Ian Woods
Senior Member
When fishing small rivers i've always found if there are any chub in the swim I will hook one on the first trott, or within half a dozen trotts through. Usually the barbel are a bit slower to take my bait, but again within half an hour of throwing in a few handfuls of maggs and corn I would expect to hook one.
So after half an hour or so of not catching I will move on to another swim. Very often I might move on after several trotts through if things don't feel right....no point in just keep trotting the float through for the sake of it.
Ok, if I stayed put and kept trotting through there is always the chance of catching, but, by the time that happens I could have caught numerous other fish from other swims.
I'm talking float fishing but I would use the same kind of practice if legering....there's not enough time to waste sitting on my harrise hoping for a result.
So after half an hour or so of not catching I will move on to another swim. Very often I might move on after several trotts through if things don't feel right....no point in just keep trotting the float through for the sake of it.
Ok, if I stayed put and kept trotting through there is always the chance of catching, but, by the time that happens I could have caught numerous other fish from other swims.
I'm talking float fishing but I would use the same kind of practice if legering....there's not enough time to waste sitting on my harrise hoping for a result.
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