Fishing and Photographing the Bristol Area
My fishing trips in and around Bristol
Sunday, 18 June 2023
Friday, 14 April 2023
Where 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.
Wednesday, 22 February 2023
Blank then hook in finger. Sunday 19-02-23.
Absolutely cracking morning
and the view out towards Bath
was really great.
Even the view from my swim
was pretty good as well.
But I little did I know
things would go down hill
later.
I started off with two feeder rods,
one with a ground bait feeder
and with a maggot feeder.
My ground bait the usual with
red maggots.
I was casting out to the channel
half way across the lake.
I also swopped over
to a float rod now and again
and tried to the right near the
reeds.
Not a single bite.
So I packed up
when the ground bait
ran out.
After I packed up I
caught this Barbel hook
in my finger.
So I headed off home.
When I got there, I
found a pair of side cutter pliers,
and cut the eye off.
Then pushed the hook through
point first.
It was easier than I thought.
I washed the finger
and then rubbed Germolene
on it.
Well all's good,
no problem.
Monday, 13 February 2023
Yahoo!
Out fishing at last.
With being in hospital
and frozen lake'
I finally put it all together
and waked down to Duchess Lake.
I chose the north bank
about half way down the lake.
My ground bait was all my
usual mix.
I used Red Maggot, worm and
Sweetcorn
I started with a
ground bait feeder
cast out about half way,
where it is a bit deeper.
I cast out every 5 minutes
for about 1\2 an hour.
Then every 20 minutes.
Just as I started leaving it longer
I had a couple of pulls but nothing came of it.
Next cast I had a much better
pull round and
managed to bring in this
6lb 4oz Bream.
Very happy with that.
While I was concentrating
on the feeder rod,
I set up a float rod.
Maggot was the bait
fished over ground bait.
Lose feeding maggot as I
cast out.
I fed 4 spots and at various
depths.
Absolutely nothing.
All in all a
lovely four hour session.
Roll on the next one.
Thursday, 19 January 2023
Where have I been?
I spent a week in hospital
over New Year.
So!
No problems found.
However I have been told
I can't drive.
I have had some nice walks down
to Duchess Pond and taken
some photos of birds.
Little Grebe are very shy
Mallards
are quite colourfull.
I hope to get down to the lake soon.
Thursday, 22 December 2022
Fishing down Duchess Pond, 21-12-22
Decided to pop down to my
local Muddy Puddle and do a
bit of practice.
I had a pint of Red and mixed
Maggots, Casters, Worms
and Sweetcorn,
I also wanted to start
feeding some of the
swims.
As can be seen below
the pond is over some
of the banks.
Unfortunately I failed to get a single
bite.
I was using a feeder rod
and float rod.
While I there this Cygnet
landed.
It had a very strange neck.
The local pair of Mute Swans
chased it onto the bank
and would not let it
back into the lake.
A bit like beauty and the beast.
Tuesday, 6 December 2022
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