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This Winter
Posted: February 18th, 2008, 7:58 pm
by Dodge
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 :( :(
This Winter
Posted: February 18th, 2008, 8:23 pm
by Woodhouse
I reckon the average weight for the Walsall canal has been down 3lb since July.
This Winter
Posted: February 18th, 2008, 8:29 pm
by endpeg
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...
This Winter
Posted: February 18th, 2008, 8:31 pm
by Woodhouse
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.
This Winter
Posted: February 18th, 2008, 8:34 pm
by fert
i agree with dodge on this one fishing is getting harder at the minute
This Winter
Posted: February 18th, 2008, 8:35 pm
by Dodge
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.
This Winter
Posted: February 18th, 2008, 8:35 pm
by endpeg
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!
This Winter
Posted: February 18th, 2008, 8:36 pm
by marktaylor
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
This Winter
Posted: February 18th, 2008, 8:39 pm
by diddy
i'd love to catch 5lb every time i went on the cuts!!!
This Winter
Posted: February 18th, 2008, 8:42 pm
by welder
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.
This Winter
Posted: February 18th, 2008, 8:44 pm
by marktaylor
well said diddy if you could catch 5 pound on every cut match you go on you would win a lot of money
This Winter
Posted: February 18th, 2008, 8:44 pm
by Dodge
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 ???
This Winter
Posted: February 18th, 2008, 8:45 pm
by diddy
This Winter
Posted: February 18th, 2008, 8:48 pm
by marktaylor
dodge all the fenton anglers fished squatt and pinkie aswell when everyone else couldnt get a bite on B&J
This Winter
Posted: February 18th, 2008, 8:51 pm
by Dodge
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
::)
This Winter
Posted: February 18th, 2008, 8:55 pm
by marktaylor
he said when he broke the ice a 10oz roach jumped out the water and landed on the ice jammy bast!rd
This Winter
Posted: February 18th, 2008, 10:47 pm
by justincase
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
This Winter
Posted: February 18th, 2008, 11:54 pm
by mjw
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!
This Winter
Posted: February 19th, 2008, 4:11 pm
by Dodge
This Winter
Posted: February 19th, 2008, 8:08 pm
by swampy
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 ;)
::)
