Where have I been.

Due to the amount of rain and poor weather I have been tempted to get out fishing. Also "She who must be obeyed" has had some health problems which also stopped me escaping. I have had a couple of hours here and there down Duchess Pond. The Roach have started feeding as have the Perch. I also managed a Gudgeon, first one I have had out of Duchess Pond.

Blank then hook in finger. Sunday 19-02-23.

Absolutely cracking morning 

and the view out towards Bath

was really great.

Even the view from my swim

was pretty good as well.

But I little did I know

things would go down hill

later.

I started off with two feeder rods,

one with a ground bait feeder

and with a maggot feeder.

My ground bait the usual with 

red maggots.

I was casting out to the channel

half way across the lake.

I also swopped  over

to a float rod now and again

and tried to the right near the

reeds.

Not a single bite.

So I packed up

when the ground bait 

ran out.

After I packed up I 

caught this Barbel hook

in my finger. 

So I headed off home.

When I got there, I

found a pair of side cutter pliers,

and cut the eye off.

Then pushed the hook through

point first.

It was easier than I thought.

I washed the finger

and then rubbed Germolene

on it.

Well all's good,

no problem.

 

Yahoo!

Out fishing at last.

With being in hospital

and frozen lake'

I finally put it all together

and waked down to Duchess Lake.

I chose the north bank

about half way down the lake.

My ground bait was all my 

usual mix.

I used Red Maggot, worm and 

Sweetcorn

I started with a

ground bait feeder

cast out about half way, 

where it is a bit deeper.

I cast out every 5 minutes 

for about 1\2 an hour.

Then every 20 minutes.

Just as I started leaving it longer

I had a couple of pulls but nothing came of it.

Next cast I had a much better 

pull round and

managed to bring in this 

6lb 4oz Bream.

Very happy with that.

 

While I was concentrating 

on the feeder rod,

I set up a float rod.

Maggot was the bait 

fished over ground bait.

Lose feeding maggot as I

cast out.

I fed 4 spots and at various 

depths.

Absolutely nothing.

All in all a 

lovely four hour session.

Roll on the next one.

Where have I been?

I spent a week in hospital 

over New Year.

So!

No problems found.

However I have been told 

I can't drive.

I have had some nice walks down 

to Duchess Pond and taken

some photos of birds.

Little Grebe are very shy

Mallards

are quite colourfull.

I hope to get down to the lake soon.

 

Fishing down Duchess Pond, 21-12-22

Decided to pop down to my

local Muddy Puddle and do a 

bit of practice.

I had a pint of Red and mixed

Maggots, Casters, Worms

and Sweetcorn,

I also wanted to start 

feeding some of the

swims.

As can be seen below

the pond is over some 

of the banks. 

 Unfortunately I failed to get a single

bite.

I was using a feeder rod 

and float rod.

While I there this Cygnet

landed.

It had a very strange neck. 

The local pair of Mute Swans

chased it onto the bank

and would not let it

back into the lake.

A bit like beauty and the beast.

Back to the Severn Beach.

I fished the Severn Beach

on Wednesday 30 October.

Well what's to say,

Blanked as did six other rods

I was using up

left over Lug and Rag

from the Sunday before

as well as Squid and 

Black Lug.

As can be seen it was flat calm

and overcast.

Better luck next time.

 

Severn Beach, first visit for a long time . Sunday 27-11-22.

Headed down to Severn Beach

with left over Rag, Lug and Squid

from Fridays trip.

Got down there for 6am.

My chosen spot was taken by some one

who got there 5 minutes before I did.

DOH!

So set up on the right of the slipway

I sat up with Pennel Pully rig 

and a Wish Bone rig.

Those boulders are still

as dodgy I remember. 

Just as well I had my studded 

boots on. They are well 

worth the extra money.

About 20 minuets before 

high water,

which was at 09.12,

I caught a 42cm Codling on Lug bait.

About 10.15 I caught a second Codling

at 45cm, to Rag worm.

After that no more interest.

I had to wait till 11.15

when I managed to find two rigs I had lost to 

snags.