The Fishing Thread

[Jon Dough]

The glorious 16th ls looming.
Did you ever read or have a copy of MrCrabtree’s fishing book?
It was my go to as a kid. I definitely have it in the loft. Used to look at those illustrations and think of them whilst fishing the mid Thames in search of the species they were targeting.

I did have a picture book of angling,was that Mr Crabtree,a bloke and a kid?I lived on the bank of the wear so my favourite fishing author was Hugh Falkus,his target species was sea-trout,I think the wear still is the best river in England for them,you used to sit on the riverbank in the dark and listen to the salmon jumping.

Yeah using lures. I love topwaters, favourites being either the Patchinko or my Yo-zuri popper (which are discontinued now). If the waters coloured, I'll be using softbaits

Yo-Zuri I remember it was Harris Angling who first imported them,they did an incredible full colour Lure catalogue 20 odd years ago.

 

[Big Jeff]

Always great to see how you Salty lads are doing. Keep posting mate and tight lines.

Slim pickings round these parts untill the summer species arrive in numbers.

The winter cod are long gone and those days freezing catching whiting every cast too.

I have a bag full of lures and some light braid (J Braid) loaded on one of my smaller fixed spool reels and I’m getting out there next week.

But I’m going to hedge my bets and take some light tackle and some bait.

I’ll stick the bait out then work the lures.

 

[Biscuitman]

The glorious 16th ls looming.
Did you ever read or have a copy of MrCrabtree’s fishing book?
It was my go to as a kid. I definitely have it in the loft. Used to look at those illustrations and think of them whilst fishing the mid Thames in search of the species they were targeting.

Loved that book as a kid, unfortunately my copy is long gone

 

[Swindon On Tour]

Loved that book as a kid, unfortunately my copy is long gone

It was magical.
You’ve made me think about finding it. I also have 4 completed binders of the fisherman’s handbook in mint condition in the loft.
Always makes you smile when you look back at the methods adopted at the time and where angling is now.

Slim pickings round these parts untill the summer species arrive in numbers.

The winter cod are long gone and those days freezing catching whiting every cast too.

I have a bag full of lures and some light braid (J Braid) loaded on one of my smaller fixed spool reels and I’m getting out there next week.

But I’m going to hedge my bets and take some light tackle and some bait.

I’ll stick the bait out then work the lures.

Talk about freezing.
We have 18 blokes down from Norwich today and tomorrow fishing the reservoir in a match.

Watched one fall in the water this Morning as his front platform leg went down the next step. It was slow motion watching him land in the water with platform, rods the lot following him in.
The match hadn’t started at that point. On a positive he didn’t lose any gear and got out.
Then the piss taking started

 

[GingerNick]

just back from a holiday where there was fair few small steams that I couldnt really get into because of the fly rod....they were probably less than 15 to 20 feet across and had loads of foliage so could really get a cast going to present a fly

so just bought a cheap tenkara rod to give that a go, packs up tiny, no casting as such and allows to drift a fly or nymph really easyily, will be ideal as a backpack rod If I am out anywhere , I am only chasing small fish in these sorts of streams

 

[Biscuitman]

It was magical.
You’ve made me think about finding it. I also have 4 completed binders of the fisherman’s handbook in mint condition in the loft.
Always makes you smile when you look back at the methods adopted at the time and where angling is now.

Go dig it out mate, wish I still had mine.
I've pretty much gone full circle nowadays. Haven't got to fish as much as I'd like the past year or so but when I do I'm happy to travel light and just plonk a quill float down the margins using a centre pin

 

[Swindon On Tour]

Go dig it out mate, wish I still had mine.
I've pretty much gone full circle nowadays. Haven't got to fish as much as I'd like the past year or so but when I do I'm happy to travel light and just plonk a quill float down the margins using a centre pin

Get down that Kennet. Unfortunately Otters and pollution like all of our Rivers are a shadow of what they were.

I did have a picture book of angling,was that Mr Crabtree,a bloke and a kid?I lived on the bank of the wear so my favourite fishing author was Hugh Falkus,his target species was sea-trout,I think the wear still is the best river in England for them,you used to sit on the riverbank in the dark and listen to the salmon jumping.

Yo-Zuri I remember it was Harris Angling who first imported them,they did an incredible full colour Lure catalogue 20 odd years ago.

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Cooling down ready for the freezer. This paste has caught me most of my Chub and Barbel. Only challenge is where you have crayfish as it’s too soft to stay on a hair rig.
Will be using these on the Hampshire Avon over pellets at the end of the month.
Nobody in the house except me and the dog thus can stink it out.

Some wonderful fish, meat and yeast combinations.