Bluemoon Angling Thread

[Sir peace frog]

Unlucky mate. Never fancied The Mersey round there to be honest. Wind knots are a massive ballache with ultralight setups until you get used to preventing them and your line beds in. I'm glad you like the simplicity, though. Just keep it in your car and you can go any time!

im on furlough at the moment, going for a walk with my daughter on lymm dam tomorrow, ill be taking the bag with me, then up to Adlington canal (i think) for another walk with my daughter and my bag will be coming with me again :), really enjoyed the freedom and adventure of it.

 

[Sir peace frog]

a couple of hour's on lymm dam, no fish again, but I had the chance to let my daughter have a go which was nice, cost me a lure and about 30 ft of line, haha

 

[Newman Noggs]

I was out trotting on the river Avon today. Fabulous weather, lots of tiddlers and a few decent dace, roach and perch. Unfortunately, as dusk came on and the bigger fish started biting, so did the pike.

I had a good roach bitten in half which was a bit of a sickener so packed it in earlier than intended. Not sure what the answer is.

 

[snorky]

I was out trotting on the river Avon today. Fabulous weather, lots of tiddlers and a few decent dace, roach and perch. Unfortunately, as dusk came on and the bigger fish started biting, so did the pike.

I had a good roach bitten in half which was a bit of a sickener so packed it in earlier than intended. Not sure what the answer is.

Wind like fuck! :)

 

[antspider]

I’m lucky enough to have fishing and mooring rights on a small stretch of river (Little Ouse Norfolk) adjacent to my house.. Good pike,Bream and even the odd tench to be had,,, mostly Rudd , some good.. Suprised to see lots of fish, probably Rudd still topping

 

[antspider]

View attachment 5261a couple of hour's on lymm dam, no fish again, but I had the chance to let my daughter have a go which was nice, cost me a lure and about 30 ft of line, haha

Looks like a great spot even if you aren’t catching

 

[Sir peace frog]

Looks like a great spot even if you aren’t catching

It's a lovely place to fish, and there are some monsters in there, this is a beautiful place as well, didn't catch here today, 3 blanks in a row

Dunham fisheries

 

[antspider]

It's a lovely place to fish, and there are some monsters in there, this is a beautiful place as well, didn't catch here today, 3 blanks in a row
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Dunham fisheries

It's a lovely place to fish, and there are some monsters in there, this is a beautiful place as well, didn't catch here today, 3 blanks in a row
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Dunham fisheries

Too much blue sky maybe ;)

 

[antspider]

Too much blue sky maybe ;)

Is it very deep.?

 

[Sir peace frog]

Too much blue sky maybe ;)

or, all the gear and no idea :), my worse run ever, i very rarely blank, but what doesnt kill you makes you stronger :)

 

[Sir peace frog]

Is it very deep.?

lymm dam approx 3ft to 30ft
dunham approx 1ft to 4ft

 

[antspider]

or, all the gear and no idea :), my worse run ever, i very rarely blank, but what doesnt kill you makes you stronger :)

Ha ha ,, that’s what they say

 

[Sir peace frog]

had a couple of hours on the canal at Adlington, and here is the result, I didn't catch it, my daughter who has only fished once before caught it, well over a pound, closer to 1.5lb, I was really chuffed, it gave me confidence in my set up, thrilled to bits

 

[Sir peace frog]

 

[Sir peace frog]

 

[Sir peace frog]

this is why I love fishing

 

[Didsbury Dave]

Well done Peace Frog! A big perch is a very impressive creature, isn’t it?

Two short blanks of an hour each for me Thursday and Friday with the lures on the canal and river. Saturday morning I aborted the dawn start due to inclement weather and ended up doing 9-4pm on a reservoir which contains big pike. I fished two pike rods, and snatched livebaits with a pole.

Had one bite, on a legered sardine, and it was a pike of about 9lb.

 

[yerwot?]

talking of big perch, the specimen lake at Border fisheries once yielded a five pounder, which i flat out refused to believe but there were pictures and witnesses...

 

[Didsbury Dave]

talking of big perch, the specimen lake at Border fisheries once yielded a five pounder, which i flat out refused to believe but there were pictures and witnesses...

Wouldn’t surprise me although 5 sounds a lot. But most of those commercials have massive perch because they are the Alex predator.

I had an afternoon today so headed out to the same reservoir (Hilltop Reservoir). As it’s name suggests it’s really exposed and as I drove I realised it was windy as hell and I didn’t fancy an afternoon hanging onto my unhooking mat and brolly. So I diverted to a canal and set up two deadbait rods with the intention of searching the water half an hour in each spot.

I’d been fishing half an hour and some noddy with his noisy little girl decides to set up right next to me. I picked up my stuff and moved. Just before I cast a couple landed 10 yards next to me on the other side, with tackle more suited to marlin fishing.

I wasn’t feeling it and fucked off home without even casting. Every angler needs to follow that instinct sometimes.

 

[Sir peace frog]

talking of big perch, the specimen lake at Border fisheries once yielded a five pounder, which i flat out refused to believe but there were pictures and witnesses...

ive had a 2.5 lb out of staceys , there was a guy that used to go round the speci lake after everyone had packed up, armed with a prawn he would hunt for perch, I've never heard of a 5lb perch coming out of the speci lake though, not that i wonder if i would be allow to lure fish on there ?