Friday, December 29, 2006
End Of Year Fish - Blind Lane 29th Dec 2006 & End Of Year Report
Weather
Temp: 8-10°C
Southerly (17 mph) Gusts to 30 mph
Relative Humidity (%): 87,
Heavy Showers / Longer periods of rain
Pressure (mB): 1013, falling,
Fishing 9am – 3pm
Made my annual Christmas Visit to Blind Lane Old Lake – but a day later this year. I did not make the Buddies Match – that was yesterday – I was unable to make it as My Sister was visiting – Ironically she did not turn up to 5.30pm so I could have fished !!.. Got the low down from Big J that Olly had won with 42lb from the island peg on the north end, but no mention of the tactics involved.
I dully set up on the same peg (I think) in the teeth of a fierce Southerly wind with ¾ oz Maggot Feeder Size 20 / 2.6lb 18” hook link with Single red maggot to the point of the Island.
Straight into Roach to 4oz but missing bites. Went up to size 18 and 6” Hook link still no improvement on fish / bite ratio. Trial an error got to Size 18 / 2.0lb 9” hook link – started to land Roach to 12oz and a couple to 1lb. (Nice Fish) plus Gudgeon. Tries some small bits of worm no joy but when mixed with a Single red Maggot had some small F1 Carp. Then a little later a 2lb Common. Then dried up with the carp and no other bites – Swapped back to straight red and occasional mixed cocktail Yellows / whites – no real difference – continual fish (Roach/ Gudgeon and occasional F1.
Not too bad a day – around 20lb of fish in deep Decembers – Blind Lane always seems to fish well in winter.
End of Year – Report
Caught more fish (1523) this year than any other in fewer sessions. Either a result of improved skill, or more likely fishing the right place at the right time.
(975 in 125hrs of Match Fishing and 548 in 145 hrs of Plaesure Fishing)
Year on Year Comparison
Temp: 8-10°C
Southerly (17 mph) Gusts to 30 mph
Relative Humidity (%): 87,
Heavy Showers / Longer periods of rain
Pressure (mB): 1013, falling,
Fishing 9am – 3pm
Made my annual Christmas Visit to Blind Lane Old Lake – but a day later this year. I did not make the Buddies Match – that was yesterday – I was unable to make it as My Sister was visiting – Ironically she did not turn up to 5.30pm so I could have fished !!.. Got the low down from Big J that Olly had won with 42lb from the island peg on the north end, but no mention of the tactics involved.
I dully set up on the same peg (I think) in the teeth of a fierce Southerly wind with ¾ oz Maggot Feeder Size 20 / 2.6lb 18” hook link with Single red maggot to the point of the Island.
Straight into Roach to 4oz but missing bites. Went up to size 18 and 6” Hook link still no improvement on fish / bite ratio. Trial an error got to Size 18 / 2.0lb 9” hook link – started to land Roach to 12oz and a couple to 1lb. (Nice Fish) plus Gudgeon. Tries some small bits of worm no joy but when mixed with a Single red Maggot had some small F1 Carp. Then a little later a 2lb Common. Then dried up with the carp and no other bites – Swapped back to straight red and occasional mixed cocktail Yellows / whites – no real difference – continual fish (Roach/ Gudgeon and occasional F1.
Not too bad a day – around 20lb of fish in deep Decembers – Blind Lane always seems to fish well in winter.
End of Year – Report
Caught more fish (1523) this year than any other in fewer sessions. Either a result of improved skill, or more likely fishing the right place at the right time.
(975 in 125hrs of Match Fishing and 548 in 145 hrs of Plaesure Fishing)
Year on Year Comparison
Labels: Pleasure Fish
