http://www.fishing-forum.info Fishing community forum and online anglers help. Fishing Forum of the future Visit our Fishing forums and chat with fellow anglers.A great fishing site. en Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:01:33 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.fishing-forum.info/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.fishing-forum.info http://www.fishing-forum.info/going-fishing-catch-report/25074-s-worth-sticking.html Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:51:51 GMT Yesterday I made a return to my local club lake. The last time I fished it I had a bit of a disaster getting snagged up with a fish on the line and then the fish just not really feeding. I thought that after the recent heavy rain followed by the recent sunshine the fish would be back to feeding like normal.

On arrival at 8.30am I was surprised to find several other anglers already there, considering that there are only 15 swims this was considered busy. I was even more surprised to find the much sort after Swim 1 completely free. Swim 1 is so sort after because it is almost always jam packed full of Carp and normally you can see them cruising about, leaping and feeding off the surface.

My intention was to fish two rods, one on a simple semi fixed ledger on a baitrunner and the other on a float. I quickly set up the ledger and cast it out to the edge of some brambles that completely surround the lake and next to which the Carp are always found. It is normal to expect a run on a ledger within the first 15 minutes and so I set up my float rod as quickly as I could knowing that at the first sign of a run I'd have to drop everything and strike before the Carp got into the brambles just a foot or two from where my hook now was.

I was a little concerned therefore that after setting up my float rod not only had I not had a run but I had not even seen any sign of any fish at all. I recast the ledger to a different spot right at the beginning of an 'alleyway' between the island and the bank which is a favorite place for the Carp to hang out when they are shy because it can only just be reached by my swim. I then baited up a spot a few feet in front of me with some pellets and cast out the float. Within a few minutes I was getting twitchy bites but I wasn't sure if they were from timid Carp or one of the million or so small fry that also inhabit the lake. Eventually after half an hour I get a proper bite and I strike into my first Carp of the day.

Apologies for the quality of these photos but I only had my iPhone with me.

Another 30 minutes past and again the float disappears confidently and I strike into a second and seemingly identical Carp


It was now only 9.30am and 2 Carp had come to the bank so maybe today would be better than I first feared I thought. However at that point every fish in the entire lake just seemed to disappear. After over an hour without a single bite and went for a walk around the lake and found that everyone was experiencing the same thing, it was like every single fish, even the fry had suddenly vanished.

At 11.30 what felt now like the only fish left in the lake found my hook and after a scrappy fight where it tried to take me into several snags my third Carp made it into my net


After that though the lake became completely lifeless, even the family of Morehens on the lake seemed to be swimming around wondering where all the fish had gone. It wasn't until 3pm that things started to pick up. I had continually fed an area of my swim 8ft out with hemp and pellets all day long and now it appeared as though the dinner bell had finally been rung because the baited up area now resembled a jacuzzi with the amount of feeding bubbles that were coming up, the whole area had become a mass feeding frenzy. I kept the loose feed going and cast into it and for the next 2 hours my float was been tail swiped, I had line bites, the float would quickly pop up and down but almost nothing would actually take my bait. Eventually I managed to capture a quite nice Roach (might be a Rudd but the mouth looks more Roach like) followed an hour later by another Carp



It then started to get really crazy and a bit expensive in tackle!
I noticed that whilst there was a mass of feeding bubbles directly in front of me, by the brambles on the right bank were a few Carp that didn't seem to want to venture too far from the safety of the network of underwater roots and branches that was the final resting place of dozens of other anglers rigs. I'd tried fishing up close to the brambles numerous times before and it was also at best 50/50 if you could stop a Carp from getting into them and have lost so many feeders I've lost count. Dare I try it now on the float?

As these Carp were up in the water I changed over to a loaded pellet waggler and cast out with a perfect but lucky cast landing just 1ft from the brambles. Within seconds a big bow wave came up from under the float lifting it and the surrounding water up and just as the wave reached it's peak, the float disappeared. I struck and the Carp made a lunge for the brambles and my rod bent double. Applying as much pressure as I dared I managed to quickly gain control and brought the Carp to the net


In my eagerness to cast back out I forgot about the over hanging tree and cast straight into it loosing my float. I set back up as quickly as I could and cast back out. Again a bow wave followed by the float going under but this time I couldn't stop it getting into the brambles and then the 7lb hooklink broke. As quickly as I could I retied a new hooklink and cast back out. Again within seconds there was the bow wave, there goes the float and I'm into yet another fish. I apply as much side strain as I can to stop the Carp from getting under a sunken tree when the hook pulls. Unfortunately I was applying so much side strain that when the hook pulled the float flew back so fast that it hit a tree and snapped in half!

