Free Line 109 — October 2026 - Flipbook - Page 162
ALEX
PAUL HANSON
STEVE
BENNETT
BRIGGS
t h e fish to spawn in these are as a ro u n d Ju n e – J u ly.
Bends and deep h oles :
I have often favoured b en d s d ue to t h e s l a c k wa te r, a n d I
h ave often witnessed larg e s ho al s o f c ar p h e re . T h is c o u l d
a l so be due to the way the d ep th va r i es by t h e way t h e r ive r
f l ow drops food, silt and o th e r de p o si t s . D u r i n g S ep te m b er
a n d October, these areas ca n p ro d u c e a lo t o f f i s h w i t h e a s e . I n
t h e summer, the lower end s o f t he s t re tc h c a n p ro d u c e b i te s ,
a s the water above the lo c k c a n b e h i gh ly ox yg e n a te d as t h e
s u rface water moves.
There are a few sp ots o n t he R ive r M e dway n e a r t h e l a s t
b e nds of a section before t he l o c k wh ere ve ry d e e p h o l e s c a n
b e located. Two such exa mp l e s a re fo u n d u p s tre a m o f E a s t
Fa rleigh and Teston locks. I th i n k t h es e we re c re a te d n a t ura l ly,
b u t I have been informed t h at E a s t Fa rl ei gh’ s d ee p s p o t m ay
h ave been caused by bom b te st i n g i n W WI I . F i s h i n g on t h e s e
s p ots has been known to p ro d u c e c ar p c o n s i s te n t ly i n t h e p a s t .
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