Draw Off 2012

hi ash,i was thinking the same,ive swapped my week off for the second week.starting 5th nov

Yes mate been thinking the same myself . May have my first week off barbel fishing and fish the second week for the run off .
Saying that - hardly any rain due from now till draw off so could calm down considerably . Will have to see ;-)

Hi Willie/Ade, I hope it does calm down for you both and good luck..!!

Cool - cheers Ashley !

I have to work this thurs fri sat and sun - then I'm all done for two weeks , gonna bait a local swim for barbel so I have a back up plan covered if the run off is unfishable . Not interested in the perch fishing during run off - just want that double figure zed .
Good thing is unlike last year , temps are dropping to sub zero by this weekend so I'm told , so perfect . Last year I remember it was still fairly warm for the start and probably why we struggled .
Time for the silly hats to come out and the Kelly kettle !!

So much for my plan to find my mud weight. I'm stood on the wall at the end of Teddy weir and according to the tides table it's now low tide and yet the water seems no lower than a normal low tide. Have I misunderstood how the draw off works?

And when were the old barges removed from in front of the TV studios, they were there at the end if last season?

Matthew and I have just been out at the Richmond Lock end, it was definitely a draw-off low tide at that time but didn't seem to be a particularly low one today. Much less exposed than on previous trips.
Tide table says low was +0.04m @9:46am.
It's lower on Wednesday (-0.14m @10:55) Thursday (-0.23m @11:43) and Friday (-0.20m @12:28) - hopefully that extra 20cm will make all the difference.

Thanks Ed, I'll try again later in the week.

They went the end of last season , was there when they broke it down m8 .
What's happened to the draw off levels I wonder ? I was planning on going down there tomorrow !!
Neil - what's the flow like at teddington ? Is it back to normal or still pushing through ? Too fast for a light stick float would u say ?

It was flowing well over the overspill weir, the large gate half way up was a torrent and some of the smaller gates were open. I took a photo on my phone so I'll see what that shows and post it up.

Somehow it doesn't look as bad as I remember it in this photo, this was about 10-15 this morning -

Neil Depledge wrote:

Somehow it doesn't look as bad as I remember it in this photo, this was about 10-15 this morning -

Heres one from last year for comparison:


Still a away to go.

There's a fair bit of land water coming down which will inevitably hold the level up.

Neil Depledge wrote:

And when were the old barges removed from in front of the TV studios, they were there at the end if last season?

There was only one Neil and it was moved February (approx)! Me and Adrian saw it being dragged up the river, and then when we had a look down at Teddy... gone ( 2 + 2!

The water is, even during the draw-off, still 3-4 foot deep in that spot Neil when the we have normal water levels at low tide. At the moment you've probably got a bit extra on there, and it won't be just a matter of wading for it at the moment... best of luck with that! :face:


Richard

Judging by the photo's, there's about 3 foot of difference? Plus it might be me on on the right hand boat, and Ashley on the left hand boat!


Richard

Sure is Richard - me and you and Ashley and Duncan . Having a mooch around :-)

i thought it was me and ash

William Pettigrew wrote:

i thought it was me and ash

Could have been 'Franky', as there were very few perch coming out!


Richard

That's me blue hoody and shimano jacket by looks of it .... :-)

Yes I was very jealous watching you guys pull perch after perch out!!

Neil Depledge wrote:

Thanks Ed, I'll try again later in the week.

Well I tried again this morning and despite the tides table saying that low tide would be about 20cms lower than Tuesday the water was in fact higher, so my mud weight is still MIA







The rocks you can see at the foot of the wall were almost fully exposed on Tuesday.

I spoke to Tedd Lock today. They're recording levels 3ft higher (at low water) than they'd expect during the draw off. They also raised 3 gates today so the level is on the up for the moment.

I don't suppose they said how long it will continue at these levels?

Probably not long, everything is on the up again.

