New Passage 18-09-08

Fished near the Severn Crossing again,

heard that Codling were being caught, so armed

with Rag Worm, Mackeral and Squid got down there at 07.00.

Fished till 11.00.

Tide was 13.1 mtrs at 09.51.

Three little rattles but nothing on the bank.

Never mind try again soon.

New Passage

Another Conger

Using up the left over bait produced this Conger of around

5 - 6 pounds.

Yatch Club Portishead

This venue is a good spot when there are

large tides or strong winds.

The photos below are looking towards the Yacht Club and Lifeboat station.

High tide.

Mid tide.Below are photos looking east.

High tide.

Mid tide. This is a spot where long casting is best,

as between 40 - 60yrds there is a large area of rough ground.

It is also a good low tide mark but very muddy.
Beware of the fast rising tides. Don't get cut off.

My Conger of around 8lds was caught today 02-09-08

Baits used were Rag worm, Mackeral, Squid and Sandeel.

Why no blog?

Normal blogging will return in two weeks after

I have run the Bristol 1/2 marathon.

I will run it on the 14 september.

River Frome, Snuff Mill, Bristol

This is a small river in the middle of Bristol.

It is in the Fishponds / Stapleton area.

It can be accessed from River View off Broom Hill.

Our dog Puddles is showing me what he thinks of fishing,

he is sticking his tongue out.

This is what I call the car park bank.

The next phew pictures give a little look at some

of the spots I fish from.

What you can expect to catch.
Bream, Chub, Carp, Roach, Eels, Dace, Minnow and Gudgeon.

The main fishing style is to keep mobile and spend around 15 minutes per swim

and move on when the bite stop.

I generally float fish, covering the area down stream using bread, maggots or casters.

I also use a fly rod and 16mtr pole.

When the river is running hard after heavy rain I

use the feeder float method.

OK what do fish look like!

Here are some I caught earlier.

This Thornback Ray around 3ld was caught at Ladye Bay

from my low tide mark. Pennell Pully rig with Rag Worm as Bait.

This 1 1/2ld Lesser Spotted Dogfish was also caught on the same day

and same bait and rig

Little Codling weighing less than a pound

again caught on the rig and same venue.