No fishing on Saturday which just left Sunday and I decided to fish Heron Lake at Ivy House hoping for a few bites, as there are signs the fish are starting to wake up from their winter slumber, however it was close to freezing overnight and a cold north easterly wind was forecast.
As for the wind it was blowing left to right, and it was cold. On the all-in, I fed a nugget of choc orange darkened with BMG, plus some BMG micros and maggot at 14m. Whilst that settled, I tried the lead and bread by the island and 10mins later had a 3lb carp which was a bonus, plus a small carp and a F1.
With no further bites I moved to the 14m line, and it took 15mins before I caught another carp. After that I didn’t have another bite for an hour or so, despite trying the lead & bread again, as well as a mini banjo feeder.
Although the wind was awkward, I felt I needed to push out to 16m to move up the far shelf and by being patient I managed to catch a few fish. The frustration was that wind, as it made for difficult presentation with the lake towing which resulted in a few lost fish, as the rig bumped into fish, or I was a split second too late on the strike on delicate feeding fish due to fishing a longer than normal lash in the wind. In addition, the light at times was so bad I couldn’t see the float.
So, another difficult day where another fish or 2 would have got me into the frame and my bad run continues. I definitely felt I left a few fish in the swim.
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