Rockingham 30-08-12

Wow! 

Escape chit in hand

1/2lb of Rag, frozen Squid and Crab

in the bucket,

I 

headed to Rockingham.

High was at 19.30

fished from 17.30 till

20.00.

13.1mtrs

I stomped out on to the mud for 

an earlier than usual

cast.

This produced this little Sole.

 It was caught on a 

wishbone rig

with rag on 1/0

hooks.

That was the high light

of the trip.

One other drop back bite

failed to produce.

As can be seen

the weather was great

with the usual

choppy splash

on to the bank.

The two other fishermen

also failed to catch.

River Frome 16-08-12

With everything settling down at home

I popped down to

the Frome.

Started fishing around 9am

in a swim I've not

fished before.

The water had a good pace

but quite coloured after yesterdays rain.

After 20 or so runs down the swim

with a Crow Quill Avon float,

size 18 micro barbed hook on 2lb line

to 5lb main line.

I caught this Gudgeon on 

double red maggot.

Not seen one in a while.

 Also managed a 

small Dace.

I fed a dozen or so maggots at least every

run through the swim.

This was my second swim 

but it failed to produced.

It was getting dark now 

as can be seen

with this photo

of a small dace from swim 3.

This was a harder swim to fish

with plenty of over hanging

trees.

 The fourth swim had a longer

run plus the over hanging

branches on the far bank.

Once again I could not 

tempt the fish out of this swim.

 Really expected to catch some thing

from here

as I've seen some good

fish in the past.

I moved on to what proved to be my last swim.

Same tactics were the same.

However the the smaller Roach, Dace

Gudgeon and Minnows

were out to play here.

BUT!!!!!!!

After catching 10 fish

in quick succession

the heavens opened

and it ended up more

like autumn!

As a usual when it rains that hard

the river started pushing hard and there 

was loads of leaves, branches

as well as other rubbish.

I could not get the float to run through properly

so packed up

and paddled back to car.

What no fishing

Still problems at home

but I hope

to start 

getting 

back out again

next

Week.

Trip two ;- New Passage 21-07-12

Needed to use up the Lug and Rag

from the morning trip.

I invited my son Rusty

along.

The weather was again

perfect.

The high was at

21.46

and

12.8mtrs.

To keep a great story

short,

had a great chat and time with Russell,

watched the Mullet frolicking at the

waters edge as tide rose,

saw a few rattles on the rod tips

and BLANKED!!!!!!  

Once again

a great fishing trip.

Trip one :- Rockingham 21-07-12

Needing to escape the hassle of home,

I signed my own escape chit.

With Lug, Rag and Squid

I trundled down to the grass bank.

Fishing was very slow

with four rods out,

fishing from 20mtrs to 100mtrs.

Well,

eleven bites

in total produced

this Snottie

at about 50mtrs

 To this

whole Squid wrapped with 

Lug and Rag.

This was on a 4/0 pulley rig

on the final cast.

 Also on the final cast of the wishbone rig

at distance

this 12 inch

flounder

fancied the Lug.

Weather was great,

tide was 12.5mtrs

at 09.33.

What a lovely morning.

River Frome again 14-07-12

Fished six swims from the Mill upstream to below 

Vasalls Park / Oldbury Court, on the mill side 

this time.

At five of the swims I only managed a few

little nibbles.

At the mill I had 3 roach

and a little chub.

Same rod, reel and bait.

The biggest problem was 

dogs.

Loads of them,

with bad owners.

Not quite so enjoyable

this time.

Short trip down Snuffs.

Had an hour and a half free

this afternoon

so popped down to the

Frome again.

Half a dozen slices of Braces

medium sliced bread

in my pocket.

I set up my

waggler rod and centre pin reel.

Feeding some loose bits of bread 

at the various swims

I walked the bank.

The colour had dropped out

and the flow slowed up. 

 Bites were few and far between

but I did manage to catch

3 x Roach, a Dace and a Chub.

 All around the 1/2lb size.

This photo shows the 

crease between the faster water (patches of bubbles),

and the slack water, closest to the bank.

All the fish were caught where the two meet.

A very relaxing hour 

on the bank.