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The Fishing Thread


Jon Dough said:
Seen 30's in the river.
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I don’t spend enough time down there and I know how hard people work to find the spots but yeah 30’s and above….

Some amazing barbel and pike
CPK1979 said:
I don’t spend enough time down there and I know how hard people work to find the spots but yeah 30’s and above….

Some amazing barbel and pikeAll river
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All rivers are hard work but the urban ones sort the men from the boys.

Thames especially has some characters prowling after dark.

Dry bummed is a distinct possible
 
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CPK1979 said:
I don’t spend enough time down there and I know how hard people work to find the spots but yeah 30’s and above….

Some amazing barbel and pike
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Yup, I live (not there at the moment) in an "On Thames" place, walk along the thames daily, there are often barbel fishermen on the local stretch, some big fish come out, thankfully never been dry bummed 😳
 
Jon Dough said:
Yup, I live (not there at the moment) in an "On Thames" place, walk along the thames daily, there are often barbel fishermen on the local stretch, some big fish come out, thankfully never been dry bummed 😳
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I’ve not fished it for years but I have some good friends who do.

Scary place the tow path
 
Jon Dough said:
Fisherman murdered local to me a few years ago, night fishing between Walton and Weybridge, three lads beat him and threw him in the river.
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I think I can remember reading about that.:..

Not long after the record came out (and the dodgy sticky baits) video showed the location it was rammed .

They soon thinned out after a few nights of the local characters

Salford quays is another fine place to carp fish but again it’s not a peaceful experience!
 
Anyone been to aldin grange lakes or Langley dam? The boy is doing this trout masters thing, he’s doing well and got a few badges but wants to do the other fisheries in our area. He’s mainly doing fly now but would probably be convinced to go back to bait if fly wasn’t working.
 
5underland said:
Anyone been to aldin grange lakes or Langley dam? The boy is doing this trout masters thing, he’s doing well and got a few badges but wants to do the other fisheries in our area. He’s mainly doing fly now but would probably be convinced to go back to bait if fly wasn’t working.
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I’m a fly angler so I am biased.

I respect the coarse guys, but for me, fly is the way.

salmon
sea trout
brownies
rainbows

oops and the lady grayling

which I have had on one occasion only.

Good luck to your boy and let’s hope he is a future fly fishing star.
 
Big Jeff said:
I’m a fly angler so I am biased.

I respect the coarse guys, but for me, fly is the way.

salmon
sea trout
brownies
rainbows

oops and the lady grayling

which I have had on one occasion only.

Good luck to your boy and let’s hope he is a future fly fishing star.
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Have you had salmon on the fly jeffers?
 
I find boat fishing a bit dull. Yes you get fish but it’s just winding really.

I like casting In both sea and fly fishing. Nothing like seeing a 6 oz lead going flying out to sea. Even better if it’s still connected to your line at the end of it.

Snap offs - pah!
 
Big Jeff said:
I find boat fishing a bit dull. Yes you get fish but it’s just winding really.

I like casting In both sea and fly fishing. Nothing like seeing a 6 oz lead going flying out to sea. Even better if it’s still connected to your line at the end of it.

Snap offs - pah!
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I used to think that about the boats. It’s no different to any other fishing apart from you can change marks easier. You don’t always get fish either Jeff believe me. Small tides, big tides, fast drifts, water colour, wrong baits, electronic break downs, googans etc etc all contributing factors to a bad session.

What is nice though is you can have a great day boating even if you blank. Gone are the days of sitting on ryhope cliffs bored out my skull for 5/6 hours for nowt.
 
beverly macca said:
I used to think that about the boats. It’s no different to any other fishing apart from you can change marks easier. You don’t always get fish either Jeff believe me. Small tides, big tides, fast drifts, water colour, wrong baits, electronic break downs, googans etc etc all contributing factors to a bad session.

What is nice though is you can have a great day boating even if you blank. Gone are the days of sitting on ryhope cliffs bored out my skull for 5/6 hours for nowt.
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My mates boat has top notch Lawrance gear and I cannot recall blanking.

If we go over a wreck and there are no fish there we move on. His gear is full colour and intelligent.

I have spent god knows how many hours on rock marks all over the north east coast blanking.


Drowning worms we call it.
 
Big Jeff said:
My mates boat has top notch Lawrance gear and I cannot recall blanking.

If we go over a wreck and there are no fish there we move on. His gear is full colour and intelligent.

I have spent god knows how many hours on rock marks all over the north east coast blanking.


Drowning worms we call it.
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That’s the thing though. People who don’t own a boat don’t blank. Because they go out in the height of the season when the fishing is easy. If you do it as a hobby all year around things get a bit more difficult.
Everyone as good electronics nowadays.

If I went rock fishing 3 times next year I wouldn’t blank. But I blanked regular when I was fishing 3 matches a week at marsden.

I was a top shore angler regularly featuring in the sea anglers magazine and winning comps around the country but blanked more than I caught, spent 10 times more than I ever won. It’s a mugs game :lol::lol:
 
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