DG9RCYr8y-nBpTZXnwbbpKLrdjrEJn8wbzk3EuCaBoIG-55imvzTyk5UwCeMPqefjAOO_ArhopdSH_Y0fYrNV-aSViP4MAMSsSwt91RIdRIrXXlwu0dffl3k7dziewNwT_6TjK0d2mNFO37AmldXCavFCaloxQ/s4000/IMG_20221029_094649124_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixHLxmofnuEOJLld2P_nGgxGZUoww5DG9RCYr8y-nBpTZXnwbbpKLrdjrEJn8wbzk3EuCaBoIG-55imvzTyk5UwCeMPqefjAOO_ArhopdSH_Y0fYrNV-aSViP4MAMSsSwt91RIdRIrXXlwu0dffl3k7dziewNwT_6TjK0d2mNFO37AmldXCavFCaloxQ/s320/IMG_20221029_094649124_HDR.jpg" width="240" /></a></div></div><br /></div>I used four rods and</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2 had Wishbone rigs</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the other the pulley rigs.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-KH1zWdUPz9efUALxE1gooNN0FtxFxji379IhDtAw5lERj160py5SSmKJqr3QZqIEyN6uf9FLl0sYYQnVmMUOQn5cJqsspMdLFKjSlW1biiBpBy8w9slJMoJOKg1PdZJIJQlNgq944C5_skiXxC2Shzho9nzutqW2TSVS8goSxbB_19slI8RX0UnjNA/s4000/IMG_20221029_104929027_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-KH1zWdUPz9efUALxE1gooNN0FtxFxji379IhDtAw5lERj160py5SSmKJqr3QZqIEyN6uf9FLl0sYYQnVmMUOQn5cJqsspMdLFKjSlW1biiBpBy8w9slJMoJOKg1PdZJIJQlNgq944C5_skiXxC2Shzho9nzutqW2TSVS8goSxbB_19slI8RX0UnjNA/s320/IMG_20221029_104929027_HDR.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The weather was damp</div><div style="text-align: center;">and calm at first,</div><div style="text-align: center;">with the cloud clearing</div><div style="text-align: center;">to sunny spells.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Light wind, picked up after</div><div style="text-align: center;">high water.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Packed up at 11.30.</div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10712705850463147683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156194924616483088.post-15383316923366241722022-10-19T18:21:00.004+01:002022-10-19T18:21:51.821+01:00Back down the Pond. 18-10-22.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a wee bit misty</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">yesterday morning for my</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">walk down to Duchess Pond.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Quite warm for the time of year</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and flat calm.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIjDtMRz1SMT4W9HvWlGtC9NN4NXaiWSFQfa7-1Z2AG9qvYimr4M8_7t_sSTgpmxhMy9tRddh5qKFr8sOysdapbkI5BzNhiKgUS3Yx-w7nozL-ecPleogrL07Jn91rxozwCUI-w1H8rjuKPdNHLdkLPWoOw-pN9VcaX-heA--vSZBu75BurfF-WNZ3Ow/s4000/IMG_20221018_081321464_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIjDtMRz1SMT4W9HvWlGtC9NN4NXaiWSFQfa7-1Z2AG9qvYimr4M8_7t_sSTgpmxhMy9tRddh5qKFr8sOysdapbkI5BzNhiKgUS3Yx-w7nozL-ecPleogrL07Jn91rxozwCUI-w1H8rjuKPdNHLdkLPWoOw-pN9VcaX-heA--vSZBu75BurfF-WNZ3Ow/s320/IMG_20221018_081321464_HDR.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Usual rods and reels were used,</p><p style="text-align: center;">Maggot, Sweetcorn, worm and </p><p style="text-align: center;">bread were the baits.</p><p style="text-align: center;">From the off small Perch</p><p style="text-align: center;">were starving, the float line</p><p style="text-align: center;">catching the most.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz1AUhMJrSNnwHq4SCn5P8x25Xr5KTO7XQ7heHm-uRhD4k8n7EyY-PwXtSRCqYTvpbOl3AVP7dmaBzK-KEI1TYKuRd0VPga946KrmglR-tPAPc1HxT3D6UBmNPcPenXxAM4UMHGTKKBMC_9sFp93QNEHNz79oSSiuGHslJZUVOITnbWGpLxeuguXUSSA/s4000/IMG_20221018_090700827_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz1AUhMJrSNnwHq4SCn5P8x25Xr5KTO7XQ7heHm-uRhD4k8n7EyY-PwXtSRCqYTvpbOl3AVP7dmaBzK-KEI1TYKuRd0VPga946KrmglR-tPAPc1HxT3D6UBmNPcPenXxAM4UMHGTKKBMC_9sFp93QNEHNz79oSSiuGHslJZUVOITnbWGpLxeuguXUSSA/s320/IMG_20221018_090700827_HDR.