Pleasure Pete :wh
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Pleasure Pete :wh
theartist
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Warning the next post also contains positive references to bream and explicit images of bream
Been back on the banks at the end of March sneaking a few hours in short sessions on my local canal and the fishing has been really good. Just a few pleasure sessions on light gear with wag and mag. First trip was behind some offices where after a slow start the fish came and it was all perch and roach, quality perch are always on my agenda down the cut as they pull so well so this one was more than welcome to kick off the proceedings
Being somewhere so urban has its bonuses and at lunchtime the scenery improved with some of the local office workers making the most of the sunshine. This included a nice Italian looking lady in far too high a heel for the towpath, she gave me a cheeky hello in passing and for a brief moment I thought I still had it but soon came to the conclusion I never did have it, whatever it is? Maybe 'It' is the smell of fish slime and bait flavourings, if that's the case I'm her man!. I carried on for another half hour catching a few more roach in the sun and it sure felt good to be out fishing as Italian lady passed again on the way back to work
The next trip saw me on another part of the G.U.C. nearby where the wind was chopping down the cut, here it was all skimmer bream and some nice roach, no perch but the fishing was good. The toilet facilities weren't though as it was so urban so I moved to spend a penny and try and find a spot out of the wind.
The next spot was just as good which surprised me as I spent an hour watching a match here the day before which looked very slow, the conditions were identical so I settled down on the basis it was a good spot for lunch. After a slowish start bream of all sizes obliged from tiny tin foil bream so thin you could shave with them to nice lumps which were pale due to the coloured water, here's one swimming away, felt around 3-4lb but when was the last time I weighed a bream?? Still like catching them though and canal bream go well at times.
The last trip was a family picnic job with dad and the missus, a round trip of an hour and a half to take dad somewhere ten minutes from my house. Dad hadn't caught a fish since October which i didn't realise so I made sure we all sat together so I could feed his line. I was set up before him so set about drawing the fish in as it was a new spot to me and the canal can be peggy this time of year. Took a few minutes to get a bite but first fish was a roach around 1lb which is a fantastic fish for the canal, long and lean but surprisingly heavy and fighting fit.
Next cast I'm into a a good perch which went like stink but poor old dad is still setting up in the background - oops!
After dad finally set up I spent much of the time helping him, feeling guilty that i'd had around 5lb of roach, perch and skimmers before he could wet a line. Thing is it's much harder to teach than it is to just fish and despite dad being in exactly the same spot with me feeding with the same bait the results were so different. His line was slightly heavier, hook slightly bigger, float slightly less sensitive, strike slightly slower etc nothing major but these were the slight marginal gains/disadvantages that left him with one roach and two bleak. Every time I dropped back in with my gear it was a fish a chuck mainly skimmers to 2lb and roach although they were getting smaller, shame dad didn't catch more but he loved getting out in the sun.
Sad thing is dad knows how to fish like this but has spent the last decade solely legering for barbel on an easy river, I like to think he's a bit rusty rather than losing it so we will be back and he knows he needs to tune his set up better, it's not as if I'm fishing ultra light, watch this space, go Dad!
Been back on the banks at the end of March sneaking a few hours in short sessions on my local canal and the fishing has been really good. Just a few pleasure sessions on light gear with wag and mag. First trip was behind some offices where after a slow start the fish came and it was all perch and roach, quality perch are always on my agenda down the cut as they pull so well so this one was more than welcome to kick off the proceedings
Being somewhere so urban has its bonuses and at lunchtime the scenery improved with some of the local office workers making the most of the sunshine. This included a nice Italian looking lady in far too high a heel for the towpath, she gave me a cheeky hello in passing and for a brief moment I thought I still had it but soon came to the conclusion I never did have it, whatever it is? Maybe 'It' is the smell of fish slime and bait flavourings, if that's the case I'm her man!. I carried on for another half hour catching a few more roach in the sun and it sure felt good to be out fishing as Italian lady passed again on the way back to work
The next trip saw me on another part of the G.U.C. nearby where the wind was chopping down the cut, here it was all skimmer bream and some nice roach, no perch but the fishing was good. The toilet facilities weren't though as it was so urban so I moved to spend a penny and try and find a spot out of the wind.