Yet again I set-up with another loaded pellet waggler after providing some more loose offerings. This time there is no bow wave before hand. The float simply goes under as if it were a Roach bite but when I strike the water explodes and what feels like a Formula 1 car races off. Fortunately for me it doesnt head for the brambles in front of me but unfortunately for me heads for the brambles under my feet. I know that if I don't stop before it gets there I'll have no chance of getting it out. I reel as fast as I can and try to steer the Carp into clear water but it's having none of it and the clutch slips giving it the vital few inches it needs to reach the brambles. Just as it does so it rolls on the surface and I can see it's a Common of about 5lb but it's all over, I'm snagged up and again the hooklink gives out.

After much swearing I cast out with a new float and hooklink and am straight away into another fish. Smaller than the one I'd just lost it still puts up a spirited fight on it's way to the net. I'm not entirely sure what species this Carp is though. Unfortunately the photo is blurred because my iPhone was now covered in all sorts of much and it's distorted the colour slightly too. It looked like either a mirror or leather Carp but was much much paler than it appears in the photo with a slight pinkish hue. I know this lake stocks Common, Wild and Ghost but I'm not sure about Leather or Mirror, I've not caugt either from this lake before. Could it be a Ghost Carp? I though Ghost Carp where a sub species of the Common Carp though? This Carp also had strange marking around it's head with black blotches over it and around it's eyes.


Eager to get back out I threw out more loose offerings and the float landed in the perfect position but before I had even had a chance to close the bail arm a Carp had picked up the hook and was pulling line off the reel. As I was so close to the brambles it was already too late by the time I struck and a few seconds later the Carp cleverly transferred the hook from it's lip onto some bramble roots and in trying to free it the line snapped and yet another float was lost!

I now only had one loaded float left in my float box and so on that went this time I decided that I would change my hooklink from 7lb (my mainline was 8lb) to 10lb just to see if that would have better resistance to the brambles. Out I cast and yet again instantly the float disappears and I strike into another Carp. The 10lb hooklink seems to be working as I quickly am able to steer it into the net.


By now the light is really starting to fade and I know I have to be off the lake by dusk so I only have a few minutes left and cast back out as quickly as I could. Instantly another strong bite but when I strike the Carp has already made it to the brambles and the hookink, all 10lb of it, snaps.

I should have packed up at this stage but who could not resist another cast when the fish are feeding like crazy? So on goes another hooklink, out goes the float and down it goes and yet another Carp takes a liking for my hookbait. Yet again I strike into yet another Carp but then it's a repeat performance of an earlier lost fish. I'm desperately applying side strain and the hook pulls, the float whips back across the lake and embeds itself deep into the over hanging brambles. Yet another float lost and as I now don't have any loaded floats, it's well and truly dusk and my wrist is sprained from all the fighting I decided to call it a day but what a day!

None of these Carp are big, the biggest was no more than 4lb but what they lacked in size they made up for in spirit. It's just so exciting having to cast so close to snags that every Carp in the lake knows like the back of their fins and knowing that you can't give them an inch. It's like trying to stop a Formula One car from leaving the starting grid! Although I'm tired today I already can't wait to go back. ]]> Going Fishing / Catch report peakoverload http://www.fishing-forum.info/going-fishing-catch-report/25074-s-worth-sticking.html http://www.fishing-forum.info/south-england-fishing-reports/25073-selsey-hayling.html Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:39:17 GMT going down west beach monday 6th from about 8pm till about 3am . and prob go to hayling thursday 9th weather permiting , from about 9pm till 5am . so if any one around pop down and say hello . beer1 . does anyone know how hayling fishing ? fish2 going down west beach monday 6th from about 8pm till about 3am . and prob go to hayling thursday 9th weather permiting , from about 9pm till 5am . so if any one around pop down and say hello . beer1 . does anyone know how hayling fishing ? fish2 ]]> South England Fishing Reports browners http://www.fishing-forum.info/south-england-fishing-reports/25073-selsey-hayling.html http://www.fishing-forum.info/new-members-introduction/25072-hi-guys.html Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:19:38 GMT Hello folks just stopping by to say hello
I'm Cathal from Donegal Ireland (away up the top as far north as poss)
just came back to angling after a long absence 20 years embarassed
anyhow hope to find my way back into it and I'm enjoying it again
I do mostly boat and shore fishing and a bit of river fishing sometimes
looking forward to picking your brains for new Technics