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">The sun managed to burn off </p><p style="text-align: center;">the fog which left a really lovely </p><p style="text-align: center;">calm morning.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Now the Roach came out to play,</p><p style="text-align: center;">white maggots caught the most</p><p style="text-align: center;">Roach, red for the Perch.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh35fn5ttVwDDhX1ewtaVUn5UwkIGuVEALZ1heAesNajTdLzZ57FkkOnGwakeXoX9mD2M9V_tiDEKZABxB3ymbslZtoxtug-rlY19U0CaS5lLIhXdQta9J40AAqOz5V7grT6YIl3cbxzRSc39TnWK87IKwPLbWweyr42N6UYgCQTs8LHBufMxA4bgqo5w/s4000/IMG_20221018_094611092_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh35fn5ttVwDDhX1ewtaVUn5UwkIGuVEALZ1heAesNajTdLzZ57FkkOnGwakeXoX9mD2M9V_tiDEKZABxB3ymbslZtoxtug-rlY19U0CaS5lLIhXdQta9J40AAqOz5V7grT6YIl3cbxzRSc39TnWK87IKwPLbWweyr42N6UYgCQTs8LHBufMxA4bgqo5w/s320/IMG_20221018_094611092_HDR.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">The feeder rod was board,</p><p style="text-align: center;">nothing showed any interest in it.</p><p style="text-align: center;">So by midday a nice little bag of </p><p style="text-align: center;">Roach and Perch, about 3.1/2 lb</p><p style="text-align: center;">was in the new small keepnet.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTBi4gWowZXPU91H11B_CvJWwb0mDxIfWTYCgtTjiZlR6OIJiR6jPmPA0QkazZ_7BntxYxgb72nVPl11BV9Ep-YvEliRGwJ02Mw4DHA6Bm0bt96XZfhSC_JTN7E6O4g8LPkLnZzd0L4ySQjqu-TcszqSR82zJbRcOZIWb015I4eybRX0BbxarHFO__NA/s4000/IMG_20221018_121846213_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTBi4gWowZXPU91H11B_CvJWwb0mDxIfWTYCgtTjiZlR6OIJiR6jPmPA0QkazZ_7BntxYxgb72nVPl11BV9Ep-YvEliRGwJ02Mw4DHA6Bm0bt96XZfhSC_JTN7E6O4g8LPkLnZzd0L4ySQjqu-TcszqSR82zJbRcOZIWb015I4eybRX0BbxarHFO__NA/s320/IMG_20221018_121846213_HDR.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> The local Little Grebe passed</div><div style="text-align: center;">through the swim, really</div><div style="text-align: center;">nice to see it up close.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The float swim would go dead </div><div style="text-align: center;">when the Grebe was about.</div><div style="text-align: center;">As there was a Cormorant </div><div style="text-align: center;">out in the middle, I wonder </div><div style="text-align: center;">if that kept the fish out of the middle.</div><p></p>Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10712705850463147683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156194924616483088.post-65131481584255606262022-10-09T19:35:00.002+01:002022-10-09T19:35:26.139+01:00Not Bristol area bur the Chesil Beach<p style="text-align: center;"> Fished the big shingle bank down </p><p style="text-align: center;">Abbotsbury way.</p><p style="text-align: center;">After a long walk I set up 4 rods.</p><p style="text-align: center;">2 cast in close,</p><p style="text-align: center;">and 2 out at varying distances.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Saw the sun rise,</p><p style="text-align: center;">sun set,</p><p style="text-align: center;">and Moon rise.</p><p style="text-align: center;">As for the fishing</p><p style="text-align: center;">not a bite seen.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Varying rigs were used.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Squid and Blow Lug were the baits.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Result was 1 tiny Pouting</p><p style="text-align: center;">was wound in on the very last cast.</p><p style="text-align: center;">So a long walk back to the car.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Back to Duchess Pond during the week,</p><p style="text-align: center;">I hope.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p>Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10712705850463147683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156194924616483088.post-50216433767899250372022-09-30T19:02:00.002+01:002022-09-30T19:02:11.197+01:00Bites were few and far between. 