Just taken this photograph from the office. Looks nice but it certainly looks as though this weather is now well and truly set in until the new year. Just checked the long term weather reports and it certainly doesn’t look good for putting a carp on the bank and that is coming from someone who has caught several from holes in the ice from a few different lakes now.
I think to-night I will dig out the river fishing gear. I have to get out there fishing for something and what better in these difficult conditions than to spend a few hours on a river fishing for something that actually wants to feed and will feed?
My first choice over the years has always been the grayling or chub as both can be relied upon to offer a little sport when there is minimal chance of catching other species. I love trotting a float down a river for grayling and from what I have found in the past so long as the rivers aren’t running too coloured then it simply doesn’t get cold enough to put them off the feed. Maggots or pinkies are all I usually fish with as bait. continue reading…
