I've fished under a dam, where the water was shallow and pretty clear. The fish could ve seen catching flies and, in the margings, the small ones were busy rushing around.
Tried different lures, had few attacks, but no fish was caught. I think that that was caused by the fact that the rod was too rigid (Xesta S69s) and by me using a braid line.
As I've conpleted my fishing tackle with new lures, I can say that, today, I've liked two new acquisitions:
1. Duo Ryuki Spearhead 50 - it's a great lure and, even though I've used it in shallow water, full of small stones I've didn't snag it (I've buyed an used one and I didn't put the treble i the middle, fishing only with the one on the tail). Unfortunatelly, the fishh didn't offer any proper feedback.
2. Some second hand hand mads lures, of which I'm satisfied (tried only the slim model)- I've took photos only of another model, a, hm, plumpier one and of two crankbaits(?).
After I've spent around 1 hour trying to catch some chub, I've gone to try to catch oerch, in the dam lake (around 11-12 am). Had little success as the underwater weeds grew faster than I've expected- forgot to take that into consideration, or else I would take adifferent fishing aproach or try a different place; in a way, I half expected for some ,,canals" to be made in vegetation by coarse fishing anglers.
At some point, saw roach and striped fish swimming around, after some chased my jig, I've indentified them to be a shoal of small petch. It's a surprise as, even though it was a partially cloudy day, with few drops falling from time to time, the weather was getting hoter and hoter.
Tried different places and had two catches around a water structure- from what I've saw, the fish, in that area, weren't agresive, nor did they like big lures.
Saw few dead fish, one of them in the shallow water - a crucian carp; the zone was frequented by shoals of small fish and.. tgat could be a reason as for why I've could spot the perch shoal so near to the margins.
At some point.. saw a green leach coming to the bank, at first ,I've thought that it was something natural, a suicidal (kinda) action of it, but after I've throwed it farther in the water, it hid in the grass. I think that it was surprised by the water fluctuations.
