neil1970
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Great write up and pics John :thumbs:
How did you get on?
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neil1970
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"You'll probably catch it first chuck"
Well Simon, it took a few more than that; but thanks for the excellent tip!
A phone conversation with Simon yesterday inspired me to go on the hunt for the pike that was grabbing his fish on Sunday's match.
I tried a couple of swims downstream, which resulted in nothing; so I moved on to the dead cert.
Two lure changes and 15 casts later resulted in the largest fish I've caught so far.
Of course, I managed to break my camera along the way, so the pictures are far from good, but I'm still pretty pleased with the half hours fishing I've enjoyed today.
Thanks Simon!!!
10lb :w
Well Simon, it took a few more than that; but thanks for the excellent tip!
A phone conversation with Simon yesterday inspired me to go on the hunt for the pike that was grabbing his fish on Sunday's match.
I tried a couple of swims downstream, which resulted in nothing; so I moved on to the dead cert.
Two lure changes and 15 casts later resulted in the largest fish I've caught so far.
Of course, I managed to break my camera along the way, so the pictures are far from good, but I'm still pretty pleased with the half hours fishing I've enjoyed today.
Thanks Simon!!!
10lb :w
Tee-Cee
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Jon Atkinson.....That is a really great write-up and a lovely fish, so well done!
The 'trashed hook' looks to be fairly fine wire ? What manufacturer, so I don't buy any!!
The 'trashed hook' looks to be fairly fine wire ? What manufacturer, so I don't buy any!!
jon atkinson
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Thanks Neil, much appreciated - more of a blog than a post... got a bit carried away / caught up in the moment!
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Thank you kindly. I had to go & dig them out of the bin! A pack of 8 'River hair rigs' size 8 to 8lb line distributed by Waterline Angling Products? In truth I just bobbed into a local tackle store which caters more for salt water in fairness & asked for something suitable for Barbel ahead of our first trip last year. It does look a bit flimsy in the photo, but looking at one in the packet just now it doesn't look 'that' feeble however I won't be risking them again :wh
sam vimes
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For the last week or two I've mostly been fishing in places I can't report on, not that there was too much to report anyway. I did have a trip to my perch producing river last week that I somehow forgot to say anything about. It was heavy going on a blustery day, but I did winkle out a load of dace and perch, including a couple of decent ones at 1lb 4oz and 1lb 11oz.
I also had a dace snaffled by a lump of a pike. It stayed on long enough for me to start to think I was going to land it (if I managed to squeeze it in my net). Unfortunately, and pretty inevitably, it cut off my 2.5lb mono hooklink.
Today saw me having a snatched couple of hours when it became apparent that the weather was nowhere near as grim as forecasted. I made my way to my closest section of river not knowing what to expect. The river is still fining down after a reasonable flush through following Monday's downpour. It was after 1400 before I wet a line and it seemed to take an absolute age to get through a horde of minnows. I was beginning to doubt that I would when a small dace came along. After that the minnows were steadily punctuated with small dace with a few tiny chublets thrown in. The distractions came in the form of a small pod of grayling moving in briefly. I managed to snaffle four before they vanished for no obvious reason. The best was my first pound plus fish of the season at 1lb 1oz.
A few more dace, in amongst a load more minnows, followed before a spotty lunatic turned up and trashed the swim. After that, I could barely manage anything but minnows. It wasn't a difficult decision to pack up and head for home when the heavens finally opened about five hours after it was predicted. Not a bad way to waste a couple of hours.
I did have a trip to my perch producing river last week that I somehow forgot to say anything about. It was heavy going on a blustery day, but I did winkle out a load of dace and perch, including a couple of decent ones at 1lb 4oz and 1lb 11oz.
I also had a dace snaffled by a lump of a pike. It stayed on long enough for me to start to think I was going to land it (if I managed to squeeze it in my net). Unfortunately, and pretty inevitably, it cut off my 2.5lb mono hooklink.
Today saw me having a snatched couple of hours when it became apparent that the weather was nowhere near as grim as forecasted. I made my way to my closest section of river not knowing what to expect. The river is still fining down after a reasonable flush through following Monday's downpour. It was after 1400 before I wet a line and it seemed to take an absolute age to get through a horde of minnows. I was beginning to doubt that I would when a small dace came along. After that the minnows were steadily punctuated with small dace with a few tiny chublets thrown in. The distractions came in the form of a small pod of grayling moving in briefly. I managed to snaffle four before they vanished for no obvious reason. The best was my first pound plus fish of the season at 1lb 1oz.