Cheers

Cathal ]]> New Members Introduction cathald http://www.fishing-forum.info/new-members-introduction/25072-hi-guys.html http://www.fishing-forum.info/fish-month-2010/25071-august-f-o-t-m-entries.html Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:32:04 GMT morning all IF you have been lucky enough to catch a fish in August2010 and you would like to enter in the Fish Of the Month comp for august. then Pm me (with picture and link to thread if possible) by thursday eve next week when i will put the vote up beer1 dave morning all

IF you have been lucky enough to catch a fish in August2010 and you would like to enter in the Fish Of the Month comp for august. then Pm me (with picture and link to thread if possible) by thursday eve next week when i will put the vote up

beer1
dave ]]> Fish of the month for 2010 pingu http://www.fishing-forum.info/fish-month-2010/25071-august-f-o-t-m-entries.html http://www.fishing-forum.info/trout-trout-fly-fishing/25070-usk-reservoir.html Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:01:07 GMT Hi all, I'm new to the forums.

I'm planning on going to the Usk Reservoir Saturday week with a few friends. Not all are fly fisherman so some will be spinning and worming. I will, however be fly fishing and as I have never fished the Usk before I was after some advice on flies and so on. Also I was wondering on the off chance if there was a boat hire service available there, I've had a quick scan of the internet and haven't found any information on that.

Thanks

Drew ]]> Trout - Trout Fly Fishing Drewid http://www.fishing-forum.info/trout-trout-fly-fishing/25070-usk-reservoir.html http://www.fishing-forum.info/fishing-tips-rigs/25069-swim-feeder-floats.html Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:30:47 GMT I was wondering if anybody had used the floats that have a feeder on the lower body, I was thinking of the maggot type. I was wondering if anybody had used the floats that have a feeder on the lower body, I was thinking of the maggot type. ]]> Mark Elvin http://www.fishing-forum.info/fishing-tips-rigs/25069-swim-feeder-floats.html http://www.fishing-forum.info/add-your-points-2010/25067-more-jolly-bass.html Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:28:42 GMT small-eyed ray report here: http://www.fishing-forum.info/south-england-fishing-reports/25066-milford-shingle-1-9-10-a.html#post205359 small-eyed ray

report here:

http://www.fishing-forum.info/south-...tml#post205359 ]]> Add your points 2010 bassmanrob http://www.fishing-forum.info/add-your-points-2010/25067-more-jolly-bass.html http://www.fishing-forum.info/south-england-fishing-reports/25066-milford-shingle-1-9-10-a.html Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:25:58 GMT After a weekend spent working and reading some quality catch reports with plenty of good fish I was eager to get out. I headed to the shingle bank for about 1600 (H/W), plan was to target bream in the day and have a bash for some raymondos at night plus anything else that might come along.

The bank was crammed with mackie bashers and I thought I'd try a different spot from my usual favourite. I got set up fishing rag on one rod and squid on the other. Had a few bites on worm but couldn't connect with any of them. The squid remained untouched despite usually being top of the menu for the local bream. The worms i had were snakes so i halved one onto a rig with small circle hooks. Had a few rattles, pull down and loads of slack....fish on at last!



It went 1lb 4oz again, my 3rd at this weight from this venue in 3 trips. A few other anglers turned up for the evening for a club comp and the bream were steady for everyone. The mackies were scarce and i couldn't get any for bait, sandeel rag and squid would have to do. I lost two scrappy fish on the dexter wedge, probably big gars.

Darkness came and the bream were still feeding, guys to my right had two nice gurnards on some smelt they had caught earlier in the day. I then had a very nice pull-down which i hit into, felt a fish on. It initially felt quite good but got lighter but my second target bagged and a first. A butterfly small-eyed ray.



