This might sound a daft question to a lot of you "experienced" anglers But when do the fish start biting again, is it when the weather gets warmer or when spring arrives?...Went on the canal the other week and only caught a cold!
Thanks
Jean

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Hey, im not and experienced angler but it really depends on what your fishing for.

Bites from silver fish tailed off, last November, so I've been pike fishing, almost exclusively, since then. On Sunday, however, I blanked with my pike-gear, while another angler was hauling out bream and roach from a nearby swim. It was a warm-ish sort of day, as long as you were sheltered. It looks like conditions are turning the smaller fish back on to feed.

It's as much about location as anything at this time of the year. No good fishing where there are no fish! If you have a marina or boat cut on your canal then it might be well worth fishing there.

I don't do canals, but they don't really stop feeding on rivers.

Changes in the weather can put them off for a while but a settled spell of weather, either cold or warm will see something feeding.

lancslass, Saturday I hope.first time for three months.

Thanks for the replies fellas,I think I will be giving it another go this wekend.I've been buying bits and bobs for my tackle box over the winter months and carnt wait to try it all out again.Might try the small carp pond, there,s roach, perch, bream and tench in there somewhere!

Tight lines
Jean

do you catch much carp this time of year?

I think it is more to do with light levels and day length than temperature. Longer days even when last frosts etc occur seem to get fish going. They know its bonking time soon and time to get their ass in gear and start munching for the sake of their little ones to be.

our pet koi and their friendly common in the local pond have been active all year ,whether or not you can catch them is a different matter ....anytime of the year