Bluemoon Angling Thread

[Newman Noggs]

Been out on the Avon today but my heart wasn't in it. 1.7m up and belting through. Managed a single roach but missed seeing the bite because I was on Bluemoon. Fortunately the little bugger hooked itself.

Very downbeat day, I could hear a green woodpecker but never saw it or anything else interesting come to that. May take a couple of weeks off and do some work.

 

[Saddleworth2]

Been out on the Avon today but my heart wasn't in it. 1.7m up and belting through. Managed a single roach but missed seeing the bite because I was on Bluemoon. Fortunately the little bugger hooked itself.

Very downbeat day, I could hear a green woodpecker but never saw it or anything else interesting come to that. May take a couple of weeks off and do some work.

A bad day fishing is still better than a good days work mate.

 

[Blue_eyes]

The normally very narrow river Weaver behind our house doing its impression of a lake again, gets treacherous to walk down there. One foot deep one minute, suddenly twelve foot deep a few steps away. Have known fish to get stranded as it recedes.

 

[Didsbury Dave]

This atlantic storm flood will actually trigger a feeding response amongst the barbel but getting to them but getting a bait to them will be incredibly difficult.

 

[yerwot?]

Used to think i was a keen angler, reading the posts on here is a dose of reality, bit humbling really. As a youngster i remember nicking a washing line and breaking the ice on the Maccy canal at Poynton... defrosting the rings every cast, caught nowt but that was par for the course. That was about as hard-core as it got....

 

[its grim up north]

Not used to winter river fishing because we are normally away, but this year I want to get out. Have had bit of fun with the odd Chub and grayling from our local river on the stick. But my question is, how do I make, and what cheese do I use to make a sticky smelly paste that'll stay on the hook? Thanks.

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

Not used to winter river fishing because we are normally away, but this year I want to get out. Have had bit of fun with the odd Chub and grayling from our local river on the stick. But my question is, how do I make, and what cheese do I use to make a sticky smelly paste that'll stay on the hook? Thanks.

Hi pal. I'd go 60% liquidised bread, 20% mature cheddar and same of stilton. Mould it together and use on a 10-12s hook with liquidised bread in a cage feeder or handballing in if your stick float fishing. Tight lines: )

 

[its grim up north]

Hi pal. I'd go 60% liquidised bread, 20% mature cheddar and same of stilton. Mould it together and use on a 10-12s hook with liquidised bread in a cage feeder or handballing in if your stick float fishing. Tight lines: )

Thanks, hopefully next week, or after the run off, I be able to try it. PS can you prepare it and freeze it?

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

Thanks, hopefully next week, or after the run off, I be able to try it. PS can you prepare it and freeze it?

Yes but much better fresh I think. If you freeze wrap a ball tightly in cling film.

 

[Didsbury Dave]

Hi pal. I'd go 60% liquidised bread, 20% mature cheddar and same of stilton. Mould it together and use on a 10-12s hook with liquidised bread in a cage feeder or handballing in if your stick float fishing. Tight lines: )

Pastry is much better than bread but packets of danish blue cheese or gouda can be moulded on straight out of the bag. I'd go that route for the first time. The first time I used paste it wouldn't stay on the hook and a long trip to The Ribble was basically wasted.

 

[Didsbury Dave]

Thanks, hopefully next week, or after the run off, I be able to try it. PS can you prepare it and freeze it?

It freezes absolutely fine and may even improve but I'd urge you to consider the post above, or at least take a packet of danish blue as a backup.

 

[idahoblues]

spring fishing camp, a couple of years back

 

[Newman Noggs]

spring fishing camp, a couple of years back

Fantastic

 

[Didsbury Dave]

spring fishing camp, a couple of years back

Superb. I’d absolutely love that. A bit more atmospheric than a bivvy in the mud by The Trent.

 

[Didsbury Dave]

Had a few hours yesterday on the centre pin after the grayling, after sitting out a snowstorm when I arrived. I walked a long way, fished 4 or 5 areas for just one grayling. I can’t decide what to do today but after last night’s frosts can’t see anything playing ball if even the grayling are too cold to feed.

