Blankity Blank and no cheque book or pen!

20-09-09

Dutchess lake again.

This was my view from my swim.

The (yellow), sorry Bath stone building in

the back ground is called the Dower House.

To my left is the island bay.

The island is to the right of the picture.
The next two photos show the main part of the
lake.

Behind the trees in the back ground is the M32
motorway from the M4 to Bristol city centre.

Well yes again I blanked?!!!
Using the usual Carp fishing styles

I didn't even get a bite.

Only one person caught Carp and he had 4???

New Passage Part 2

These views are of the ground in front of the prom between

the Second Severn crossing and New Passage.

As can be seen it has loads of fish holding spots and
plenty of different types of bottom.

DANGER

This area has very large tides and fast currents

Don't get cut off by the tides.

New Passage Part 1

These photos show the area between the old railway ferry jetty

and the stream at New Passage

This is what the area looks like at low water on a small neap.
The area has gravel / pebbles, mud, rock and rock with
weed. There are a number of low tide pools.

WARNING

BEWARE THERE ARE VERY HIGH TIDES AND
FAST CURRENTS.

DON'T GET CUT OFF

Photos of Severn Beach at low tide

Here are a sequence of photos of the ground in front of

the promanade at the Severn Beach.

This on starts at the west end, (Battery Point) at Portishead

can be seen in the distance to the left

The result

My grandson Kyle is getting used to touching fish now

a Bream of around 3 1/2ld

Another one 3 1/2 TO 4ld
This Carp around 8ld was caught at 07.50
Its mouth was a miss shaped
I called it GOBBY

Views of Bagwood Lake

My swim!

Second swim on first lake.

This is the second lake.

Before the expansion of the golf course

there was an island here, you could not see
mound in the back ground.

The view from my swim.
Follow the white concrete path to the top of the mound

and there is the 17th tee. On the bank opposite is the 17 green.

If nothing else it good for a giggle
watching the golfers hitting the water?!

The concrete path to the left is the causeway between the two lakes. Looking east

There are only 2 swims on this lake,

Dutchess Lake 31-08-09 Part 2

Waggler fishing at 8ft from the bank and 20ft to my left

over a patch of Hemp, mixed pellet and sweetcorn,

with sweetcorn on the hook produced the biggest fish of the day

this Skimmer Bream of around a pound.

My grandson helped wind in this little Roach
Mixed pellet ready for use.

Sweetcorn can work well but was not at its best today

PVA bag filled with pellets and crushed boillie.
Loose boillies ready to throw on top of the rig.

The feeder rod was very poor today, producing 2 3oz skimmers,

the waggler rod was best catching around 5ld of fish, mainly small roach.

The carp rod blanked, no wonder I don't enjoy that style of fishing.