It had ignored the sandeel on the bottom hook of the loop rig and taken the plain old worm! Things went quiet over low and surprisingly no dogs showed. The new flood ended the evening at about 10 as the place becomes unfishable.

Enjoyable session with both targets hit also saw a flounder caught Lee! :P ]]> South England Fishing Reports bassmanrob http://www.fishing-forum.info/south-england-fishing-reports/25066-milford-shingle-1-9-10-a.html http://www.fishing-forum.info/going-fishing-catch-report/25065-huge-fished-topped-canal.html Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:15:16 GMT Hey guuys
IM Defentily goin fishing tommorow For That Carp
i have found a very short Canal Like Ridgeacre Stops at a certain spot then to the right of it is an Small Canal There Is about 11 Huge Carp Topping Because of the heat Goin after school Hopefully Catch one of these biggies :)
My bro said He Says about 8lb He's been fishing 17 Years so i Believed him and i gotta say its the biggest fish ive ever saw Literally HUGE In my opinion
MY biggest fish is an 7lb Carp and i think those Carp are way bigger

Anyways Thanks for reading Will give Feedback if i catch one(fingers crossed)

Tight LInes

All of the Best ;) ]]> Going Fishing / Catch report hydey5 http://www.fishing-forum.info/going-fishing-catch-report/25065-huge-fished-topped-canal.html http://www.fishing-forum.info/fishing-general/25064-new-rod.html Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:34:02 GMT Just bought a new rod, im newish to fishing so thought i would get a cheap quiver tip feeder rod give it a go, anyone have this rod or a similar one and give me some sort of review :) thanks http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Shakespeare-Omni-X-Quiver-Fishing-Rod-9-FT-2-Glass-Tips-/120613432595?pt=UK_SportingGoods_Fishing_FishingRods_EH Just bought a new rod, im newish to fishing so thought i would get a cheap quiver tip feeder rod give it a go, anyone have this rod or a similar one and give me some sort of review :) thanks

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Shakespeare-Om...FishingRods_EH ]]> Fishing General hadgfeet http://www.fishing-forum.info/fishing-general/25064-new-rod.html http://www.fishing-forum.info/fishing-general/25063-what-best-time-day-go-fishing.html Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:42:37 GMT Hi can anyone tell me the best time of day I can find fish in the water Some say first thing at morning and last at night but am unsure And other say when the moons out but this makes no sense to me Thanks Batista230 Hi
can anyone tell me the best time of day I can find fish in the water
Some say first thing at morning and last at night but am unsure
And other say when the moons out but this makes no sense to me

Thanks
Batista230 ]]> Fishing General Batista230 http://www.fishing-forum.info/fishing-general/25063-what-best-time-day-go-fishing.html http://www.fishing-forum.info/add-your-points-2010/25062-points-drunken-dragons-please.html Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:04:39 GMT 4.5 points please weaver Image: http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u115/lazyhooker/P1020095.jpg mackeral Image: http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u115/lazyhooker/P1020097.jpg sandeel Image: http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u115/lazyhooker/P1020098.jpg http://www.fishing-forum.info/wales-fishing-reports/25061-bass-trip.html#post205347 4.5 points please

weaver

mackeral

sandeel


http://www.fishing-forum.info/wales-...tml#post205347 ]]> Add your points 2010 lazy hooker http://www.fishing-forum.info/add-your-points-2010/25062-points-drunken-dragons-please.html http://www.fishing-forum.info/wales-fishing-reports/25061-bass-trip.html Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:02:26 GMT Went out with a guy that i know drifting off the south coast. I know wrong place to put up the report but there wasn't a lot to report really.

apart from lots of BBQ fodder in the form of mackeral which also filled the freezer for winter fishing but surprisingly we were also taking weaver fish on feathers and sandeel...oh well all points in the SH