A few more dace, in amongst a load more minnows, followed before a spotty lunatic turned up and trashed the swim. After that, I could barely manage anything but minnows. It wasn't a difficult decision to pack up and head for home when the heavens finally opened about five hours after it was predicted. Not a bad way to waste a couple of hours.
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binka
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I’ve had the privilege of several acres of scenic surroundings pretty much to myself today, I think this was courtesy of the local weather forecast and I just about managed to get a dry set up before the rain started.
But hey what a view to start the day eh…
A chilly start at only five degrees first thing and due to this I didn’t mix the groundbait as I usually do the evening before, I instead opted to add it dry to the chopped worm I was using simply to bind it enough to be able to hand ball it in over a 3bb waggler that was sat in around seven feet of water a couple of rod lengths out at the foot of a gentle slope with either worm or red maggots, or a combination of both, on the hook.
Shortly after putting in I was into a small perch and then another before a true Prince of Darkness put in an appearance…
And for the next hour it was fairly constant action from predominantly perch with a few swinger roach before the swim just died in an instant.
Pike?
I think it was as these tend to have a habit of gate crashing the party on here and countless other waters once you’ve built up a good head of fish and this was confirmed when I managed to nab one of the little blighters after it snaffled me worm…
Almost as big as Neil's, well done mate
After returning him I’m not sure whether he was mesmerised by the swinger roach flashing over him as they were swung to hand or was just having an almighty sulk as he lay there for a good while on the bottom below me, I suspect it was the latter but either way he’d disappeared back into the depths a while later when I checked back…
Throughout all of this there had been steady rain with numerous heavy downpours and then, around mid-afternoon, the heavens just opened for a good twenty minutes…
Talk about!
Never mind, on we went and back came the bites once things had settled down again but the downpour had also brought about greenie’s problem as an avalanche of leaves had been knocked off the trees and were littering the water close in and the only way of ensuring a clean hookbait was to severely over-cast into the clearer water and sink the float all the way back but it did the trick and more netter perch followed…
As the daylight started to fade I eventually started to pack away as yet another torrential downpour swept through and soaked both me and my gear as the brolly had been packed away but nevertheless it had been a good day’s fishing with around fifty perch, many of which were netters and a good three dozen mixed fish on top which comprised skinmmers, roach, the odd gudgeon and the pike.
Apart from a pair of kingfishers that kept themselves busy throughout the day I wasn’t entirely alone…
That’s me done now until Friday when I hope to get a session in on the river for pike and zander and I'm hopeful it will be more productive for the extra water than last weekend, for now it’s the promised land of a warm, dry armchair and a pint… :guinness:
Ps... Jon, a great write up and thanks for sharing
PPs... Sam, nice perch
But hey what a view to start the day eh…
A chilly start at only five degrees first thing and due to this I didn’t mix the groundbait as I usually do the evening before, I instead opted to add it dry to the chopped worm I was using simply to bind it enough to be able to hand ball it in over a 3bb waggler that was sat in around seven feet of water a couple of rod lengths out at the foot of a gentle slope with either worm or red maggots, or a combination of both, on the hook.
Shortly after putting in I was into a small perch and then another before a true Prince of Darkness put in an appearance…
And for the next hour it was fairly constant action from predominantly perch with a few swinger roach before the swim just died in an instant.
Pike?
I think it was as these tend to have a habit of gate crashing the party on here and countless other waters once you’ve built up a good head of fish and this was confirmed when I managed to nab one of the little blighters after it snaffled me worm…
Almost as big as Neil's, well done mate
After returning him I’m not sure whether he was mesmerised by the swinger roach flashing over him as they were swung to hand or was just having an almighty sulk as he lay there for a good while on the bottom below me, I suspect it was the latter but either way he’d disappeared back into the depths a while later when I checked back…
Throughout all of this there had been steady rain with numerous heavy downpours and then, around mid-afternoon, the heavens just opened for a good twenty minutes…
Talk about!
