Any waters not frozen?

Hiya lads, firstly Happy New Year to you all, hope ya all had a good un. Secondly, i was hoping to get out for a days piking tomorrow, for the first time in a few weeks, but the rivers i had in mind are all high and the ponds i know are all frozen, any suggestions on where i could fish? PLEASE. all replies via P.M. please. Thanks.

Please let me know if you happened to find one mate............this is what I had to go through in order to wet a line today - all of that and only one dropped pick-up for my efforts!!!

I suppose it still beats sitting watching other people catching fish on the tele though.................

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Cheers lads, looks like i won`t be bothering tomorrow, thanks anyway.

If this cold spell persists or gets worse, as they have predicted it will, I think I am going to head for the River Ribble next weekend???

Blimey......

And to think I thought you were joking!

Hope you caught something after all that lot

Oh....just spotted "one dropped run"..

How did the old gent know you were South African..? Only Mad Dogs & Englishmen go out on the mid-day raft

Bazz wrote:Blimey......

And to think I thought you were joking!

Hope you caught something after all that lot

nah, just one dropped pick-up..................but still a good outing none the less.
I have decided that I am gonna go with the phylosophy that "hours spent with a line in the water = fish on the bank"

PS. He recognised my accent when he got chatting to me.......apparently he had been on holiday to south africa some years ago?

I have agreed to fish tomorrow in a Notts PAC Fish-in! Alan my joint RO has it organised, he reckons the water (Gravel Pit) hasn't frozen..! Hope he is correct, there will be some grumpy members if he's wrong.

The Tidal Trent is very close but if its like it is in Nott'm, it will be high & chocolate brown. Last time I fished this pit, 10 of us blanked, though local Pike legend Phil Kirk had a Bite-Off! It is quite shallow & was very weedy, hope the recent frost's have killed the weed

Another local legend is Mick Cobb who is a member on here.....come on Mick, where are you?
Mick has had more 20+ Pike than most folk!

It's my lads 19th birthday tomorrow so unfortunately no fishing for me until next weekend.........

tootall wrote:long rope + heavy horseshoe or similar item = good ice smasher

Personally i'd have gone down that route rather than risking my life like that.

Brilliant idea TooTall, probably a lot safer............ and easier???
Will definately rather use that method next time the need arrises!

duane wrote:

tootall wrote:long rope + heavy horseshoe or similar item = good ice smasher

Personally i'd have gone down that route rather than risking my life like that.

Brilliant idea TooTall, probably a lot safer............ and easier???
Will definately rather use that method next time the need arrises!

Aye - probably best to be safe - i'd hate to hear of another angling accident when i open up the morning paper

little late but pm sent matey only just seen this thread it was ice free yesterday aswell i was down there