Another blank session

Ok something that sponsored anglers never admit is the number of blank sessions that they endure. Sometimes a blank isn’t an issue and you learn something new. The other day I had a blank that was outstanding in its banality. Nothing was moving, nothing was feeding, it was as if the lake was devoid of fish. Of course I brought it on myself by attempting to film the entire session with the gopro… Either that or we had a sudden cold snap that put icy lids on many lakes that put the fish back onto hibernation.

I tried everything I could think of, different lure colours, depths, speeds of retrieve. Nothing worked and depressingly I didn’t even get a follow. Even. Normally productive snag was lifeless and barren.

Still at least I got some exercise around a very quiet Thorneyweir šŸ˜€

Piking with lures – Stay mobile

As we are in the middle of the pike season i thought I would reblog this article as it may prove useful or inspirational to some

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Well the winter is now fully here with temperature fully in to the negatives each night. with this in mind my efforts have swapped over to predator fishing and in particular to the pike. Now i know that a lot of you will point out that many of the lakes are frozen solid at the moment but the rivers are running free and this is where you should concentrate.Ā  As it is so cold I am not really the kind of angler that likes to sit on my back side swapping the sit and wait style of carping for the pikeā€¦ no I prefer to keep moving and adopt a roving approach. If something is not working get moving, if you are coldā€¦ get moving.

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Hand Made Floats

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Some times there is a website that just makes you stop in your tracks and say wow, tonight I had one of those momentsā€¦ get on over to Handmade Floats, and indulge yourself in a visual feast. Whether you float fish or not you can not help but be amazed by the beauty of the floats that Andrew Field makes on his blog.Ā  What ever you fish for there is a float there to suit your style, however I feel that there is but one problem with these floatsā€¦ if I buy some I will never sully them by dipping in water. They are too beautiful and too perfect.

I will stop this post here, click the link and admire not only the quality of the floats but also the photography. It is really good to see someone who can take a basic item and make itā€¦

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