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.

Blank saved by a "crack off"

Fished in front of the Cottage this morning.

First cast nearly birdied my reel and second cast did and

this caused the loss of my rig and shock absorber line.

The high tide was at 10.24 and I fished from 07.45 till

12.45.

Apart from a bite on my first two casts no fish were caught.

Baits were Lug and Rag.

2 1/4 hours after high tide I found my lost rig.

This little Codling was hanging on and was released alive.

This photo shows the tide with two hours before high tide.This is the reverse photo two hours after high.

You have two clear this area and an other 40 mtrs to get to
sand and mud.

A good rough ground rod and reel with good retrieve
ratio to help reel in over this ground.

Yacht club 26-03-09

The high tide was at 19.20 so headed down there for 16.00.

Well what a surprise when I got there! An orange bouy

had been placed in front of or usual spot.

This means that this spot can not be fished at low tide,

no Sole fishing in the summer. ooh pooh!

So using short casts Russell and I started fishing around 17.00.

We used the usual baits and rigs.

This bulk carrier carrying coal had 5 tugs helping it

going into Portbury Dock.

The wind was so strong up channel that the waves were

going faster than the ship!

Any way I managed this little Codling.

The problem was sea weed????!!!!

Ouch! There were large rafts of it and by High tide Russell had lost two rigs

and our rigs were not in the water for more than 5 minutes with out being

dragged into rocks to our right!

So at the top of the tide we packed up and went home.

Catch this year: 7 Whiting, 25 Codling, 1 pouting, 1 Thornback Ray and 1 Crab.