Winter Rudd

[Andy Thatcher]

I seem to remember in the dim and distant past thate Steve mentioned winter rudd fishing.

 

Did you get around to it Steve ?

 

Has anyone else ever tried this seriously ?

[Steve Burke]

No, unfortununately not as I wasn't able to fish much last winter. However, it's something that I still plan for a future season.

 

This winter I'll be after specimen stripies as usual, plus I also intend getting some big roach from two very different stillwaters.

[Andy Thatcher]

Roach and are a closed season target but I hope to have a serious go at rudd in the summer/autumn next year. I seem to have neglected everything bar barbel for the last few seasons so a change is in order.

 

So much fishing so little time !

[Goose]

I have to say Andy that I to have been far too concerned with barbel for the past 3 seasons. I to have decided to get back to all-round fishing with targets this winter of roach, rudd, chub and when the weather is really cold, a fish I have never caught the grayling. Then next spring/summer I hope Leon will take me out so I can loose my mullet virginity.

 

Goose

Angling with a passion.

[Hereford_angler]

I went fishing today and pulled out a Rudd. It was strangly fat around the belly. It looked deformed so i put it straight back. The belly was double the with of the back :confused: . Appart from that i had a few roach (including a 1 lber), some perch and some massive gudgeon (up to 6"). Winter is just as good as summer but without the tench.

[Andy Thatcher]

I haven't been too bad really as I have spent time catfishing, roaching and perching but as soon as the rivers are open again I tend to lose any coherent strategy about other species to a single minded barbel quest ! Apart from the now annual Yateley jaunt.

 

Next season will be a little different, erm possibly.