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16.12.16 Trotting over depth in the Thames


The Flying Tench

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2.45 - 4.15 pm

A typical brief session for the normal mixture of good and bad reasons. I had brought lobworms and maggots for perch, but the air pressure was high, and most of the morning cloud had disappeared, so I wasn't too optimistic. But I chatted to an angler on the bank who told me of a 'deep hole' where there might be some good perch. At least, there USED to be a deep hole. I have been told of such holes before, but when I tried plumbing the depth I have never been able to find them, but this time I did find a stretch of about 10 yards where it was a foot or so deeper than elsewhere. Worth a go.

 

I started trotting maggot on the basis that, if it was devoid of prey fish, the sergeants were unlikely to be there either. I fished full depth for about 10 trots. Zilch. Then on an impulse I went 6 inches deeper, and immediately had a small roach. Then another 6 inches deeper, and had more small fish and a couple of nice roach of 8 and 10 oz. This surprised me. I have read of going over depth trotting, but I've normally found I catch on weed, and in fact often have to be LESS than full depth. What was going on? Some of the time I was holding back when, obviously, the bait rises in the water, so that made sense. But even when I wasn't holding back the fish preferred it fished over depth. And I didn't snag the bottom.

 

I then switched to lobworm with no success. I retrospect, the flow there may have been too fast for perch. But I shall try again for the roach.

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