The Season is Dead , long live the season 3#

14th March 2013

What a difference a day makes !Yesterdays success had boosted my confidence , so it was back to the river for another go , with Jeff and Dave for an end of season get together and the chance of a fish or two , maybe ....
I got there at the crack of dawn and was soon attached to an 8lb fish which i think I have caught before ( and so has Jeff ) as it has a distnictive yellow mark on its side.
I was then joined by Dave and a little later by Jeff , and by the 14lb 8 oz fish pictured above.
The day then went to Dave who proceeded to catch another three fish to 11lbs.
Jeff managed a tiny jack at the last knockings too.
Roll on the 16th !

The Season is dead, long live the season 2#

Wednesday 13th March 2013

Well i might have been mad going fishing on monday , but even i realised that tuesday was a non starter with about 4 inches of snow and people trapped in their cars overnight. I spent the day looking at fishing books and dvd's, and planning which clubs to join next year.

So what would wednesday bring weather wise. Well still cold but getting warmer, and the wind moving away from the east.

The day started well with a fish taking my deadbait and unfortunately dropping off . So I decided to move to an area where Jeff had previously had some luck .

On the subject of luck , well mine was about to go into overdrive !

 

She weighed 27lbs 4oz, and is my best Pike. Fantastic !

I celebrated with a pint of Harveys or two !

The Season is dead , long live the Season ! 1#

I always try and take a few days off at the end of the season . It has become a bit of a tradition , but the weather can always be a deciding factor . Well , what would this year bring ....

Monday 11th March 2013
 "When the wind is in the east , the fish bite least "
The weather forecast app on my phone warned of snow showers and a temperature of 0 but feeling like -7 in the strong east wind . I think it was spot on ! Crikey it was cold !
I remembered to bring storm poles with me and  without them the biting east wind would have wrecked the brolly.
Jeff joined me , and we sheltered in the lee of the brollies eating sausage rolls and drinking tea . The fishing was as you would expect a non event .