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Stillwater float fishing

Posted by viney , 30 April 2013 · 70 views

Seven Lakes Angling 07:00-18:00

The day started off nice enough with some sunshine so I settled down with a quivertipped cage feeder while I had breakfast, switched over to the float rod after a few hours of nothing, balled in some groundbait and a few freebies and sat it out....nothing still.
Decided to move to one of the smaller ponds containing small...



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big roach?

Posted by viney , 29 March 2013 · 102 views

After hearing of a local day ticket water that holds some big roach and perch I decided to have a shot at targetting them.

The plan was to catch them on the float, I missed a couple of bites early on then some noisy t**** set up the other side of the tree I was fishing to and starting hammering banksticks and shouting so I moved to quivertipping a maggo...



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Its been a while (again)

Posted by viney , 19 February 2013 · 124 views

Sunday 17th febFinally made it out for my second short session of the year (first was on the k&a and produced a few decent sized brownies).I had a few hours before work and with the reports of big perch from the canal a couple of hours with the spinning rod would surely bag me a few fish! I arrived at northcroft in high hopes, then realised I couldn't...



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16th october

Posted by viney , 16 October 2011 · 931 views

13.30- 19.00 speen moors and k&a canalOriginally I was supposed to be going to the Barbel society day on the lower benyons today but due to work and family commitments I had to pull out earlier in the week. With everything done and dusted far earlier than anticipated I grabbed my spinning rod and tackle box and headed out.Starting off at speen moors I...



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29th september

Posted by viney , 29 September 2011 · 1,032 views

River Kennet hambridge 16.15-19.302 Barbel (4lb1 3lb7) and a chub (2lb10)Another pleasant evening on the bank, fished the same swim as I have been for the last week, both Barbel on boilies the chub came after I kept getting quick jabs on the tip for around 20 minutes so I reeled in and changed my end tackle to a size 16 with just 2bb as weight and a white...



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27th september

Posted by viney , 27 September 2011 · 1,039 views

River Kennet newbury 16.30-20.006 barbel, 1 chub and a trootDecided fishing was a far more attractive idea than the gym with the weather today!My guesstimation was way off the mark today, I put all the fish in the 1-2lb bracket apart from the last which was considerably smaller than the fish that came before it yet weighed 1lb14! Wish I had weighe...



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25th september

Posted by viney , 25 September 2011 · 1,063 views

River Kennet hambridge 13.00-15.30 Another short session after Barbel which yielded just one baby Barbel of around 1lb which was unhooked in the net and promptly returned to grow into a monster! I'm fairly certain the swim I'm targeting at the moment is the same swim from rustys blog!



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22nd september

Posted by viney , 24 September 2011 · 80 views

4pm-7.30pm river Kennet hambridgeA short unplanned trip for Barbel after work, I set up in a swim just downstream of a tree that crosses the water where it is fairly shallow with fast choppy water along the far bank with a slightly deeper slower flowing glide just downstream about 4 rod lengths out. Had a chub of around 1.5lb within ten minutes of casting...



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it pays to listen to your gut instinct!

Posted by viney , 27 August 2011 · 1,024 views

River Kennet nr thatcham 9am-6pmNot quite the early start I had planned but the lay in was much needed! I arrived and set up, cast just short of the trees on the far bank a few times to build up some bait then sat back watching the tip. It wasn't long before I felt unsettled and kept getting drawn to a riffle that kept appearing on the surface of...



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my return to flowing water

Posted by viney , 19 June 2011 · 1,093 views

Kennet stream 16:30-23:00My first trip back on flowing water and as is the norm I blanked...I chose a stream I had never fished before but had wondered round in the winter, on arrival there was one other person fishing there, after a quick chat and some helpful advice I was headed to a swim I had passed and sussed out on arrival.The swim in question invol...



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quick session

Posted by viney , 15 May 2011 · 1,163 views

19.30-21.30 willows lakeJust a quick 2 hour session to try out a rig I've been playing around with for the last couple of weeks.Fished a single double strength pop up to the island with no free offerings, had 3 fish;2 mirrors (12b4 and 12lb6) 1 common (11lb9)The rig worked very well all thee fish were nailed in the bottom lip with very secure hookhold...



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lots of commons

Posted by viney , 26 April 2011 · 1,289 views

After spending two nights trying this 'specimin carp fishing' mullarky (sitting in my bivvy smoking like a train waiting for a bite alarm to scream into action while every knob and his dog walking round the lake tell u what the 'in' spots to fish are. YAWN!) i was getting bored... But without a hefty walk said lake was the most conveni...



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the blog has been a bit slack...

Posted by viney , 10 April 2011 · 300 views

Havn't updated my blog in a while so this will include two different sessions, unfortunately no pictures as my phone wont upload them to anything other than facebook!First session was one night on a local stillwater which proved to be a great success, my carping efforts last year saw me land numerous fish of 14lb8oz but none bigger, the first fish...



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First fish of the year

Posted by viney , 22 January 2011 · 941 views

Spent the day fishing for carp with a mate, the original plan was to sit and wait for the whole day but after four hours without a touch i went for a wonder and saw some movement on an adjacent lake so we upped and moved, this paid off as within twenty minutes i had a fish on, first fish of the year was a 9lb 10oz common. Both my baits were withing 20 fee...



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9/12/10

Posted by viney , 09 December 2010 · 586 views

Another crack at the chub on a stretch of the kennet, another blank. i know this may sound like another anglers excuse but i largely put it down to the swans, clever creatures in all fairness, every spot we had baited they headed straight for even if they hadnt seen us bait it, makes me think they have learnt the exact spots that are normally baited and f...



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mmmmm bacon roll

Posted by viney , 04 December 2010 · 798 views

Spent the morning chubbing with steve and chris this morning, even after getting slightly lost and stuck on ice i arrived first and walked the stretch dropping my horrible smelling cheese garlic and crab paste into every likely looking hole. Steve and robby arrived as i was getting my kit out of the car, after a quick chat we set about the business of try...



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28/11/10

Posted by viney , 28 November 2010 · 798 views

I arrived at the naa stretch of hambridge at around 7am, my phone was telling me it was -6, loverly and warm then!I fished the stretch spending 10 to 15 minutes in each swim ledgering paste. As i was about to call it a day around 9am back in the first swim i fished the tip whipped round as i picked up the rod i made contact with the fish as it bolted...



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26/11/10

Posted by viney , 26 November 2010 · 792 views

As usual my inability to stick to a plan and go off on a completely different tangent didnt pay off.Originally i had two stretches of the kennet in mind, the first involved a ticket swap and traffic back towards it was a nightmare but on my way to my second choice i, for some unknow reason, decided to turn off early and fish a different stretch. As it tur...



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20th november

Posted by viney , 20 November 2010 · 798 views

I returned to the widmead stretch of the canal today with a pack of roach deadbaits and a pike float purchased at the last minute on my way there. I tried 'trotting' the deadbaits at different depths and speeds past every likely looking bush and reedbed but not a single wiggle or knock on the float  will be making a trip to the fishmongers in that...



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first time spinning/lure fishing

Posted by viney , 19 November 2010 · 791 views

Canal between hambridge and widmead:The morning started at 6.45am cold and foggy.We started off on bellwood and workes our way to the canal via pallets spending ten minutes in every peg on the way to no avail.First hit of the day felt like a big fish but the wire holding the minnow and trebles on my spinner straightened (will be contacting the ebay seller...



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