How did you get on?

tigger · Jan 14, 2015

I decided to nip out trotting today and I used the Allcocks 1915 aerial since this is it's 100'th year of existence ! The only good thing about the weather was that it wasn't raining, other than that there was a nasty bone chilling wind which made controlling the line of the trott quite interesting.

rubio · Jan 14, 2015

Nice catch mate. Sounds like a day to be envious of. Especially as I haven't had a cast in a while.
Just a guess but the blackstuff could possibly be 'Zebo'. If it is you might be able to polish it to a shine when dry. It will still rub off again tho I'm afraid.

peter crabtree · Jan 14, 2015

rubio said:
Just a guess but the blackstuff could possibly be 'Zebo'.

Or kangaroo sh*t?

tigger · Jan 14, 2015

rubio said:
Nice catch mate. Sounds like a day to be envious of. Especially as I haven't had a cast in a while.
Just a guess but the blackstuff could possibly be 'Zebo'. If it is you might be able to polish it to a shine when dry. It will still rub off again tho I'm afraid.

Thank's Rubio, being honest I don't like fishing so much when it's cold and windy like today, i'm much more of a fair weather fisherman really

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I think it's some kind of lead / acid finnish they did with the Allcock reels back then...apparently it was a little dangerous for the workers. It's more of a grey stain rather than black.

Tee-Cee · Jan 15, 2015

Bites were few and far between this morning, but at least the overnight wind had dropped to a breeze and certainly nothing like the 60mph promised.
I went back to an old swim for no particular reason other than I fancied a change of scenery, but apart from an early flurry of bites first thing nothing moved until 11am when I caught a 1,25lb perch and a 10oz roach in successive casts...perhaps they were travelling together !
Unfortunately that was it for the session but it didn't matter too much as I wasn't expecting to go in the first place..
Oh, double caster did the trick for both fish....

ps Had some minor sleet in south Bucks this pm - needs to clear off by the morning though !!

wes79 · Jan 15, 2015

Nice going Tigger

tigger · Jan 15, 2015

wes79 said:
Nice going Tigger

Thank's wes79

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bracket · Jan 15, 2015

What a God Awful week, rain, hail, sleet, black ice and gale force winds. I went to the River twice, but could only give it a good looking at. Not a pretty sight, so returned home with a right bag on. Pete.

nicepix · Jan 17, 2015

Had a few hours this afternoon on the River Charente. After a few days of heavy rain the river was dropping back and still coloured. Unfortunately the temperature was also dropping back and it was chilly to say the least.

I started out using my little 6 foot quiver rod, 3/8oz bomb and red worm on a 16 hook. Then I put a second rod out with a small gudgeon I had kept from last time and popped in the freezer. It was fished using a simple paternoster float / ledger. Absolutely nothing for an hour and the debris coming down river was a pain so I moved across the other side where they was less leaf litter coming downstream.

Had no bites at all on the worm or sweetcorn for that matter. But the perch bobber float slid away and I managed to put a bend in the Chapmans 500.........

Tee-Cee · Jan 17, 2015

Another tough mornings fishing on Friday but one that finished in a way that came as something of a surprise....
For the first 2 hours I was biteless ,so out of exasperation I plumbed again and tried fishing well overdepth in 8' of water with a liberal sprinkling of groundbait/ maggot balls ( made up to a recipe given me by an FM member ) and within 10 minutes the float slowly sank and a 6" roach was swung in unceremoniously, to be followed by another of similar size. The next roach was a little bigger at 10 " but then the action ended as abruptly as it had started.

An hour later I had a bite where the float seemed travel sideways before sliding away and my strike met with real solid resistance that could only mean perch ! The Ultralight bent something terrible but after a short fight I was able to land a very nice fish which scaled 2lbs 1oz. Very pleasing..
I then sat for another hour or so without a touch so I cast to my left into about 4' of water with the doubler red maggot just touching bottom ( more or less ). I missed two sailaway bites in quick succession before connecting again with another perch and this one weighed in a 2lbs exactly.
To be honest I was now in some state of mild shock as one perch of 2lbs on this water is unusual, but to catch two in one session - well, it was new to me and my fishing pal, also rather pale, could only utter 'cor blimey' several times.
I sat back and reorganised my gear and in so doing picked up mu scales which I held up, only to notice they were not zeroed but approx. 1oz short of the line so BOTH fish were, in effect, 2lbs 1oz !!
You can see where I'm going with this...............Had I caught the same fish, TWICE ??

