WYE AYE
Repeated outings with the cane poles had produced little of note, beyond some reasonable mixed bags of silvers. I've no problem with that as long as the float keeps going under and the occasional fish pulls out a bit of elastic. It has been noticeable that the morning's fishing follows a set pattern, few bites in the first hour then bite after bite that I can't hit, silly bites that just pull the float down sharply and rarely develop. Set too finely the float will flash under but it makes no difference. Despite using a quill carrying just two No 10s, they remain unhittable. At some stage over the next hour or two, the bites will become more hittable even if I have to leave them for an age before striking. A few fish will hit the net on consecutive casts and then just as quickly, they either disappear altogether or become unhittable again. I've been feeding a mix of hemp, tares and wheat. From one day to the next, I never know whether wheat or tares will be the best b