28-09-22<p style="text-align: center;">Couldn't escape till 7.30</p><p style="text-align: center;">so walked down and chose the</p><p style="text-align: center;">south bank.</p><p style="text-align: center;">From the start I could not get </p><p style="text-align: center;">a bite, Maggots, Casters and Sweetcorn</p><p style="text-align: center;">could not tempt any interest. </p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEialTGRqMzLG-YsW9lsi5GXTRp0z7evFS_exyUlpZjvLP-7QhFsCDJQaYLyQQu-7XzbpVcxc12Xk9gpF0_v0cOnX5tzXUjlWHji_Eo7HEP7eRs8yQL5nt9FF5AppES5lpK4zjT6otO6SdrLED2WhllEeHJS3iByg_ibcyAIJN2KgnGoMPh1tjxQfCxHtw/s4000/IMG_20220928_092700219_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEialTGRqMzLG-YsW9lsi5GXTRp0z7evFS_exyUlpZjvLP-7QhFsCDJQaYLyQQu-7XzbpVcxc12Xk9gpF0_v0cOnX5tzXUjlWHji_Eo7HEP7eRs8yQL5nt9FF5AppES5lpK4zjT6otO6SdrLED2WhllEeHJS3iByg_ibcyAIJN2KgnGoMPh1tjxQfCxHtw/s320/IMG_20220928_092700219_HDR.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>As can be seen, the sun was out <p></p><p style="text-align: center;">but soon went back to bed. The wind gradually </p><p style="text-align: center;">got stronger and I soon</p><p style="text-align: center;">had to put the float rod away</p><p style="text-align: center;">and used a maggot feeder </p><p style="text-align: center;">along side the usual ground bait feeder.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Ended the day with 12 small Perch</p><p style="text-align: center;">and 6 small Roach.</p>Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10712705850463147683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156194924616483088.post-41695841034604759192022-09-25T19:05:00.006+01:002022-09-25T19:05:45.875+01:00Very slow morning down Duchess Pond. 24-09-22<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Later start than usual usual</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">down the pond.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cool and calm at first then the breeze</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">picked up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fished a different swim,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">this one didn't have any Lillie's</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and is a bit deeper. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNJbseHZ3QvaxyXnY_e6018Vf_bHXievt6KetRAlm98-Ht4P2JCjXp2dCP6J_g12GhPLDZABc7m9l8nywiUZtEHQFcD8DgcnvrITRbRSK7djz-xkAU7pxiqU-Bb4_t9-230h7pVr8ZfsuZ_xGmg6PpbxNl9V0HnYY3SdJnMm2qDmbTBgLeAFtcdr0EJg/s4000/IMG_20220924_124427029_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNJbseHZ3QvaxyXnY_e6018Vf_bHXievt6KetRAlm98-Ht4P2JCjXp2dCP6J_g12GhPLDZABc7m9l8nywiUZtEHQFcD8DgcnvrITRbRSK7djz-xkAU7pxiqU-Bb4_t9-230h7pVr8ZfsuZ_xGmg6PpbxNl9V0HnYY3SdJnMm2qDmbTBgLeAFtcdr0EJg/s320/IMG_20220924_124427029_HDR.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">I did my usual start,</p><p style="text-align: center;">5 tennis ball size balls of my ground bait mix</p><p style="text-align: center;">on the float rod line and cast out 10 </p><p style="text-align: center;">full feeders to my feeder swim.</p><p style="text-align: center;">No live Maggots this time but some frozen</p><p style="text-align: center;">ones. Loose worms and Sweet corn</p><p style="text-align: center;">were also added to the swims.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh79pqo8vrVwm1rKYlwGg_FKzCGROa2PFcqZ3y8X5iXdyMWcGaVDeSzw3kWRb3ArwvewYToKBhHj17x7xyRb_W1tMoBnbkw8jHwjLFDF7co8bPON1teGdYdGlMwC6jO9mo7e8hxqi0kBiF0erAzdnepwb1b36keCNFOu-verXvEI1aZuJ_RbBghVb3wqg/s4000/IMG_20220924_120441902_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh79pqo8vrVwm1rKYlwGg_FKzCGROa2PFcqZ3y8X5iXdyMWcGaVDeSzw3kWRb3ArwvewYToKBhHj17x7xyRb_W1tMoBnbkw8jHwjLFDF7co8bPON1teGdYdGlMwC6jO9mo7e8hxqi0kBiF0erAzdnepwb1b36keCNFOu-verXvEI1aZuJ_RbBghVb3wqg/s320/IMG_20220924_120441902_HDR.