Thunder Storm Carp

An afternoon session on my local mixed fishery produced just two fish before a tremendous thunderstorm and heavy rain. As soon as I huddled under the brolly a Common Carp of just under 4lb came to the nest after taking my margin fished bait. This was followed by a small Bream before I packed up due to the rain. Earlier I had a screaming run on the float rod but with just 4lb line I was unable to stop it before it took me into the weed and shook the hook free.

Well that will be my last weekday session as the school holidays are almost over. I have had a great holiday with some of the best fishing so far this season.

This 4lb Common Carp fought well.

Mixed Bag

a two hour session on the Mid reaches of the River Waveney produced and excellent mixed bag of Skimmer Bream, Bronze Bream, Roach, Perch and Dace.

The swim I chose was thick with ribbon weed in front of me and I lost at least three Perch in the weed, So once the fish were hooked I had to haul them over the weed instead of through it. Every cast produced a bite or fish and my special Maggot additive scored again. By far the best session this season.

This Perch was about 6oz and the best one of the session.

Stop the cull.

Beccles Town Council want to apply for a licence to kill the breedng Lesser black Backed Gulls at Beccles just because they are too noisy. Please could you email Beccles Town Council to object to this cull

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Hurricane tail end Dace

A morning session on the river produced some Dace for my rod but as I had forgotten by capped feeders I had to use a bomb rig. It was actually a lesson in reading the water for fish rather than using a swim feeder and attracting them to the baited hook.

I really enjoyed casting in the slacks for Perch and the main flow for the Dace.

I will return in the morning armed with some secret bait and my capped feeders.

The flow was still slow but it was enough to raise my baited hook off the river bed to avoid the crayfish.

Dunwich

What a great walk. Found two sites that held a good colony of Graylings, which are very scarce this year. On Westleton Heath and Dunwich Heath we saw several that were camouflaged on the ground or in Heather and Bell Heather. It was very hot but a great walk, one I had not done for several years. This circular walk is a great way to enjoy the wildlife of Dunwich.

This Grayling is in typical closed wing stance

Dawn Patrol

The Fishing continues, I had a few but not big, Perch from the River Waveney this week. I fished a 2 swan avon a rod length out past some underwater cabbages. The Swim feedered red maggots just attracted the Turkish Crayfish.

A morning with the stalking rod on my local club lake produced this 27lb Mirror. Here is the chappie before I cast a free lined worm in front of him.

My camera batteries failed so there were no trophy shots.

Fishing the River

Now the Naturalists year slows and the wild flowers seed now is the time I begin my autumn campaign for specimen Bream, Roach, Perch and Pike. Having moved to Beccles to be within walking distance of the River Waveney I now fish every day, shorter sessions on weekdays and a day on the weekend.

Today I walked from the Quay to the furthermost swim near the Worlingham Wall.

By roving with my quiver tip rod, a bait bucket coupled as a seat and a rucksack full of Tackle I could in theory walk to Oulton Broad.

I soon located a nice clear weed free run and swimfeedered some sweetcorn. after an hour I had two Bream and this small Mirror Carp.

On the way back I saw a lure fisherman who had a follow of three Perch, Monday will be a Perch day fingers crossed.


Here is the 2lb 6oz Mirror Carp.

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Red Crested Pochards

c100 seen today on Flixton GP here is one of the drakes

Waveney Valley Birding

A single Common Sandpiper Filxton GP. today. Also 32 Canada Geese, 16 Egyptian Geese, 13 Greylag. Now picking plenty of Blackberries for jam and pies.

No sign of eggs on the Great crested Grebe nest at Broome Pits.

Fungi abound

Following ny trip to Broome Pits I found a troop of Lactarius controversus an early autumn agaric grows under Salix. The milk is hot and the caps are usually covered in vegetation as the caps are very sticky.

Waveney Valley Birding

Been visiting several Waveney Valley sites today. Started at Flixton Gravel Pits where a Turtle Dove was heard singing. Then I saw an amazing sight 2,737 Eclipse Mallard! eight Red crested Pochard and Pintail. This is the rearing site for an Italian shooting syndicate.
Then moved to Weybread Pits where I found some Dark Bush Crickets.
Broome Pits was my final stop where we saw >10 Small Coppers, > 50 Peacocks and > 50 Painted Ladies. Finally at Beccles Marshes a Hobby and a Curlew seen.

Black-tailed Godwits

Went to Southwold to look for and sucessfully locate the Limosa ssp Black-tailed Godwit.