Free Line 109 — October 2026 - Flipbook - Page 154
ALEX
PAUL HANSON
STEVE
BENNETT
BRIGGS
Tiger nuts seem to mimic t h e n a t ura l fo o d s i n th e rive r ( mayb e
to do with the size of them a n d t he c ru n ch fa c to r ). T h ey a re
a l so left alone by other nu i s a n ce s p ec i e s . F i s h i n g w i t h ti g e r
n u ts under sections o f rive r w i th o ak t re es i n my vi e w h a s h ad
b e en productive. This cou l d p o ss i b ly to d o w i t h t h e a c o rn s
d ropping and the food gath e r i n g i n d ee p ho l es c au s e d by ro o t
systems on the bank.
How the flow affects th e c a r p b e h av i o u r :
I n low water conditions i n t he s um me r, t h e c a rp b egi n to
a c t like chub or barbel and c a n q u i te o f te n a c t i n t h e o p po s i te
way to which most angl er s wo u ld have t h o u gh t . M ov i n g
towards weirs and natura l s p r i n g s s ee m s to b e a p ri o r i t y fo r
t h e carp, as this latest su m me r p rove d. Eve ry s ea s o n c o m e s
w i th different conditi ons, m ak i n g t h e c u r re n t s e a s on p rove
p a rticularly harder than oth e r s . A s s o o n a s f i s h h ave s p aw n e d ,
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