Fortunately, I had photographed both fish before returning them so I knew I could do a rough check on the markings - WRONG !
When I downloaded them I found one that in one photo the fish was facing to the left, and in the other, to the right. I tried heavens hard to find some distinguishing feature which might show two different fish, but even enlarged I could not be sure....

So, a great mornings fishing with me catching the same perch, twice......too much of a coincidence to be anything else IMHO - and not something I've ever done before..

Whatever, I was more than pleased about catching such a fish using a different tactic !

sam vimes · Jan 18, 2015

The first and bigget fish of a fairly grim afternoon (for weather) on the river. Ended up with a decent tally of eleven grayling and two daft spotties. Didn't feed a single maggot, struggled like hell with a nasty wind and some delightful driving rain/sleet/snow. I really should have a) stayed at home. b) taken an alternative reel to a centrepin, as it was making life unduly difficult. However, the river hasn't been at such a sensible level for quite a while.

I can report that the number of hard pressed workers I cheesed off, by having the temerity to not work but fishing on a weekend, was a big fat zero. Only one other angler on the bank, the only other venue regular I know, a proper retiree.

jimlad · Jan 19, 2015

I must have been mad to be fishing last night (6pm to 9pm). I was sat on the banks of the Swale, temps are low, banks like ice, with a thin layer of snow.

Managed a 5lb chub (on the nose) first cast though....

Happy days!

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sam vimes · Jan 19, 2015

A short session out of my comfort zone. Different river, and a stretch I've never been to before. The only help I had was knowing a couple of peg numbers that have some form for grayling. It was a fair hike to the pegs I was aiming for. A quick look at the furthest peg left me cold. A steep muddy bank didn't look to be a viable option from a safety point of view. Retracing my steps back a couple of pegs to the other noted spot looked more promising. Some steps cut into the bank and a nice solid sand bar to stand on. The snag was that the steps were damned slippery and some of the sand was a little less solid than it looked. After coming perilously close to sliding down the steps I then went for a quick sink into the sludge at the bottom of the bank. I managed to get nice and clarty as I extracted myself and got onto a solid lump of compacted sand. At this point I really wasn't looking forward to trying to get back up the bank.

Sadly, the fishing was a little less eventful. I failed to get a bite for a good hour. Then I had four bites for three grayling in about half an hour. Then I failed to get another bite for a good hour before I decided that, due to a certain twinge of bodily pressure, it may be wise to get myself home before a nasty occurrence could happen.

I just had the sludge and the steps to negotiate. The gear was thrown up the bank to make life as easy as possible. Unfortunately, it still wasn't easy. Good job that there were a few handy exposed tree roots to grab hold of or I'd still be there now. Really pleased that I didn't attempt to tackle the bank that I thought was worse.

tigger · Jan 19, 2015

I had a short session on the river today, the weather was cold but the intermittent sunny spells were nice as it's rays where lovely and warm so better than of late. I felt naked as I walked up the river due to forgetting my landing net and I nearly just went home when I found that i'd forgotton it ! Luckily with the river being up a foot or so I could just about manage to reach the fish in certain swims so just fished those swims. I had a decent little session catching a few chub up to about the 3lb mark so I was glad I carried on and fished without the net....

neil1970 · Jan 20, 2015

Having being laid up for a while with a bug, I dragged myself out for an hour or so his afternoon. Just as much for the fresh air as the fishing.

I blanked, and I'm still wondering why.

mg::wh

binka · Jan 20, 2015

neil1970 said:

Now that's what I call a surface lure!

Hope you're back up to full strength soon Neil.

greenie62 · Jan 20, 2015

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