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Bing-Bong
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I'm shattered, at 45 years young I think I'll have to admit that all nighters are a struggle now. Not whilst fishing, to much to do and adsorb, it's the next day.
Any way. The river Waveney runs west to east and with a strong sou'westerley conditions were not ideal. But hell, it's the sixteenth of June.
I arrived at my peg at about 9.30 on the evening before and after unloading the car set about mixing the groundbait. About six kilo's of brown crumb, one kilo of crushed hemp, two kilo's of Sensas River 3000 were dry mixed and then wetted and left to settle while I set my box and rod and stuff up.
I grabbed my trusty Shimano Powerloop medium/heavy feeder rod (I have used this rod for fifteen years) and coupled this to the Aero Match 3 reel. Threading 4lb maxima through the eyes, I tied a 1.5oz open ended feeder to the line in the loop method, finishing with a 18" hooklink of Bayer 2.1lb with a Tubutini series 2 16 hook.
Time was ticking on to the sixteenth, so the groundbait was given a final wetting. Just enough to bind it but when rubbed returned to crumb, a real dry mix. This was placed in front of me, I liberally sprinkled hemp and flouro pinkies on the surface of the mix along with a few pieces of corn.
11.45 came and I filled the feeder and cast two thirds across the river (about 40 yards) after picking a far bank marker. This was left for thirty seconds and then after sweeping the rod sharply upwards to empty the feeder, was retrieved. I repeated this ten times, resisting the urge to "ball it in".
Then I waited the agonising five minutes for the arrival of midnight.
A quick cigarrette and it was upon me and with hook baited with a grain of corn tipped with a flouro pinkie I cast my first line. Closing the bail arm as my feeder hit the water I placed my rod in the high rests and waited for the river to pull my line in a nice bow, pulling the tip over as it did. With the wind pushing the river hard, water levels were dropping fast, but I remained optimistic.
Only allowing the feeder 4 to 5 minutes each cast I alternated baits on the hook, corn and red maggot, double caster, corn and caster, corn and white maggot and back to corn and pinkie.
Not a touch, two hours passed, an otter splashing in the reeds provided a welcome diversion as I racked my brain, keeping up the rhythm of bait, fill feeder, cast, wait, retrieve and occasionally lifting the rod and allowing the feeder to bounce and settle across the flow. Not the June the sixteenth I had envisaged, so far.
At the three hour mark the sky in the east lightened, I shuffled on my Kiley River box, and stretched as tiredness started to wash over me. Was that a movement on the tip. A slight knock. Tiredness fled as my senses were sharpened, eyes riveted to the tip of that 11" 6' piece of carbon.
Then it arced over slowly, I lifted the rod and felt the re--assuring solidness of a typical Waveney bream. Yes! Guiding it across the current carefully, I slipped my net under a very pale specimen of about four pounds.
The river levels were really quite low by now and feeling re-invigorated I quickly baited the hook and sent the full feeder back across the river. The tide must turn soon. About half an hour and six casts later the tip dipped sharply and I connected with a small hybrid of about a pound.
With four in the morning well past, the river slowed to a stop. The sky in the east was filled with the glow of a surprisingly large crescent moon racing the sun upwards. The otter ran along the lilies on the far bank, as oystercatchers and peewits hailed in the new day.
With no more fish gracing the net, a brew was made, a welcome warmth in the cold morning, and back to it. Casting regularly, I noticed fish rolling over my swim and then the tip reeled round again. Another bream, this one fighting well, using the flooding river, but after what seemed like an age, it lay in my net.
Now all my efforts were paying off. The wind increased in strength, I lowered my rod a bit to give it a bit more shelter, allowing more line into the flow. Missing a couple of bites, I connected with another.
The bites were not coming thick and fast, I landed a couple more, then I lost one at the net, bugger. It carried on like this till the first unwelcome boat came through at about 7.30 am. The slow bites slowed to a non existence. I tried a few more casts, gradually admitting defeat and reeled in for the last time.
I lifted my keepnet out of the water, it felt heavy. Nine bream up to six pounds, a couple of hybrids and a six ounce roach. About forty pounds in the net. Not bad.
Not the usual hectic first night on the river, but good sport anyway. An enjoyable way to start the season.
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HALTON DANGLER
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Posted - 18 June 2012 : 09:06:18 AM
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| great write up mate, we tried to get out for midnight but arrived at a flooded river dee so it was well gone 3am when we cast out into the river mersey. Cant beat maxima and bayer line can you mucka. Alot of these new "ultra low diameter" lines are just not up to the rigor of the rivers are they. Top fishing and dedication mate. |
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Posted - 18 June 2012 : 10:19:09 AM
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| yeah i have found that too and the problem is even worse when you try trotting with them as well, fine for pole fishing but not up to the rivers in my opinion. i didnt fait too well but my dad landed a lunker of a bream at 7lb, new pb was massive god knows what these 20lb bream look like on the bank!! |
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Posted - 18 June 2012 : 12:47:00 PM
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Great Report..
