In reply to Post #14
Yep much the same, I enjoy getting away for a couple of nights and longer, seems a lot of faff digging the gear out for a few hours. I take my daughter fishing for day sessions from about May, but I don't fish I give her all my time to make her day good. I don't normally start the year until April, can't stand the long nights and short days.
Yep much the same, I enjoy getting away for a couple of nights and longer, seems a lot of faff digging the gear out for a few hours. I take my daughter fishing for day sessions from about May, but I don't fish I give her all my time to make her day good. I don't normally start the year until April, can't stand the long nights and short days.
In reply to Post #3
Lol buddy.... made my day.
Quick question to every body.
Now since lockdown began last year in 2020 we had times that public lakes closes for a few weeks and then open. We now have to wait until the 15th of Feb when the president speaks to See if they will open tomthe public again Do you guys think that when the fish don't get fed as they would normaly that a lake has to be conditioned on boilies/pellets again since they then have to turn to natural food ? What's you guys take on this concept ?
Lol buddy.... made my day.
Quick question to every body.
Now since lockdown began last year in 2020 we had times that public lakes closes for a few weeks and then open. We now have to wait until the 15th of Feb when the president speaks to See if they will open tomthe public again Do you guys think that when the fish don't get fed as they would normaly that a lake has to be conditioned on boilies/pellets again since they then have to turn to natural food ? What's you guys take on this concept ?
Stert on my easy water to blow away the cobwebs before quickly moving on to my harder water. As for tactics, short rigs with long hairs.
Get all the DIY chores done ASAP, so i can get out fishing, that's my tactics, not telling the missus cos more unnecessary jobs will be found
In reply to Post #1
Three different waters for three styles of angling.
Pond 1) Create my own spots in the edge with the help of a rake and baiting spoon, which I can trickle some bait in throughout the day and monitor. Come dusk, two rods get clipped up to a spot at range and given a dose of fermented maize (ideal in a time where every man and his dog are on fishmeals). The other rod gets flicked onto one of my prepped margin spots.
Pond 2) Two rods, fishing for bites within 20 yards of the bank, chucking small bags at showing fish
Pond 3) One rod, bag, net, with some homemade chops to drop onto fizzers in the edge. Ideal for those "just popping down the pond for a couple of hours, love" kind of scenarios.
It would bore me to tears doing the same thing year in year out on one pond.
Three different waters for three styles of angling.
Pond 1) Create my own spots in the edge with the help of a rake and baiting spoon, which I can trickle some bait in throughout the day and monitor. Come dusk, two rods get clipped up to a spot at range and given a dose of fermented maize (ideal in a time where every man and his dog are on fishmeals). The other rod gets flicked onto one of my prepped margin spots.
Pond 2) Two rods, fishing for bites within 20 yards of the bank, chucking small bags at showing fish
Pond 3) One rod, bag, net, with some homemade chops to drop onto fizzers in the edge. Ideal for those "just popping down the pond for a couple of hours, love" kind of scenarios.
It would bore me to tears doing the same thing year in year out on one pond.
In reply to Post #17
No. Fish are fish. They will get straight on the bait as soon as you put it back in. However, I do think that busier venues will prob suffer (with not many being caught) due to the amount of pressure they will be under once fishing is re-opened again.
No. Fish are fish. They will get straight on the bait as soon as you put it back in. However, I do think that busier venues will prob suffer (with not many being caught) due to the amount of pressure they will be under once fishing is re-opened again.
In reply to Post #21
No. Fish are fish. They will get straight on the bait as soon as you put it back in.
I agree, I used to fish a day ticket lake now and then,
it was closed for a long while then it was invite only,
I was there on my own most of the time, it was too easy,
quite a few times as I netted the fish another was in the net as well,
if I fished floaters I could bank 20 plus in an 8 hour session,
when it changed back after the last lockdown it started to get harder
I dont think it will be a problem.
No. Fish are fish. They will get straight on the bait as soon as you put it back in.
I agree, I used to fish a day ticket lake now and then,
it was closed for a long while then it was invite only,
I was there on my own most of the time, it was too easy,
quite a few times as I netted the fish another was in the net as well,
if I fished floaters I could bank 20 plus in an 8 hour session,
when it changed back after the last lockdown it started to get harder
I dont think it will be a problem.
In reply to Post #1
My daughter turns 16 this year so after 6 years of no night fishing since splitting with the mother I now get to start doing weekends again. I am targeting a big Cheshire mere, it's not easy but there's good number of high 30's in there and there may even be a few scraper 40's this year.
Problem is it's full of weed, so using a deeper Chirp I have bought and a Fishspy that I already had I'm really going to map out a few swims, locate the holes in the weed, gaps between the weeds etc and use my distance sticks to get the measure of those spots.
3 spots, good bait, plenty of loose feed using a Midi Spomb a lot of water watching and hopefully my first fish from that water. Really looking forward to it and can't wait.
Good luck to everyone with their new years plans
Post issue edit: And will use a 'dark' bait this year to counter the army of swans and ducks which patrol the place like the gestapo
My daughter turns 16 this year so after 6 years of no night fishing since splitting with the mother I now get to start doing weekends again. I am targeting a big Cheshire mere, it's not easy but there's good number of high 30's in there and there may even be a few scraper 40's this year.
Problem is it's full of weed, so using a deeper Chirp I have bought and a Fishspy that I already had I'm really going to map out a few swims, locate the holes in the weed, gaps between the weeds etc and use my distance sticks to get the measure of those spots.
3 spots, good bait, plenty of loose feed using a Midi Spomb a lot of water watching and hopefully my first fish from that water. Really looking forward to it and can't wait.
Good luck to everyone with their new years plans
Post issue edit: And will use a 'dark' bait this year to counter the army of swans and ducks which patrol the place like the gestapo
In reply to Post #1
On my lake, I tend to look for shows and fish singles to the area(s) - it is a great tactic, on my lake at least. I do not put much bait in as the fish seem to move quite a bit in the spring. It works for me anyway.
On my lake, I tend to look for shows and fish singles to the area(s) - it is a great tactic, on my lake at least. I do not put much bait in as the fish seem to move quite a bit in the spring. It works for me anyway.