River Derwent

[Beastie]

Section of Fishery or river stretch: Derwent hotel, Whatstandwell.
Date: 02/10/05
Time fished: 14:00 - 16:30
Weather conditions: cloudy with patches of sun
Water conditions: From what I could gather they were normal.
Air temperature: 9-10
Water Temperature: Unknown
Bait: 14mm Marine Halibut Pellet
Method: Swimfeeder with 6mm and 14mm pellets and Marine Halibut Pellet groundbait.
Results: 2 x Chub both around 6lbs.
Brief description of the session & remarks: Went looking for barbel, but was happy with two healthy chub in such a short time.

 

[fishy pete]

Section of Fishery or river stretch:matlock bath
Date:13/1/06
Time fished:7.30 am-4.30pm
Weather conditions:mild,no wind,slight drizzle,
water conditions:river up 2" carrying slight tinge of colour.
Air temperature:9
Water Temperature:not known
Bait:red and white maggot
Method:stick,feeder
Results:18*trout to 1lbs 8 oz 9*grayling to 1lbs 1* dace about 3 oz!
Brief description of the session & remarks:lovely weather great river conditions,quite surprised by lack of grayling over pound,but wondering weather river conditions were more suitable to trout? never caught so-many in one sitting.
where-as seam to do better with grayling when river is clear and air is cold?

 

[wayne forster]

Section of Fishery or river stretch:matlock bath
Date:11/4/06
Time fished:1200pm to 530pm
Weather conditions:very cold snow showers
Water conditions:2feet up chocolate colour
Air temperature:2
Water Temperature:
Bait:maggot worm
Method:feeder
Results:not a bite
Brief description of the session & remarks:3 of us fishing noone had a fish