Bluemoon Angling Thread

Newman Noggs said:
They call me "Four Rivers" Noggs after fishing 4 different rivers in 9 days.

Friday was the River Severn near Shrewsbury. My mate was barbel fishing whilst I was doing my usual bit-bashing on the feeder catching dace and small chub on every cast. I work on the basis that, if you feed long enough, sooner or later a decent fish will show up which it did but not in the way I expected. I was reeling in another small dace when I saw what I thought was a jack pike flash at it but turn away just before I lifted it out. As it happened, the dace dropped off the hook and fell back in the water at the side. Just there was a ledge with water about 4 inches deep which the dace proceeded to swim along parallel to the bank. Odd behaviour. Then I noticed it was being shadowed by a large perch about a pound and a half. No wonder it wouldn't come off the shelf. I thought, "hello, I'll have a dabble at that". So I dropped my feeder in at the side baited with double maggot. Within 2 minutes, my rod pulled over and, after about a great fight I landed a 3lbs perch, an easy personal best. Later on, as the sun dropped, the barbel started feeding and we had 2 each. Smaller than the Wye barbel but better fighters pound for pound I think. Oh yes, heard another cuckoo.

Saturday was fly-fishing (or, in my case, thrashing the water fruitlessly) on the Hodder on the Duchy of Lancaster estate. Dramatic setting for a day of dramatic weather. Started late with storms threatening over the hills. My mate got a nice brownie and a couple of large greyling whilst I had a salmon (parr of 4 ozs) but it was a race against time with the river obviously about to rise.

Sensibly we left the tea stuff in the fisherman's hut and stayed close so we were able to make a dash for it when the first drops began to fall. So we spent a wonderful 30 minutes sitting in a tiny hut drinking tea and eating our sandwiches whilst the storm raged around us. As it eased, my mate reckoned we had 30 minutes before the water turned brown and changed to his sea-trout gear. As it happens, he was right but he managed to catch one before the river became unfishable. Wonderful day though with kingfishers, dippers, hares and sundry wildlife but not a single human other than us. So here's a moral dilemma for you.

As we were going up river we came across a gull lying amongst the rocks at the water's edge. It was alert but, clearly unable to move for some reason. Obviously, as we came back downstream the water was rising and the gull was sitting there unmoving with the water rising around it. What, if anything, would you do about it ?
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Well in Noggsy, cracking perch, easily better than my PB of only a pound n' half or so.

As for the gull, nowt you can do unless you wanted to take it to a vet. Broken wing probably and one for the pike I think.
 
Saddleworth2 said:
Nice one. Have you stayed in it? Lovely Inn, food and rooms although it must be 10 years since we stayed last.
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No, but my mate's in the Whitewell club and they hold the club meetings there. He reckons the fanny in there is wonderful.

I also happened to see an Antiques Roadshow about 6 months ago where the club secretary took in a painting that hangs in the room where they hold the meetings and, I think, was owned by the club. Turned out to be worth £3k.
 
Newman Noggs said:
They call me "Four Rivers" Noggs after fishing 4 different rivers in 9 days.

Friday was the River Severn near Shrewsbury. My mate was barbel fishing whilst I was doing my usual bit-bashing on the feeder catching dace and small chub on every cast. I work on the basis that, if you feed long enough, sooner or later a decent fish will show up which it did but not in the way I expected. I was reeling in another small dace when I saw what I thought was a jack pike flash at it but turn away just before I lifted it out. As it happened, the dace dropped off the hook and fell back in the water at the side. Just there was a ledge with water about 4 inches deep which the dace proceeded to swim along parallel to the bank. Odd behaviour. Then I noticed it was being shadowed by a large perch about a pound and a half. No wonder it wouldn't come off the shelf. I thought, "hello, I'll have a dabble at that". So I dropped my feeder in at the side baited with double maggot. Within 2 minutes, my rod pulled over and, after about a great fight I landed a 3lbs perch, an easy personal best. Later on, as the sun dropped, the barbel started feeding and we had 2 each. Smaller than the Wye barbel but better fighters pound for pound I think. Oh yes, heard another cuckoo.

Saturday was fly-fishing (or, in my case, thrashing the water fruitlessly) on the Hodder on the Duchy of Lancaster estate. Dramatic setting for a day of dramatic weather. Started late with storms threatening over the hills. My mate got a nice brownie and a couple of large greyling whilst I had a salmon (parr of 4 ozs) but it was a race against time with the river obviously about to rise.

