River Avon, Lacock 28-06-13

First time to this Amalgamated Fisheries venue

Andrew and myself decided

to explore the swims and get a feel for

the water.

Arriving around 7am we walked down stream

checking and feeding some likely swims.

We then chose to float fish first with feeder rod

made up for back up.

With plenty of small Roach,

Dace, Chub, Perch, Gudgeon and Minnows

from the off,we settled in for

some peaceful fishing.

Just after 8am, I caught

this 4lb 6oz Chub

on a 14 hook with Maggot bait

and loose feed.

Second best Chub for me. 

 There are some very nice swims

BUT

the banks are very high in 

places and with the early rain were 

very slippery.

As poor Andrew found out.

 Fortunately he was not hurt.

Plenty of snags, reeds and

cabbages make for a great venue.

 There are some long glides for trotting a float

and deep holes for feeder fishing.

The fish have spawned here 

as there were loads of fry

in the shallows. 

Good to see.

We packed at 3pm having caught a

good number of smaller fish each.

Nothing bigger than 1/2lb.

Other baits that caught

were bread, caster worm 

and various pellets.

The bites slowed down

when the sun came came out.

What a wonderful venue

with great company.

Where have the fish gone down Baltic Wharf 25-06-13

A morning at the Wharf

produced this Silver Eel 

Three Roach, 1 Rudd,

3 Dace and 3 Pearch.

The biggest fish was a

1/2lb Roach.

Missed quite a few bites, not sure why.

Maggot over groundbait,

Hemp and Casters.

Fished 7am till 12noon.

The thursday evening matches are having the same problem

Odd Bream but mainly small

fish.

Frome again. 23-06-13.

A couple of hours spare from caring

for the misses today,

produced more tiddlers.

I hoped for more flow

but we did not have 

enough rain.

This Dace was one of the biggest.

I also managed a nice roach

of around 6oz.

I lost a Bream of around 2lb

my fault for fishing with light tackle.

 Where are the bigger fish?

They are there and very shy, thankfuly.

There seems to be a lot 

anglers who don't know what they are doing and

won't take any advice.

Great shame we need to be able to help these anglers 

to fish properly and

to handle the fish.

No need to hold a fish

with a dry cloth.

Bare hand or damp cloth.

This is a snaggy swim not good 

for light lines.

I love this light weight

fishing.

Off to the Avon or Baltic Wharf this week

if everthing stays settled on the home front.

Small Trout amongst other fish 18-06-13

Andrew had a hard week at work

so took a brake and we spent a couple of hours

down the Frome.

The fishing was not the best

but I managed a few tiddlers as usual.

Best of the bunch was this 

Brown Trout

weighed in at 1lb 1oz.

Caught on maggot over maggot

to a 14 hook.

I'm glad to say it was returned

alive.

Nice evening

which helped Andrew

in his labours.

Opening day of 2013 / 2014 river season. 16-06-13

Here at last

and on Fathers Day.

So my youngest son

Andrew ask where I would like to go.

Well I have a liking to the

Upper Avon.

Arriving around 06.30

we set up a feeder rod 

and float rod each.

Various baits were taken tried.

The fishing was hard,

and only small were had.

Other anglers also had the same results.

Andrew taking an early

lead with a small Dace.

 Time for another feeder

of maggot and casters.

 We tried a number of swims

but the fish were not hungry.

I used various styles of feeder and floats, hooks

and bait combinations.

But the larger fish did not want to play.

This was my best on the day

a 7oz Perch.

Andrew had one about the same

size.

I think Andrew won on weight

and I had the most fish,

so we agreed with a draw.

There was a light drizzle

from 10ish onwards, a light breeze

and warm.

Andrew was learning

the intricacies of fishing with a

Centre Pin reel. 

All in all a very enjoyable trip.

It is so quiet there.

Thank you Andrew for grand day out.

I've been out walking the Bristol Frome.

It was slow and green

and at the usual summer

level.

What was strange, was the lack of fish coming to

bread and other baits

I have been offering.

What wasn't very good 

were the number of anglers fishing.

What's the point of having a 

a close season if its not being 

policed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Never mind,

hope this yuk weather is going to move on

as I will be fishing a river

somewhere.

Not the Frome.

(To many walkers on a weekend)

GOOD LUCK

TO ALL

RIVER FISHERMAN

ON THE

MAGIC 16th June!

Using up left over bait. 09-06-13. Rockingham

High tide today was at

09.00 and 12.1mtrs.

Looking at the

Sea Bank power station

and the grass bank from the mud.

I started fishing at 

07.00.

First cast produced a small

12 inch Codling,

on a pennel pulley rig

loaded with Lug, Squid

and Crab.

About an hour latter

I had an other

Drop back bite which again produced

a slightly larger Codling.

This fell to the same rig.

There was a 

light easterly breeze

and warm.

Packed up at 10am

as the bait had run out.

Without any more

bites.

 Avonmouth across the mud.

Rockingham sunday 08-06-13

Tacking Squid, Lug, Rag and Peeler crab

I started fishing with the usual rigs

at 06.30.

High tide was at 08.30 

and 12.2mtrs.

Well what is there to say,

light north east wind

and quite warm.

Not a bite or rattle.

Pretty poor

but nice morning.