Fishing, Diving and Computing
Fishing, Diving and Computing
River condition – excellent Following rain in recent days, the river had risen about 18 inches since I fished it two days ago. It was flowing quicker and also had some colour. I decided to fish the same peg 5 and the level now was perfect for this peg – the water was about 8 inches below the peg plateau.…
I decided to try a different peg tonight. I chose peg 5 for the following reasons: – Less of a walk to get there Large flat area to sit and lay out all of my gear Not too far above the low-level of the river It has an overhanging bush/tree on both sides of the peg The depth seemed reasonable…
Setting the scene Today was forecast to be mainly overcast but dry. However it quickly became apparent that there was a lot of blue sky around. I checked the forecast again about 9am (having arrived about 7am) and it had changed to be mainly sunny – oh dear, a low, clear river with sun – not a good combination. Oh…
Be Prepared On my previous session I got snapped so vowed to swap to using 10lb line on my Barbel rod and move the 8lb line from the Barbel rod to my Chub rod that currently contained 6lb line. I ordered the 10lb line last night and it arrived this morning. Did I have time to move my line about…
Following on from my roving session, I decided to add another rod (no rod bag) and baits in a zipped up groundbait bowl I decided to take my usual loosefeed mix tonight and go back to my favourite peg 14 for the evening. I also managed to put my landing net pole into my rucksack so had only 2 rods…