Graham Elliott 1
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Blooming Heck Dorset
You could have had a couple weeks sturgeon fishing for that lot!
You could have had a couple weeks sturgeon fishing for that lot!
How did you get on?
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dorsetandchub
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True Graham but sneakin that one past the Long haired General, that's the stuff of Steve McQueen, wire cutters and a Triumph Tiger, innit??
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Another day with the intention of using mussels for some decant roach.A sunny but chilly start along witha couple of colder nights had me thinking that my plan may be a little harder but I was there to try but bites were very infrequent , that said however most of my fish last week had turned up in the afternoon so I soldiered on with only one fish for my efforts.
Another angler nearbb was using the same bait with similar results but was stick7ng to his guns but on a whim I decided on a change by going over to fishing hemp n tares up in the water figuring that smaller fish would be more likely to respond to it better than the biggies seeking out the mussel, that and the fact that if they did start to show my neighbour next door would give me all the signs I would need to switch back.
Time was getting on too so a few minor changes to the rig and a new baiting regime had me connecting with some nice roach up to the twelve ounce mark.
The bites wer still a bit patchy tho, coming in the odd cluster of threes n fours they would dry up for a few minutes before showing again, typical behaviour in colder weather with the tare so no real surprise, it just makes me work harder for the fish.
My neighbour, with credit, had a nice Tench , a couple of bream and one big roach to end his day which finished around four pm, not a bad reward for his belief in what he was doing, any warmth in the water would have seen better results but sadly not on this occasion.
My own efforts still came in dribs n drabs however hard I tried, sumetimes cutting back on the free offerings works, at times a cast just away from where it hits the water, shot alterations for a slower descent whatever but they were edgy to say the least, it was the smaller tares tho that took most of my catch.I did have a few minutes with maggot but all it produced was a perch or two so they were abandoned in favour of the roach 4aking tare.
Anyway, a satisfactory end with a few "for certain" rudd along with a --- for me at least"-- a rare golden rudd that was so nice to see, a couple of skimmers that made up just short of fifty fish, not bad in such conditions---
Did I mention the weather???.
Another angler nearbb was using the same bait with similar results but was stick7ng to his guns but on a whim I decided on a change by going over to fishing hemp n tares up in the water figuring that smaller fish would be more likely to respond to it better than the biggies seeking out the mussel, that and the fact that if they did start to show my neighbour next door would give me all the signs I would need to switch back.
Time was getting on too so a few minor changes to the rig and a new baiting regime had me connecting with some nice roach up to the twelve ounce mark.
The bites wer still a bit patchy tho, coming in the odd cluster of threes n fours they would dry up for a few minutes before showing again, typical behaviour in colder weather with the tare so no real surprise, it just makes me work harder for the fish.
My neighbour, with credit, had a nice Tench , a couple of bream and one big roach to end his day which finished around four pm, not a bad reward for his belief in what he was doing, any warmth in the water would have seen better results but sadly not on this occasion.
My own efforts still came in dribs n drabs however hard I tried, sumetimes cutting back on the free offerings works, at times a cast just away from where it hits the water, shot alterations for a slower descent whatever but they were edgy to say the least, it was the smaller tares tho that took most of my catch.I did have a few minutes with maggot but all it produced was a perch or two so they were abandoned in favour of the roach 4aking tare.
Anyway, a satisfactory end with a few "for certain" rudd along with a --- for me at least"-- a rare golden rudd that was so nice to see, a couple of skimmers that made up just short of fifty fish, not bad in such conditions---
Did I mention the weather???.
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Funny how times change...when I started fishing hemp and tares where strictly a summer bait. August and September and warm days in October being particularly good.
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The lake was placid. The bankside trees were just coming into flower. It was blazing hot. So we chose to fish in the shade of the Jamun tree overhanging the shallows.
The usual ensemble of float rod, peacock quill sliding waggler ending in a short 2" hooklength of braid to a size 2 hook was assembled. A "AAA" shot pinched on where line joined braid cocked the float set so the large shot sat on the bottom. Bait was bread paste mixed with the eggs of red ants (sold here in large quantities for just this purpose). The depth was 2 1/2 feet five feet from the bank.
The action was fast and furious and Catlas (Catla catla), Rohu (Labeo rohita), Mrigal (Cirhinnus Mrigala), Ghonia (Labeo gonius), and Carp made for a hard fighting mixed bag.
Placid lake.
Trees beginning to flower.
Fishing just out from the bank.
Catla, 16lbs, 8oz. held aloft by Mandan, the ghillie.
Ghonia (Labeo gonius) the hooklength and shot can be seen here.
