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I would love to join you Dave, but SWMBO has a 'Christmas shopping weekend' lined up which makes it impossible. 
This has been a very unusual season for me. Work and family have conspired against me and I can count the number of times I fished the lakes since July on the fingers of one hand. 
Hope to put that right next season but in the meantime I have some business to attend to with some rather toothy gentlemen (and ladies!) who live on the local levels. 
However it'll need to stop raining first.
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After all this rainfall I wondered how it was affecting the water levels at Chew so I had a look this morning.
I expected the reservoir to be nearly full but as you can see there is still some way to go.
Yes, cabin fever is setting in already.  
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i would expect the somerset levels to be overflowing also alan  .will have to arrange a trip when conditions are right .cheers.steve |
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I was down in Taunton on business a week ago and from the train window all I could see were huge great expanses of water with trees growing out of them! Hope it settles down soon for you gents!
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| sounds about right rich .probably looks more like an inland sea .when is this weather going to dissapear.cheers.steve |
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Lots of water everywhere. I shouldn't think it is too long before all lakes are 100%.
I was wondering - if Chew averages 14 foot and levels were down six feet, then are we talking a 42% refresh of lake water once it is 100%?
That should surely go a long way to diluting any nitrates and other chemicals that have built up over the last couple of years? Will hopefully be like a system reboot... |
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It's probably a lot more than 42%. The top feet of water cover a much larger area of land than the bottom few feet which cover a smaller area. If you start from scratch in filling up a cone then it begins to fill up quickly in height but then slows as more water is needed to fill up the next foot.
Not sure if I described that very well
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After all this rainfall I wondered how it was affecting the water levels at Chew so I had a look this morning.
I expected the reservoir to be nearly full but as you can see there is still some way to go.
Yes, cabin fever is setting in already.
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Alan - I to am surprised that the lake is as low as it is. Do you think it deliberate??
There is an old dew pond on Minchinhampton Common which was all but empty a month ago. It is now full to overflowing (about 6ft in the centre) which shows how much the water table has risen. With the Mendip catchment one would have thought that the feeder streams would have been raging torrents.
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Doug
ps Do Bristol Water rely solely on the feeder streams to fill Chew or do they pump water up from the Severn?
pps - just checked SW Water and their ressies are FULL - http://www.southwestwater.co.uk/index.cfm?articleid=1501 |
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I understand from a good source (pardon the pun) that Chew was already back up 3 feet on last Thursday and filling fast.
I echo the hope that a good influx of fresh water will go a long way to alleviate some of the problems from this season.
I read the article in this months Trout Fisherman with much interest and the results of the detailed surveys at Chew should be very interesting.
I for one do not believe that the pike population have anything to do with the results this year. The trout just simply switched off, and on those that were caught I saw little evidence of pike damage.
I like to know that there's a decent pike population, especially some bigger fish rather than a multitude of jacks, as I think it adds to the overall health of the water.
As was discussed a couple of months ago, the problems seemed to be more related to water quality issues with vast quantities of weed and almost consistent algal blooms in the autumn.
But we started this season with the levels bank high so I hope this winter we will have the 'right type' of rain and plenty of draw off to really flush the lakes, and that perhaps a good cold winter will help to brighten the water too.
On the fishing front, I did have a really good day at Bushyleaze a couple of weeks ago, taking 5 to 4lb 2oz, losing 3 and having plenty of good tugs as well. It was a pleasure to see some nice clear water in a lake again. Best method was an Apps bloodworm fished above a tiny goldhead damsel and most takes were coming on the drop. if you want to pull a lure then I recommend starting with a cats whisker.
I'm off to start checking over the fly boxes and tying up dozens and dozens of flies I will probably never use. But hey, if they weren't in the box I would always be wanting that one pattern that didn't get tied!
If I don't get back on here before, a very happy Christmas to all you Bristol Water fans and I'll be back in touch in the new year.
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same to you Andrew  .Hope to see you on the bank next season mate .Lets hope we all have a better season than the last one .cheers.steve |
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Alan - I to am surprised that the lake is as low as it is. Do you think it deliberate??
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As a rule I think Bristol Water has more influence on water levels than local weather conditions Doug, although they do need to start letting them fill up now for the summer.
Re pike, I thought this might be of interest ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YP6wMmSwwc
Doug - Do NOT click the above link. It will give you nightmares!
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Crickey Alan - How many steaks would you get out of that???
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Those aren't Bristol accents - bleddy foreigners
He looks like he doesn't really want to let go of that lady! |
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Ha, ha, funny one Dave.....! You have such a west country accent I can hardly understand a word.
The chap looked like he was in shock, not sure weather to kiss it, put it in the bass bag or chuck it back before it bit him.... |
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