Change on the cards

Went across and baited the swim again. When I had finished decided to take the boat up to another swim which I have fished in previous years and supplied my current p.b. When I got up there, believe it or not you could actually smell the fish, that was enough to decide a change of plan for Monday I am going to go up there, many fish were showing and in the shallow water it is warmer so its well worth a try

Looking good

Went back out to the swim that I fed yesterday, it looked as though all the corn from yesterday had gone so I put in another bucket in and will go back on Sunday to feed it again ready for an early start on Monday. On the ice hockey front, it's the stanley cup playoffs and the Montreal Canadians play the Ottawa Senators again tonight hoping to tie up the series 1-1.....go habs go.

Pre-baiting time

Yesterday I made the trip ot to the local feed suppliers and picked up the provisions, 120kgs Corn, 40kgs Cracked Corn and 40kgs Wheat, made a strart with the soaking process and got things ready for the next morning. Thursday I was off and away by 6am with the boat down to the marina. Went out to bait up a new swim up ready for fishing on Monday. Swim looks good with a depth of seven feet but shallower areas of 4-5 ft as well.  I heard a few fish coming out while I was there, finished by dinnertime and headed back home. Weather is nice and warm touching 85°, the water temperature is 51° which I'm expecting to go up nicely by Monday and may get them going, we’ll see.

Better late than never

Just a few pics from our January trip to Ontario and Mont Tremblanc, Quebec


                                                                     At the house

                                                      

New build up and running

Happy New Year everyone and may I take this opportunity to wish you all the best for 2013.

Today saw the start of our new house extension, single storey jobbie with shower and toilet at the back (forward planning for later years, sad I know), hopefully the weather will play ball as the
footings are nearly completed with the concrete pour scheduled for tomorrow afternoon, so if your looking in up there, hold off on the wet stuff at least for a couple of days please.

Not long now until we're off for our Canada winter trip, really looking forward to it especially as our new grandson will be with us along with his mum and dad, no fishing scheduled although I wouldn't mind having a go at this ice fishing lark but only in one of the heated sheds that you can hire.

Barnsley have parted company with yet another manager, poisoned chalice awaits the next contender, seems unfair that despite the fact that they break even and are debt free but with low crowds,  they are unable to compete with the high spending debt ridden, poorly managed clubs that year after year borrow money in the hope of reaching the promised land that is the Premier League, there will be more Portsmouths' over the next few years, just wait and see.

Rant over

Full of good intentions

Ventured out yesterday onto the local canal, intention was to have a few hours out and use up some old maggots I had left in the fridge, two hours in and I was bloody freezing. With only a couple of perch to show for my efforts, packed up and went home. Must be getting old, the days of sitting on a bank white with frost with Mr Richardson for company seems decades ago.

Merry Christmas everyone

6 months on without a post, time to make an effort then.

Holidays booked for next year and first off its a trip to the house in Canada on 8th Jan with all the family apart from Joe as he wants to stay at home (max our dog will look after him). He takes his driving test on Wednesday (Joe that is), fingers crossed that dads' taxi may be made redundant at last although with the cost of Car Insurance for young drivers these days going through the roof, a taxi might not be a bad idea.

April 30th and I am back out to Canada for 2 months, big plans on the fishing front for some overnighters and hopefully big fish, Julie is joining me for the last 2 weeks so it might be another trip to the big apple or up to Quebec which I am told is a lovely place. We may well be retired by then.

Here at home I have actually been river fishing as a guest of my mate Steve who now lives on the banks of the Severn, stayed a couple of nights and caught a couple of barbel and some decent sized bream, since then I have joined the club so look forward to a few more visits before seasons end, it really is a lovely stretch of river.

So that's that apart from.................

Best wishes to all for a merry xmas and may santa bring you all you ask for