Mrigal (Cirhinnus mrigala)
This little two pounder hooked itself on a bolt rigged, hair rigged kernel or two of sweetcorn which I had sneakily put out to one side. But we caught many more to about 7 lbs. on the float.
When the sun finally dropped behind the trees I moved over to a fishing platform to my right.
Fishing platform.
While lifting the line and hook gently out of the water after plumbing the depth the rod hooped over. I cursed myself for having foul hooked a fish and played it as hard as I could with the idea that the hookhold would give. But no dice. I finally landed a 12 pound Catla and lo and behold; it was fairly hooked in the upper lip! I can only surmise that it had opened its mouth and inhaled just as my hook was passing by and the limp braid allowed the hook to be sucked in resulting in the hook up. It is one way to save on bait!
12 lbs. Catla.
The rod is a Drennan Acolyte Ultra and handled the fish well enough. The reel is a Hardy Ultralight fly reel loaded with mono (12 lbs). If one does not have to cast the drag and exposed rim are a boon in playing the fish and the direct contact adds greatly to the pleasure.
By the end of the day we had picked up a grand thirst which we would not have exchanged for a fifty pound note. It was well taken care of by a cold shower followed by endless chilled beers.
My apologies for the long post and too many photos. My excuse is that I do not post often.
All the best
Lakhyaman
The usual ensemble of float rod, peacock quill sliding waggler ending in a short 2" hooklength of braid to a size 2 hook was assembled. A "AAA" shot pinched on where line joined braid cocked the float set so the large shot sat on the bottom. Bait was bread paste mixed with the eggs of red ants (sold here in large quantities for just this purpose). The depth was 2 1/2 feet five feet from the bank.
The action was fast and furious and Catlas (Catla catla), Rohu (Labeo rohita), Mrigal (Cirhinnus Mrigala), Ghonia (Labeo gonius), and Carp made for a hard fighting mixed bag.
Placid lake.
Trees beginning to flower.
Fishing just out from the bank.
Catla, 16lbs, 8oz. held aloft by Mandan, the ghillie.
Ghonia (Labeo gonius) the hooklength and shot can be seen here.
Mrigal (Cirhinnus mrigala)
This little two pounder hooked itself on a bolt rigged, hair rigged kernel or two of sweetcorn which I had sneakily put out to one side. But we caught many more to about 7 lbs. on the float.
When the sun finally dropped behind the trees I moved over to a fishing platform to my right.
Fishing platform.
While lifting the line and hook gently out of the water after plumbing the depth the rod hooped over. I cursed myself for having foul hooked a fish and played it as hard as I could with the idea that the hookhold would give. But no dice. I finally landed a 12 pound Catla and lo and behold; it was fairly hooked in the upper lip! I can only surmise that it had opened its mouth and inhaled just as my hook was passing by and the limp braid allowed the hook to be sucked in resulting in the hook up. It is one way to save on bait!
12 lbs. Catla.
The rod is a Drennan Acolyte Ultra and handled the fish well enough. The reel is a Hardy Ultralight fly reel loaded with mono (12 lbs). If one does not have to cast the drag and exposed rim are a boon in playing the fish and the direct contact adds greatly to the pleasure.
By the end of the day we had picked up a grand thirst which we would not have exchanged for a fifty pound note. It was well taken care of by a cold shower followed by endless chilled beers.
My apologies for the long post and too many photos. My excuse is that I do not post often.
All the best
Lakhyaman
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Lovely golden rudd Mick, I think you did pretty well there considering the conditions.
Here are Flight's pictures...
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Farmoor for me today after S-Kippys trite.
Managed a round 20 trite. No monsters. Great fun until the sky turned blacl and I ran for the car ( for run read shuffled along as fast as a near OAP.
Mightily impressed with the web picture of a 30+ pike caught on fly couple days ago.
A real beauty
Managed a round 20 trite. No monsters. Great fun until the sky turned blacl and I ran for the car ( for run read shuffled along as fast as a near OAP.
Mightily impressed with the web picture of a 30+ pike caught on fly couple days ago.
A real beauty
maggot_dangler
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Well after a 1 1/2 hour delay (getting software update installed on the car) it was of to the pool for me .
Bit chilly when i got there but what the heck normal peg was vacant ( nicely sheltered and gets the sun) first cast straight into a nice Tench followed by a nice collection of Crucians Bream Perch Roach .
Unusual markings on the Tench looks like a perch tench cross which AFAIK cant happen
PG ...
Bit chilly when i got there but what the heck normal peg was vacant ( nicely sheltered and gets the sun
) first cast straight into a nice Tench followed by a nice collection of Crucians Bream Perch Roach .
Unusual markings on the Tench looks like a perch tench cross which AFAIK cant happen
PG ...
