We are on the bank once again searching for fish I say fish and not a specific species as I often walk the river banks fist before deciding on what to fish for ,Its a day for the roach and dace for me fishing off a bend in the river as the river is up and coloured,

I roll a maggot feeder out into the river between the slack and the main flow ,I was just thinking a couple of weeks ago I had 4 chub from this swim on meat ,well you never know ! I tackled the float rod up in preparation and filled the castor bait tub with water , Hmm A nice shoulders stick of about 5 BB ? shirt buttonabout 5 feet or so and a hook length of 4. 2 1b I put the rod on the rest and concentrated for the next couple of hours on the tip.A perch was the first obliging fish for my friend then I was into small dace mixed with gudgeon and minnow and missed bites were becoming very frustrating,I cast my mind back to a couple of months back on the river swale I fished off a bend with the trotting rod only to blank but this as then looked perfect so out it came and I started to feed caster

We are on the bank once again searching for fish I say fish and not a specific species as I often walk the river banks fist before deciding on what to fish for ,Its a day for the roach and dace for me fishing off a bend in the river as the river is up and coloured,



I roll a maggot feeder out into the river between the slack and the main flow ,I was just thinking a couple of weeks ago I had 4 chub from this swim on meat ,well you never know ! I tackled the float rod up in preparation and filled the castor bait tub with water , Hmm A nice shoulders stick of about 5 BB ? shirt buttonabout 5 feet or so and a hook length of 4. 2 1b I put the rod on the rest and concentrated for the next couple of hours on the tip.A perch was the first obliging fish for my friend then I was into small dace mixed with gudgeon and minnow and missed bites were becoming very frustrating,I cast my mind back to a couple of months back on the river swale I fished off a bend with the trotting rod only to blank but this as then looked perfect so out it came and I started to feed caster

Bound for the Yorkshire derwent on the 16th of june opening day in search of barbel I was all set got the gear bait is a choice halibut pellets and spam also armed with hemp and caster

I was fishing the middle reachers at Buttercrambe with 2 rods one on meat the other pellet without a knock but then a huge swing of the tip resulted in nothing but a pellet stolen from the hook ,Then round went the other rod and a few minutes later and a quick fight resulted in a chub of around a pound then another slightly larger another one at 4 pound and a good fight from the last chub slightly bigger ,spam 4 pellet nil.

still nothing on the pellet so enough is enough and out came the trotting rod and another swim further downstream with caster for bait the river has a good depth so a nice large stick well shotted down and 3rd cast through a nice dace this continued throughout the afternoon with dace roach gudgeon the odd small perch it was overcast and had been threatening to rain all day with grey skies but it held off a nice day on the river no barbel but they will be another time and possibly another bait to try.

Frustration time

I traveled to the tackle shop with my mind full of the bits and pieces that I need for the upcoming new fishing season yes its that time again 16th of june 2016 approaching. once in the tackle shop i'm absorbed by the amount of tackle on view and soon forget what I had come in for , the line I wanted mmmm not sure that brand may be better and those hooks and shot , well I eventually got outside feeling happy with an arm full of gear but somewhat skint ,

ahh well never mind it will soon be thursday and off I trot to put my new line on my reels ,clean my kit box out check my chair clean everything get all my rods out and inspect them ,that's it all done everything is ready now what ?

Wait wait and wait so frustrating but it will be worth it , I've tramped the riverbank at every opportunity thrown in some bait in a few swims took photos watched the weather there must be something that ive forgot ? yes a little patience its nice to be prepared it will soon be thursday.