Loads of fish down Duchess lake. 08-04-14

Decided to have a chuck into

Duchess lake today.

I fished from

08.30 till 14.00.

I picked a swim

by the island.

I put a Halibut boillie

with loose fed pellet

bits of boillie,

by the tip of the

island.

Then I spent

the rest of the day 

float fishing.

Using Maggot on a 

size 16 hook

to 2lb hook length,

I fed loose maggots

about six at a time to start with.

As the bites got 

more positive I increased the

freebies to a full pouch

every cast.

Red and white Maggot were the favored

 colours.

As can be seen,

the wind was westerly

and right to left.

I caught most

mainly over 1/2 way across.

In the end

I caught over 200

Roach, Bream, Hybrid Roach / Bream

and Perch.

Nothing over 6oz.

Thats the most fish I have caught

in one session

for over 15 years.

I think that was at Bagwood lake before

it was changed.

The sleeper rod did not 

have any signs of interest.

One angler at the M32 end

managed a couple of small

Carp.

Two youngsters

on the opposite bank had fun on the Silver fish

as well. 

That really was a

proper days fishing.