My plans for a final overnight session on St James’ lakes before moving to France have been well and truly torpedoed. I was planning to fish thursday night because the conditions looked perfect: strong south westerlies, dipping air pressure and warm temperatures.
However, waking on Thursday morning, I was greeted by a broken gas boiler that […]
I snuck out before dark this morning, confident of where I was going to be fishing and expecting results. So why exactly was it then, that 2 hours later I found myself sat on my bedchair scratching my head, confidence evaporated and surrounded by uncast rigs, PVA foam and a selection of different baits!?
Despite my […]
An aimless wander around the lake with the sole purpose of escaping the remains of Christmas turned into a 2 hour fish spotting session since the water was unusually clear and without a breath of wind. During the course of this walk I was drawn to the water inlets at the north eastern end of […]
It’s finally over!
After 6 barren nights by the lake, and only 1 fish since the beginning of November, I bagged this little cracker at 10am today (As always, click the picture for a larger version)
At 14lb 2oz it may not be the biggest fish I’ve ever caught, but few others have taken such hard […]
I’d been putting off writing up Friday’s session because I’m about as sick of blanking as I’m sure you lot are of reading about it. So, motivated by my annoyance, after making my ‘Muddy Bank’ post this morning I dashed off down to the lake with my marker rod and a couple of small bags […]
Yes, you guessed it - another blank session. I fished Friday through to Saturday lunchtime and managed a couple of Bream to about 4lb. Fishing from the swim where I had most success in the summer, it was another disappointing night, but this is winter Carp fishing after all. I never expected it to be […]
As the title suggests, another blank last night. The wind was an absolute killer, swirling round my brolly all night and wreaking havoc all around me. The Carp just didn’t seem to be in the mood, and neither did the Bream or Tench…not a beep all night.
Maybe time for another change, I think I need […]
At last, time for a substantial post!
I’ve fished three nights since my last update, including a rather stormy Saturday, and to cut a long story short, no Carp have graced my net. It’s disappointing, but that’s not to say that I haven’t has some small successes along the way.
Friday was a warm and wet night, […]
Well, not yet, but after a week and a half of mayhem i’ve finally cleared some time to get out fishing…and I can’t wait!
I’m off for a 24hr session at St.James Lake tonight, where hopefully the fish are feeding after heavy rain and relatively warm temperatures. I’ll be back online sometime Sunday to let you know […]
Friday’s rain left the lake flooded and very coloured, in fact, by the time I arrived there were few swims fishable