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;">Well trying to get bites was really</div><div style="text-align: center;">difficult.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Just a couple of small Perch on the feeder </div><div style="text-align: center;">line and about 2lb on the float.</div><div style="text-align: center;">All in all very pleasant,</div><div style="text-align: center;">shame the fish didn't show.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ4fPrSmEWwSubE6op1OXHyPaHg3bxLPAWPF2eBWykmVd-2KP_xwiAqu5v_S3nW9GAUPHO9pYw-6HAdb6sT18dyV8z5gTfpw2TjmkKFGeiQw6nGBfYMjBwm1vFG_JsmisQTNWYJcbaXpx6SyKtCiGZdrXFuZQCmXKljUS3_MbhF3q61irRohrOh5cp3Q/s4000/IMG_20220924_103629670_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ4fPrSmEWwSubE6op1OXHyPaHg3bxLPAWPF2eBWykmVd-2KP_xwiAqu5v_S3nW9GAUPHO9pYw-6HAdb6sT18dyV8z5gTfpw2TjmkKFGeiQw6nGBfYMjBwm1vFG_JsmisQTNWYJcbaXpx6SyKtCiGZdrXFuZQCmXKljUS3_MbhF3q61irRohrOh5cp3Q/s320/IMG_20220924_103629670_HDR.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> I now know which swims I</div><div style="text-align: center;">will fish.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I might try another venue</div><div style="text-align: center;">next time dependent</div><div style="text-align: center;">on free time and weather. </div><p></p>Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10712705850463147683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156194924616483088.post-58245790438747989112022-09-19T17:48:00.001+01:002022-09-19T17:48:17.271+01:00A couple of hours down Duchess Pond. 19-09-22<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Trundled down to Duchess </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for a couple of hours this </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">morning.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fished 07.00 till 12.00.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Baits were Worm, Caster, Maggots and Sweet corn.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCJQ7q59qgGI1LMYTCRsRSs40foF0bO54wSWlpI1yn_2wePNxVwOo-PO0aTq9Z0E5f8BZw0ZnNu-v0iYLzeD_icgNiDUH6ToHkFxS5vttk9mDGDUxOC6RvHXFdHHG-VwvNnUhTS8PlnqdyRariKXV47lD0JNLanoud7wrZ4Q6MKI_xs3dvJ_6gMz0JFQ/s4000/IMG_20220919_080337584_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCJQ7q59qgGI1LMYTCRsRSs40foF0bO54wSWlpI1yn_2wePNxVwOo-PO0aTq9Z0E5f8BZw0ZnNu-v0iYLzeD_icgNiDUH6ToHkFxS5vttk9mDGDUxOC6RvHXFdHHG-VwvNnUhTS8PlnqdyRariKXV47lD0JNLanoud7wrZ4Q6MKI_xs3dvJ_6gMz0JFQ/s320/IMG_20220919_080337584_HDR.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Used a feeder cast out to the trench and</p><p style="text-align: center;">a float rod , cast to Lillies on the my right</p><p style="text-align: center;">and about 10 meters further out.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Plenty of small Roach and Perch,</p><p style="text-align: center;">to the float rod and </p><p style="text-align: center;">a couple of Perch on the feeder.</p><p style="text-align: center;">This 1lb 9 1/2oz Skimmer Bream</p><p style="text-align: center;">was the biggest on the day.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg63WwZaDTGQwPyrvMuIQnzGXlFVxc0YndV-ikTbtmJPhPBICGJ2Li4da-DPjygK12ne6C5S4_dbO3ajA1QAnCt5Hi2zfrPfe-nK0drEo56NEwdCT93gz3TdYBXa0Bd2rcuVjI-tknkCvsw3d4IEnLr6U-McFtNsiF335ge46tTpbp9QlWxCK8Us0jzg/s4000/IMG_20220919_090133563_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg63WwZaDTGQwPyrvMuIQnzGXlFVxc0YndV-ikTbtmJPhPBICGJ2Li4da-DPjygK12ne6C5S4_dbO3ajA1QAnCt5Hi2zfrPfe-nK0drEo56NEwdCT93gz3TdYBXa0Bd2rcuVjI-tknkCvsw3d4IEnLr6U-McFtNsiF335ge46tTpbp9QlWxCK8Us0jzg/s320/IMG_20220919_090133563_HDR.