Never mind, on we went and back came the bites once things had settled down again but the downpour had also brought about greenie’s problem as an avalanche of leaves had been knocked off the trees and were littering the water close in and the only way of ensuring a clean hookbait was to severely over-cast into the clearer water and sink the float all the way back but it did the trick and more netter perch followed…
As the daylight started to fade I eventually started to pack away as yet another torrential downpour swept through and soaked both me and my gear as the brolly had been packed away but nevertheless it had been a good day’s fishing with around fifty perch, many of which were netters and a good three dozen mixed fish on top which comprised skinmmers, roach, the odd gudgeon and the pike.
Apart from a pair of kingfishers that kept themselves busy throughout the day I wasn’t entirely alone…
That’s me done now until Friday when I hope to get a session in on the river for pike and zander and I'm hopeful it will be more productive for the extra water than last weekend, for now it’s the promised land of a warm, dry armchair and a pint… :guinness:
Ps... Jon, a great write up and thanks for sharing
PPs... Sam, nice perch
flightliner
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Fished a near home water today, maggot feeder , all scaled down hoping for a nice roach, first cast a liner, then the skys opened, on off all day and everything soaked.
Despite the foul weather I saw it till dusk without a bite.
last ten minutes got the lure rod out hoping for a perch but first cast a pike about 7/8ish.
Very fiesty fish, a credit to a species that often fail to live up to their reputation-- still love em all the same--- but, soaked and a little hu gry had to hit the open road.
All my gear hung in the garage now, it may be dry just in time for another wetting on friday when I hit a tiny notts river for a barbel or two.
Despite the foul weather I saw it till dusk without a bite.
last ten minutes got the lure rod out hoping for a perch but first cast a pike about 7/8ish.
Very fiesty fish, a credit to a species that often fail to live up to their reputation-- still love em all the same--- but, soaked and a little hu gry had to hit the open road.
All my gear hung in the garage now, it may be dry just in time for another wetting on friday when I hit a tiny notts river for a barbel or two.
neil1970
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One and a half hours saw me cover 5 different waters in search of a perch.
Rivers Colne and Chess, a backwater, the Grand Union (under a bridge while it was raining) & a lake.
The Chess yielded a tiny perch and a tiny jack, and I lost a lure
Rivers Colne and Chess, a backwater, the Grand Union (under a bridge while it was raining) & a lake.
The Chess yielded a tiny perch and a tiny jack, and I lost a lure
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Beautiful clear sunny start today - 5 chub between 2lb 14oz & 4lb 2oz, lost one in weedbed, all fin & scale perfect caught on legered flake or crust with liquidised bread in a cage feeder, no perch on the worm - must remember some prawns next time.
neil1970
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After Simon's centre pin lesson last week, I decided to take advantage of the pleasant, windless morning and try to put some of it into practice.
Tiny chub, roach, gudgeon and perch came throughout the 2 hour session, and only a couple of minor tangles round the reel, which I was pleased with.
Really good fun!
Tiny chub, roach, gudgeon and perch came throughout the 2 hour session, and only a couple of minor tangles round the reel, which I was pleased with.
Really good fun!
barbelboi
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Nice one Neil, you'll be a dab hand with that pin by the LIF do..........
Missed my river sessions this week due to helping my son with a bit of DIY at his place, hope to be out at least three times next week. Good to see you managed to avoid the snotties.....
Missed my river sessions this week due to helping my son with a bit of DIY at his place, hope to be out at least three times next week. Good to see you managed to avoid the snotties.....
peter crabtree
AKA Simon, 1953 - 2022 (RIP)
6 of us fished a knock up match today on the Thames at Walton on Thames.
Drew peg 3. Right in the middle but plenty of room for all.
15ft float rod and stickfloat, single red maggot in 13ft depth.
Downstream wind made it tricky for everyone but I fished 15 to 20ft out trotting down and took roach, dace, perch and gudgeon for 5lb:15.
Winner had 7lb:15 on both feeder and 9m whip.
I was 2nd
3rd had 3lb:7 ( 80 odd small fish) on pole short.
We were relieved to find the river flowing, due to the rain during the week.
It lacked colour though...
Happy day out.....
Drew peg 3. Right in the middle but plenty of room for all.
15ft float rod and stickfloat, single red maggot in 13ft depth.
