2023 - Trosa 1st January - First day of the fishing season

After a previous days visit to Trosa to view the new 'Trout/Otter' project i decided to arrive on New Years Day for the traditional start of the Fishing season. The recent change in ending all possibility of fishing after September 14th till December 31st was for me all about the 'TROUT' , yes that fish species so regarded as more important than any other fish in the river . However that closed part of the season has its advantages as the scum-anglers are not around to take everything that swims . 

My visit coincides with a previous visit some 2 years ago on the 4th January when myself and Jimmy Kungsman fished and we are rewarded with some great weights of Bream , skimmer , Bjorkna and Roach. Its hoped that repeats itself however viewing the coloured brown water presumably from melting snow i dont hold out much luck but i will give it a go .

I set up on opposite side to the Bohmans hotel . Easy kit out of the car and nice and flat to sit on ......all i need now is fish !

You can see there is some strengthening work to the bank going on on far side 

Ice to my left and an area that is normally more preferral to fish from 

Small feeder out at 2/3 across - fingers crossed ?

Top 7 pole out after two cupped balls of leam/dead joker 

So after three hours i decided to go home as clearly there was no fish in the system and all other anglers were also failing to catch . I shall try over the coming weekends , weather allowing . 

2022 - December 31st , New Years Eve - A visit to the new 'Fish Pass' constructed at the top of the town

I decided to purchase a season ticket like the previous two years so i am able to try and enjoy premier class fishing . The only problem sometimes is the anglers around you who insist in casting in your peg on occasions plus i also have to suffer the sight of some deplorable treatment of fish and grand scale removable of prime fish by the 'Foreigners' 

Oh well , lets see if something can be done about this 'rape' of fish stocks when there is no need . Fishing is about enjoyment , pictures of your fish and treating the species with some form of dignity . 

Home to many species like : Bream , Bjorkna , Ide , Roach , Rudd , Bleak , Perch , Tench , Vimma , Pike , Burbot , Zander , various Herrings on occasions , Eel , Dace and odd Chub .

 

Ummm .......Fishing not allowed from the car park bank yet last summer i saw many fishing it ? 

The Project and the facts ........Vad Kosta ? .....in Millions SEK ?

View from the first bend in the river - Our Eldest daughter , Jenny was married there .

View downstream from the first bend as it enters the main town 

What is this in the water ? Some sort of technical capture 'thing' that might be analysing water quality/life?

Walking back up the steeper bank and great view of the water courses on the far side - looks great to fish from ........ummm Summer project  👍😃

Next to viewing station where Otters and Trout have been spotted 

Very nice construction - will it flow like this in the Summer ?

The Overflow stream providing plenty of water flow but expect to be a lot less in Summer

Overflow pipe feeding a smaller stream

Decided to head into town opposite the Bohmans Hotel .........Needed to go !!!... Open ? .... No !!!!

Toilets not Open .........you need to be a boater only , public toilets dont exist to i will use the local tree 

Lets view the water for potential fishing tomorrow ?

Nearside still iced up but fishable to the right 

This is the place i shall cast a line tomorrow - small feeder and a pole line , if i catch then great but if not then the fresh air will be just as nice .

Wind coming at me a little but mostly behind ........     colder tomorrow but less wind and some sunshine for midday 

The Arena of death ........ this is the area where i have witnessed the most gross indecency towards fish species . I have seen foreign types fill buckets of big bream and Ide with some Perch . We are talking big plastic buckets full as they ignore any form of obeying the rules . This must stop and i will most weekends record this 'murder' as it needs to be exposed plus i strongly doubt most of then do not have a fishing card for this water ...........maybe they start taking the Trout , the precious ones , how will they stop this ? 

The Arena of Death , the Christians (fish) and Lions (shit awful people)

Diary of a man recognising his age yet wanting to get stronger so able to get through life - DIARY 2 - second 3 MONTHS

October , November and December and my 2nd quarter in the gym is nearly complete . I recently took a week to England enjoying a much needed meeting with the family and friends as well as some nice shopping but kept my control on the diet as i was not training in that period. I had a few beers and wines to be sociable but i paid that price of calories by eating the most meanful calorific content. 

