Even if you don’t catch, it can still be encouraging
I shared recently the session I had fishing prawn in the Staffs/Worcs Canal.
It’s a method I’m going to employ over the next few months, as I pursue perch.
Although the pond I fished in the last session was a horrible, murky colour and not what I would choose for perch fishing, nevertheless I did feel the urge to fish it again in pursuit of the species.
The set-up is very simple and consists of 6lb line, 1/8 ounce lead, a bead, small shot and size 8 hook.
On the pond in question, although it is overgrown in the summer, it’s free of growth now and in the spot I located there was minimal decaying vegetation on the bottom.
I put out a small amount of brown crumb, mixed maggots and prawn sections and cast out.
And waited.
In fact, it was right at the end of the ninety minutes session, when the rod, which was balanced on bankside wood, lurched a good foot to the right.
Striking, just for a brief moment I felt a really nice perch on the end.
Or was it a small pike? Or maybe a surprise carp?
I’d like to think it was a perch and I’ll definitely be returning, especially when the water clarity improves.
The pond has an abundance of roach and lots of small perch but that’s why I went for the approach I did, to focus on something bigger.