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> Flat calm all the time,</div><div style="text-align: center;">over cast at times.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Chilly at first but eventually</div><div style="text-align: center;">it warmed up.</div><p></p>Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10712705850463147683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156194924616483088.post-60009301547009614762022-09-15T18:51:00.003+01:002022-09-15T18:51:24.764+01:00Catching something with something different. Duchess Pond,<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Caught this morning by the camera lens.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The local Grey Heron in iconic </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Heron fishing pose.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR_dZk53n5XlBcTLtvVEVGxYv8wdKlTbKPGHnKXaCA5kX7RzjHdVLC4RqrntRrjel6acKQGK_VnpEjEJJMfM4DOmTn24Wh7blaBi48zl8Tuz384sWeRButNqzVgBAGKef4hZQbix17nhy-OtLh2HcNmm5CvZALJgmvNruBND1pKfrq_0IXTz4VjCgokg/s2944/DSC_0361.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1729" data-original-width="2944" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR_dZk53n5XlBcTLtvVEVGxYv8wdKlTbKPGHnKXaCA5kX7RzjHdVLC4RqrntRrjel6acKQGK_VnpEjEJJMfM4DOmTn24Wh7blaBi48zl8Tuz384sWeRButNqzVgBAGKef4hZQbix17nhy-OtLh2HcNmm5CvZALJgmvNruBND1pKfrq_0IXTz4VjCgokg/s320/DSC_0361.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Then it flew over to</p><p style="text-align: center;">the north bank,</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSHVKZletSPL9lCV27uA4ZtGvo0_YlhB8mvmVtt-wCtsujBIfOgJybEYbEyySmuDDRdF5kjdcUZuYjjl9xBt3WZM_NocI50U-pkTxXWmKJC2OdSjENkrfa4qGnvVOp-R4wf0upkvHD5xNVUn_vNUTnv0k2wOoePaWV0_GuDAQQL4fxc_tKidic95Cewg/s3735/DSC_0365.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2287" data-original-width="3735" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSHVKZletSPL9lCV27uA4ZtGvo0_YlhB8mvmVtt-wCtsujBIfOgJybEYbEyySmuDDRdF5kjdcUZuYjjl9xBt3WZM_NocI50U-pkTxXWmKJC2OdSjENkrfa4qGnvVOp-R4wf0upkvHD5xNVUn_vNUTnv0k2wOoePaWV0_GuDAQQL4fxc_tKidic95Cewg/s320/DSC_0365.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrAKbfzS9UWhfCNfSa8JBqM9KRWpP4i5P37p7ufvMPDFpW6TyoqPzV2kcraj4Y26qfezn0xpVMzk6QXQc1MKzd1HmVSJBH1n9J2du5thHsTIR16tpHkHf6jzFtmRV2soZio4Ns5Yp9M4gWafAswlKDzD_YgEVZf6PiMUbBvDbv9ZrvHAA_M8uVxpXNTg/s3640/DSC_0366.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2525" data-original-width="3640" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrAKbfzS9UWhfCNfSa8JBqM9KRWpP4i5P37p7ufvMPDFpW6TyoqPzV2kcraj4Y26qfezn0xpVMzk6QXQc1MKzd1HmVSJBH1n9J2du5thHsTIR16tpHkHf6jzFtmRV2soZio4Ns5Yp9M4gWafAswlKDzD_YgEVZf6PiMUbBvDbv9ZrvHAA_M8uVxpXNTg/s320/DSC_0366.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">It managed to keep it's catch</p><p style="text-align: center;">a small Roach.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuczyH4-qGk6geB3Bs-g1H8wi9SUpBgHGJ0eIvr6sRMV7alxH5Bb5etPtsTJ_OSVaz4iFvDmQeB2z98KqRQE1b-4m_AgM0Xp2uWdqdQpPl5W_0fY_mGl2T1WaighWTrP9qwIp2xAIU55UonXOr7-_OVqMaSUIcIJ0kIMS-Y_2NVTO3w3zgR0humgFqhA/s3682/DSC_0367.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2092" data-original-width="3682" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuczyH4-qGk6geB3Bs-g1H8wi9SUpBgHGJ0eIvr6sRMV7alxH5Bb5etPtsTJ_OSVaz4iFvDmQeB2z98KqRQE1b-4m_AgM0Xp2uWdqdQpPl5W_0fY_mGl2T1WaighWTrP9qwIp2xAIU55UonXOr7-_OVqMaSUIcIJ0kIMS-Y_2NVTO3w3zgR0humgFqhA/s320/DSC_0367.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10712705850463147683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156194924616483088.post-35087518391478826492022-09-10T18:31:00.001+01:002022-09-10T18:31:11.170+01:00Nothing big down Duchess Pond.