Well here is the same place after the latest gales.
Now do I pull out the fallen branches and keep it an easy place to fish? (Who am I kidding? If it gets pulled out it will be by Warren and Jan the river keepers.) Or do I leave it all alone and see if it provides more hidy holes for the fish next season?
Right now I want it left to do whatever it will do and watch and learn from the results. What do you think? What would be your choice?
Regular Rod
Leave it alone & fish around it RR ;)
ReplyDeleteExcellent blog - as always.
Bendino
Leave alone and have coverage for the fish.
ReplyDeleteProvides good structure...I'd leave it be. Very interesting conundrum, however.
ReplyDeleteLeave it for the time being and let the winter floods work on it and the bed of the river and review later. However the greater conundrum is the remaining, even age alder coppice, that, self evidently is unstable. I would suggest that a medium to long term plan is made for the stages re-coppicing of those stools, rather than risk loosing them.
ReplyDeleteOut, out, OUT!
ReplyDeleteI'd haw it out RR. I've seen too many incidences like that where the river bed and sometimes even banks are affected by altered flow regime downstream. Maybe not, but you never know...and the swim wasn't broke in the first place was it? Happy new year! M
ReplyDeleteBy Matthew Eastham on Management? at 15:17
well, get an extendable clipper and cut off some of the above surface branches that could interfere with casting and such. That would be one good thing. but if you do catch a trout over the debris and he takes your line down into the tree, that's a whole new set of problems. but you cannot deny the value of decent cover...
ReplyDeleteI know that debris like that works wonder on the small streams I fish. I'd leave it be.
ReplyDeleteLeave it where is is for the meantime and see how things shape up when the new season comes around. If it seems to be beneficial, happy days, if not, you can always heave it out at a later date.
ReplyDeleteWell after much consideration (and listening to the advice of a true 'EXPERT', Warren the head river keeper) it is coming out...
ReplyDeleteStop that booing and hissing immediately!!!
Scouring the bed is one thing, usually good. Scouring the banks is quite another, often bad! The deal is... It will get used for large woody debris but positioned to do nothing but good in the river bed.
Regular Rod
Boo hiss, I'd let nature take its course everytime, but I do agree with Rob Denny, some bankside management might be in order.
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