Sensibly we left the tea stuff in the fisherman's hut and stayed close so we were able to make a dash for it when the first drops began to fall. So we spent a wonderful 30 minutes sitting in a tiny hut drinking tea and eating our sandwiches whilst the storm raged around us. As it eased, my mate reckoned we had 30 minutes before the water turned brown and changed to his sea-trout gear. As it happens, he was right but he managed to catch one before the river became unfishable. Wonderful day though with kingfishers, dippers, hares and sundry wildlife but not a single human other than us. So here's a moral dilemma for you.

As we were going up river we came across a gull lying amongst the rocks at the water's edge. It was alert but, clearly unable to move for some reason. Obviously, as we came back downstream the water was rising and the gull was sitting there unmoving with the water rising around it. What, if anything, would you do about it ?
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Well done on that perch! I fish for them but have never beaten 2-13. Used to fish the Severn at Atcham years ago but haven’t been for a long time.

I’d have moved the seagull away from the flood plain and tried to put it hidden from predators.
 
Didsbury Dave said:
Well done on that perch! I fish for them but have never beaten 2-13. Used to fish the Severn at Atcham years ago but haven’t been for a long time.

I’d have moved the seagull away from the flood plain and tried to put it hidden from predators.
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I was at Cressage. You chaps don't make me feel any better. I put it out of it's misery. Swiftly.
 
idahoblues said:
Did you eat it?
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No. I rang the farmer and told him to come and get it. It was miles from anywhere and it’s throat has been ripped out by a dog. I wasn’t lugging it’s bleeding, twitching carcass back 3 miles to the car. It was supposed to be a romantic walk.

Wouldn’t have fancied my chances butchering it in my one bedroom flat with a set of ikea cutlery, either.
 
Didsbury Dave said:
No. I rang the farmer and told him to come and get it. It was miles from anywhere and it’s throat has been ripped out by a dog. I wasn’t lugging it’s bleeding, twitching carcass back 3 miles to the car. It was supposed to be a romantic walk.

Wouldn’t have fancied my chances butchering it in my one bedroom flat with a set of ikea cutlery, either.
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You could have hung it from the standard lamp :-).
 
Will catch up on the thread a bit later as really enjoy reading everyone's updates. I had a day off today, as my boss wants us to take at least 50% of our holiday allocation before the end of June, so we can support the recovery in the second half. What should I do? Cooked breakfast.. Check. I know, I will have a few hours roving on my local river tributary. Got some halibut pellets and plenty of tinned hemp. Had 4 hours down there and nothing until the arrival of a 12lb 10oz barbel. Absolutely made up. Made my season and not the end of June yet!
 
Scouse Blue said:
Will catch up on the thread a bit later as really enjoy reading everyone's updates. I had a day off today, as my boss wants us to take at least 50% of our holiday allocation before the end of June, so we can support the recovery in the second half. What should I do? Cooked breakfast.. Check. I know, I will have a few hours roving on my local river tributary. Got some halibut pellets and plenty of tinned hemp. Had 4 hours down there and nothing until the arrival of a 12lb 10oz barbel. Absolutely made up. Made my season and not the end of June yet!
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Ship canal ?
 
Scouse Blue said:
Will catch up on the thread a bit later as really enjoy reading everyone's updates. I had a day off today, as my boss wants us to take at least 50% of our holiday allocation before the end of June, so we can support the recovery in the second half. What should I do? Cooked breakfast.. Check. I know, I will have a few hours roving on my local river tributary. Got some halibut pellets and plenty of tinned hemp. Had 4 hours down there and nothing until the arrival of a 12lb 10oz barbel. Absolutely made up. Made my season and not the end of June yet!
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That's a big barbel pal, bet you're made up. Nice one. Did you take a pic?
 
BlueMoonRisin' said:
That's a big barbel pal, bet you're made up. Nice one. Did you take a pic?
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Yes, absolutely made up thanks. Didn't get a photo unfortunately as never took my camera as wanted to keep light roving for miles. Left phone in glove box as I only have a works android phone and it never stops. No way I am answering a Google Hangout when I am in the wilderness :-) Now thinking if I can wangle a few hours tomorrow. Definitely after work is the plan.
 
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