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Fishing
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MY REPLY:
I have already looked for information as to where it is,
what species of fish are in there and what are the best areas to fish
and what are the best methods. The information I have so far is for fishing at
this time of year (late March early April).
I would expect to fish from the dam wall, which varies in depth
from 10 - 20 feet deep at short range. The main species I would expect
to catch are roach and bream and if lucky the odd carp which run to 20
lbs plus. (Already I have a picture of the venue in my head and how I am
going to start fishing it).
Due to the depth, swim feeder tactics will be the starting option,
the nature of the venue which holds a large head of carp tells me that
during the summer months a lot of pellets are going to be fed for the
carp, this tells me that I will need a fish meal based ground bait for
the Bream and Roach as this will be a large part of their normal diet.
As for hook baits, I would be looking to fish both worms and casters for
my target species. I would also take along some larger hard hook pellets
in case the carp start to show an interest, and I always carry maggots
when fishing a new venue. My ground bait: I like to mix my ground baits
for maximum effect because I would be aiming to catch 2 different
species of fish. As stated before , I would be using a bream fishmeal mix and
the other a much sweeter dark mix for the roach. A kilo of each would be
needed and mixed into 1 big mix before the session starts. Half kilo of
Dendrobena worms and 1 - 2 pints of casters will be the bulk of bait
needed for this day.
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Fishing
Tackle needed: 1 swim feeder rod with a light tip (about 1 1/2 ounces)
reels with 4 lbs line. Maybe a spare spool with 6 or even 8 lbs line (just
in case the carp show up). A
selection of swim feeders including cage feeders, normal open Enders and
maybe even method feeders. Starting hook lengths of about 3 lbs to a size
16 hook, this can be changed at anytime depending on the size of fish we
are catching or the amount of bites we are getting (if no or few bites are
coming then thinner line and/or smaller hooks will be used) if we are
catching bream and losing the odd carp then the hook lengths would need to
be
stronger.
What I would be looking for before I start fishing: firstly I want
to know what the bottom of the lake is like and how far out the dam wall
finishes. If the bottom is made up of rocks or boulders then fishing with
a feeder will be almost impossible unless you can find a patch were these
stop. To find this out you would need to cast around a few times with just
a ledger attached to your line and retrieve it slowly. If the rod jerks as
you’re bringing it in then you have found rocks if it comes in smooth
then you have found silt of a smooth bottom. You can determine how far you
need to cast by the nature of what is happening to you tip whilst
performing this.
So now we know what type of fish we would be aiming for and through
carefully casting around we have found an area where we want to fish
(depending on how accurate you can cast is what we do next), on every reel
you have a line clip which you simply guide your line under and this will
hit the right length every time, then its just the direction that you need
to concentrate on. If you expect the odd bigger fish this can not be done as
every time you hook a bigger fish you will have your line broken when the
fish runs off. In this situation I use a wide elastic band and quite
simply find the range I want to cast then slip the band over the spool
trapping the line underneath it, then mark your line with a black marker
pen so after you have landed the fish you can cast out and put the band
back over your line in the same place.
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First
of all , cast to our chosen spot: For the first few casts in to such deep water I
would
use a plastic open ended swim feeder as these hold the bait in the feeder better
through the depths needed. I would block 1 end with ground bait and put a sample
of chopped worm and casters in the middle then block the other end with more
ground bait and put a small piece of worm and a single caster on the hook. We
know its 20 feet deep so this has to be accommodated in the cast because if you
hit the clip with the rod facing the water your feeder will sink in an arc
releasing your ground bait in to a larger area. So once your feeder is
travelling through the air bring the rod back over your head before you hit the
clip. This will give your feeder more of a straight drop through the water.
Place your rod on the rest and wait for a bite or some type of movement on your
tip to indicate that there are fish in the area. Leave out
for about 5 minutes if no indications have shown on the tip. Bring it in re load
and cast to the same spot again. After a few casts you will be building a bed of
bait in the same area so you can leave you feeder out a while longer. The key to
feeder fishing is the accuracy of your casting and finding the right sort of
bottom for fish to settle on.
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