The next spot was just as good which surprised me as I spent an hour watching a match here the day before which looked very slow, the conditions were identical so I settled down on the basis it was a good spot for lunch. After a slowish start bream of all sizes obliged from tiny tin foil bream so thin you could shave with them to nice lumps which were pale due to the coloured water, here's one swimming away, felt around 3-4lb but when was the last time I weighed a bream?? Still like catching them though and canal bream go well at times.
The last trip was a family picnic job with dad and the missus, a round trip of an hour and a half to take dad somewhere ten minutes from my house. Dad hadn't caught a fish since October which i didn't realise so I made sure we all sat together so I could feed his line. I was set up before him so set about drawing the fish in as it was a new spot to me and the canal can be peggy this time of year. Took a few minutes to get a bite but first fish was a roach around 1lb which is a fantastic fish for the canal, long and lean but surprisingly heavy and fighting fit.
Next cast I'm into a a good perch which went like stink but poor old dad is still setting up in the background - oops!
After dad finally set up I spent much of the time helping him, feeling guilty that i'd had around 5lb of roach, perch and skimmers before he could wet a line. Thing is it's much harder to teach than it is to just fish and despite dad being in exactly the same spot with me feeding with the same bait the results were so different. His line was slightly heavier, hook slightly bigger, float slightly less sensitive, strike slightly slower etc nothing major but these were the slight marginal gains/disadvantages that left him with one roach and two bleak. Every time I dropped back in with my gear it was a fish a chuck mainly skimmers to 2lb and roach although they were getting smaller, shame dad didn't catch more but he loved getting out in the sun.
Sad thing is dad knows how to fish like this but has spent the last decade solely legering for barbel on an easy river, I like to think he's a bit rusty rather than losing it so we will be back and he knows he needs to tune his set up better, it's not as if I'm fishing ultra light, watch this space, go Dad!
theartist
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Bit random lol South
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April 1st means tall yarns like spaghetti growing from trees and more importantly the opening of the estate lake. I wouldn’t normally visit on day one but given the rotten forecast for this week I thought I’d better get a session in before the weather turns.
Nature played its own April fool, blue skies and strong sunshine looked so inviting as I peered blurry eyed from the bedroom window but the bitter northerly wind meant layering up for a few hours. Didn’t arrive til 10am expecting a few eager members to be plotted around the lake but the estate was deserted, no visitors, anglers or gardeners in sight, it was April 1st surely?
It wasn’t peaceful though, a lovely reminder of the constant cocophony of sound coming from crows, magpies, Robins and at least two woodpeckers making it sound like roadworks in the sky.
So good to be back.....
Was only a few minutes after the first cast when the float sailed away and a nice bend in the Ultralight rod, thought I was into my first tench of the year but sadly a bream, albeit a decent sized one.
Still, very promising, but I’ve been here before and the next few hours were a disappointment as only a skimmer and small Rudd added to the tally.
Two members turned up and each had a small carp but nothing else, roll on Summer.
Nature played its own April fool, blue skies and strong sunshine looked so inviting as I peered blurry eyed from the bedroom window but the bitter northerly wind meant layering up for a few hours. Didn’t arrive til 10am expecting a few eager members to be plotted around the lake but the estate was deserted, no visitors, anglers or gardeners in sight, it was April 1st surely?
It wasn’t peaceful though, a lovely reminder of the constant cocophony of sound coming from crows, magpies, Robins and at least two woodpeckers making it sound like roadworks in the sky.
So good to be back.....
Was only a few minutes after the first cast when the float sailed away and a nice bend in the Ultralight rod, thought I was into my first tench of the year but sadly a bream, albeit a decent sized one.
Still, very promising, but I’ve been here before and the next few hours were a disappointment as only a skimmer and small Rudd added to the tally.
Two members turned up and each had a small carp but nothing else, roll on Summer.
mikench
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Stunning venue John; you are a lucky man! Talking of which I spent a very pleasant day with Gordon (Wetthrough) on my favourite venue! We set up on the far bank of the specimen lake to get some protection from a very lazy and cold wind.
We had a very enjoyable day and each caught over 20 fish including one each of the above , several large bream and roach!
We believe it to be a golden orfe. Thanks again Gordon for an enjoyable days fishing, a few good laughs and some interesting conversation.
We had a very enjoyable day and each caught over 20 fish including one each of the above , several large bream and roach!