I haven't been able to get onto the river yet...and conditions re not great here in South Wales...but you have certainly whetted my appetite to get out and after the Whiskers!!!!! |
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Posted - 18 June 2012 : 9:42:31 PM
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Last time I fished there the only only bites I had were from mossies...hundreds of them!
Well done on getting down there and giving it a go, not the usual standard of the Waveney by the looks of it but still nice to get out by the river and give it a go. I often fish Oulton Broad, which during the week is nice and quiet and can thrown up some silly bags if you know how to fish it, not quite as nice as the peace and quiet up the river but at least there's no pesky mossies! |
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Posted - 19 June 2012 : 05:08:52 AM
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| Bing Bong what an interesting and well written post mate! Nice one! |
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Posted - 19 June 2012 : 08:08:10 AM
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Well done mate a lovely report.
Just the reason I visit the site to read such posts.
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Posted - 19 June 2012 : 2:07:06 PM
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| Thanks for the replies, I'm looking forward to my next session which will probably be on the stick float. Rest assured a report wil follow. Might even take some photos next time. Didn't even think about it whilst fishing this session. |
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Posted - 21 June 2012 : 2:17:49 PM
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Just out of interest which part of Burgh St. Peter did you go to? Was brought up in Haddiscoe and spent many a long day at Aldeby Pits and with friends fishing the Waveney at the leisure centre basin.
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Posted - 22 June 2012 : 08:55:35 AM
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| Ahhh. Is the little inlet/boat storage arean still there? I heard that they had developed it to have a proper basin like at Loddon on the Chet but will always have a soft spot for that inlet as I caught my first river pike there back in 91. Wasn't massive but it's just one of those memorie lol |
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Posted - 22 June 2012 : 09:17:26 AM
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| Yes, the inlet is retained, but you now have to pay for the privilege of fishing the complex. Do you remember the Mynah bird. |
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Posted - 22 June 2012 : 12:26:10 PM
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| Vaguely. Seem to remember more get soaking wet one day and then before biking home to Haddiscoe going for a swim in the leisure centre. Oh and the maggot machine where they always seemed to be dead |
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Posted - 23 June 2012 : 09:14:44 AM
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I've found a couple of shots of the centre, unfortunately they have me and my boat in them. Gives you an idea of how much it's been developed.
The large building is a shop and holiday flat. This is taken from the petrol pump with your back to the river. The cut you speak of is to the left.
And the river frontage itself. |
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Posted - 23 June 2012 : 09:18:35 AM
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| Fortunately I have had a haircut since then. Plus I've just noticed the maggot machine in the background of the first shot. I seem to remember green maggots in the coloured mix. |
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Posted - 08 October 2012 : 1:28:34 PM
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Hi,
Just read your blog which is nicely written.
I always thought of myself as a bit of a fishing snob preferring the simplicity of game fishing. I love hunting trout and grayling and am happy doing so on the becks of north yorks, the burns of scotland and the clear chalkstreams of the south. I enjoy travelling light and the thrill of covering a rise.
I have tried to entice my children into the joys of fly fishing and although my daughter was happy to give it a go, neither bug me to take them fishing. So I thought I would go back to basics and try them on course fishing. We had moved house near to Aldeby and quickly discovered the little pits and river Waveney that are now on our doorstep and started catching carp on the surface with floating bread, the closest to dry fly tactics I could think of. Fantastic sport and although the kids are not hooked I have rediscovered the joys of light tackle course fishing.
We are lucky to have access to a private stretch of the Waveney and was told that there were plenty of bream to be had. I remember trying to catch these from a friend's garden outside Henley with no luck at all and so was pleasantly surprised to catch a number from the Waveney. These fish are enormous, lazy of course to the point of pathologically lethargic but the initial tussle is very exciting. This last Sunday I wandered down to the river at 7.30am and returned for breakfast 2 hours later with 3 fish caught and 2 lost at the net. The smallest weighed in at 4 pounds! All were caught off the bottom using a pinch of cheese just above the hook and a couple pieces of sweet-corn on and just above the bend of the hook. In between the bream, I had a chub and other species.
I loved the fact that I only had to cast some 10 to 15 metres out and that bites came soon after casting. I put no ground bait out and did not use a feeder.
I could get used to this type of fishing and liked the fact that I just had a pack of barbless tied on hooks, a few quarter ounce leads, a rod, net and pocket full of sweet-corn and cheese.
River fishing for bream is a revelation and so thank you for your tips. |
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Posted - 09 October 2012 : 5:12:57 PM
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| Bing Bong Thanks for the post always nice to hear the tidal Waveney mentioned as its a glorious wilderness.Often thought of giving St Olaves or the Haddiscoe Cut a try but unaware of bankside access. |
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