Where have all the fish gone

Where have all the fish gone

Well, what can I say? I've been to the lake a few times but I haven't had much (any?) to write about. I had some bream a few times but the last couple of times I haven't even caught a bream.

Is it the weather or  is it me?

I went fishing on Monday (29/10) and shortly after I had cast out my lines I started to get a few knocks and I was feeling quite confident. Several hours later I wasnt feeling as confident as I had been. To top it all the liners and little knocks had stopped.

I stayed til about 2pm but I'd had enough by now. I'm going to have to do a night session sometime but I don't know when.

If I go fishing and I actually catch a fish I shall let you all know tout suit!!!

John

Thorney 9 October 17th to 20th

         Late October session at Thorney Weir  not many people at the lake on my arrival so a good look round was in order .After a good walk I decided on fishing Birdies bay which happened to be the furthest swim from the car park.I had fixed my electric  trolley so this was a good test on its reliability ,actually it coped admirably which was just as well as the swim was some  700 yards down the track.After 2 trips in the swim i had had some decent fish from here before mostly commons so I was hopeful of a big common.

         All set up ready to go as you can see from the picture a bit muddy oh well a decent fish would wipe all the mud away ha ha was I really going to get away with such hopefulness In a word no I did try hard and the weather held up for 36 hours and then the heavens opened up and I was nearly washed out mud mud and more mud no fish showed and a very quiet time for most anglers .This lake doesn't seem to fish in the rain , for me at least but I battled it out till sat morning when hurrah the rain cleared and after the fog had cleared away about 11 am I decided to pack the gear away.  .                                                                    Strangely enough the bailiff birdie and his mate had the fish going on floaters when it was sunny on thursday afternoon in one of the back bays to my left .He even gave me a small cork ball to use as a zig  all to no avail but another lesson learned .In all a bit disappointing but what the hell a few days fishing is fine and ime learning all the time its getting into winter soon and ive not fished here when its cold so lots to learn back again in a few weeks so till then !!

thorney 8 session sept 27th to 29th

Visited Thorney for a 2 day session weather a bit variable on arrival a few people fishing mostly on the road bank so I decided on a swim further round again not one ive fished before .As it was a friday morning I expected the lake to get busier later on so I chose a swim with a bit of room to myself.
                      All set up and ready to go no problem I thought,well wrong first visit from a bailiff no problem only couldnt find my syndicate permit great he must have thought i was dodgy so he asked to see a rig no problem reeled in the chod as it was easier to do so wrong again rig had a micro barb on god knows how anyway bailiff was so impressed I had to reel another one in this had a crushed barb on but not to his liking so last one in great but this was ok .To be fair he was fair and said if the owner of the complex Brian came round he would tell him and leave the decision to him wether I could fish on or not.
            A bit later Brian came round luckily I knew him thought he was a bailiff not the owner and he was fine about it even had a bit of a laugh about it told me not to worry and carry on fishing what a relief !!
     I was a bit dejected by my bad start to the session and didnt really fish very well Brian did tell me that the lake was fishing very patchy so wasnt too disappointed in my first blank for months still back to reality really.Ive got a longer session planned in October one of my favourite months for fishing so will get my head back together for then.
          I found my lost syndicate card,or at least my wife did, so all is well roll on October ime after a big common and i think i know where they might be .