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22 -25.3.22 - More dilemmas

Bayleaf the Gardener

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Tuesday - 3 hours available after work and went to Warwicks, given intelligence of large perch being caught there . Dilemma: given it was a bright sunny day, did I pick a swim already in shade knowing perch prefer low light levels to ambush, or, a sunny swim where the sweltering sun would stay til sunset, attracting roach to the surface so drawing the perch in. Hmm, what would you choose? I chose the latter, and though it was very pleasant sitting in the warmth, I alternated between caster, work and prawn for no bites

Wednesday - An afternoon at Dobsons by the floating islands. Two rods allowed, so had one on bottom, the other with a zig exploring the mid and upper depths. No bites. Towards the end a chap came round walking his dog. 'Blimey, you should've been at Willows,' he smirked. 'Fishing it's nuts off, today' he added, 'Evryfinks coming out.' Selfishly, I did not find this great news but it made me think:. Dilemma: Though us land creatures were enjoying consecutive days of unseasonably warm weather, the water temperature was probably a few weeks behind and though the Angling Times and NAA Facebook page were showing fabulous catches,  should I have stuck to shallow lakes, such as Willows, where the waters would be warming the fastest.

Friday - Dilemma - Though on this logic Willows was the place to be, what you won't know is that I've been pre-baiting a swim on Dixons all week in front of a section of far bank weeds and tumbling willow, which struck me as a fish holding area, so it would have been churlish not to fish it.  So I spent a lovely day in the sun there for just three roach totalling a pound, one of which gave no bite at all so I presumed it was a twig until I lifted it from the water. But while I'm sure the carp were leaping into landing nets at Willows, and probably barracudas and mako too, I felt I really fished well for those three paltry silvers. The only other chap on the seeming sterile water drew a blank while I still enjoyed every minute. OK, so I'm almost certainly going swallow my pride and limp in to Willows tomorrow, but I'd missed the feared hattrick of blanks.

 

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Peterjg

It's not just me that's been struggling then!  I fished Warwicks on Wednesday morning, missed five half-hearted bites (micro roach?) and just as I started to pack up had a proper bite and landed a 5lbs 4oz tench.  The water temperature was 50F.  Yesterday I fished another club's lake until 7.30pm and blanked - until I picked up a rod to wind in and found a ruffe on the end!  First ruffe that I have seen for a few years. The water temperature was 54F, no excuse.  So Bayleaf, maybe we need hand grenades!

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newbury imp

Fished a deep clear lake last week ,my first outing this year ,no bites

But a carp was caught on the adjacent shallower lake..........so carp fishing or F1 fishing or nothing ,some canals still open ,great tench btw

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Bayleaf the Gardener
On 3/26/2022 at 6:23 AM, Peterjg said:

It's not just me that's been struggling then!  I fished Warwicks on Wednesday morning, missed five half-hearted bites (micro roach?) and just as I started to pack up had a proper bite and landed a 5lbs 4oz tench.  The water temperature was 50F.  Yesterday I fished another club's lake until 7.30pm and blanked - until I picked up a rod to wind in and found a ruffe on the end!  First ruffe that I have seen for a few years. The water temperature was 54F, no excuse.  So Bayleaf, maybe we need hand grenades!

Hi Pjg - yes, has been a tough week. The start of March was pretty good, but though I appreciate water temperatures are still below par, curiously all seemed to slow down with the warmer weather. The very high air pressure perhaps? Who knows. Fish, eh. You mugged a great tench there- that made it a better day I bet, and a bonus ruffe too. In my youth we caught them by the hundred on the Thames where they were known as pope, or snotties. 

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Bayleaf the Gardener
11 hours ago, newbury imp said:

Fished a deep clear lake last week ,my first outing this year ,no bites

But a carp was caught on the adjacent shallower lake..........so carp fishing or F1 fishing or nothing ,some canals still open ,great tench btw

Hi NImp.

My best guess is that the water was warmer on the shallower lake. I;m sure they're saving themselves up for us!

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Chris Plumb

Martin - 4½lb perch caught from Warwicks today - looks every ounce of it on the club's FB page - pity it's just about to get a lot colder!

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Bayleaf the Gardener

Thanks CP, Blimey - just seen it. What a stonker! I've messaged him to see if I can include it in the next newsletter (the angler, that is, not the perch!). That's a few big'uns to have come out of there lately.

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