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Not done a lot since the enforced closing of the rivers, no real enthusiasm and the weather certainly hasn't helped. But I've not been idle as I've been exploring all sorts of lakes, ponds and puddles and have actually got the gear out on a couple of occasions.
Earlier this week I looked at Revels Fishery in the heart of Dorset. Typical little commercial stocked, it seems, with just about anything that swims. It is also on one of my club books so with nothing to pay I thought why not. First fish was a 3lb+ chub(!) on a 10mm popup. Several small carp and skimmers took the tip round a few times and I packed up after about three hours.
But intrigued by an earlier conversation I went looking for two additional ponds still part of the fishery but a couple of fields walk away and up on the hill!
Both looked good, secluded and quite mature lakes. I went back down the hill got the gear and walked all the way back up again. It was almost worth it! Just three bites on the method feeder with banded pellet, the first I missed, probably a liner. Hit the second and a big slab sided bream rolled and flapped on the surface. Perhaps foul hooked, I'll never know because it came off! Also hit the third wrap around and eventually guided a very nice tench towards the net... only it never got that far. It flipped and was gone!
So, yesterday I returned. Out went the feeder/pellet and almost from the off I had good sized skimmers but nothing of any great size.
A few fish then started to roll and show themselves over the baited area and at first I thought they were decent bream. But they were carp and, despite the rain, wind and occasional heavy hail storms, they were happily mooching around on the surface.
Didn't particularly have any gear for distance floater fishing so set up my tip rod with a leaded pellet waggler for casting weight and attached a couple of 10mm popup to a hair tight to the shank of a #12. Chucked that out as far as it would go and over the course of the next couple of hours had 9 or 10 nice looking carp, missed quite a few as well. Some of the commons, whilst not particularly big, were excellent lookers and very fit indeed!
Good fun and I might go better prepared next time.
Then, on my return home, I had a package waiting for me. Thanks Drennan/Angling Times, I needed a new cap. Just need the "balls" to wear it on the bank!
It was for the 7:11 end of season chub. It also reminded me how much I miss the rivers
Earlier this week I looked at Revels Fishery in the heart of Dorset. Typical little commercial stocked, it seems, with just about anything that swims. It is also on one of my club books so with nothing to pay I thought why not. First fish was a 3lb+ chub(!) on a 10mm popup. Several small carp and skimmers took the tip round a few times and I packed up after about three hours.
But intrigued by an earlier conversation I went looking for two additional ponds still part of the fishery but a couple of fields walk away and up on the hill!
Both looked good, secluded and quite mature lakes. I went back down the hill got the gear and walked all the way back up again. It was almost worth it! Just three bites on the method feeder with banded pellet, the first I missed, probably a liner. Hit the second and a big slab sided bream rolled and flapped on the surface. Perhaps foul hooked, I'll never know because it came off! Also hit the third wrap around and eventually guided a very nice tench towards the net... only it never got that far. It flipped and was gone!
So, yesterday I returned. Out went the feeder/pellet and almost from the off I had good sized skimmers but nothing of any great size.
A few fish then started to roll and show themselves over the baited area and at first I thought they were decent bream. But they were carp and, despite the rain, wind and occasional heavy hail storms, they were happily mooching around on the surface.
Didn't particularly have any gear for distance floater fishing so set up my tip rod with a leaded pellet waggler for casting weight and attached a couple of 10mm popup to a hair tight to the shank of a #12. Chucked that out as far as it would go and over the course of the next couple of hours had 9 or 10 nice looking carp, missed quite a few as well. Some of the commons, whilst not particularly big, were excellent lookers and very fit indeed!
Good fun and I might go better prepared next time.
Then, on my return home, I had a package waiting for me. Thanks Drennan/Angling Times, I needed a new cap. Just need the "balls" to wear it on the bank!
It was for the 7:11 end of season chub. It also reminded me how much I miss the rivers
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Well done Neil. The cap? Well after having
Extra Special Person currently I wouldn't worry.
Graham
Extra Special Person currently I wouldn't worry.
Graham
Neil Maidment
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Lovely golden rudd Mick, I think you did pretty well there considering the conditions.
Here are Flight's pictures...
Just spotted Flight's excellent choice in head gear
If it's good enough for the Trent Float Master then I'll happily join him 
peter crabtree
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Thank goodness the chilly NE wind was gone today. A friend guested me on his club lake in South Bucks. Last time I battered him but today he got his revenge..
Wall to wall sunshine, red kites overhead and hungry fish made it very pleasant.
Plenty of tadpoles too...
And loads of these...
2 of these...