Thames Conditions

Lechlade to Oxford

Reach Current conditions
Upstream of St John's Lock CAUTION STREAM INCREASING
St John's Lock to Buscot Lock CAUTION STREAM INCREASING
Buscot Lock to Grafton Lock CAUTION STRONG STREAM
Grafton Lock to Radcot Lock CAUTION STRONG STREAM
Radcot Lock to Rushey Lock CAUTION STRONG STREAM
Rushey Lock to Shifford Lock CAUTION STRONG STREAM
Shifford Lock to Northmoor Lock CAUTION STRONG STREAM
Northmoor Lock to Pinkhill Lock CAUTION STREAM INCREASING
Pinkhill Lock to Eynsham Lock CAUTION STRONG STREAM
Eynsham Lock to King's Lock CAUTION STREAM INCREASING
King's Lock to Godstow Lock CAUTION STREAM INCREASING
Godstow Lock to Osney Lock CAUTION STREAM INCREASING
Osney Lock to Iffley Lock CAUTION STREAM INCREASING

Oxford to Henley

Reach Current conditions
Iffley Lock to Sandford Lock CAUTION STREAM INCREASING
Sandford Lock to Abingdon Lock CAUTION STREAM INCREASING
Abingdon Lock to Culham Lock CAUTION STREAM INCREASING
Culham Lock to Clifton Lock CAUTION STRONG STREAM
Clifton Lock to Day's Lock CAUTION STREAM INCREASING
Day's Lock to Benson Lock CAUTION STREAM INCREASING
Benson Lock to Cleeve Lock CAUTION STRONG STREAM
Cleeve Lock to Goring Lock CAUTION STRONG STREAM
Goring Lock to Whitchurch Lock CAUTION STRONG STREAM
Whitchurch Lock to Mapledurham Lock CAUTION STREAM INCREASING
Mapledurham Lock to Caversham Lock CAUTION STREAM INCREASING
Upstream of Blake's Lock CAUTION STREAM INCREASING
Caversham Lock to Sonning Lock CAUTION STREAM INCREASING
Sonning Lock to Shiplake Lock CAUTION STREAM INCREASING
Shiplake Lock to Marsh Lock CAUTION STREAM INCREASING
Marsh Lock to Hambleden Lock CAUTION STREAM INCREASING

Henley to Teddington

Reach Current conditions
Hambleden Lock to Hurley Lock CAUTION STRONG STREAM
Hurley Lock to Temple Lock CAUTION STRONG STREAM
Temple Lock to Marlow Lock CAUTION STRONG STREAM
Marlow Lock to Cookham Lock CAUTION STREAM INCREASING
Cookham Lock to Boulters Lock CAUTION STREAM INCREASING
Boulters Lock to Bray Lock CAUTION STREAM INCREASING
Bray Lock to Boveney Lock CAUTION STREAM INCREASING
Boveney Lock to Romney Lock CAUTION STREAM INCREASING
Romney Lock to Old Windsor Lock CAUTION STREAM INCREASING
Old Windsor Lock to Bell Weir Lock CAUTION STRONG STREAM
Bell Weir Lock to Penton Hook Lock CAUTION STREAM INCREASING
Penton Hook Lock to Chertsey Lock CAUTION STRONG STREAM
Chertsey Lock to Shepperton Lock CAUTION STREAM INCREASING
Shepperton Lock to Sunbury Lock CAUTION STREAM INCREASING
Sunbury Lock to Molesey Lock CAUTION STREAM INCREASING
Molesey Lock to Teddington Lock CAUTION STREAM INCREASING

Stephen

Down at the Richmond end there are snags galore (wire mesh, etc.) exposed on the Surrey shore, with plenty of tangled line amongst it.
Meanwhile on the Midlesex side there are a couple of discarded car batteries with plenty of religious relics (covering all the main ones, 2 Korans, statue of Jesus, various Hindu characters, a Hebrew star emblem)...
Anyone fancy joining me for a bit of a clean-up?

Spot the gripper-lead in the middle - already got that

I'm sure I will be cursed if I pick them out, but, sorry, it's all litter innit? And anyway I didn't break the heads off ... as to the copies of the Koran in there, well given recent news stories about what happened when a copy was desecrated, that surprised me. A lot.
Just don't steal Neil's holy mud weight. Only he can break the curse once it is recovered.