The Lake District Newbie

Hi there guys,
Hope your all well, I've been a coarse and sea fisher for many years but have recently took up piking. Im a total novice but fish grasmere, Esthwaite water and some of the other waters in the lake district.
Been fishing a couple of times on deadbaits this week, both blanked (not a bite!), just wondered if any of you guys had any luck this week...or, most likely, im being a muppet with my locations/rigs/baits you name it!

Thanks loads

steve

Hi Thomps

I am also on a run of blanks. I am hoping to put that right on Sunday, weather permitting. Keep persevering and try any likely looking new spots.

Good luck

ANdy

Andy,

Hi there, good luck on Sunday mate, its looking like a cold one but I think we might just get away with it on the west coast. I'll keep on trying to learn these new waters and methods, I've only been pike fishing twice before so its all new..seen them caught by mates and Im dying to get into it!

Let me know how you get on on sunday mate, where you fishing?

Steve

welcome to the site mate

welcome fella

where you from?

ar eyou travelling there or live in the vicinity, i know a couple of waters up that way

Find the waters local tackle shops and buy some deads from Him/her.The people in the shops around the lakes seem really helpfull and will get you started.

Anglers are another source but like you do they keep the best spots for themselves

haha yeah i know what you mean, im a bit protective of my marks too! But i'll have a chat with the local shops and see if i can gain any tips from them.
I live local to the lakes so gonna hit it hard next week, its pretty addictive this pike fishing lark aint it...worryingly so

done quite a bit in lakes over the years mate best fishin early on say september mate but it can get a bit slow the cooler it gets as you would no ......

I'd be fishing in the 10' + depths at this time of year. The pike will have moved into deeper water and the preyfish should be shoaling up now too. Leave the shallows till spawing time. You might get the very odd fish in shallow water here and there but the rewards don't add up for the amount of effort IMO.

Perhaps a move to another spot is in order.

on one or two waters id be looking more at the 30 foot band

how you finding the piking what gear you using etc


millions of questions i know but it will help

Thanks for the advice guys,

Andy, reckon your right there, I guess its logical that the pike will follow the bait down deep in this colder weather, so look for the drop offs from the shore or the boat might be the best chance?

Noodle,

Thanks for asking, generally using carp type rod, fixed spool and baitrunners with 25lb braid, terminal tackle for deadbaiting - standard running ledger with 18 inch wire trace, smelt, mackerel and lamprey popped up.
Tried a simple float rig with various baits and also a few spinners, alien eel and rapala shad...no joy.

What you reckon lads, thoughts?

Steve

thomps11 wrote:Thanks for the advice guys,

Andy, reckon your right there, I guess its logical that the pike will follow the bait down deep in this colder weather, so look for the drop offs from the shore or the boat might be the best chance?

Noodle,

Thanks for asking, generally using carp type rod, fixed spool and baitrunners with 25lb braid, terminal tackle for deadbaiting - standard running ledger with 18 inch wire trace, smelt, mackerel and lamprey popped up.
Tried a simple float rig with various baits and also a few spinners, alien eel and rapala shad...no joy.

What you reckon lads, thoughts?

Steve

sounds all good to me mucka!!!!!!!

Thomps....set up a marker float and go plumbing swims. You'll learn more in a couple of hours than you would sat behind rods cast to nowhere. If you have to fish over shelves, set up a float/leger rig or your braid will part like cotton. I'd even switch to 18lb mono if there were shelves to fish over.

thomps11 wrote:Thanks for the advice guys,

Andy, reckon your right there, I guess its logical that the pike will follow the bait down deep in this colder weather, so look for the drop offs from the shore or the boat might be the best chance?

Noodle,

Thanks for asking, generally using carp type rod, fixed spool and baitrunners with 25lb braid, terminal tackle for deadbaiting - standard running ledger with 18 inch wire trace, smelt, mackerel and lamprey popped up.
Tried a simple float rig with various baits and also a few spinners, alien eel and rapala shad...no joy.

What you reckon lads, thoughts?


Steve

bar the red bit all sounds ok

braid really need to be heavier in all honesty (barring one or two brands) if you work around 0.35 mm dia you wont struggle as much with rocks in the long term
another one fish the lead on a weak link a few waters up your way are tackle grave yards and doing that will get you your traces back far nore often.

Too right....50lb Power Pro for deadbaiting.