This got me thinking and wondering today.
As per HDYGO thread I caught. Silvers and carp. The water in the pond (I can't be generous enough to call it a lake) is obviously freezing cold this time of year. The bites needed fishing for. Because of the constant danger of a carp you just cannot risk fishing for silvers with silver tackle. I fished 4lb straight through to a 16 Animal. I should not have got roach bites on that shark tackle!
The other two waters next to it just will not give up a bite. They are shallower so I am sure that makes a difference.
Here is the puzzle for me. Another club lake down the road is about the same depth as my pond but you are lucky to get a sniff at the moment.
Now there are shallow waters that seem to fish all winter. For instance take a look at Peter Crabtrees posts on the GUC. with his nets of silvers.
That canal is shallow and often gin clear.
You can sit on a flowing river where fish surely need to replace energy of fighting the current by eating and struggle yet this pond I refer to fishes well with no current!
As per my heading. Fish are strange. Any thoughts??
As per HDYGO thread I caught. Silvers and carp. The water in the pond (I can't be generous enough to call it a lake) is obviously freezing cold this time of year. The bites needed fishing for. Because of the constant danger of a carp you just cannot risk fishing for silvers with silver tackle. I fished 4lb straight through to a 16 Animal. I should not have got roach bites on that shark tackle!
The other two waters next to it just will not give up a bite. They are shallower so I am sure that makes a difference.
Here is the puzzle for me. Another club lake down the road is about the same depth as my pond but you are lucky to get a sniff at the moment.
Now there are shallow waters that seem to fish all winter. For instance take a look at Peter Crabtrees posts on the GUC. with his nets of silvers.
That canal is shallow and often gin clear.
You can sit on a flowing river where fish surely need to replace energy of fighting the current by eating and struggle yet this pond I refer to fishes well with no current!
As per my heading. Fish are strange. Any thoughts??