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was quite atmospheric on the</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">walk to Duchess this morning,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCz_E_KjrR7GVcUL44YQCHEzlSaM4ZP0TstgP_9xn-EOX85HA9G9rcIefU-xehiXKloSV3Bm7NYKFJICqb89YZUB0W8pa_4FtSKZe3pFDxBmvXOhH8ip5f1qCLE4_Op9gitEz5yCuuZjeKYMTst3_lSLs1VeVTOLV0z0tHblfu7Kp5oAgUn-deQPQJdw/s4000/IMG_20220910_055109118_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCz_E_KjrR7GVcUL44YQCHEzlSaM4ZP0TstgP_9xn-EOX85HA9G9rcIefU-xehiXKloSV3Bm7NYKFJICqb89YZUB0W8pa_4FtSKZe3pFDxBmvXOhH8ip5f1qCLE4_Op9gitEz5yCuuZjeKYMTst3_lSLs1VeVTOLV0z0tHblfu7Kp5oAgUn-deQPQJdw/s320/IMG_20220910_055109118_HDR.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Again using my old float rod and Quiver tip,</p><p style="text-align: center;">I set up on the east bank this time.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Again I set up the Quiver tip with a cage feeder</p><p style="text-align: center;"> and size 14 .</p><p style="text-align: center;">I made 10 casts before hooking on sweet corn</p><p style="text-align: center;">and red maggot.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Then a Peacock 2 1/2BB float,</p><p style="text-align: center;"> again to a size 14 hook.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhESV-A40sQlrts1OUXqaAD5eViimxBvAH_JGEpWByykLIGxoTXNZ-95DTBTgvHbqutX8vrfxlhjM_YfSgqEXABkIeZ7FpFb7rXc7TqOz92idxL953SkNF5LK3ZOVxX6kewRpBYivfR6fcBEEblctHLixHbsAyRoFxOsNa08oKJSxdg6k2PPlpSEzN9LA/s4000/IMG_20220910_080642440_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhESV-A40sQlrts1OUXqaAD5eViimxBvAH_JGEpWByykLIGxoTXNZ-95DTBTgvHbqutX8vrfxlhjM_YfSgqEXABkIeZ7FpFb7rXc7TqOz92idxL953SkNF5LK3ZOVxX6kewRpBYivfR6fcBEEblctHLixHbsAyRoFxOsNa08oKJSxdg6k2PPlpSEzN9LA/s320/IMG_20220910_080642440_HDR.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a very slow start with out</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">much interest.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Again I tried Sweetcorn, Red Maggot </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and Worm.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Started at 6am and it wasn't till</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">after 9am that the swims started </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">coming alive.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the end I managed about 5-6 pounds </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">of Roach and Perch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This photo shows the last 20 or so minutes</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">before I packed up at 11.00.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlKpjDxU4u_tWtgPyU2iZgUxRDTdErmJlJElwt_WvgtX1BC4uUSk5CRQLAk8vQjCNwzovS9dl-wYVe6QgDHZE5Wxgl6RdLm8MLcO8zgNvdpn8tWrqBmiodQb2LQXYZk3Av9n7-zhL6qinPRpIESqc0Nomj0gf5SBVlEkBalS8GcUFW3-fFaIUwS8mQGA/s4000/IMG_20220910_113637666_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlKpjDxU4u_tWtgPyU2iZgUxRDTdErmJlJElwt_WvgtX1BC4uUSk5CRQLAk8vQjCNwzovS9dl-wYVe6QgDHZE5Wxgl6RdLm8MLcO8zgNvdpn8tWrqBmiodQb2LQXYZk3Av9n7-zhL6qinPRpIESqc0Nomj0gf5SBVlEkBalS8GcUFW3-fFaIUwS8mQGA/s320/IMG_20220910_113637666_HDR.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> A very pleasant mornings fishing,</div><div style="text-align: center;">with plenty of wild life to keep me</div><div style="text-align: center;">entertained.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I didn't take a keepnet so put these in</div><div style="text-align: center;">my landing net.</div><p></p>Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10712705850463147683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156194924616483088.post-7175894210269664522022-08-30T18:19:00.000+01:002022-09-15T18:51:45.906+01:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A morning down Duchess Pond.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A walk through the wood in Stoke Park,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">down the hill found me in a swim on the south bank.