Uk Winter, its toll on our Cubans and what to do.

[tippexx]

He's going to need an electric something .... a cold wind off of those open fields must be take some protecting against.

[Simon Bolivar]

Although I prefer to smoke in the cafe during the winter, I do of course occasionally smoke when fishing. This is really the perfect time as when bait fishing, I am sat for long periods waiting for a run. I am very warmly dressed (far more layers than you are likely to put on for a 45min smoke) outside & no on else around to complain. As long as it's dry & not more than a breeze I'll give it ago. My observation is that he cold temps reduce the flavour & that is surely a problem. So I favour med-full strength cigars for this purpose, Cazadore would be ideal but I need a couple of beers with that I & have to drive home. Party Short does just fine.

[oskihen]

Although I prefer to smoke in the cafe during the winter, I do of course occasionally smoke when fishing. This is really the perfect time as when bait fishing, I am sat for long periods waiting for a run. I am very warmly dressed (far more layers than you are likely to put on for a 45min smoke) outside & no on else around to complain. As long as it's dry & not more than a breeze I'll give it ago. My observation is that he cold temps reduce the flavour & that is surely a problem. So I favour med-full strength cigars for this purpose, Cazadore would be ideal but I need a couple of beers with that I & have to drive home. Party Short does just fine.

Agree wholeheartedly carp and pike fisherman myself winter in my bivvy boot wide open cigar and a nice coffee its lovely fishing in the winter a lot quieter and less noddies

[oskihen]

Agree wholeheartedly carp and pike fisherman myself winter in my bivvy boot wide open cigar and a nice coffee its lovely fishing in the winter a lot quieter and less noddies

Boot !!!! Door predictive text strikes again

[Simon Bolivar]

Indeed, here's a pic of a Piker on a Carp water. It's closed to carping from mid Nov & then I am the only paying pike on the water until end of March. If it gets too bad I can retreat to the little hut behind but usually I like to be by the rods. Second pic: don't know about 45mins for a cigar to relax it takes me 45mins to recover having pushed this lot around the pit, to the very swim mid distant from the carpark. But that's what hobbies all about -R&R

[oskihen]

With you there Simon its hard work getting all the gear there but I've started simplifying my fishing and going a lot lighter lovely looking lake what part of the country is it in

[Simon Bolivar]

The lake is in Antwerp, couldn't give he exact location away of course, know what you carp boys are like! Here's a few pics for the water from different angles & season. The carp go to 50lb+ I once spoke to a chap in the morning who had 40lb'ers x2 & a 39lb'er in a single night. The piking is somewhat harder. I caught my first 20lb'er there on my 3rd visit, after trying to catch one for over 20yrs on many waters. Thought I had cracked it, over the next 6yrs I only had 2 low dbles.
The lake can look beautiful but is plagued with dog walkers throwing balls & sticks in to your swim even if your the only fisherman there! Also loads of litter, which I try to pick up but next time I go back it's just as bad. And that a private club but unfortunately has public access.

[oskihen]

Very nice had a couple of twenty pounders in my late teens fishing mote park and the Medway in the early eighties but haven't since my son's a very keen fisherman mainly carp and catfish but since this summer on the broards been teaching him the joys of piking looking forward to the winter on the military canal there's a few large doubles and mid twenties in there

[Simon Bolivar]

The pit I fish mostly, contains 6x 60lb carp & one Brit caught two in a morning last season, you should pop over & give it a try with your son.

[butternutsquashpie]

The lake is in Antwerp

every time i think of Antwerp, I think of 'Hand Throw'. And then I laugh. Really hard.

[Simon Bolivar]

LOL, yeah I get you Butters but how else understands this gem? It does actually make sense!

[wolfie]

'Antwerp' comes from the Dutch "hand werpen" = "hand thrown".

[Simon Bolivar]

Now if you knew that rather than Googled it I'd be impressed Mr Wolf

[PeeJay]

And I thought Ant Twerp was the guy who presented shows with Dec

[tippexx]

Sorry to usurp the Forum Belgium Fishing Thread Simon.

Southend humidity this morning is 87%, predicted to drop to 73% around between 12 - 17.00 hrs. Temperature 11? so should be OK for a smoke this afternoon .... but only if it stops bleedin' raining!