Andrew Richardson
Senior Member & Supporter
hi wondering if anybodys got any tips on fishing trent in winter ie river levels ,water tempreture, baits, tidal or middle trent what type of swims ect ect
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its quite an hard question this Andy, but here goes in as short a view as possible.
I try to fish the river when its either rising up to the point of that I cant keep a lead in. then I will fish when its receeding and I think the rubbish has gone through. if its snow water forget it, if its as it has been so far ie like today get down and fish, im going tomorrow. feeder fishing still works but cast in every hour or so, definately used hemp, a sticky groundbait too, use smaller feeders, the scent trail is most important, most fish come within 15 mins of my cast so the scent trail works imo. I always fish on a rising temp, but will always fish if its above 6C, if its falling fast i wont go, if its say 5c and rising its definately worth it. swims wise, well most of my winter venues are slower areas with more depth, fast shallow areas i will avoid. Baits wise, my all time winter bait still is 4 x 8mm elips superglued to an hair. I could go on but it doesnt matter what you use if you arent confident in the bait. confidence is the key. Prime times for bites will always be an hour either side of sunrise, midday and an hour either side of dusk. I could go on but sometimes I cant explain why I go I just get that feeling I might get one or two or it just ESP lol.
hope this helps
hi jon that seems like good advise, when your on about temps do you mean air or water, if water where do you find this info as i live 45 miles from trent and dont fancy driving that to not fish