Am I the only one struggling post lockdown? Prior to lockdown I was doing well, a continuation from last year location, bait and rig wise. Post lockdown, 1 fish in 8 nights, almost unheard of for me on this water. A few fish are coming out but I cannot buy a carp, bream yes, but carp...anyone else struggling?
In reply to Post #1
I've not done to bad, definitely not as consistent as this time last year, my mates are all really struggling on lake's that normally produce a few each session.
I've not done to bad, definitely not as consistent as this time last year, my mates are all really struggling on lake's that normally produce a few each session.
In reply to Post #1
Not just me then. On my first trip in 4 months on what I would consider not a difficult water by any stretch. 6 nights in and not a touch. Baliff in a swim a 50 yards away has also done a week for one fish.
Well the place was shut for ages, very hot weather and then a massive change in weather and air pressure, angling pressure, loads of bait going in all of a sudden,plus the fish have spawned a couple of weeks ago.
Have I found enough excuses for not catching yet.
Not just me then. On my first trip in 4 months on what I would consider not a difficult water by any stretch. 6 nights in and not a touch. Baliff in a swim a 50 yards away has also done a week for one fish.
Well the place was shut for ages, very hot weather and then a massive change in weather and air pressure, angling pressure, loads of bait going in all of a sudden,plus the fish have spawned a couple of weeks ago.
Have I found enough excuses for not catching yet.
Fish are social distancing.
In reply to Post #4
Perhaps Cyprinus Carpio are smarter than us, or perhaps just me, I have found they have always kept themselves well
away from me.
Perhaps Cyprinus Carpio are smarter than us, or perhaps just me, I have found they have always kept themselves well
away from me.
In reply to Post #1
Yep me as well, managed 1 carp in 5 short sessions so far lost a couple, can't catch a tench for love or money, done 4 sessions for them not seen or heard of one come out yet from the water yet last year 5+ in a day was very easy to achieve
Yep me as well, managed 1 carp in 5 short sessions so far lost a couple, can't catch a tench for love or money, done 4 sessions for them not seen or heard of one come out yet from the water yet last year 5+ in a day was very easy to achieve
In reply to Post #1
Yes, blanked 4 times in a row now (apart from 1 bream...)
Don't recall blanking 4 times last year...
Yes, blanked 4 times in a row now (apart from 1 bream...)
Don't recall blanking 4 times last year...
In reply to Post #7
My mate and 4 others just done a 72 hour session on Elphicks, granted it's been getting harder over the years, fish are older and wiser, but only had one fish between them, not even any other runs. This time of year, post spawning is normally more productive.
My mate and 4 others just done a 72 hour session on Elphicks, granted it's been getting harder over the years, fish are older and wiser, but only had one fish between them, not even any other runs. This time of year, post spawning is normally more productive.
In reply to Post #8
cheers gents, makes me feel slighlty better esp as last year i did well, and continued up until lockdown, and since returning, things have just stopped dead. I'll be out again tonight for another blank
cheers gents, makes me feel slighlty better esp as last year i did well, and continued up until lockdown, and since returning, things have just stopped dead. I'll be out again tonight for another blank
In reply to Post #9
Me too, having observed fish in the margins they are just not feeding confidently just picking up the odd bait and moving off , often not coming back again !
Me too, having observed fish in the margins they are just not feeding confidently just picking up the odd bait and moving off , often not coming back again !
In reply to Post #10
This always used to happen after the close season. The leads go out, couple of captures, then shut up shop.
There are just too many lines out on most waters, the carp are running scared. The water I'm fishing was literally dead midweek this time last year. Now it's rammed every day with furloughed anglers.
This always used to happen after the close season. The leads go out, couple of captures, then shut up shop.
There are just too many lines out on most waters, the carp are running scared. The water I'm fishing was literally dead midweek this time last year. Now it's rammed every day with furloughed anglers.
I did a short day session about 10 days back and took out 3 to about 8lb - the place was packed and had been since reopening. the fish were about to spawn (closed the next day) so I was not hugely surprised.
did a long day on Sunday on a different venue with much bigger fish but a big expanse of water and far fewer carp - blanked. Water levels were low and the pike were about...
maybe the carp are still social distancing....?
Think Yonny is right that everywhere is getting battered at the minute
did a long day on Sunday on a different venue with much bigger fish but a big expanse of water and far fewer carp - blanked. Water levels were low and the pike were about...
maybe the carp are still social distancing....?
Think Yonny is right that everywhere is getting battered at the minute
In reply to Post #11
This is part of the problem, my syndicate is seeing 10+ anglers every night at the moment and that's on a 7 acre lake. Usually this time of year there would only be 2-3 on at most during the week and maybe 5-6 at weekends. Fish are coming out if you're lucky enough to get on them but with the amount of anglers thats hard to do.
Fished a club water at the weekend and that was the same, at least twice as busy as it normally is and only two anglers caught out of 12 that were on. On that particular lake one swim has been doing 75% of the bites for over a year though and if you're a weekend angler there's no chance of getting in it.
This is part of the problem, my syndicate is seeing 10+ anglers every night at the moment and that's on a 7 acre lake. Usually this time of year there would only be 2-3 on at most during the week and maybe 5-6 at weekends. Fish are coming out if you're lucky enough to get on them but with the amount of anglers thats hard to do.
Fished a club water at the weekend and that was the same, at least twice as busy as it normally is and only two anglers caught out of 12 that were on. On that particular lake one swim has been doing 75% of the bites for over a year though and if you're a weekend angler there's no chance of getting in it.
In reply to Post #1
I'm struggling too. I had a bit of a touch on my first night back, I bagged one out of a particularly tricky water I'd only dropped onto as it was quiet. Since then I've been fishing somewhere usually a lot easier whilst i'm waiting for another ticket to start on 16th June, and I've struggled. One fish in 5 or so nights. That said my trips are overnighters only - so if they're doing day bites I'm missing that time.
I'm struggling too. I had a bit of a touch on my first night back, I bagged one out of a particularly tricky water I'd only dropped onto as it was quiet. Since then I've been fishing somewhere usually a lot easier whilst i'm waiting for another ticket to start on 16th June, and I've struggled. One fish in 5 or so nights. That said my trips are overnighters only - so if they're doing day bites I'm missing that time.
In reply to Post #13
Totally mate.
I've written off any serious angling until at least autumn when hopefully most of these guys are back to work.
Totally mate.
I've written off any serious angling until at least autumn when hopefully most of these guys are back to work.