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Usual ground bait mix, Vitalin, Baillies No1</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sweetcorn, maggots, and Casters.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">First cast was the feeder rod to just short </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">of the halfway point.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The second rod was a float rod cast</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">too the Lilly Pads on my left.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Maggot and Worm caught Perch and Roach,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">not many today very slow.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had put in 5 tennis ball size ground bait balls,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and loose Corn, Maggots and chopped worm.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The feeder line was even slower, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with the same ground bait.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At around 7.30 the feeder rod pulled slowly</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">round and after a short tussle</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">this 5lb 3oz Bream was landed. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnL7O804RjCgi0M73kX_vuUFlmZFgTQG0Tnwh3VL3eqoC8q1aGOgaVxUliaGtI-DFEvCzBLMhe0Akfyd5a_eGvE799Ct5XLeKux3XcqcyJu0FVj4FmolkKR0vRicCi5h97r4oZ7AyhaPcbikR42iCAaZusMdWwxSzCa2EBqsNhyQOJwJe5tfOyV_BFQg/s4000/IMG_20220830_072555156_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnL7O804RjCgi0M73kX_vuUFlmZFgTQG0Tnwh3VL3eqoC8q1aGOgaVxUliaGtI-DFEvCzBLMhe0Akfyd5a_eGvE799Ct5XLeKux3XcqcyJu0FVj4FmolkKR0vRicCi5h97r4oZ7AyhaPcbikR42iCAaZusMdWwxSzCa2EBqsNhyQOJwJe5tfOyV_BFQg/s320/IMG_20220830_072555156_HDR.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I then changed the float rod to</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a feeder rod. this was because the </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">wind had picked up making </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">good presentation in possible.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just as well, as shortly after</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">this 5ld 1oz Bream was on the unhooking mat.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuuituJRo9P9kes-MXKTQt5nbcORhjWt-qA23ZjYbyRqLYfcL-O8n_gt89Ksvwgl30mPboJVR3idZed9SNmRAsUx39C5ZYWzVxk91xITIU9sSkoBz5fOfXYnrOApiR6OnvlINnsE69GFJlsulLRPQO9rPRVag2-Dfyn_oec-S3tu5egcWyMfs5fcrFJw/s4000/IMG_20220830_080510927_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuuituJRo9P9kes-MXKTQt5nbcORhjWt-qA23ZjYbyRqLYfcL-O8n_gt89Ksvwgl30mPboJVR3idZed9SNmRAsUx39C5ZYWzVxk91xITIU9sSkoBz5fOfXYnrOApiR6OnvlINnsE69GFJlsulLRPQO9rPRVag2-Dfyn_oec-S3tu5egcWyMfs5fcrFJw/s320/IMG_20220830_080510927_HDR.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">By 11 there were no more bites so I headed home.</div><p></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"> </p></blockquote><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMNoLRk6Tb9k7UM16Y_w1YAHgz62L2ayOeEYk20DDEBn-mOKKZbfNJW-3Cx2uhy2VsZRdnIVWts98lDaHOjL450l8Mt_Q9rml2nFDgZa2XI7pU7nuHzoei3IPou22-Acq5x3RrjPQO6RnAhMuA1eTnANPKBYQpqwExnxm08jC8sFkxINF_ZokB3yYwag/s4000/IMG_20220830_095336154_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMNoLRk6Tb9k7UM16Y_w1YAHgz62L2ayOeEYk20DDEBn-mOKKZbfNJW-3Cx2uhy2VsZRdnIVWts98lDaHOjL450l8Mt_Q9rml2nFDgZa2XI7pU7nuHzoei3IPou22-Acq5x3RrjPQO6RnAhMuA1eTnANPKBYQpqwExnxm08jC8sFkxINF_ZokB3yYwag/s320/IMG_20220830_095336154_HDR.jpg" width="240" /></a></p><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p></p>Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10712705850463147683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156194924616483088.post-82835004929861263372022-08-09T18:08:00.003+01:002022-08-09T18:08:53.418+01:00A morning on Duchess Pond <p> A 15 minutes walk from my home and a shallow mist over the water found me tackling up a feeder rod and a float rod.