Fishing in the winter

[Quest]

Yes I know its not winter and we have not had a decent frost yet, But its called forward planning.

[chesters1]

you will have forgotten by then ,try autumn first

[peter mccue]

One very good change to make, is to lighten up your tackle.

 

Providing you don't have any snag problems, try dropping your mainline to 8lb & either 6 or 8lb for your hooklengths.

 

Hookwise, 10's or 12's are fantastic for pricking half interested fish.

 

Baitwise, tiny cubes of Luncheon meat are very reliable. I've found popping them up more effective than on the bottam & it keeps that delicate hook out of bother.

 

I'm assuming that you have experience in playing good sized Carp because you can't bully fish with this setup.

 

I might just add that I don't find it necessary until we hit the real winter, the back-end of December through to end of February.

[Best-Carp Admin]

Which temperatures have you in the winter?

 

 

[peter mccue]

Oh I think I would call that real winter fishing!!!

[Julian]

I remember waking up to this a few years back – in April!

 

[chesters1]

if you can fish its not winter :confused:

[kleinboet]

Tell the fish that Chesters, When the water temperature gets down as low as it is now, the fish decide it's Winter!

[Newt]

chesters1:

if you can fish its not winter

chesters1 - I think there are folks who would disagree with you.

 

Winter - on the lake

 

And headed to the swim

 

Hole done and ready to fish

 

Maybe UK angling quits for the winter but in other places, that is not the case.

[chesters1]

no what i mean is ,in winter water freezes so it gets hard and stops fishing stuff going through it, the water even when its nearly hard freezes in the rod rings and stops fishing stuff getting as far as the water.hence if you can fish its not winter.

ice fishing isnt really done in the U.K. as it never really being a temperate zone gets cold