Bagwood Lake 20-08-09

Yippee another escape Chit!

Once again went to Bagwood Lake.

My eldest son should have been but his fiance has Swine Flu??

So decided not to use my pole as usual

but used my Barble rod, a light ledger rod

and a float rod.
I managed 2 Carp

This one of 9ld 6oz

The Carp were caught using HAIR RIGED BOILLIES
This one 10ld 2oz
and this one 1/2ld plus more skimmers.
The Skimmers were caught on Sweet Corn.

Bagwood lake 06-08-09

One of the Bream caught on the pole

My grandson Kyle admiring a 3ld Tench

Good its ugly, Jet black Carp.

Russells 24ld 6oz Carp

Yep back to the fishing again.

My eldiest son said he was going to fish this lake

so I decided I would tag along.

Escape chit in hand I left home at 06.45 and headed

to the lake.

Russell had just woken up having fished threw the night.

I set up my 14.5 mtr pole and my Bardel rod. Russell gave me on of his

Carp rigs he uses and so was ready to fish.

Russell told me to fish the pole rig next to a Lilly plant 14mtrs

in front of my swim and I put the Carp rig around 20mtrs out

and 5mtrs left of the pole line.

Straight away Maggots and Casters bought the small Roach and Rudd

up in plaque proportions.

So Sweet Corn was the next bait to try and straight away

a Skimmer Bream was caught. GO THE POLE.

Next the Barble rod started nodding and a 4ld Bream was landed.

Sweet corn again the bait.

Cast it back out and again the pole float dipped and stayed down

yahoo another Bream on, this time

3LD 10OZ.

And so it continued.

Until 11.30 when the bites died out,

and the rain started.

The rain the forcasters said was not going to hit Bristol!

Don't we love the Met Office.

Russell managed 2 Carp one weighed 24ld 6oz. and some Bream.

Hope to escape again on thursday 20 August.

Not out fishing?

I have not forgotten about this blog

or Fishing.

Just busy being the full time carer that I am.

Ways to fish Dutchess Lake and Bitterwell Lake

I have been asked what tactics to use at Bitterwell

and Dutchess lakes.

Both these lakes can be fished by all the usual styles.

Depending on your target species and tackle, will determine

the style of fishing you use.

I try to go to the venue before I fish it and ask and

watch what is happening.

Pole fishing is my favorite style and fishing for

silver fish, Roach, Bream, and Perch.

I don't often target Carp but enjoy the fight when I get one on

size 18 / 16 hooks, 2ld hook length and no5 elastic?????

Barbless hooks should be used and Unhooking mats.

More to come after the bank holiday weekend.

Nautical School

Bitterwell Lake

This Mirror Carp of around 2 1/2 to 3ld was

a lucky catch on the Pole.

I had a no 5 elastic to 3ld main line and 2ld hook lenght to a size 20 hook.

Bait was a Scopex flavoured 6mm pellet.

It also caught this 1 1/2 to 2ld Skimmer Bream

I also had around 4ld of Roach, Perch and small Skimmers.
The bright sunshine put the fish down and made it harder than
it used to be.

Ladye Bay 04-04-09

My eldest sun brought is 14 month old son down

and held his first fish, a pin Whiting.