Walthamstow - 10/09/09

I've been waiting for a time like this, to come in to my life. La, la la laaaaaa....

The wind previously at Walthamstow has been stuck in a southerly direction, which meant mainly both south banks on #4 and #5 were the only ones that had been fished.

With the new north easterly, the railway bank on #4 could be fished. I made my way to the inlet and the outflow was drifting straight in front of me. the fish were feeding on daphnia blooms and the wind had an easterly bearing the fish were straight in front of me feeding on the surface. Used a floater with a cruncher, red dial bac and green buzzer on the point and had plenty of action, including a fish of 3.5lb. Had 8 in total and took 4.

Cruncher...

Smokinnngg.....

Walthamstow - 01/09/09

First day of the East Warwick, had a go for the first time and struggled.

Decided to move to #5 and fished on the bend at the South end. Had fish straight away, and managed 6 in total (took 2). All on cats booby's

A zander from #5

and a roach from #4

Carsington - 04/09/09

Was in Derbyshire for my Nieces wedding, staying in Little Longstone near Bakewell and managed to get some fishing in. Had fished ladybower reservoir before and found it hard going. Carsington had a good write up and decided to have a go there (contemplated some river fishing but the rivers were brown).

Had an afternoon boat and fished the bay at anchor to the left of the lodge, manged a couple of swirls on a floater with nyphs, but after an decided to move around. Drifted from the island near the bird hide and had a real hard steady pull like only a brownie can. Afer a few minutes saw a lovely bronze flash and couldn't believe my luck - the fish was around 3.5lb. As I never had a net I tryed to hand it in to the boat, I held the leader, went to grab him, he spun and away he went!! I was devasted and highly pissed-off.... Fish had taken a cats booby on a Di5.

Noticed a couple of guys back drifting, so followed suit and had the odd pull, and lost a couple after a few seconds of them being hooked.

Eventually worked my way to the dam and on my first drift hooked another fish that felt like a brown - and it was! A little smaller at 3lb, played the fish right out and managed to get him in to the boat.

Carried on fishing the dam area and had two more rainbows, one of which I kept. Cant wait to get back and hopefully have a full day there.

Walthamstow - Summer evening series

Started of very well, but then had my worst fish ever with 6 blanks on the trot.

First session I had 6 fish in the first hour and packed up at 7:00.

The following weeks were all downhill!!