Blankety Blanks

Fished for 3 hours in the pouring rain yesterday at Stockton Resse. Fishing peg 42 i managed to get the Bivvy set-up before the heavens opened. At around 11am i had a run and after 5 minutes the hook pulled and i got soaked for nothing. In a bad mood decided to call it a day before having to pay. <!-- s:cry: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_cry.gif" alt="" title="Crying or Very Sad" /><!-- s:cry: -->

6 hours on peg 43 at Stockton Resse resulted in 1 run, struck into nothing and foul hooked another on a retrieve for a recast. Didnt even see a carp top today but back in january and feburary they were at least given themselves away and giving me somewhere to cast to. 2 carp caught while i was there but 2 out of the 5 anglers i could see.
Only bonus of the day was got a nice spring view from a swim photo. See General Discussion section.

3 nights blanks so far! Soon to be my turn....

Where you fishing mate?

Gavfish wrote: Where you fishing mate?

Kicking it off at spring pools

Had a couple of hours spinning on the canal on a stretched i have been tipped holds a few good Pike. Needless to say i didnt even get a knock on a variety of spinners and lures. Oh well it was good to ge ton the banks for the first time in a while.

fished local canal yesterday for livebait had to break the ice,not a nibble,second blank of the year must be loosing my touch <!-- s:lol: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_lol.gif" alt="" title="Laughing" /><!-- s:lol: -->

Gavfish wrote: Had a couple of hours spinning on the canal on a stretched i have been tipped holds a few good Pike. Needless to say i didnt even get a knock on a variety of spinners and lures. Oh well it was good to ge ton the banks for the first time in a while.

get on the deads Gav!

Thats the main plan of attack on there this winter but havent got any atm.

Gavfish wrote: Thats the main plan of attack on there this winter but havent got any atm.

one of the chaps i talk to up ryton goes fishing on the canal alot up your way. Him and a mate have caught the same 18lb pike from somewhere called "bascote pound" dunno if you know it. But may be worth a chuck if you do as i'd imagine that pike would go 20 with a winter belly by feb time.