tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9197778115917889421.post2543450455530095681..comments2024-03-17T15:44:26.723+00:00Comments on Idler's Quest: Canal Zander — I Want my Money Back! Jeff Hatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16164198326538064799noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9197778115917889421.post-45404626939909991562013-02-24T06:35:31.573+00:002013-02-24T06:35:31.573+00:00It hasn't been difficult in previous years wit...It hasn't been difficult in previous years with roach, zander and pike always available no matter how cold just so long as there's a gap in the ice to fish in. It was the best tjme of year for those species but not this winter. <br /><br />I've found that the zander are all over the place, the pike are all gathered in certain places and the roach you have to find the shoals. Walking Jeff Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16164198326538064799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9197778115917889421.post-70222547245961145562013-02-23T09:33:02.801+00:002013-02-23T09:33:02.801+00:00where have they all gone?The fish that is?I spent ...where have they all gone?The fish that is?I spent too many hours , of which I have not enough, blanking on the Lea Nav over the 12 months.In the end I went elsewhere.Disheartening after the 5th blankJohn Lnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9197778115917889421.post-8486521891036008202013-02-22T09:34:14.697+00:002013-02-22T09:34:14.697+00:00I fish the canals around Wolverhampton and experie...I fish the canals around Wolverhampton and experiencing the same thing. The water is clear in most parts and there isn't a fish to be seen.<br /><br />I've had a few small roach and perch but other than that, nothing else. Not even a pike.<br /><br />A friend of mine who lives in south wales walked for miles down a canal and didn't even see any signs of life in the water, let alone Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9197778115917889421.post-76409421950846394302013-02-21T20:40:41.585+00:002013-02-21T20:40:41.585+00:00Jeff, I'm always happy to share my failures wi...Jeff, I'm always happy to share my failures with others! <br /><br />The river is now as low as I can recall it being for a good few months - and it's still dropping. No excuses this weekend, although it's likely to be a cold one. I sniff a Pike or two I think! Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04638111924257280904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9197778115917889421.post-296042357286223792013-02-21T20:24:04.696+00:002013-02-21T20:24:04.696+00:00At least we've got each others' blogs to r...At least we've got each others' blogs to reassure us that it's not just us. But you're right that it's still hard to stay motivated - I've got a rare family-free weekend coming up, and I'm seriously thinking of giving it a miss :-( Hornethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18200289825262917992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9197778115917889421.post-15859316659743597392013-02-21T16:40:25.310+00:002013-02-21T16:40:25.310+00:00I can't even manage a Chub!I've just liqui...I can't even manage a Chub!I've just liquidised some bread ahead of Saturday and what I hope will not be my seventh blank on the trot.Monty Dalrymplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07793157290306665840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9197778115917889421.post-65716953834027978752013-02-21T15:08:19.001+00:002013-02-21T15:08:19.001+00:00Hang on in there jeff, else them men in white coat...Hang on in there jeff, else them men in white coats will be escorting you off the cut!..<br />Our beloved coventry canal....how lucky to have it 2 minutes from our doorstep....yet its like cracking the enigma code on a good day....yet 30 mins away on the grand union you can pull out big bars of silver what ever the weather!!! ...Jeff...this year im gonna crack that coventry canal to keep your Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com