Had two carp as well which went back, everything caught on topkit+1 in 4ft of coloured water. Single maggot on a 20 silverfish hook. Unlike last time I failed catch any of the bigger roach and hybrids with fish averaging 5/6oz.
Didn't weigh the carp but my silvers weighed 17lb:00
Knackered now.....
Wall to wall sunshine, red kites overhead and hungry fish made it very pleasant.
Plenty of tadpoles too...
And loads of these...
2 of these...
Had two carp as well which went back, everything caught on topkit+1 in 4ft of coloured water. Single maggot on a 20 silverfish hook. Unlike last time I failed catch any of the bigger roach and hybrids with fish averaging 5/6oz.
Didn't weigh the carp but my silvers weighed 17lb:00
Knackered now.....
Thank goodness the chilly NE wind was gone today. A friend guested me on his club lake in South Bucks. Last time I battered him but today he got his revenge..
Wall to wall sunshine, red kites overhead and hungry fish made it very pleasant.
Plenty of tadpoles too...
And loads of these...
2 of these...
Had two carp as well which went back, everything caught on topkit+1 in 4ft of coloured water. Single maggot on a 20 silverfish hook. Unlike last time I failed catch any of the bigger roach and hybrids with fish averaging 5/6oz.
Didn't weigh the carp but my silvers weighed 17lb:00
Knackered now.....
Simon
Nice net of fish there mate
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Can you bag em up and freeze them Simon. Perfect for Wye pike
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well after recovering from Saturday nights out door in door BBQ it was down the pool for me again few small silvers to start the ay a couple of pregnant pauses a couple of nice Tench & Bream as per the norm but what blew me away was the Crucians they just kept coming i gave up counting at 30 (not the same ones either they were in the keep net) never had so many lining up to jump on the hook .
4 lb main to 3 lb hook length to a B911 no 16 hook with a 1.5 gram puddle chucker magic day ...
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4 lb main to 3 lb hook length to a B911 no 16 hook with a 1.5 gram puddle chucker magic day ...
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Crucians for me have become somewhat rare. Getting one or two a session but with the chilly winds and clear nights I've set up for roach anyway recently, and did the same again today. Previously I had to catch a lot of small perch before the roach arrived but fewer today. The roach are not of a size to be noteworthy but are looking in very good nick a fattening up nicely. Finished with a single crucian and a small carp.
Hoping for another go tomorrow.
Hoping for another go tomorrow.
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Crucians, rudd and tench are just about my favourite coarse species. How sad that to find any natural venue that house these in quantity and size nowadays are very rare, round my neck of the woods at least. Back in the late sixties/ seventies they were relatively common. Whenever I have caught these species from commercials I have to admit I have not been impressed. Due to the invariably coloured water in these places, the fish often appear to be "washed out" and anemic. A far cry from the stunning specimens that I used to catch years ago, often in very clear waters.
Chefster
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Tunnel Barn Farm,monday open on Extension pool,i drew well today for a change ,peg 10,and felt confident of a few fish..Alternated between top kit in front,shallow and on the deck,and both edges on top kit,4 and 6 mm expander on the hook,feeding 2 and 4mm pellets,kept fish coming most of the match to finish with 142-2-0,of F1,s,which i was pleased with even though i was edged out of first place by Tunnel legend Pete Hancox,who weighed 149-0-0,from peg 13,thinking about it after the match,i should have won,as i lost probably 10 fishJohn Johnson made up the frame with 122-12-0...Back there tomorrow,on New and House pools for the open,tight lines,Gazza
..Alternated between top kit in front,shallow and on the deck,and both edges on top kit,4 and 6 mm expander on the hook,feeding 2 and 4mm pellets,kept fish coming most of the match to finish with 142-2-0,of F1,s,which i was pleased with even though i was edged out of first place by Tunnel legend Pete Hancox,who weighed 149-0-0,from peg 13,thinking about it after the match,i should have won,as i lost probably 10 fishJohn Johnson made up the frame with 122-12-0...Back there tomorrow,on New and House pools for the open,tight lines,GazzaOne crucian , one carp again today amongst the perch and roach. This time the carp was intentional. I even used a boilie. Many more cruising around and bothering the roach. How much caster do you put in when double figure carp drop their heads on your patch? Unsurprisingly I couldn't feed them off and it turns out I couldn't starve them off either. I've spoken to 4 carp anglers over the weekend on this same lake. Only one is catching, and none of them will believe single red maggot is the best bait.
As it is May, kind of, I might just have to have a proper go at the carp. But then soon enough mullet will start showing up and I'll wanna try at them too.
As it is May, kind of, I might just have to have a proper go at the carp. But then soon enough mullet will start showing up and I'll wanna try at them too.