Other Fishing Talk

seaonal picture

feeds@yuku.com (dickthebait) — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:34:07 GMT

caught this afternoon from the river lea .

water temp 36 deg. long fish ,not very deep 5-14-0
i weighed and photographed a 7-14-0 for another angler aswell.

Tackle Shops from your childhood that have long gone

feeds@yuku.com (Trammels) — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:14:40 GMT

The thread discussing tackle from the '70's & '80's got me thinking just how many tackle shops have disappeared since I was a youngster. I mentioned the Captains Cabin in South Croydon which has long gone, as has Rileys of Croydon which was half tackle and half tropical fish - God I loved that shop - and another in Croydon at Reeves Corner. All gone.

Anyone else remember tackle shops from their youth which have passed into history?

Funny fishing stories

feeds@yuku.com (Kingfisher II) — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:12:42 GMT

How about this one for starters.

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/fishing-lines-this-barbel-bungle-joins-a-regal-history-506331.html

Micky

Pike Thread (Kind of) Books and Questions

feeds@yuku.com (Dakara) — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:31:15 GMT

Ok after having a look at the Itchen info Ive been sent it had me rummaging about on the book shelf till I found my copy of Ken Whiteheads Pike Fishing, published in 1987 when pike were my be all and end all winter fish its been read cover to cover many times, along with those other classic pike tomes (imo of course) such as Pike fishing in the 80s by Neville Fickling and How to catch bigger Pike by Paul Gustafason to name but 2.... Anyway I digress, Kens book is very geared towards river...

River Itchen.

feeds@yuku.com (cg74) — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 12:12:15 GMT

Whilst I do regularly fish on the river Itchen around Winchester. I'm never quite sure what best describes this area....
Where along its length does go from being upper reaches to middle and from middle to lower?

Its just that I'm always hearing about great even amazing captures on the lower and left wondering if I'm at least in with a shout.
Where I mainly fish is predominantly stocked with coarse fish, few good grayling and odd brownie.

Recommend me a float rod

feeds@yuku.com (Dakara) — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:15:24 GMT

Looking for a float rod for our Feb Grayling trip.....The key word here is budget, max spend £30 and if I can get it cheaper even better this rod will only come out a couple of times a year, unless I get bitten by the grayling bug of course but then Id look to invest a bit more.

Will be using it with a pin

Blanking

feeds@yuku.com (Bait Boat) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:45:05 GMT

Over the last month or two, I seem to have spent a lot of time behind rods that never want to signal a bite.

And it's not just Barbel, the Pike rods have been Quite, the Chub rods have sat motionless for 10 trips and the Perch rods only seem to attract very small Jacks !!

I know we all go through times when you wonder if it would be better to stay at home and read about about fishing, rather than suffering endless blanks.

So how do you lads cope with never...

Bankstick screws

feeds@yuku.com (paul4barbus) — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:44:44 GMT

I have some new banksticks, and I'd really like some of these before the winter

Anyone know who can suppy them? think Gardner but not sure.

thanks

paul4

Grayling Tatics

feeds@yuku.com (hatterbarbel) — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 08:24:58 GMT

Hi men ,

I know a fair few of you are Grayling fishing already , and its something I would like a dabble at . Rod and reel sorted out , but what sort of mainling / hooklengths / hook sizes / bait should I be looking at ? . Im going to Barton Court during the xmas hols ( new years eve ) , but have you any other suggestions for venues to try ?.

