been out today again in the pursuit of a big eel , 2 rods out to ledgered very small rudd baits on the dyson and normal ledger
and a float rod for the bait , the rudd where hanging themselves today probably had over a 100 fish no matter how many maggots i put on they took it...... 7 maggots where there limit
not a sniff to the eel rods .........pisisted down all day long .......dohh
I'm waiting for the nights to warm up before getting my eel rods out. I don't like starting too early anyway as I can burn myself out before late summer/early autumn which is when I have caught my best eels.
I'm waiting for the nights to warm up before getting my eel rods out. I don't like starting too early anyway as I can burn myself out before late summer/early autumn which is when I have caught my best eels.
like i said earlier water is still cold on the hands , probably right maybe i have started a bit too early on the eels , had a few runs but not connected with anything ,could be pike or perch
been out today again in the pursuit of a big eel , 2 rods out to ledgered very small rudd baits on the dyson and normal ledger
and a float rod for the bait , the rudd where hanging themselves today probably had over a 100 fish no matter how many maggots i put on they took it...... 7 maggots where there limit
not a sniff to the eel rods .........pisisted down all day long .......dohh
Your lucky, a place I fish a single maggot and mash&maggot feeder is the method for the eels and they're not bootlaces either.
We've all tried deads but apart for the odd exception they always result in a carp.
Having watched eels feed in summer they are always grubbing around the weeds so small baits makes sense.
Maybe worth you ledgering a maggot beneath your float rig, you have nothing to loose as its clearly not catching where it is.
Bass and sand flea grubs
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'No Man Ever Fishes The Same River Twice, .... For It Is Not The Same River, .... And He Is Not The Same Man' Heraclitus of Ephesus
been out today again in the pursuit of a big eel , 2 rods out to ledgered very small rudd baits on the dyson and normal ledger
and a float rod for the bait , the rudd where hanging themselves today probably had over a 100 fish no matter how many maggots i put on they took it...... 7 maggots where there limit
not a sniff to the eel rods .........pisisted down all day long .......dohh
Your lucky, a place I fish a single maggot and mash&maggot feeder is the method for the eels and they're not bootlaces either.
We've all tried deads but apart for the odd exception they always result in a carp.
Having watched eels feed in summer they are always grubbing around the weeds so small baits makes sense.
Maybe worth you ledgering a maggot beneath your float rig, you have nothing to loose as its clearly not catching where it is.
Bass and sand flea grubs
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funny you say that my mate turned up on the session , and said the same thing , maggot feeder approach could work on there , but the dreaded rudd rule on there
never fished a pond with so many rudd in all my years ,you cant get a maggot down to the bottom on a float rig set up ...
i'm still carping albeit camping atm, eel rods coming out at the end of May as the waters are still cold, overnight frosts still happening in gin soaked surrey atm
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Have you tried dead maggots at night? Try a bunch of those on the hook. Silvers 'normally' leave the dead ones alone, the Eels love them when I'm fishing for Tench!...............
Have you tried dead maggots at night? Try a bunch of those on the hook. Silvers 'normally' leave the dead ones alone, the Eels love them when I'm fishing for Tench!...............
think i was fishing for eels a bit early , so i have left the eels now for about 3 weeks
so i will try again , on the usual deads , worms , and like you say maggots are worth ago
just got back from wales sea fishing so i will give it another go...cheers rik
bloody hell what a frustrating species they are , been out know for 2 days on the trot 26c temps but not a sodding sniff on the eel rods
but a pike took a rud head in 30 ft of water yesterday thought i had cracked it ....... also seen some really big carp today nearly set a rod up for carp , but then i remembered i dont fish for carp ....... had the waterwolf on the bottom today so will have a look whats had a sniff as i had a few bleeps .......
dave did you have any success on the eels
regards stubbo
Going for another try in half an hour.
was going myself tonight , but ended up boarding out my sons loft today and just feel.... spent like a salmon ...just too hot today
i take it you dont fish for eels in the day time Dave
years back i used to night fish and had better results come to think of it .......
dave did you have any success on the eels
regards stubbo
Going for another try in half an hour.
was going myself tonight , but ended up boarding out my sons loft today and just feel.... spent like a salmon ...just too hot today
i take it you dont fish for eels in the day time Dave
years back i used to night fish and had better results come to think of it .......
I've caught plenty of eels in day light. As a kid we used to deliberately fish for them on the canal on hot summer afternoons, but these days I prefer fishing evening to late when it's hot. As much for my comfort as anything. And I like fishing at night.
Lots of action last night but all from sub 1lb stuff judging by the four I landed. The little ones are more trouble on the bank than bigger ones! Run out of worms now so won' be going tonight.
dave did you have any success on the eels
regards stubbo
Going for another try in half an hour.
was going myself tonight , but ended up boarding out my sons loft today and just feel.... spent like a salmon ...just too hot today
i take it you dont fish for eels in the day time Dave
years back i used to night fish and had better results come to think of it .......
I've caught plenty of eels in day light. As a kid we used to deliberately fish for them on the canal on hot summer afternoons, but these days I prefer fishing evening to late when it's hot. As much for my comfort as anything. And I like fishing at night.
Lots of action last night but all from sub 1lb stuff judging by the four I landed. The little ones are more trouble on the bank than bigger ones! Run out of worms now so won' be going tonight.
I’m surprised you’ve not got your own wormery Dave
dave did you have any success on the eels
regards stubbo
Going for another try in half an hour.
was going myself tonight , but ended up boarding out my sons loft today and just feel.... spent like a salmon ...just too hot today
i take it you dont fish for eels in the day time Dave
years back i used to night fish and had better results come to think of it .......
I've caught plenty of eels in day light. As a kid we used to deliberately fish for them on the canal on hot summer afternoons, but these days I prefer fishing evening to late when it's hot. As much for my comfort as anything. And I like fishing at night.
Lots of action last night but all from sub 1lb stuff judging by the four I landed. The little ones are more trouble on the bank than bigger ones! Run out of worms now so won' be going tonight.
I’m surprised you’ve not got your own wormery Dave
been out today to a big gravel pit for sniggs again
fished 2 rods with multiple worms baits simple running ledger set up.... as the ground was clear of weed
not a sniff or beep for 6 hours , oddly enough no bites at all off the usual..... perch, roach, rudd , carp , tench , sod all wanted them baits today
had some big feeders on for the first hour to add some ground bait and maggots to the swim .......never made a difference to the out come ....a nice big fat blanker
