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I’ve recently discovered the joys of fishing the River Medway , on the free stretch between Allington Lock and the town bridges in Maidstone.
As we’ve had minimal rainfall over the last few weeks the river has become much clearer and bites are becoming trickier to get. The stretch I fish is some 25-30 metres wide and runs 10’-12’ deep on the 5m line I’ve been fishing with the whip. I’m on 2.5lb line, size 16 B510 with caster, punched bread or tares as the hook bait.
The fish I do catch are a tidy stamp but I’ve noticed all the bleak, small roach and dace have pretty much disappeared.
What tactics/techniques can the drowners recommend to increase bite rate please?
Thanks
Karl
As we’ve had minimal rainfall over the last few weeks the river has become much clearer and bites are becoming trickier to get. The stretch I fish is some 25-30 metres wide and runs 10’-12’ deep on the 5m line I’ve been fishing with the whip. I’m on 2.5lb line, size 16 B510 with caster, punched bread or tares as the hook bait.
The fish I do catch are a tidy stamp but I’ve noticed all the bleak, small roach and dace have pretty much disappeared.
What tactics/techniques can the drowners recommend to increase bite rate please?
Thanks
Karl