Cheers hatter

A great start to the Pike season!

feeds@yuku.com (DANIEL07881) — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:08:48 GMT

Managed to steal a few hours on one of my club lakes today and picked a venue that i haven't fished before. Within an hour i had managed to land a 15lb 7oz stunner...first Pike this season and a cracking start. Soon followed her with a 6lbder on the spinner rod before banking a new pb at 21lb 7oz....awesome!! After that it went pretty quiet before i topped off the day with a 10lb 10oz! Looking forward to getting down there again soon

70's & 80's TACKLE

feeds@yuku.com (thymallus) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:27:27 GMT

I had a really good rummage recently, and came across lots of forgotten tackle from quite a few years back. Mostly Carp in those days where I would weekend at a lake known as Bury Barn in Bourton-on-the -water. Tackle wise, it was Jack Hilton fast taper Carp rods, glass of course, Mitchell 411 high speed fixed spool reel's, Optonic hi/lo alarms and monkey climber indicators. I had a Bedchair, a blue canvas thing with a ratchet system that folded into three, which I painted (canvas as...

Fishing in New Orleans/Florida

feeds@yuku.com (Backinthesaddle) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:36:06 GMT

I am off to the US in a week or so and am spending a few days in New Orleans followed by 2 weeks driving around Florida and would love to do some saltwater fishing when I am over there. I am doing a day backwater fishing off of key west but wanted to see if anyone had any other tips. I am not going to be able to bring any tackle with me as I am try to travel fairly light.

Any help appreciated.

Good Book

feeds@yuku.com (Bait Boat) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:45:05 GMT

I have just finished reading.

Barbel River

by Mark Everard

Published by Medlar Press

Taken from a sentence of the Introdroction.

This book distils the author's expert biological knowledge, decades of angling experience, environmental awareness and concerns, and a profound love of rivers and the life that pervades them.

What more can you add, a thoroughly enjoyable read.

Highly recommended.

Bob

Blenheim Palace

feeds@yuku.com (Bait Boat) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:45:55 GMT

Last Sunday the Osprey Specimen Group had the annual Perch Fishing trip.

Although the weather was better than last year, it was still very very blustery and I found out my boat partener could not row in a straight line, his excuse was; I'm just checking out the bank for the best swims !!

The Perch fishing was hard going with only 3 Perch landed out of 12 anglers.

But the Pike fishing was great, I think all of us who targetted the Pike caught fish, but they...

Grayling Time

feeds@yuku.com (Ian Crook) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:24:08 GMT

When are we having our first Grayling trip this winter then??

Could it be ?

feeds@yuku.com (Bait Boat) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:55:17 GMT

Yesterday I went Perch Fishing on the Lea Navigation canal.

I started off catching some baits and ended up fishing between two weirs about a mile apart !

we mainly use livebaits for our Perch fishing on the lea, because the Crayfish are a major Pain.

I was using a Paternoster rig with the bait about midwater some 4ft or so off the bottom.

I had a small Pike and rebaited with a very small lip hooked Perch, the drop off indicator suddenly hit the The...

BBC NEWS TODAY

feeds@yuku.com (Kingfisher II) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:32:08 GMT

The Kennet was shown on the news today and was mentioned as one of the 14% of rivers with bad water quality
With the water level classed as dangerous.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8268979.stm

What can be done?

Micky

Wasing membership.

feeds@yuku.com (Ashley M) — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 11:45:26 GMT

lads, just curious on the wasing, might be joining it next season and just want to find out if it is worth the money? Ashley

Red Letter Days

feeds@yuku.com (Bait Boat) — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:06:33 GMT

This year has been really hard going, the Crayfish have been murder on the Lea Navigation, Fisher Green is not the same place it was a few years ago and the Otters seem to have wiped out the fish on the section of Ivel I fish ?

So all in all its been hard going.

Ealier in the year The Osprey Specimen Group had a fish-in on the Itchen, where in previous years I had managed to up my Grayling P. B.

I took along an old friend ( Ray Taylor ) who had taught me to...

Line Guard on Centrepin Reels

feeds@yuku.com (Bait Boat) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:07:54 GMT

I'm I'm sure many of you prefere using your pins without a Line Guard ?

But I was taught to use a pin with a Line Guard and I really prefere having one fitted to my centrepins if I'm trotting.

With that in mind I asked Garry Mill to fit line guards to my Fred Chouch and Okuma Pro.

I think he made a lovely job on both reels.

Bob