It has become noticeable that under the guidance of the 'LEVELS - TEAM' my strength and balance has increased but my weight loss slowed down a little due to extra muscle i am taking on but the general direction is still losing weight. In this 'quarter ' i increased the training by using Saturday mornings for 2 hours repeating what i completed on my Tuesday and Thursday PT days . 

With the NEW YEAR almost upon us i now challenge myself to take off 17 kilos up to the end of June in 2023 . Its a tough task but it will be achieved as its needed for my future years so i am able to be strong in older age . 

'My journey continues and it has no end'

LEVELS church disciple 

 

Progress happens with hard work 

Warm up 5 sets of 5 x 100k

Only correct positioning and movement gives rewards from the LEVELS trainers

Core exercises are essential in all round body strength exercises 

Ooooo yes i can do this - watch me go in 2023 

Welcome to my church / doctor 

Typical breakfast religiously consumed and health pills taken 

Breakfast whilst working in the early morning 

Typical lunches and evening meals 

2 glasses of water with Turkey , Quinoa , Egg , Salad.

2 glasses of water with Chicken , Asparagus , garnish and salad 

2 glasses of water with Salmon , Boiled potatoes , Peas , Carrots 

2 glasses of water with chicken , Boiled potatoes , Peas and Carrots  

Evening snack is Pears or Apple slices with Kvarg and Greek Yogurt 

Mellan Mal can be Protein drink or Egg with 2 rice cakes 

Preparation is everything - Get organised with your intake 

As i said before i have a goal to get to my optimum weight of 100 kilos and this can be achieved through hard work . The new year will focus my energies into succeeding with my trainers Peter and Chris as i now have the pleasant situation of purchasing a new wardrobe of clothing due to my diminishing weight. In fact it was last Sunday that i bagged up half my clothing into a bag as it was Baggy clothes i do not need anymore , that is the old Phil , he has gone , the New Phil has arrived and is flourishing.

12th November - Sodertalje Canal - Slider/Bolo match

Saturday 5 of us turned up to fish a rare slider match.

Mats pegged out in good spacing but the wind proved to be a nuisance and throughout the day !

 

 

Sodertalje canal a great venue for 40 places 

My peg 3 , my nemesis peg where i have done badly from in recent matches 

Car to the peg for most people 

Well , not good for me as with three slider rods with various experimental attachments i continuously got tangles from a strong facing wind 

Tom and Mats sorted out their setups to work better and were justly rewarded with 1st and 2nd place.

Tom peg1 1st place  

Mats peg 3 2nd place

6TH NOVEMBER - NYKOPING - INSANE FISHING

I decided to visit Nykoping again after Mats Larsson had returns of 172 fish last weekend . We both fished it a couple of weeks earlier to great effect. 

I arrived about 07:45am and was ready prepared with 3 whips at 4-5-6m and a top 5 pole with no 6 extension. It started very slowly and my first drop in i had a bite but missed it . Some 20 minutes later i caught an ide about 500-600 gr size then quiet for another 15 minutes then i started to catch as the gb/leam small balls with dead maggots and corn started to do the trick . Whilst fishing , good friend Stefan Johansson turned up and watched me bagging as is started to get at least 2 fish a minute as i finished on a 4m whip at 1 metre depth in 3.5 meters of water !!! 

After he departed i got my head down for the next few hours and caught an insane amount of Large roach . ide , Bjorkna , Rudd and some Perch (on corn) . 

When it came to draw the net up , i really struggled to haul it up (and i work out in the gym) Eventually i sat the net down and my 6 metre LOPPIS keepnet was full on bottom three rings . There was no way i could tip the fish in the two buckets i had with me as i really needed 4 or 5 buckets . But i thought best and quickly filmed and tipped back as i take care of the fish .........they all went back and EVERY ONE WAS A 'SWIMMER' ! 

 

Not sure what species this is ? Some form of Herring

A great day of catching and un-hooking and the hand suffers , but i can put up with that ✋👍😀

I estimate i had between 45-55 kilos as last weekend i had 45.2 kilos at Soderhamn and it felt a similar weight and possibly a bit more .