Portishead slipway 08-01-13

With the left over bait

I trundled down to the Yacht club.

Started fishing at 06.30 till 12.00

low at 09.49.

Having arrived down there in the dark

I quickly realised that it was going to be MUDDY.

Again using the usual rigs

and baits I was really up for it.

There were bites from the off 

on the wishbone rig.

Result was 3 rockling.

(sorry about the photo)

Ooopppps.

Two for the price of one.

Two tiny whiting and a codling.

All caught before high water.

WORD OF WARNING.

Where have my feet gone?

 Are there they are, PHEW.

There is a lot of mud down there.
The deepest I have ever seen.
SO PLEASE STAY SAFE
where ever you fish on the
Severn Estuary / Bristol Channel.

Rockingham 05-01-13

Well! What happened.

Fished 10.00 till 13.00,

high water at 12.03 and 11.4mtrs.

Took Lug rag and Squid.

Usual rods and rigs.

Weather warm, cloudy and calm.

Result

BBBBBBLLLLLLAAAAAANNNNNKKKKK!!!!!!!

Oh yes! Found out I had a small leak in one of my boots.

First trip of 2013

Took my Barble XT rod,

Maver Waggler rod 

and Specimen rod

to Bagwood this moning.

Clearing the Xmas cobwebs

out.

I started with standard Carp

fishing tactics.

First cast was at 08.00.

Without a bite by 12.00

I changed over to waggler and feeder rods.

First bite came at 12.55

to double red maggot.

 on the waggler.

A nice 4oz roach.

A tiny perch took

the red maggots on the 

maggot feeder rod next.

The waggler rod now

caught slowly but steadily

This 3lb 6oz Bream was the best

of 9 fish.

 This lovely Roach,

14oz

was the last fish caught.

No other fish were caught

on the 10 other rods

fishing

on both lakes.

Thanks for the good company 

Rusty.