surface fishing

[dan the fishing man]

has anybody had any luck surface fishing this year?
because i havent had much luck, and i havent even seen anybody else catch much on top.

[Fishing Forum Admin]

I do not start surface fishing till the nights get a steady 10c

Just seem to get more when the nights are at that temp thus keeping the surface water warmer

Might be wrong

[Norfolkboy]

Not been many fish rising lately. I lost a couple off the top a month or so ago, and on my last trip to Reepham, had 2 off the top.

[pingu]

small local fishery at exeter has reportedly(on its website)started on the surface, but largeish local resevoir hasnt yet
(ooh err i sound knowledgeable there )

[aks19]

I've had a brace of trout off the top! ?

[greg]

I had 2 carp of the top on bread but ive only tryed twice this year, just wondered does every one else use bread? im not sure what dog biscuits are good and what to soak them so they are hookable so i havent bothered using biscuits yet ?!
id rather not bother with super glueing them on lol

Greg

[Norfolkboy]

I prefer too use dog biscuits.

I just soak mine in lake water for about 5-10 mins, and hook them. They seem too prefer them when they've been soaked along time, and are really spongey. Although it will come off the hook very easily

[MARK1]

hi just drill them and hair rig them one two or three at a time straight out the packet

[desertfox20002002]

i like to fish a bit of crusty bread flake about 30cm from the top as i dont want to catch ne more bloody ducks caught 2 last year then if that dont work after a few hours i just add just enough weight to make the bread sink slowly to the bottom as natural as poss

[greg]

yea that anoys me exspceeicaly canadian geese thats y i dont realy wana use bread and it comes of a bit to easy, any one tried a pop up boille (i saw matt hayes do it and it worked lol)????

Greg