| #1  07-16-2008, 06:58 PM | ||||
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| Relaxation after work Boring day at work, lovely weather so I decided to have a couple of hours at my local River the Hampshire Avon. 4.30pm clock out and straight of to Britford to explore a little more of the 'old river'....rather then fishing the navigation stretch, which I usually do. Arriving at 5pm, loaded with a rod, reel, small bag with some terminal tackle, pint of maggots, small unhooking mat, landing net and a digi cam I bought second hand and off I went to take a stroll. I walked downstream for a while to a part of the river I haven't seen nor fished before, eventually I found a swim I liked the look of, a lot of overhanging trees and bushes.  Water levels still high, lots of colour in the water and flow still turbid. Truth to be spoken, I was more looking forward to the peace and tranquillity on the river bank for a couple of hours and I wasn't too bothered about catching huge amount of fish, so I set up my quiver tip with a small 12g maggot feeder, 4lb mainline, 3lb hook length size 18” hook. I cast the feeder on the edge of the fast flow to gently let the current roll it downstream until it settled. I knew it would have been better to trott a float but I wanted to sit down and relax for a bit plus the overhanging trees would have made it a little difficult to cast a float without risking to get caught up in them. I didn't have to wait too long before my first twitch in the rod tip.....a minnow, soon to be followed by another dozen of those pesky little fellas. After an hour or so I managed to feed the little rascals off and soon after the dace, chublets, grayling and perch took over. Nothing bigger than 8-10oz but still a pleasant couple of hours fishing and relaxing. Here are a few pics of some of my catch To be honest , I have no idea what species this is..when I saw it first I thought it was a small grayling with a deformed mouth...but not so sure now    And here a couple of scenery pics     Around 9pm it was time to pack up and take a slow walk back to the car whilst enjoying such a beautiful stretch of the Hampshire Avon. __________________ There is certainly something in angling that tends to produce a serenity of the mind." - Washington Irving     |
| #2 07-16-2008, 07:08 PM | ||||
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 Re: Relaxation after work Nice way to spend a few hours Claudia. Great pics & report too. I think your mystery fish is a good size Gudgeon. Did'nt get any Ruffe then? __________________ Don't Judge My Path If You Haven't Walked My Journey... |
| #3 07-16-2008, 07:14 PM | ||||
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| Re: Relaxation after work Great report and great pictures as well. That Mystery fish is definitely a gudgeon quite a good size as well. BW __________________ Blackwater Tackle Supplies Keep Ulster's Waters Healthy, Practice Catch and Release! |
| #4 07-16-2008, 07:17 PM | ||||
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| Re: Relaxation after work A gudgeon was my second thought but the it hasn't got the right mouth shape for a gudgeon  .....and NO Ian no ruffe pmsl __________________ There is certainly something in angling that tends to produce a serenity of the mind." - Washington Irving |
| #5 07-16-2008, 08:55 PM | ||||
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| Re: Relaxation after work Nice report and pictures Twiddles. Great way to spend a few hours.  Most definately a Gudgeon and a big one at that! __________________ "I'm playing all the right notes but not necessarily in the right order" Eric Morcambe |
| #6 07-17-2008, 04:19 AM | ||||
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| Re: Relaxation after work Looks a crack strtch and great read __________________ Richard|Sea Fishing |Carp Fishing| Spud Gun | Zander fishing | Fishing Reports | Hunting Reports |
| #7 07-17-2008, 05:56 AM | ||||
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| Re: Relaxation after work Well done Twidds.  __________________ Right then, checklist: Rods. Check. Reels. Check. Speckled Hen. Check. Bait…… BAIT! Sh*t, where’s the bait? |
| #8 07-17-2008, 06:29 AM | ||||
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| Re: Relaxation after work Looks a great river. Definitely a gudgeon __________________ Dan `·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸ Big or small, look after them all! ¸.·´¯`·.¸ ><((((º> |
| #9 07-17-2008, 06:52 AM | ||||
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| Re: Relaxation after work lovely evening there claudia mmm must go do our river dave __________________ www.exmouthsaa.co.uk 24 beers in a case and 24 hours in a day simples You won't know unless you go :D...and if you do go!! please let us know :D as thats how the forum thrives |
| #10 07-24-2008, 09:26 AM | ||||
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| Re: Relaxation after work Lovely river the Avon; and what a great way to relax after a hard day at the office.  __________________ My Web Site (The Average Coarse Angler) Happiness is Fish Shaped (It used to be woman shaped but the wifes getting on a bit now) |