We believe it to be a golden orfe. Thanks again Gordon for an enjoyable days fishing, a few good laughs and some interesting conversation.
mikench
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Much better than that Alan.
Mark Wintle
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I sat in a very sunny spot on a local deep claypit; plenty of small roach and skimmers on the pole on ultrafine gear with a fine wire 22 to 0.08 and maggots. First bonus was a 5lb pike that grabbed a roach just under the surface and the no. 3 elastic did the job and it was in the net in under 15 seconds. Then thought I'd hooked the bottom again before it started a giveaway head shaking and eventually banked my best ever eel at 2-8-0 and finally got through the little rudd that had turned up to net a 1-8 roach x bream. Now got a tan on my face and arms.
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Dont mind orfessis, precious. You keep nasty bream.
peter crabtree
AKA Simon, 1953 - 2022 (RIP)
13 codgers turned up yesterday at Buckland, a notoriously hard pound on the Aylesbury arm GUC. Rain and a cold NW wind did nothing to help either. I decided to sit by the bridge to get out of the wind which meant comfort at the expense of floating debris remaining static in front of me..
As soon as we commenced fishing at 10 it started raining and felt even colder. I couldn’t get a bite on anything, anywhere ! In total contrast to Sunday’s victory I ended up blanking along with 8 others.
Of the 5 who caught, the top weight was 4:9, a single bream taken in the last hour. 2nd had a 3:6 roach bream hybrid, which by all accounts fought like a demon.
As soon as we commenced fishing at 10 it started raining and felt even colder. I couldn’t get a bite on anything, anywhere ! In total contrast to Sunday’s victory I ended up blanking along with 8 others.
Of the 5 who caught, the top weight was 4:9, a single bream taken in the last hour. 2nd had a 3:6 roach bream hybrid, which by all accounts fought like a demon.
theartist
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That's the 'Arm' for you Simon one day brilliant next day impossible, lets face it though you only pitched up by that bridge so you could do your stealth ninja photo thing on the others
The Runner
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Buckland was always one of the iffier bits. Last time I fished it was in an Oxford Winter League about 20 years ago, had half a dozen amoeba sized roach right across in the first hour and then snared a perch of 2-6 on bloodworm, which was fun on a 2 elastic, .06 and a 24 Green Gama. The late Robin Flowers was on the next peg, saw this going on, stuck half a lob on and soon also had a good perch which happily was a bit smaller than mine. Don't think anyone else in the section of 11 had more than 8 oz.
mikench
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Warning; post contains images of and content about Bream.
Last chance to go fishing today for a while so I took it!
It started to rain at around 9.00am bang on cue but, contrary to the forecast, It didn't stop until 4.00pm by which time I was bored and packed up! This water is hard fishing and produces lots of blanks but it is very popular for the wrong reasons with members. It holds a soft spot for many because it's a pleasant spot particularly when the surrounding trees are in leaf and the bird life is prevalent!
I had 7 bream with the biggest as per the pic of 5lb but the size of the Christmas turkey plate. The other pic is of a fish which fought like a carp all the way to the net much to my surprise. It weighed 3lb and, after reading PC's post, was i suspect a roach bream hybrid! For a brief moment I thought it was a pb roach by a significant margin but then reality set in! I had erected my brolly so stayed dry and enjoyed the day!
Last chance to go fishing today for a while so I took it!
It started to rain at around 9.00am bang on cue but, contrary to the forecast, It didn't stop until 4.00pm by which time I was bored and packed up! This water is hard fishing and produces lots of blanks but it is very popular for the wrong reasons with members. It holds a soft spot for many because it's a pleasant spot particularly when the surrounding trees are in leaf and the bird life is prevalent!
I had 7 bream with the biggest as per the pic of 5lb but the size of the Christmas turkey plate. The other pic is of a fish which fought like a carp all the way to the net much to my surprise. It weighed 3lb and, after reading PC's post, was i suspect a roach bream hybrid! For a brief moment I thought it was a pb roach by a significant margin but then reality set in! I had erected my brolly so stayed dry and enjoyed the day!
mikench
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Off to France tomorrow John until the end of the month! I will partake in a spot of beachcasting in the med but I am generally so chillied sitting in the sun that catching is utterly unimportant!
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How boring when you could be fishing for bream freezing yer nuts off.....I’m not envious in the slightest.
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