
I have rejoined my local club after 15+ year’s away, as I have disided this will be my new winter days only water.
Richard

I have rejoined my local club after 15+ year’s away, as I have disided this will be my new winter days only water.
Richard
Location – Coombe Lake
Hours Fished – 5 hrs
With yet another rainy day forecast, I did think it had gone away, but nope another wet 3 days on the cards, but it should stop before my week-long trip next week. It is due to turn dry and cold, frosty mornings with high pressure, it is going to be hard work catching any fish.

Well same swim, same spots, different day and a good helping of bait, I put it out yesterday afternoon. This was in the hope of attracting the carp and holding them in the swim until this morning. I think I just may name this swim ‘Lazy Mans’ as it’s so easy to set up in. I do the set up in my truck, walk through the gate and flick the baits out, its really all about simplifying the process for wet days – just like the past few weeks.

I’m planning on doing two nights here for my next trip, which is why I have been baiting up so much and taking the opportunity to refine my spots. It’s not looking too promising currently, I can only hope their feeding spell is later afternoon and overnight.

Well, it’s looking like another blank for me on here, this doesn’t bode well for my two nighters, but I feel you have to try these things out to gain knowledge of the lake. The more time you spend on the water the more you learn.
Until next time
Richard

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I have been fishing winter nights since the mid-80s and I am so glad that the tackle industry started to revolutionize, it was very bleak and cold in those days. My feet still feel the cold a lot and I am sure it down to those days.
I have put together a list of ways to improve your time on the bank in your bivvy. I am still working on keeping warm outside the bivvy! I am sure that’s also down to, to many winter piking days in wellies and inadequate clothing.
1. Always use a ground sheet and even in the summer, damp rises.
2. Use an old piece of carpet or a thermal blanket under you bedchair

3. With modern bivvy/brolly systems, there is a skirt then you can tuck under the groundsheet.
4. Use items of luggage as an insulation around this area of the Bivvy e.g rod bag, rod sleeves bags etc, this will help keep the draft out and even more insulation on the ground.
5. Also with modern brolly/bivvy use the door letterbox style and don’t open from the bottom up. Tuck the flap under the groundsheet and make sure the zips are full down.
6. Use a bivvy mat or any old door mat.

This all helps to keep you warm through those hard winter days.
Hope this helps
Richard

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