I might Chuck a deadbait somewhere to kill a few hours.

 

[snorky]

Sat indoors tying salmon tube flies.
Just hope to be able to get out to chuck them one day!

 

[Saddleworth2]

Had a few hours yesterday on the centre pin after the grayling, after sitting out a snowstorm when I arrived. I walked a long way, fished 4 or 5 areas for just one grayling. I can’t decide what to do today but after last night’s frosts can’t see anything playing ball if even the grayling are too cold to feed.

I might Chuck a deadbait somewhere to kill a few hours.

I used to love long trotting for Grayling when I was younger. Balsa float, a couple of split shot, a bunch of maggots. Wade half way across the river and let the float trot down the channel near the far bank. My eyesight was pretty good then and my memory says I could pick up fish from 50 yards downstream. Im sure in reality it was probably shorter than that but I always overestimate size and distance according to Mrs S ;-)
is that how you still do it or is it more complicated these days?

 

[Didsbury Dave]

I used to love long trotting for Grayling when I was younger. Balsa float, a couple of split shot, a bunch of maggots. Wade half way across the river and let the float trot down the channel near the far bank. My eyesight was pretty good then and my memory says I could pick up fish from 50 yards downstream. Im sure in reality it was probably shorter than that but I always overestimate size and distance according to Mrs S ;-)
is that how you still do it or is it more complicated these days?

Exactly the same. Waders, centre pin, 4lb line with a Drennan loafer float and red maggots. I fish it so it is dragging the bottom and hold it back to slow it in these conditions. If you haven’t had a bite in a few casts move on.

 

[Didsbury Dave]

It froze hard last night and barely got above freezing here all day. As above, I didn’t fancy chasing grayling/wading after yesterday’s slog and I decided it was too cold to sit behind a couple of deadbait rods in a cloudy and freezing Pennine reservoir.

I decided to have an experiment: to see if I could catch a perch in an iced up canal. I’ve experimented with the “Ned Rig” before but I’d read a good tutorial this morning and because you are inching the rig along the bottom it’s supposed to be a good method when the perch are lethargic. This would be the ultimate test.

The first marina I went to was frozen solid. There were a couple of clear patches up the canal so I had half an hour there but I was only really refining my technique as the water was the colour of hot chocolate. I drove to another marina where the river comes in and it was mainly clear of ice because of the moving water. Inching my rubber worm along the bottom and I had a couple of taps. I was totally amazed. Half a dozen casts in (each one takes several minutes if you do it right) and BANG I hooked a good perch. It was fat as a pig as they always get at this time of year getting ready for spawning. It was well over a pound, and was a hugely rewarding fish given the experimental nature of this session.

I fished another 2-3 locations for nothing but am now in the bath delighted with this fish:

 

[antspider]

It froze hard last night and barely got above freezing here all day. As above, I didn’t fancy chasing grayling/wading after yesterday’s slog and I decided it was too cold to sit behind a couple of deadbait rods in a cloudy and freezing Pennine reservoir.

I decided to have an experiment: to see if I could catch a perch in an iced up canal. I’ve experimented with the “Ned Rig” before but I’d read a good tutorial this morning and because you are inching the rig along the bottom it’s supposed to be a good method when the perch are lethargic. This would be the ultimate test.

The first marina I went to was frozen solid. There were a couple of clear patches up the canal so I had half an hour there but I was only really refining my technique as the water was the colour of hot chocolate. I drove to another marina where the river comes in and it was mainly clear of ice because of the moving water. Inching my rubber worm along the bottom and I had a couple of taps. I was totally amazed. Half a dozen casts in (each one takes several minutes if you do it right) and BANG I hooked a good perch. It was fat as a pig as they always get at this time of year getting ready for spawning. It was well over a pound, and was a hugely rewarding fish given the experimental nature of this session.

I fished another 2-3 locations for nothing but am now in the bath delighted with this fish:

Nice fish, a lot of effort so all the more satisfying...
Rather have a decent perch, Rudd or roach than big carp any day