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There are fish in front of me. Some really nice swirling and something BIG has just entered the bay I'm fishing in. Feeling a little more confident today. Fingers crossed.

Just about to head off for another session at "The Lake with no fish"......it's blooming cold out there!

I turned in at 10, had a single bleep about 12 and I've been up since 3am. Nothing to report apart from its not as cold as I thought it was going to be. Nice cloud cover, I'll be off at 6am, I'll put the rest of my bait in just before I leave over that silty spot and try my luck again next week. One of the weeks I'll do a day session of the local runs water but for the rest of my sessions during the winter, I'll be here, where time allows

I'm not as good as some of the guys on here and I can only suggest what I do and use. Firstly convert the poundage of your test curve into ounces then add half an ounce, that'll give you your optimum casting weight. Tighten your clutch right up Have a good drop on your line, the lead around the spigot joint on your rod is a good point. I use a braided shockleader Most importantly use a finger stall, generally speaking, if you aren't putting your casting finger at risk, your not casting hard enough. Try to get the cast as near to 45 degrees as possible. If your right handed, left foot in front, right foot behind and transfer your weight from the back foot to the front whilst casting. That's how I do it, I'm sure there will be other methods Ooo last but not least, tournament leads and helicopter rigs. Make sure your rod rings are wet.

This was also a Arthur, unfortunately he had to be put to sleep a few weeks ago,

To be fair mate, your never going to get really decent pictures at night from a phone. Get on eBay and you can pick up a decent dslr or even a bridge camera that will unlock the route to better pics for you. You still need to understand how the camera works to get the best from it though.

I doubt it mate, I lost it whilst fishing, I blame the hemp oil, it must off slipped off somewhere.

I fished it as well as I could, one thing, I lost my wedding ring