Storms Dudley, Eunice And Franklin
Updated: Aug 30
February was not a good month for fishing in more ways than one. Three storms hit the UK, and here in Derby, the River Derwent burst its banks and roads were closed. I did, however, manage one session early in the month before the storms arrived.
I went back to the Trent & Mersey Canal at Shardlow, where I'd fished towards the end of last year. This session, I float-fished maggots with a Match 13 rod and Mitchell 300 reel.
Temperatures were around 8 degrees, with some cloud, sunshine, a few light showers, and a south-westerly wind, with air pressure around 1023hPa. After fishing in several different spots throughout the session, I blanked! The water wasn't very deep on this stretch, less than four feet, and I think the fish had gone to deeper water. Still, I would have expected a few Perch, and even though nothing took my hook-bait, I had a pleasant session under my umbrella, watching the Ducks, Swans, and Gulls and chatting with some passers-by.
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