http://www.pikeandperch.co.uk Pike and Perch Fishing, News, Blog and Forum Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:21:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sunday just gone a change from the norm was in order and 4 weeks ago i decided it was time to try lure from a boat so booked up at Blenheim Palace.  The fishfinder was ordered and a few new lures in the vain hope that we could hit into ... http://www.pikeandperch.co.uk/blog/lure-fishing-blenheim-palace-pike-perch-from-a-boat/ Happy new year all…! And what a start it is, I've tried to fish a nearby lake twice in the last week with the lures after moderate success before the cold spell really set in. To my disappointment on both visits the lake has been 80-100% frozen, not the start ... http://www.pikeandperch.co.uk/blog/pike-perch-happy-new-year/ I was up well up for some more perch action on friday and with that in mind I made sure i was up nice and early to give a small nearby pit another go. I had my first lure caught perch from this lake the other day and at approx ... http://www.pikeandperch.co.uk/blog/perching-in-the-cold/ What a week, high winds and what seemed like an endless amount of rain plummeting out of the skies.  For river fishing that’s about as bad as it can get!    To numb my pain on Wednesday my latest tackle purchase arrived, a nice new Savage Gear Bushwhacker 10-30g 7’ spinning ... http://www.pikeandperch.co.uk/blog/perch-fishing-bushwhacker-rapala-result/ Well a great weekend fishing was had this past weekend.  The perch and pike fishing was very slow in the end, and Sunday only produced a few small ones.  Then i got invited to fish Bewl Water on monday to fish from a boat on the fly.  After a slow ... http://www.pikeandperch.co.uk/blog/perch-trout-fishing-the-cold-visits-again/ Well low and behold i managed it!  Back out on the bank today and damn it felt good....! After the rain yesterday which absolutely chucked it down i wasn't too sure how good it would be but conditions looked perfect for a decent day out.   I arrived at 6:30am and silver ... http://www.pikeandperch.co.uk/blog/perch-pike-fishing-river-medway-nov-09/ Hopefully someone can help me!  I'm desperately looking for some of my favourite floats as i'm down to my last one... if anyone has any please let me know!  Or alternatively if you know anywhere i can get some or something similar please send me a mail at pikeandperch@gmail.com Thanks, Mark http://www.pikeandperch.co.uk/blog/marvic-floats-dumpy-sliders/ Well i've got to admit i've been quiet for a while due to doing a bit of carp fishing and working silly hours! Only a few more weeks of madness at work and hopefully i'll be back on the banks each weekend.  With the onset of the colder weather approaching ... http://www.pikeandperch.co.uk/blog/back-in-the-game-well-hopefully/ Its been a while since i've posted so i thought i'd post up a little update.  I've been hard at work finishing my pond off which is literally done now.  So hopefully back on the fishing as soon as possible!  If all goes to plan another night will be spent ... http://www.pikeandperch.co.uk/blog/been-a-while/ Unfortunately the night was a quiet one and the perch weren't having it either, fingers crossed i'll be back down there soon as the river does look great at the moment its just a case of finding the fish.  Admittedly it wasn't a roving approach as i had very little ... http://www.pikeandperch.co.uk/blog/perch-carp-a-night-on-the-river/