Salar
A fish out of water
- Location
- Gorllewin Cymru
Due to the amount of interest in fishing posted in the mundane section, here's the place to talk fishing.
Over to you.
Over to you.
Let's talk fishing
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Bonefish Blues
Banging donk
- Location
- 52 Festive Road
Looking forward to going again, but who knows when...
The islands I fish on will really be hurting as a result of this mullarky, coming on the back of hurricane(s), it'll be bad times indeed.
The islands I fish on will really be hurting as a result of this mullarky, coming on the back of hurricane(s), it'll be bad times indeed.
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Salar
A fish out of water
- Location
- Gorllewin Cymru
5 mile lockdown restrictions in Wales being lifted from Monday which means I can venture further.
Downside is all my gear is in storage as I'm moving house on Monday.
Upside, one of my clubs rivers is opposite our new house and a 2 minute drive ( 5 minute cycle if I'm travelling light) to the car park.
Downside is all my gear is in storage as I'm moving house on Monday.
Upside, one of my clubs rivers is opposite our new house and a 2 minute drive ( 5 minute cycle if I'm travelling light) to the car park.
numbnuts
Legendary Member
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
I do beach and lure fishing, not been out this year yet. The reports from my area (south coast) is lots of weed about 
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Salar
A fish out of water
- Location
- Gorllewin Cymru
I do beach and lure fishing, not been out this year yet. The reports from my area (south coast) is lots of weed about
Yes, seen your
I dropped out of that forum a few years ago, are you still a member.
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numbnuts
Legendary Member
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
YesYes, seen yourprettysorry handsome face on WSFF
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Salar
A fish out of water
- Location
- Gorllewin Cymru
I pulled out when the plonkers started posting rubbish and wanted to fight each other in our local area sub forum. 
Has it calmed down over there now.
Has it calmed down over there now.
woodbutcher
Veteran
- Location
- S W France
As an aside to my post about the Nelly and Leslie "smack" . At about the same time (60years approx. ago) l lived just outside Boston Lincs. and my mates and l spent almost all of our time out on the marshes and mudflats around the Wash.
One form of "fishing" we used to pursue was what we called "Butt stanging" . This required you to wade through the water at low tide with an implement like a rake except the "tines" pointed forward not at 90degess to the handle. You had to go barefoot so that you could feel the flatfish , Butts as we called them. The fish would lift off from the mud shoot forward a bit then settle down again , giving you the chance to stab it with your "Butt stang" . For reasons best known to ourselves we usually carried out this ritual in the early and late part of the year , just before the duck shooting season . Boy was it cold.
l would be interested if anyone else has heard of or even tried this method of "fishing" !
One form of "fishing" we used to pursue was what we called "Butt stanging" . This required you to wade through the water at low tide with an implement like a rake except the "tines" pointed forward not at 90degess to the handle. You had to go barefoot so that you could feel the flatfish , Butts as we called them. The fish would lift off from the mud shoot forward a bit then settle down again , giving you the chance to stab it with your "Butt stang" . For reasons best known to ourselves we usually carried out this ritual in the early and late part of the year , just before the duck shooting season . Boy was it cold.
l would be interested if anyone else has heard of or even tried this method of "fishing" !
numbnuts
Legendary Member
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
I find it OK, but with every forum it only take one.......like on here there's a few that hate my gutsI pulled out when the plonkers started posting rubbish and wanted to fight each other in our local area sub forum.
Has it calmed down over there now.
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Salar
A fish out of water
- Location
- Gorllewin Cymru
@woodbutcher You wouldn't get away with that method these days!!
A garden fork or hay fork also used to be the implement in times gone by.
The best time to start fishing for them is mid spring onwards.
A garden fork or hay fork also used to be the implement in times gone by.
The best time to start fishing for them is mid spring onwards.
woodbutcher
Veteran
- Location
- S W France
That was the problem , mid spring on the east coast fens was a very chilly time. I heard tell that the whole of the marshes and fens are a conservation area now ....probably for the best !
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
I used to do a lot of course fishing in the Midlands a long time ago especially at Kingsbury Water Park and Packington estate. Caught a lot of Rudd, roach, tench, carp and crucian carp.
Nowadays we have our own pond that Mr WD has a dabble at. Tench, Rudd, roach crucian. I have not done any fishing for a long time.
Nowadays we have our own pond that Mr WD has a dabble at. Tench, Rudd, roach crucian. I have not done any fishing for a long time.
Grant Fondo
Guru
- Location
- Cheshire
Got my eye on the river Clywedog near Wrexham not sure which stretches are public though? Best sort a licence and give it a whirl
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Salar
A fish out of water
- Location
- Gorllewin Cymru
I don't do much coarse fishing, not really my thing. Where I live its wild trout, sewin and salmon.
There is however a carp lake not far from me which allows fly fishing for carp. Chucking big baits and swim feeders doesn't do it for me.
So I make it more difficult for myself and fly fish on the surface for carp. Here's a typical example, not massive, probably 10lb or so, but good fun on a fly rod.
There is however a carp lake not far from me which allows fly fishing for carp. Chucking big baits and swim feeders doesn't do it for me.
So I make it more difficult for myself and fly fish on the surface for carp. Here's a typical example, not massive, probably 10lb or so, but good fun on a fly rod.
pawl
Legendary Member
- Location
- Desford Leicestershire
Some years ago I used to course fish regularly. Float and occasionally ledger.Decided I might give it another go.soon changed my mind .Fishing seems to have become quite technical with various rigs.To complicated for me.
