Catching lots of fish, or a big fish can certainly make your day – but as we all know its possible to have a great days fishing without catching very much at all.
As you might have already guessed – I didn’t catch much today – but had a great time out doors with a rod in my hand.
I started off trying for an early season tench on the Old River in Irlam where our club has recently stocked 300 new fish about the lb mark.
![Old River Irwell in Iram](https://fishingfiend.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/01-300x215.jpg)
Using one of my favourite methods of tench fishing bread flake over hemp seed, I couldn’t buy a bite so after a few hours decided to cut my losses and head for a small pond closer to home that’s obscenely overstocked.
![Sainsbury Pond Blackley](https://fishingfiend.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/03-300x180.jpg)
The last 2 hours of the day saw me on the small pond behind Sainsburys in Blackley getting a bite a chuck on bread punch from some ravenous roach and rudd. I was getting more false bites from the stotz on my line than on my hookbait – which just shows how much the fish in this venue love hemp seed. Most fish weighed in round about the 1 ounce mark with the odd 6 ouncer to keep me entertained.
![Lots of these small uns - but bigger fish lurk](https://fishingfiend.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/02-300x225.jpg)
I might go back soon with some home cooked hemp to use on the hook, because i cant get the tinned stuff to stay on as its so mushy.
I’m sure that I can get a better stamp of fish than these bread fish by using the seed.
A great day out and the weather was kind……