</p><p>I also mixed up my ground bait, putting out 4 tennis ball size balls to the Lillie's for my float swim. Also 10 feeders full to my feeder swim.</p><p>I had size 14 hooks to 3lb line on both rods. The feeder line was about a third of the way across the lake.</p><p>Result was about 2lb of small perch and 1 Roach on the float rod. The feeder line had 3 Bronze Bream 6lb 10 6lb 12 and 6lb 14. All caught in a 10 to 12 minute spell.</p><p>I fished 5.15 till 9.45 this morning.</p><p>I hope to start this blog up again if I can.</p>Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10712705850463147683noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156194924616483088.post-38684341633400462112021-05-31T19:39:00.001+01:002021-05-31T19:39:37.885+01:00Another trip to Stolford, 30-05-21<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I do like this venue but it is a </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Spring tide venue.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I must say now</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">take great care of the mud, it is very </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">soft and deep.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Also take care of walking out</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">over the the rocky areas.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The tides come in very quickly </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and there is a very big risk</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">of being cut off.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I use the same rigs as most of </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">my Bristol Channel fishing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Penned Pullys with</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">60 or 80lb Snoods with 4/0 hooks</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij6ooQJe2KiZzj6Y-ucbNhRxh23x5KQvVWVBEeAZad7NuDe5Q9nl9Q9LTLkJ5IorapZIX2wRnAmxA_UF_UHCZJnrSIwzwoSnS1-ML4O_Li-p9BApF4nKPUHvBSSg7sWOYbCczruqED-8Xc/s4160/IMG_20210530_084643923.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij6ooQJe2KiZzj6Y-ucbNhRxh23x5KQvVWVBEeAZad7NuDe5Q9nl9Q9LTLkJ5IorapZIX2wRnAmxA_UF_UHCZJnrSIwzwoSnS1-ML4O_Li-p9BApF4nKPUHvBSSg7sWOYbCczruqED-8Xc/s320/IMG_20210530_084643923.jpg" /></a></div><br />The above photo shows what the smaller</div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Conger do to smaller Snoods.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Also there is very little tide so grip leads are</p><p style="text-align: center;">not needed.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Again I caught Conger, just the one.</p><p style="text-align: center;">The same baits were used. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Three very nice fishing trips. I hope to be out</p><p style="text-align: center;">later this week.</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-qkiqoi9fh2Dwg1fXk-s3tZbgVjL1pkMCN3fqdZGfT5_bqzuwmvz1ZfB53yKisUCw_1-vZOMaP_IFdFtzbmwrmVH7Im_bXzOcllEPuatA08_96OpmdoV2wA-oNq0hEw3vKKXz6L7fHzXm/s4160/IMG_20210530_110230557.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-qkiqoi9fh2Dwg1fXk-s3tZbgVjL1pkMCN3fqdZGfT5_bqzuwmvz1ZfB53yKisUCw_1-vZOMaP_IFdFtzbmwrmVH7Im_bXzOcllEPuatA08_96OpmdoV2wA-oNq0hEw3vKKXz6L7fHzXm/s320/IMG_20210530_110230557.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10712705850463147683noreply@blogger.com0