River Frome 03-02-14

With a window in the weather

this morning,

I went down to the Frome

for a few hours of pole feeder float fishing.

I spent the first fourty minutes

 with a six gram float

trying to trott the swim.

This did not work,

so on went the feeder float rig.

This a standard pole float rig except

the feeder is attached where the hook

usually goes and the hook

length is attached above

the feeder. Either patternoster style

or running hook length style.

 I used a ground bait feeder

with maggot and caster 

mixed in.

I had a size 18 hook on running 1 1/2lb

hook length, main line was 4lb.

Any float can be used as it just a maker

to show you depth of water and not really for bite indication.

The idea is for the feeder to stay still and the

hook length to pull through

pulley style.

 I used red and white maggots and caster

plus a mix of them.

 I gave it about four minutes
between each put in, unless I had a bite.
After about 1/2 an hour the first
rattle and pull on the elastic,
Resulted in a plump Dace.

This 1lb 4oz Roach was next in the bag,
Really pulling out the number 5 elastic.

I packed up at 12 noon
having had a four hour session.
This produced  10 Minnows,
4 Roach, 4 Dace
and a Skimmer.

The river had fined down nicely,
but the dogs were there usual
pain in the neck.
Some of the owners were even
worse.
But I did have a good chat with others.
Another really nice short session.