Duchess lake 12-03-12

Popped down to the local lake

to try out two new toys

given to me by "She Who Must Be Obeyed"

A Diawa seat box

and

Maver 301 competition 16 meter

pole.

I'll be able to use it at 13mtrs

with no trouble.

Nothing over 4oz was caught,

Roach and Skimmers were caught

on varying floats and hook sizes.

Baits used were

Maggot, Casters, Worms,

Sweet Corn and Hemp were used.

Maggot and Casters accounted

for all the bites.

No other fish were caught when I left

at 12.30. 

What out fishing at last!

Popped down to the river Frome

at Snuff Mill.

Fished some of my usual swims.

Just up from the car park 

I used my new Centre Pin Reel

and tried to winkle a Chub or Roach

trotting a 4BB Crow Quill Avon float

to size 18 hook.

That fallen tree should have had

a fish or two 

but the heavy colour 

or my dodgy fishing

failed to find bite.

 Further up stream and the same result.

In total I tried 5 swims in 2 hours

but not a bite.

Maggots and Caster

with Bread ground bait

was used.

Bagwood Lake filling up again

THIS VENUE IS NOT OPEN YET!

Some views of the lake

nearing 1/2 full.

 Fish in the other lake sun bathing.

Weather for the week at moment.

Looks like Monday cold start then clouding over

but warming up.

Tuesday / Wednesday Cloudy and wet at times

nice and warm for time of year and breezy.

Thursday / Friday sunny and warm.

Of course could change.

Hope to be out Tuesday or Friday.

FINGERS CROSSED!

New toy

Valentines gift from the Wife,

Okuma Sheffield S 1002

Centre Pin reel. 

Just have to get the good

Lady of the house a bit better

and down to the 

Frome I shall

go.

What no fishing

With this frosty weather

and

my wife being ill,

no chance of getting

out!

Off to a river if it does not

snow

on friday!

Fingers crossed!!!!

First trip of the year, Duchess Pond 10-01-12

For my first trip of the year,

I decided to pop down to

Duchess Pond.

Hoping after the the rain it would

be deeper than usual.

BUT OH NO!!!!!!!!!!!

The level had dropped right out,

and was only about 

3 foot.

Started fishing the pole at 

8mtrs.

Using a combination of

Hemp, Worm, Casters

Maggot and Bread

over ground bait and mashed bread.

From the off, 08.15,

I caught small Roach, Skimmers and Hybrids.

By 10.00 I had a couple of pounds

of small fish.

I then decided to try

chopped worm and Casters,

on a caged feeder

to 14 hook,

half way across the lake.

Straight off a 3lder ish Bream was in the net,

a steady stream of  Bream then followed,

best was around 5ld.

The bites stopped around 11.15 as usual,

So at 12.30 with nothing else for the net 

I packed up and headed home.

Nice trip with warm weather

and light wind.

SORRY

NO

PHOTOS!!