Perch Fishing : New adventures
This saturday i decided to try a new spot! Much of my current success has been on a stretch approx a mile down river from where i tried on Saturday. The old spot was looking pretty much dead on a few evening visits i had made after work, and with it getting a few more anglers on that stretch i decided to venture somewhere new.
The alarm clock beeped away at 6am and there i was alone on a secluded back stream of the river by 6:30 i had high hopes for the morning. The part i had chosen had lovely deep undercut banks and was a small fish holding area. Livebaits were coming thick and fast and i thought this day was looking good. I tackled up the perch rod with a float fished paternostered live bait around 3″ long, with high hopes that Mr Perch would soon arrive for his breakfast. I also opted to put out a pike rod as this area normally produces a good few pike. I’d had them previously here up to around 9-10lb. On a normal morning here i’d have seen many pike striking in the early hours but this time i had seen none - weird! After 2 hours i decided it just wasn’t happening here today. I had positioned the perch rod in favoured spots but produced nout. It was time to move.
I up’d rods and went for a look at other areas of the river. I found a nice spot with a lot of cover from reeds and lilly pads, it wasn’t an easy place to fish but looked good for a perch bite. Out went the float paternoster rod just off the lilly pads in a nice area of shade. And the other rod i positioned about 10 yards upstream tight to the bank. I began to question myself after 30 minutes if it just wasn’t to be today, but low and behold the float started to bob… and then it was off i struck as soon as the float went for a swim and i was in. A few minutes later a nice stripey as in the net! At 1lb 10oz it sure wasn’t the biggest but boy was i glad to see it. After thinking it wasn’t going to happen i was very happy i’d decided to move.
So guess where i’m heading this weekend! Got to see if there are many more Perch up in that area. It should be a good spot after the heavy rain from yesterday as its sheltered and off from the main flow. 3 days of work to go! I just hope the stripeys are hungry!
