Unfished pond

[green lurchers 16,758]

Found another small pond reed fringed never seen an angler so hoping it’s Rudd n perch chucked a few bits of bread out went for a walk couple hrs later passed it just in time to see a fish on top thinking Rudd  pond isn’t far from sea water so took a water sample and it read 7.4 ph  see coot more hen and dab chick so it needs a line cast soon Be fun  

Edited November 10, 2020 by green lurchers

[tomburras 2,730]

Looks great let us know how you get on when you fish it. 

[bell 3,606]

Excitement of fishing a virgin pond, don’t know what’s in it and probably shouldn’t be there......can’t beat it !

[green lurchers 16,758]

Put a big lobworm. Out on a quiver thinking any sign of life would show and chucked few bits bread. Hr later no joy so dropped on the miniature pond  got few small roach and perch  , lip hooked roach on other rod was bobbing about for twenty mins float zoomed  i fluffed the strike on the Center pin lol 

[green lurchers 16,758]

3 minutes ago, green lurchers said:

Put a big lobworm. Out on a quiver thinking any sign of life would show and chucked few bits bread. Hr later no joy so dropped on the miniature pond  got few small roach and perch  , lip hooked roach on other rod was bobbing about for twenty mins float zoomed  i fluffed the strike on the Center pin lol 

 

[Nik_B 3,790]

What's the reason for checking the PH? To make sure the water isn't too acidic to hold fish?

[green lurchers 16,758]

21 hours ago, Nik_B said:

What's the reason for checking the PH? To make sure the water isn't too acidic to hold fish?

The pond is on marsh land not far from the Thames guessing it’s prone to a bit of salt but 7.4is good fir fish maybe it gets a flush of sea water on highest of tides have to have a few goes 

[Nik_B 3,790]

50 minutes ago, green lurchers said:

The pond is on marsh land not far from the Thames guessing it’s prone to a bit of salt but 7.4is good fir fish maybe it gets a flush of sea water on highest of tides have to have a few goes 

It will be interesting to see how that goes, any chance of mullet maybe?

It feels like ages since I was out fishing, I've been doing more lure fishing and had a few schoolie bass so far but the high winds have been never ending and I've got a hole in me boot

[green lurchers 16,758]

3 minutes ago, Nik_B said:

It will be interesting to see how that goes, any chance of mullet maybe?

It feels like ages since I was out fishing, I've been doing more lure fishing and had a few schoolie bass so far but the high winds have been never ending and I've got a hole in me boot

I’m out after bass at the moment wind n rain Jesus getting crab attacks on the bait lol 

[Nik_B 3,790]

Just now, green lurchers said:

I’m out after bass at the moment wind n rain Jesus getting crab attacks on the bait lol 

Have you tried live prawns on a float? They're absolutely deadly here.

Good luck mate you've put me to shame now lol. Wonder if I call fill the hole in my boot with superglue

[green lurchers 16,758]

5 hours ago, Nik_B said:

Have you tried live prawns on a float? They're absolutely deadly here.

Good luck mate you've put me to shame now lol. Wonder if I call fill the hole in my boot with superglue

lol app the bass this way make for deep water in Oct nov  so it was a try out.  Session but no joy 

[dazbrowne 13 372]

Looks good hope you catch something nice a few unfished ponds near me water not right for fish always funny to see people fishing away on them

[Nik_B 3,790]

4 hours ago, green lurchers said:

lol app the bass this way make for deep water in Oct nov  so it was a try out.  Session but no joy 

I've had schoolies here on Anglesey in Jan, Feb and March. I recon they have to stay close for the food as they won't survive the deep water. A mate of mine had a 6 Lber around this time last year. But the problem is the fecking wind! 40 mph is nothing here lol

My daughter (12 at the time) has the record for bass in this house with one close to 5Lb, as she does for most species I only beat her trout record last year the little bugger!

I'll stick some pics up soon from the last couple of years since I've been away for a while. This year's been a bust for obvious reasons.