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French News : Try the Rivers
Tuesday, February 10th, 2009
Well France like the UK has been in the grips of a cold and icy Winter since virtually the turn of the year. Many stillwaters have been frozen on and off and even on the occasions when they are clear the air temperatures and general precipitation, added to the liberal sprinkling of snow over northern Europe, have meant that all but the very brave have stayed at home.
We received an e-mail from French field tester Bruno Medou, who has turned his attentions to the rivers.
This is in fact a great way to bag the odd bonus winter fish. The river carp unlike their lake bound brethren have little choice but to remain active and thus feed during the colder months. (more…)
Reader’s Query: Etang de Grosley
Tuesday, January 27th, 2009
Dear Jim
I have just read your article on Grosley with much interest as I am taking my son and nephew in April, and I was a bit surprised to see the weather was so cold. We have booked pegs 17a 17b and 18, have you got any other advice for me and should I take my own bait or save some space and buy on site. One more thing is the tackle shop ok or should I stock up on rigs weights before I go. Sorry to ask such boring questions but these bit of info are not on the web site (more…)
Two different ways of tying PVA
Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
The Night The Winds Came
Sunday, January 4th, 2009By Jamie Simpson
Friday 12th December and another quick overnighter on the Trent was on the cards.
Having had to abort the session the previous Friday after just half an hour due to high water levels and a large amount of debris being carried through, I was more than keen to get back down for another session. All seemed right, the level was only about a foot up on summer levels and the water clarity was reasonable.
I was cast out within minutes and was more than happy with the spots as I have had a few fish from them this season. I feel that knowing the area you are fishing is vital if you are only there for a limited period and it is almost dark when you arrive. Due to this I always have my rods ready with hookbaits on when I arrive and leave my leads in a side pocket of my rucksack along with my buzzer bars. One problem you get with the river is that the topography changes over the years and snags can get moved every time the high levels and floods come. Even existing snags change and get more branches etc attached to them, so feeling the lead down is vital even if you think the spots are clear. (more…)
My thoughts for next year
Tuesday, December 30th, 2008
When winter pays a visit to the lake I’m fishing, the water almost overnight becomes as clear as glass making me pay some thought to the line on my spools. When choosing line I soon came to realise you have to have a good look around as there are so many to choose from. I’ve been using Xline for some time now and I wanted a change so I decided to look at red mist line from TF Gear.