Downstream wind made it tricky for everyone but I fished 15 to 20ft out trotting down and took roach, dace, perch and gudgeon for 5lb:15.
Winner had 7lb:15 on both feeder and 9m whip.
I was 2nd
3rd had 3lb:7 ( 80 odd small fish) on pole short.
We were relieved to find the river flowing, due to the rain during the week.
It lacked colour though...
Happy day out.....
barbelboi
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Nice one Simon, keeping in the frame without a snottie in sight...
itsfishingnotcatching
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Remind me, does the LIF hold any Bream?
flightliner
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Had an invite to a vary private strech of a tiny notts river. Arrived at a nice reach just above a bend that had a little more depth and fed a few halibut pellets prior to setting up.
A smallish chub rattled the rod early doors which was welcome but it was one of the rumoured big barbel that I was looking to catch.
This little river is noted for large quantities of drifting streamer weed and today was no exception---- large amounts of of the stuff hitting the line from time to time was frustrating as hauling it back could spook any barbel presant.
I kept a trickle of six mill pellets going in above- some three or five each alternatate cast which eventually paid off with a rod lurching bite from a smallish but lovely looking golden bronzed barbel of some five lbs or so.
The weed tho kept coming down in what seemed even more copious quantities so eventually called it a day.
One other bonus was the sight of several buzzards wheeling around above and being mobbed by corvids when at the same time three sparrow hawks were playing aerobatics in the same piece of sky as two people on the other bank walked on by completely oblivious to the drama being carried out above them.
A smallish chub rattled the rod early doors which was welcome but it was one of the rumoured big barbel that I was looking to catch.
This little river is noted for large quantities of drifting streamer weed and today was no exception---- large amounts of of the stuff hitting the line from time to time was frustrating as hauling it back could spook any barbel presant.
I kept a trickle of six mill pellets going in above- some three or five each alternatate cast which eventually paid off with a rod lurching bite from a smallish but lovely looking golden bronzed barbel of some five lbs or so.
The weed tho kept coming down in what seemed even more copious quantities so eventually called it a day.
One other bonus was the sight of several buzzards wheeling around above and being mobbed by corvids when at the same time three sparrow hawks were playing aerobatics in the same piece of sky as two people on the other bank walked on by completely oblivious to the drama being carried out above them.
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binka
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stu_the_blank
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Got out yesterday for the first time for a few weeks, (family comitments, work etc.) a days fluff chucking on Haywards Farm near Reading.
Storms on Thursday and today, Friday, dry, breeze not to bad and a bit of sun. Add to that a limit of really good condition rainbows and some good company equals a great day.
Set up the pike gear last week, as 'proper' autumn weather kicks in I will be out after crocodiles!
Stu
Storms on Thursday and today, Friday, dry, breeze not to bad and a bit of sun. Add to that a limit of really good condition rainbows and some good company equals a great day.
Set up the pike gear last week, as 'proper' autumn weather kicks in I will be out after crocodiles!
Stu
Went to edit and deleted me post...
Glad Im not the only one who's done that!!
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Notfishing/catching
Yes but its a job to get one under 6, they also have the beniefit of coming without slime but they have a funny smell about them, come in a nice green colour and they can also pull a bit.
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Neil
Dunno about using a 'pin, if it blows like it did the other day you will have trouble standing, let alone trotting.... blew so hard my friends float was going back upstream and he left when he nearly ended up in the river with the fish
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Jerry,
Tried you know where yest, clear as gin, 3.5hrs for just four bites, two Ladies, a mini and a 2.6
and 1 bronze hooligan.What a struggle, nice views of an Otter tho.
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Grabbed a few hours down at Alvechurch this afternoon. Got a new Korum surface controller float so finally been able to cast a bit further out today, getting right to an island which saw me a nice F1 on banded pellet
Had a few more F1's then down the edge late on had an awesome take followed by a long battle. Eventually a solid mid-double Common came to the surface, easily a new PB and jeez was he fighting....
...then the inevitable, my float and hook came flying back at me whilst said common enjoyed the pellet. ****!
Had a few more F1's then down the edge late on had an awesome take followed by a long battle. Eventually a solid mid-double Common came to the surface, easily a new PB and jeez was he fighting....
...then the inevitable, my float and hook came flying back at me whilst said common enjoyed the pellet. ****!