ST HELENS CANAL

by markobrowning Mon Sep 07, 2009 1:32 pm

I HAVE JUST BEEN FOR A WALK DOWN THE CANAL FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE MARCH AND IT LOOKS CLEAN FOR A CHANGE AND ALSO LOOKS WIDER FOR REASONS I COULDN'T INITIALLY WORK OUT. WHEN YOU LOOK CLOSER ALL THE FAR BANK VEGETATION AND TREES HAVE GONE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A CANAL REGULAR THAT WHEN THE TREES WERE CUT BACK THEY WERE ALLOWED TO FALL IN THE WATER WHICH COULD BE A PROBLEM ON A FEW PEGS WHEN FISHING 16M TO FAR BANK. THE SHALLOWS ARE HIGH WATER AT LEAST 4/5 INCHES OVER GUSHER WALL. I WAS TOLD THE CARP ARE NOT FEEDING UNTIL EVENING TIME AND SILVER FISH HAVE BEEN SHY THROUGHOUT THE DAY ALTHOUGH 2LB SKIMMERS/BREAM HAVE BEEN SHOWING OCCASSIONALLY. MATALAN LOOKS GOOD AND CLEAN AND PEG 10 WAS CLEAR OF ANY DEBRIS. PEG 9 HAS BEEN FISHING POOR. SO LETS LOOK FORWARD TO ANOTHER MISERABLE WINTER AND HOPE THE DRAW GOES YOUR WAY. Rolling Eyes