river dane

well myself and a mate headed down to the river Dane only to find it half frozen over, but we decided to give it a go anyway.
we set up one rod between us so we could have a few gos each and have a chat in the freezing cold , and cold it was with the line freezing in the rings
( brougt a can of de-icer with us)and the the landing net
looked like a tophat with a stick attached, absolutly solid
well we fished small pieces of flake on a float with plenty of line on the bottom to slow everthing down
and low and behold between us we caught 6 grayling all around the 12oz /pound mark.
guess the old saying if you dont get out you dont catch is true

In conditions like that well done ,much better than Eastenders though eh!!

Section of Fishery or river stretch:...Dane
Date:...22/06/10
Time fished:...18:30-22:30
Weather conditions:...Very warm, bright, stayed warm into the evening
Water conditions:... Low
Air temperature:...Car gauge read 25C on arrival
Water Temperature:...Not taken
Bait:...Maggots and waxworms
Method:...Trotting with 'pin
Results:... Grayling galore up to just over 1lb, few chub and dace, couple of brownies
Brief description of the session & remarks:…First visit to the Dane, what a glorious little river!

Section of Fishery or river stretch:...Dane
Date:...11/07/10
Time fished:...15:30-22:30
Weather conditions:...Warm, sunny periods but with plenty of cloud cover.
Water conditions:... Lower still than last visit
Air temperature:...Car gauge read 21C on arrival, down to around 16C by the end
Water Temperature:...Not taken
Bait:...Maggots
Method:...Trotting with closed-face
Results:... Several grayling to around 1lb, plus chub and dace.
Brief description of the session & remarks:…Another really enjoyable session, spent a decent half-hour or so just feeding and watching chub and barbel adjacent to a sunken tree. Think a heavier rod might make it next trip, along with a 'pin with some more robust line. Loads of fry about, caught a good few small chub which is encouraging. My fishing companion also had quite a few rudd, surprisingly.

Section of Fishery or river stretch:...Dane
Date:...15/07/10
Time fished:...18:30-22:30
Weather conditions:...Heavy rain showers
Water conditions:... Rising and with increasing colour
Air temperature:...Not taken
Water Temperature:...Not taken
Bait:...Maggots and pellets
Method:...Trotting with closed-face plus kind-of-laying-on with pellet
Results:... One gudgeon, one chub 3lb-and-a-bit, one barbel 4lb-and-a-bit.
Brief description of the session & remarks:…Few things beat standing in the river knowing that there are hungry fish down there.