It is easy for us anglers to get stuck in a rut; our fishing time is precious and often limited to just a few hours. We use tried and tested methods at popular locations. We use sea fishing tackle for targeting fish that live in the sea, and freshwater tackle for fish that live in lakes and rivers. This is understandable; traditionally these methods and locations have produced, and we feel that by following what went before that the odds will be in our favour.
However, if we all followed the crowd nothing would change. Innovation would stop and new locations and methods would not be invented or found.
I am not here to debate the causes of climate change. I can only say that things are changing, and with this us anglers should look at adjusting our outlook at the sport. Things are no longer black and white; fish movements are not set in stone. Nature adapts to changes in climate, and if anglers refuse to adapt too opportunities shall be lost.
In my last article I explained how I had taken an educated punt on there being good numbers of bass in the river systems of the Norfolk Broads, and that it had paid off. This punt has seen me have some truly excellent bass fishing this year – far better than if I had just stuck to targeting bass in saltwater. It does still feel very strange
