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There's been much written about when to feed and feeding patterns but..
A question which occurred to me after yesterday’s session on a very difficult, low and gin clear river… When do you deliberately not feed and why?
Certainly the better fish were ultra wary yesterday in their probable state of exposure due to the conditions.
Hindsight’s always a great thing but looking back and thinking about it I reckon the best option yesterday would have been a roving approach with a simple, natural bait such as a worm presented as a natural opportunity to a wary fish hiding beneath cover or in a deeper glide… As opposed to the usual method of drawing them in with feed either pinned to the deck of trickled in from above.
Either way the “usuals” didn’t work yesterday and I have little doubt there were better fish in the swim other than the bits I scratched around for.
Are there any circumstances when you deliberately won’t feed?
A question which occurred to me after yesterday’s session on a very difficult, low and gin clear river… When do you deliberately not feed and why?
Certainly the better fish were ultra wary yesterday in their probable state of exposure due to the conditions.
Hindsight’s always a great thing but looking back and thinking about it I reckon the best option yesterday would have been a roving approach with a simple, natural bait such as a worm presented as a natural opportunity to a wary fish hiding beneath cover or in a deeper glide… As opposed to the usual method of drawing them in with feed either pinned to the deck of trickled in from above.
Either way the “usuals” didn’t work yesterday and I have little doubt there were better fish in the swim other than the bits I scratched around for.
Are there any circumstances when you deliberately won’t feed?