How did you get on?

[Graham Elliott 1]

Neil.
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Stunning. Brilliant. Fantastic.
I've had about 70 over the 2 days.
About 4 per weighing to make up to your one!!!!

 

[Graham Elliott 1]

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Had day one at LIF. Crystal clear and watching lots of fish.
Managed about 50 grayling nothing over 1.1/2 and numerous trout.
Also watched 4 carp uo to big doubles and a tench feeding.
Didn't try...this time. No roach, dace, chub or flounder caught.

Next day on Test. Failed to catch a roach over lb but pal had some up to 2lb. Lots grayling and many many trout in good condition.
The beautiful fish pictured came out of the water three times in a frightening contest.

I did notice with my traditional pal that centrepins don't work very well when its raining and the line sticks to the rod.
Discuss. ( teehee)

 

[barbelboi]

I did notice with my traditional pal that centrepins don't work very well when its raining and the line sticks to the rod.
Discuss. ( teehee)

Not had that problem Gra, not even at the LIF that time a few years ago when the heavens threw everything they had at us............

 

[Neil Maidment]

I did notice with my traditional pal that centrepins don't work very well when its raining and the line sticks to the rod.
Discuss. ( teehee)

I've never had this problem. My line is "always" under tension because I "always" seem to have a fish on the end! :wh

 

[flightliner]

Cracking brownie Graham !!.

 

[Neil Maidment]

Cracking brownie Graham !!.

I reckon that is the travelling close cousin of the brownie, a seatrout!

Either way it is indeed a cracker

 

[binka]

A real grueller for me today, a biteless blank in fact.

In fairness it was always gonna be more of a social than anything as it was the first session out with a mate since he got back from his regular fishing break in Thailand and as much as it’s not my thing I do enjoy looking at his pictures and video clips.

So a double pegger it was, complete with catering and all the creature comforts on a large gravel pit, it was also the first time the thermal base layer has been aired this end of the year and it still felt cold with an air temp of just 7° and a wind chill which made it feel much less than that, add the lack of any credible plan and the writing was always on the wall.

Still it was a very enjoyable day with a good craic to boot, and not without its highlights despite the lack of a bite…





































:w

 

[mikench]

Who needs fish when you have got bangers like that

 

[binka]

Who needs fish when you have got bangers like that

My mate suggested hair rigging one...

I told him to put his hands on his head, turn his back and go find a corner to stand in until he came to his senses

 

[flightliner]

I reckon that is the travelling close cousin of the brownie, a seatrout!

Either way it is indeed a cracker

Thanks Neil, never was quite sure of the differance, is it in the tail being more square ?

 

[Graham Elliott 1]

Had about 50 50 split on which it is.

But brown trout for sure.....
Just a case of whether it had gone for a long trip!

Seriously, no red spots. Makes me think....

 

[binka]

Thanks Neil, never was quite sure of the differance, is it in the tail being more square ?

Having caught a couple of Trent variables I'm led to believe that there is no discernible difference except for a hooked jaw at spawning time but I stand to be corrected?

This was from opposite the 'suitcase swim' Mick and deemed by a so called expert in Wales as a spawned out sea trout...



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[barbelboi]

Thanks Neil, never was quite sure of the differance, is it in the tail being more square ?

Nope, they have a benefits claim form under their pec................

 

[Neil Maidment]

I'm pretty sure it's a seatrout that's been in the system for a while.

Essentially the same species but once a seatrout has been in the river for a while it gets even more difficult to differentiate. Currently on the southern rivers there is a big head of big seatrout, the Avon and Frome are full of them even though the season ended on 31st October.

Apologies for this video from last year as, in hindsight and a bit of education, I should not of filmed these fish out season on the venue. Also sorry for the background noise, I was fishing in the tail end of a hurricane mg:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYiptAgknUo

 

[rubio]

Much tougher trip to ouyse again with a scattering of dace and roach mainly. I did catch a pb minnow. The smallest one i've seen.
Tried trotting below a weir section cos there was a bit of flow but couldn't get it right regularly. Nice to have a trot anyway.
Smells like rain in the air so could be good practice.

 

[Tee-Cee]

I won't dwell on my last two trips (Tuesday and Friday) except to say it was hard going.............
On Tuesday, with a surfeit of casters (not dedicated, just 'turned' maggots!) I popped on a 20 hook with very light gears as change from hemp (they didn't fancy it..) and fished on the drop. Nothing for best part of an hour apart from the occasional dip of the float fishing at all depths, until it sailed away quite suddenly and a lovely 1,25lb roach graced the net. Well pleased with this I though I was in for a red letter thingy, but despite nearly two hours fishing I failed to get another bite of any significance, let alone a fish!!

Friday, as I've said else where was spent primarily under the brolly trying to keep dryish to no avail. I nice day to be out as I don't mind the rain (until it come to packing up!!) and a few fish to 3/4lb played ball, all falling to single red maggot fished over depth. I can say I may not have caught them at all had not a pal told me he was catching in this fashion, so I owe him a pint!!

Next weeks weather looks dicey, but I will be out unless it snows or the lake freezes over !!!

 

[peter crabtree]

Loaded the car up this morning, got in and turned the key....

Click click flat batterymg:

AA man arrived 20mins later and bang! £116 for a new one

Phoned ahead and warned of my lateness and to draw me a peg. Arrived at the fishery with just half an hour to set up before the all in. Bright sunshine and freezing temps it wasn't ideal. Pole at 8m with expander over a dusting of micros and just one bite in the first hour. Never even contacted the fish but the pellet was gone...



Tried worm and chop and got a few bits down the edge but bites were scarce.
Back out long and a skimmer on worm and that was that.





Winner had 4carp for 25lb.
2nd had one carp 13lb

20 fished..

 

[S-Kippy]

I knew our resident iron man would be out freezin his nuts off somewhere.

 

[itsfishingnotcatching]

Back to the Salwarpe today, balmy 4 degrees at 8.30 and the sun was shining. A tricky session, downstream wind and a thick coating of leaves made trotting problematical, constantly mending the line which seemed to be permanently bowed and never really able to keep the float where I wanted it to be on the far bank. First two hours produced a Perch of around 3oz trotting double red maggot on an 18 to 2,5lb. Set up a maggot feeder which in an hour just resulted in no more than a couple of sucked maggots without a detectable bite. Back to the float, helped by some showers which seemed to slow both the wind and the leaves, with a small dendra on a 20 to 1.5lb. Had a further 4 Perch, similar size to the first and a couple of chublets. Packed up around three after six hours, retired to the pub to watch the Baggies beat the Foxes, every cloud has a silver lining

 

[barbelboi]

FFS Ian, I keep telling you - if you want to trot the far bank you're on the wrong side of the river.................