Worst start to the Codling season 27-10-12

Fished Rockingham last Thursday evening.

Fished from 16.30 till 18.45,

high was at 17.42 and 12 meters.

Using 1/0 wishbone rigs and 3/0 pulley rigs

I managed 3 tiny whiting and a tiny Rockling.

With not a sniff of a codling it has been my worst

start to the codling season

since moving to the Bristol area

in 1991.

Not good.

P.B. British sea fish.

Popped down to a muddy spot

near Portishead this morning.

Started fishing around 06.30

using two pulley rigs,

one with whole squid,

the other with rag worm.

First bite produced this 

6 inch Whiting on the

Rag rig.

 As can be seen there was

plenty of mud for all.

A few very muddy 

dogs down Portishead today

 An hour after high water

this

13lb 4oz Thornback Ray

took a fancy to my

whole squid bait.

A personal best for me.

The only other fish caught

was a 4 inch whiting.

Dull with a chilly wind.

Rockingham 13-10-12

Well the 13th was unlucky for me.

Only managed to get Rag worm from the shop,

and taking some Squid I trundled down to the grass bank.

Fished from 16.00 till 19.30

with high at 18.30 and 12.5mtrs.

Well short story even shorter,

one tiny 3 inch Whiting on the last wind in.

Two rods used

both on pulley rigs

and a cocktail of

Squid and Rag on one 

and Rag on the other one.

Wind was light south westerly

and the afternoon

thunder storms and hail had cleared.

I guess that the heavy fresh rain

run off and warm sea must 

be the problem.

Roll on the frosts!!!!!!

Bagwood Lake 10-10-12

Took the pole for an outing today,

fishing the same swim as last time,

I used Maggot and Caster 

over Hemp, Sweetcorn and Pellets.

Also put the Barbel rod out with Sweetcorn 

over Hemp, Pellets Corn.

The Barbel rod only managed

3 small Skimmers

and this

9lb 9oz

Common Carp.

 The pole at 11.5mtrs 

with a 1.25g Durafloat

to 5lb line and 2 1/2lb hooklenght

with a size 14 hook.

Fished just off the bottom

the Roach started feeding

straight away.

By 10am the the fish

switched off.

Except these two perch

the best was 2lb.51/2oz.

The Roach which was caught in the afternoon

was 1lb 2 1/2oz.

In total I had 17lb 11oz on the pole.

Weather was warm

overcast with a light breeze.

Next trip

Saturday evening sea fishing

with Rusty,

venue to be confirmed.

Road Closures in Bristol 30-09-12

Many roads around the docks will be closed

on sunday 30-09-12.

So if your thinking of fishing 

the docks.

You will have to get down there by

05.30 

for Baltic Wharf .

04.30

for Welsh Back and 

Bathurst Basin.

The roads start opening at

14.00.

I'll be running the 1/2 marathon

again this year,

so if your there and you 

number 22181

give me a cheer.

Me at Wapping Road

swing bridge last year.

Bagwood Lake 14-09-12

What the heck's going on!

I went CARP fishing.

Well in the first hour I managed

2 fish.

This 16lb 6oz Plated Mirror

 and this

5lb

Common.

Both caught on Sweet corn

 Shortly after I had a couple of Bream 

on Mash Monster Squid Boilies.

I have to thank my son Rusty

for putting me on the fish.

He managed to catch a 

couple as well best was 17lb 7oz.

At 1pm I got bored 

and set up my waggler rod and 

Centre Pin Reel.

Maggot on size 14 hook to 3lb line.

Wow that did the trick,

Rudd, Roach, Perch

and Skimmers

were hungry for the wrigglers.

5lb ish in an hour

was superb fun,

this Bream looking like it might have

been a Rudd cross. 

All in all a nice day and very good company.

Rockingham again 06-09-12

As I managed to get some

lugworm at the last minute,

and had a free morning.

I popped down to  the grass bank again.

Fishing from 09.30 till 12.15 I took

my carp rod down as well as my

usual rods.

The usual rigs were used on the beach casters

and flowing trace on the carp rod.

First cast on the wishbone rig caught

a small flounder. After that 

a number of rattles and knocks

teased me. Having changed the hook sizes,

I could not hit any of the bites.

The carp rod caught a couple of small

of small silver eels, Snotties.

The targeted flounder did show.

For an hour to the top of the tide

this fishing boat,

the SEA SPORT,

fished over the spot, 

I walk out over the mud to

fish on a rising mid range tide.

Didn't see any fish caught on it.