Month August 2020

Rain stopped play

Wet and cold I decided to give the Cricket Field stretch a go. However, we have had lots of rain and it is much cooler today. The river was also running very low and slow. With that in mind, I had to try peg 14 as it’s usually a good bet. The weather forecast for the evening was a 20%…

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Stripeys

Now for something different I generally fish through the daytime on a Friday but these daytimes have not been very productive. So, today I decided to switch to a Friday evening. I also decided to try a different stretch of the river from my usual Cricket Field stretch. The idea being to see if the Chub and Barbel have started…

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Unexpected session on the Ure

River looking good I was not expecting to go fishing tonight but saw that the river came up last night and was still slightly up but falling. That would mean more flow and colour and hopefully encourage the fish to feed. So, I changed my plans around and headed off. My river setup The Cricket Field stretch is a bit…

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Slim Pickings on the Ure

Weather good, river not so I was hoping for a good session because it was overcast with a low light level. However the river was very low and slow. I decided to try the far bank this time instead of mid river. This is only really possible in a light flow (unless using huge leads!). The far bank opposite me…

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A Cricket Field Selection

A different approach to loose feeding This evening I took my bait dropper having loose fed on recent trips. I was able to sneak up quite close to the downstream bush on peg 5 and put in 5 droppers of mixed hemp, caster, micro halibut pellets, micro luncheon meat cubes and micro cheese cubes. I also put in the same…

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