weaver


sandeel



mackeral
]]> Wales Fishing Reports lazy hooker http://www.fishing-forum.info/wales-fishing-reports/25061-bass-trip.html http://www.fishing-forum.info/going-fishing-catch-report/25060-after-rain.html Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:40:39 GMT Well, in the week leading up to last weekend, we had been graced with just over 3 inches of rain, something which made myself and many others in my area very happy,as our rivers had been suffering very badly from low water, and a weed build up.
So having agreed a trip to the Bristol Avon at foxham, I got busy the bight before,cooking up some hemp, and generally trying to be organised. I contacted Ryan and invited him to jin us as he had not fished the river the river before, like us he was enthusiastic.
Arriving a little bit late, due to the usual distractions, we navigated around the cow manure in the farmyard and made our way to the river.
Leaving our gear under the railway bridge, we did a quick recce. pointing our to Ryan various swims and what they ahd produced, kindlywe allowed Ryan to have first casts at the weirpool, JP settled for the railway swim, I went for the bend above the beahc. Bait for me was maggots ina clip on one rod, and worm on the other, also I had a small supply of meat too.
JP concentrated on meat and worm, and I think Ryan went for the pike on one rod and chub and barbel on the other.
The only downside to these plans, were the fish refusing to play.
The river had been up, about 2 feet up, which had doen a wondeful job of washing out some of the excess weed, then dropping to sligtly above it normal summer levels, but it did have a tinge of colour.
I was lucky to get a decent gudgeon, followed by some small chub, a nice roach about 6oz, and a few perch, one of which was very lucky as I lifted it from the water a pike took a snap at it.
My swim, view directly opposite.

Just downstream

My Gidgeon.

Sadly not much else came out. We wound up finnishing the eveing i the weirpool, my new 'niteglow' quiver tip was fine with a little bit of light from the head torch, sadly no fish came along to play ball.
So we now jump to last night, (Tues).
Having worked allday at a show on the B/H Monday, I felt fully justified in leaving work early, JP, being the wise man that he is, had explored a new section of the River Brue, and reported favourably, and suggested that we give it a go that eve.
Who was I to refuse.
Travelling very light, we made good time in the roadster.
As we made our way to the river, I spotted some 'Black Deat', on the cables spanning the river.

We did some exploring, there is a nice weirppol on this beat, with a long steay glide upstream, and downstream the river returns to the more meandering nature of a lowland river. I ummed and arred, and decided to go for the weirppo. I set up the Avon queen, and caught on my first cast, then on almost every cast either a small dace or chub, with the odd bonus perch for good measure. JP set up the Forshaws special with a lobworm and a tradition perch bobber in the water and was rewarded with soem fine perch from the base of the weir.

I fished the end of the weir, til the ligt began to fade, then JP sauntered off downstream to trot for some of the chub he had tangled with last time out. I stayed in the wierpool, as it seemed to be a decnt spot for a sunset.


I set up a small feeder, combined with a worma nd touched ledgered as I watche dthe sun go down, being rewarded wth some small, 12oz chub, but great sport on a fine bit of cane.

As the mist began to roll in, JP retunred, to dark to see his float, and I had sacrificed, (to old Izzak), the last of the worms, so we watched the river for a while as we packed up.

We were very keen to discover the depths of the river here, and are really looking forward to fishing here in the winter. I'll return to this strecth soon, I have a good feeling I'll finally catch a river fish on sweetcorn here. As the light faded, we saw what we belived to be perch strikes, into shoals of fry, so there are sure to be some big old stripey's lurking in the depths here. Bring on the autumn I say. ]]> Going Fishing / Catch report fullcreel http://www.fishing-forum.info/going-fishing-catch-report/25060-after-rain.html http://www.fishing-forum.info/going-fishing-catch-report/25059-some-after-work-research-good-result-too.html Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:19:55 GMT Sometimes on my way home from work I pass I nice little syndicate owned pond.



Anyway, as the weather was good today I thought I'd stop off and have a poke around. As it turns out, the local parish council have taken ownership once again, and the pond is now open to fishing, there is a notice board explaining the rules of the pond.

There was evidence of plenty of activity too, at one corner where some debris had been blown by the wind it was plain to see some Carp of approx 12-14" long lurking around, you could make out there shadowy forms in the water.

Also, there is a structure about 7m from the side, where much activty could be seen, with tell tale eddys and swirls in the water, I've tried to capture them with my phone camera.





I think, whilst the weather is being kind, it would be rude not to stop off for a couple of hurs tomorrow & try my luck with the waggler, some corn, maggots & pellets. ]]> Going Fishing / Catch report Mark Elvin http://www.fishing-forum.info/going-fishing-catch-report/25059-some-after-work-research-good-result-too.html