Bluemoon Angling Thread

Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese said:
Started a wormery up with 1kg of deadrobeanas in 4inches of peat moss in a crate. I'll riddle them out and put them in fresh moss in a month and the eggs in this one will produce the same again. Chopped worm all winter.
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My attempts at this have been a disaster. Let us know how it goes.

River Severn yesterday. Arrived about 10 and met a chap in the car park who had been staying the night in a camper van but hadn't started fishing because he'd been told by a couple of other anglers that the barbel can't be caught in the day. It's not the fact that some anglers spout such bollocks but that people continue to believe it.

Anyway, while I tickled away at the small fish, my mate had three barbel all over 8lbs and the biggest 9lbs 6ozs. Packed in at dusk because it went dead.
 
Off to Llyn Clywedog tomorrow for probably the last time there out in a boat for this year.
Last time was like the perfect storm, hoping for calmer weather tomorrow.
Reports suggesting dries are the way to go using Buzzers and Daddies, surprising, I would have thought wets or lures by now. First season there, happy to listen to the more experienced anglers who frequent the place.
 
Watched sundays bob and paul tonight pre-match. What a brilliant show that is. Fuck all happens really but it still manages to be compelling viewing. Bobs mad chair had me laughing, as did his look to camera when paul announced he was taking his guitar to the river. "There might not be time for that paul" brilliant telly. I really should start fishing again this makes me realise how wonderful being on the bank is. Ive enjoyed reading this thread even though ive not fished for a few years.
 
malkie said:
Off to Llyn Clywedog tomorrow for probably the last time there out in a boat for this year.
Last time was like the perfect storm, hoping for calmer weather tomorrow.
Reports suggesting dries are the way to go using Buzzers and Daddies, surprising, I would have thought wets or lures by now. First season there, happy to listen to the more experienced anglers who frequent the place.
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Do they supply motors for the boats nowadays mate?
I used to fish there donkeys years ago, got tickets from a caf that did a great brekkie in those days.
 
malkie said:
They have all new boats now with 3 HP petrol engines. Tickets can be purchased at the moorings. Best you book if you want a boat though. No cafe there at the moment.
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Thanks mate. The cafe was in town...
But as I say it was yonks ago.
 
i had a good look about where to fish for barbel in the NW, whilst reading i realised that my club bay malton have 6 stretches on the dane,from the motorway(cranage) toward Holmes chapel ,so ive decided to take a bait bucket and have a walk down, now i dont have deicated barbel gear,i have a strong feeder rod, hopefully that should do the trick, but my first trip will be a fact finding mission.

even though ive never fished a river im leaning more and more towards that sort of fishing, it is really calling me, I'm a bit of a wimp and im actually nervous about it, but ill jump in with both feet and give it a bash, i watched a video ,carl and alex explaining the basics, so im hopefully prepared.dont know when im able to start my adventure, hopefully soon

 
peace frog said:
i had a good look about where to fish for barbel in the NW, whilst reading i realised that my club bay malton have 6 stretches on the dane,from the motorway(cranage) toward Holmes chapel ,so ive decided to take a bait bucket and have a walk down, now i dont have deicated barbel gear,i have a strong feeder rod, hopefully that should do the trick, but my first trip will be a fact finding mission.

even though ive never fished a river im leaning more and more towards that sort of fishing, it is really calling me, I'm a bit of a wimp and im actually nervous about it, but ill jump in with both feet and give it a bash, i watched a video ,carl and alex explaining the basics, so im hopefully prepared.dont know when im able to start my adventure, hopefully soon

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Come on the Wye mate. Its stuffed full of barbel!
 
snorky said:
Come on the Wye mate. Its stuffed full of barbel!
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thats a 3 hour drive from me, id rather cut my teeth a little bit closer, the dane is 30 mins away ,until i get my river confidence and experience up, i know ill end up driving around the country once i get the barbel bug :)
 
peace frog said:
i had a good look about where to fish for barbel in the NW, whilst reading i realised that my club bay malton have 6 stretches on the dane,from the motorway(cranage) toward Holmes chapel ,so ive decided to take a bait bucket and have a walk down, now i dont have deicated barbel gear,i have a strong feeder rod, hopefully that should do the trick, but my first trip will be a fact finding mission.

even though ive never fished a river im leaning more and more towards that sort of fishing, it is really calling me, I'm a bit of a wimp and im actually nervous about it, but ill jump in with both feet and give it a bash, i watched a video ,carl and alex explaining the basics, so im hopefully prepared.dont know when im able to start my adventure, hopefully soon

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Brilliant. Once you start river fishing it never stops its siren call. I think it's because no two days are ever the same. As for being "nervous", that's more likely adrenaline. My hands used to shake when I was younger as I put up my rod. Not so much now though I still miss a ring occasionally in the excitement (no gags please).

Let us know how you go on.

I think the Whitehouse & Mortimer episode that was filmed on our stretch of the Wye in June is on the box tonight. Look out for my face peering through the bushes.
 
Newman Noggs said:
Brilliant. Once you start river fishing it never stops its siren call. I think it's because no two days are ever the same. As for being "nervous", that's more likely adrenaline. My hands used to shake when I was younger as I put up my rod. Not so much now though I still miss a ring occasionally in the excitement (no gags please).

Let us know how you go on.

I think the Whitehouse & Mortimer episode that was filmed on our stretch of the Wye in June is on the box tonight. Look out for my face peering through the bushes.
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HAHA, look forward to it
 
peace frog said:
thats a 3 hour drive from me, id rather cut my teeth a little bit closer, the dane is 30 mins away ,until i get my river confidence and experience up, i know ill end up driving around the country once i get the barbel bug :)
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great stuff mate. The Dane is the perfect river to learn on. It’s small, intimate and pretty. It’s one rod, often mobile, fishing and whilst the barbel are not there in the numbers they were, you will catch chub whilst you learn. I did a couple of happy years fishing it around middlewich about 20 years ago. Had a double of 10-7 and also two river carp to 15lb. I still fish it occasionally in the winter for grayling at Swettemham.

Hopefully we can help you on here. I’ve got mates that fish it. Let me see if I can get a few starting pointers for you to put you onto the barbel stretches. In general, the lower down the river you are the better your chances and the bigger they are. That’s the case on all rivers actually..

Speaking of which, I had an afternoon on the Lower Ribble yesterday rolling meat for barbel. I fished pretty much every peg on a mile long stretch and didn’t have a touch. Friday evening I had a few hours with the lure rod after perch on The Calder. Again, not a touch. I’d guess that the big temperature drop has knocked them off.

I’ve just booked my annual two days on a boat on Esthwaite Water in the lakes for 17/18 October, staying at the beautiful Queens Head at Hawkshead. All paid for by my mate for my fiftieth. We’ve done it twice already for no fish so really hoping for a big pike, which is one species I’ve never had a really big one of. 16ib is my PB and there are 30s in there.
 
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