Let's talk fishing

[Hicky]

Cormorants have a devastating effect on waters around where I live. Our club takes every effort to discourage them to the point of having and encouraging members to go to lengths of walking their dogs to the waters as an additional discouragement off the ponds as well as other measures(ropes, scarecrows etc). In winter they're being flushed off countless times in one day.

 

[PeteXXX]

About time I contributed to the thread...

A few years ago, now, but a pike over 20lb caught with a drifting spratt (from Tesco) at Sywell Reservoir, Northants.

I've taken Grandson, nearly 11 now, fishing a few times & he loves it. He's more than happy tidfler snatching so far..

I had a reasonable sized Roach, on Sweetcorn, & this Tench, around 4 to 4½lb, at a guess, on a bunch of maggots. At Castle Ashby Fisheries (Brickyard Pond)

I only go a few times a year but, when I do, I enjoy it.

 

[13 rider]

About time I contributed to the thread...

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A few years ago, now, but a pike over 20lb caught with a drifting spratt (from Tesco) at Sywell Reservoir, Northants.

I've taken Grandson, nearly 11 now, fishing a few times & he loves it. He's more than happy tidfler snatching so far..

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I had a reasonable sized Roach, on Sweetcorn, & this Tench, around 4 to 4½lb, at a guess, on a bunch of maggots. At Castle Ashby Fisheries (Brickyard Pond)

I only go a few times a year but, when I do, I enjoy it.

Is there still terrapins in there ,used to fish that years ago

 

[PeteXXX]

Is there still terrapins in there ,used to fish that years ago

I haven't seen them at either place tbh.

 

[13 rider]

I haven't seen them at either place tbh.

I meant castle Ashby . I saw I hooked an landed but that's 20 odd years ago

 

[sevenfourate]

Isn’t fishing just an excuse to get away from a partner and / or smoke some weed in peace ?

 

[13 rider]

A day of irritating some carp anglers , First me and my brother in law got there early and my bil sat in the best carp hole and proceeds to fish for roach as he just enjoys getting bites . I set next door an initially fished for bream and the small stockie carp had a few . Then as all 6 carp Anglers sat bits less with their bottom baits for 90mins I changed tactics and fished a pellet waggler shallow for the following results

We packed up as it was starting to rain and a carper asked me what I caught and I replied 4 he was shocked apparently it had been fishing hard recently and 2 in a day was good 😁. He never asked how I caught them so I guess they just plugged away with their bottom baits when you can see the carp cruising around just below the surface

 

[esoxlucius]

I used to go fishing a lot in my younger years. First fish I ever caught, and it's been my favourite fish ever since, was the lowly perch.

Another hobby of mine is tropical fish keeping so I decided a few months ago to turn my 360 gallon tank into a cold water perch tank! Now I get to keep my favourite fish at home!