This Winter

#1

Is it me or does the weather seem to have changed dramatically over the last couple of years !!! we hear of global warming all the time, but we seem to be getting short sharp extremes in the weather both in summer and winter........

Its definately having an effect on our fishing.........cant remember a winter being so hard fishing wise for many years.........and i have fished good venues week in week out :( :(

#2

I reckon the average weight for the Walsall canal has been down 3lb since July.

endpeg · #3

I personally think we are looking at the past with rose-tinted specs a lot of the time. I remember Dams & Lock when 5lb was mega and 2lb 8oz was a good target. Nowadays no one bats an eyelid at 5lb on a canal...

#4

Good point Endpeg

I remember when 2lb was a good weight in February and blanks were expected.

Have we been spoilt in the last couple of years and we are now back to the real world.

fert · #5

i agree with dodge on this one fishing is getting harder at the minute

#6

I personally think we are looking at the past with rose-tinted specs a lot of the time. I remember Dams & Lock when 5lb was mega and 2lb 8oz was a good target. Nowadays no one bats an eyelid at 5lb on a canal...

Good point endpeg

The weather never seems settled for a decent period of time tho,

look at places like shrewsbury the river severn......... brilliant venue but match anglers cant get on it............its always flooded.

endpeg · #7

In a word - Yes! Just like people on commercials (myself often included) can moan when we've only had 30lb I see many people moan when they've only had 3lb on the cut...

...mind you, i only had 12oz at Pewsey yesterday and I'm pretty sure that was crap 'back in the day' as well!

marktaylor · #8

we have been spoiled you hear people after the match complaining they have only caught 5 pound but 5 pound is a good days fishing in anyones books

diddy · #9

i'd love to catch 5lb every time i went on the cuts!!!

welder · #10

we have been spoiled you hear people after the match complaining they have only caught 5 pound but 5 pound is a good days fishing in anyones books

Thats good for me in the summer.

marktaylor · #11

well said diddy if you could catch 5 pound on every cut match you go on you would win a lot of money

#12

The team that came 2nd (fenton) in the FMS lge yesterday at rugeley barely had 4lb between the 5 man team............yet 17lb won the match ???

diddy · #13

thats right, unless you draw taypots usual dollyholes!!!

marktaylor · #14

dodge all the fenton anglers fished squatt and pinkie aswell when everyone else couldnt get a bite on B&J

#15

dodge all the fenton anglers fished squatt and pinkie aswell when everyone else couldnt get a bite on B&J

I know mate, strange one that mark.........guestie emptied it on b/joker tho

::)

marktaylor · #16

he said when he broke the ice a 10oz roach jumped out the water and landed on the ice jammy bast!rd

justincase · #17

Is it me or does the weather seem to have changed dramatically over the last couple of years !!! we hear of global warming all the time, but we seem to be getting short sharp extremes in the weather both in summer and winter........

Its definately having an effect on our fishing.........cant remember a winter being so hard fishing wise for many years.........and i have fished good venues week in week out :( :(

The fish are probably as confused with the weather as the anglers, there is definately a surge in extremes, as most weather extremes are caused by pressure and fish are extra sensitive to the same pressure the two go hand in hand,

JC

mjw · #18

spot on also jc.

We do not get settled weather any more. On Saturday, the high pressure that one would associate with settled conditions, gave us a temperature difference of 15 celcius! And this has been a settled period as far as I can remember. I can't remember the last proper settled period. Even my missus would agree!

#19

Interesting stuff fellas

#20

well thats what you think! he ad them all on dendo worms m8!!

dodge all the fenton anglers fished squatt and pinkie aswell when everyone else couldnt get a bite on B&J

I know mate, strange one that mark.........guestie emptied it on b/joker tho ;) ::)