Bluemoon Angling Thread

You did well to catch a Mullet, I have sat & watched those beautiful fish for hours on the rocks (I was on the rocks they were in the water) near borth y gest but gave up trying to catch one years ago!
 
Newman Noggs said:
Decided to try a bit of sea fishing for View attachment 28206a change of scene and amused the locals by catching this mullet on freelined floating crust.
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Nice eating those. Floating crust must have been the 'order of the day'. Had well over 200ib today on floating bread/crust. 14lb 4oz the best. Enjoyable on a 13 ft match rod and 8lb maxima :-). However, much, much sooner be Noggs catching wild fish in that sort of background. Anyhow, probably my last carp puddle visit until next spring.
 
Woke up to heavy rain and the worst thing is packing up wet gear when it's pissing down! : (

Good news is there's rain forecast for several days except Friday. That means it will fish it's bollocks off when it is on the rise with coloured water in it.

This has been my hardest session of the four recent trips I've fished here. First night I had 2 barbel, 1 I weighed, bang on 9lb. The other of similar size, maybe slightly bigger. Couldn't weigh it as my digital scales had condensation so couldn't see any display. 3 anglers(locals) nearest to me had one barbel each, biggest around 7lb so I'm more than holding my own on a very pressurised stretch, so I'm pleased about that.

Fished all day yesterday without even a bleep on the alarms. Thought I'd go shit or bust for a big barbel so put 2 18mm boilies on the bottom rod with crushed boilie and glugged pellets in a PVA bag. Several hours of recasting and still no bites. Had some supper and recast about 10pm and settled down in bed, hoping for one of my rods to scream off between 11 and 1am as this is normally a productive time to catch.

My bottom rod bleeped once, then another bleep and then a few slow bleep bleeps. I whipped my shoes on and head-torch hoping grandad whiskers had snaffled my 2 boilies. Struck into the fish and the rod arched round nicely, yes!. But I soon realised I'd been had by an eyes bigger than belly greedy bastard 3lb bream. Came in like a wet rag. I don't think the guy directly opposite me on Winthorpe helped my cause. The cheeky bastard cast over half way across river into my swim several times throughout the night, not proper angling etiquette IMO.

I first started match fishing the Trent as kid in the mid 70s when almost every peg was chockablock with silverfish. I pleasure fished it throughout the 80s and early 90s with my mates, big bags of chub roach and bream common place. Then marriage kids and work got in the way, and until recently I haven't fished on here for at least 5 years, but there's something magical to me about this mighty River, and part of that is it has specimen fish of almost every species. Plus it's the best river to catch a magical double figure barbel from. With all the high protein bait going in they are piling weight on year on year, unlike the 80s and 90s when a double figure fish was a very rare catch.

One thing I have learned on this river is to be friendly towards other anglers, especially ITK locals as several have given me valuable information on good swims, different stretches, baits and methods to use. It's not easy fishing on here much of the time because it's pressured and specimen fish have become wise to bait and tactics. But with the river about to rise it could and should fish really well. I'm hoping I can get back on here soon whilst it has extra coloured water on....
 
Scouse Blue said:
Nice eating those. Floating crust must have been the 'order of the day'. Had well over 200ib today on floating bread/crust. 14lb 4oz the best. Enjoyable on a 13 ft match rod and 8lb maxima :-). However, much, much sooner be Noggs catching wild fish in that sort of background. Anyhow, probably my last carp puddle visit until next spring.
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Good fishing that, well done. Which carp puddle was that from pal?
 
BlueMoonRisin’ said:
Woke up to heavy rain and the worst thing is packing up wet gear when it's pissing down! : (

Good news is there's rain forecast for several days except Friday. That means it will fish it's bollocks off when it is on the rise with coloured water in it.

This has been my hardest session of the four recent trips I've fished here. First night I had 2 barbel, 1 I weighed, bang on 9lb. The other of similar size, maybe slightly bigger. Couldn't weigh it as my digital scales had condensation so couldn't see any display. 3 anglers(locals) nearest to me had one barbel each, biggest around 7lb so I'm more than holding my own on a very pressurised stretch, so I'm pleased about that.

Fished all day yesterday without even a bleep on the alarms. Thought I'd go shit or bust for a big barbel so put 2 18mm boilies on the bottom rod with crushed boilie and glugged pellets in a PVA bag. Several hours of recasting and still no bites. Had some supper and recast about 10pm and settled down in bed, hoping for one of my rods to scream off between 11 and 1am as this is normally a productive time to catch.

My bottom rod bleeped once, then another bleep and then a few slow bleep bleeps. I whipped my shoes on and head-torch hoping grandad whiskers had snaffled my 2 boilies. Struck into the fish and the rod arched round nicely, yes!. But I soon realised I'd been had by an eyes bigger than belly greedy bastard 3lb bream. Came in like a wet rag. I don't think the guy directly opposite me on Winthorpe helped my cause. The cheeky bastard cast over half way across river into my swim several times throughout the night, not proper angling etiquette IMO.

I first started match fishing the Trent as kid in the mid 70s when almost every peg was chockablock with silverfish. I pleasure fished it throughout the 80s and early 90s with my mates, big bags of chub roach and bream common place. Then marriage kids and work got in the way, and until recently I haven't fished on here for at least 5 years, but there's something magical to me about this mighty River, and part of that is it has specimen fish of almost every species. Plus it's the best river to catch a magical double figure barbel from. With all the high protein bait going in they are piling weight on year on year, unlike the 80s and 90s when a double figure fish was a very rare catch.

One thing I have learned on this river is to be friendly towards other anglers, especially ITK locals as several have given me valuable information on good swims, different stretches, baits and methods to use. It's not easy fishing on here much of the time because it's pressured and specimen fish have become wise to bait and tactics. But with the river about to rise it could and should fish really well. I'm hoping I can get back on here soon whilst it has extra coloured water on....
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Don't fucking get me going on poor angling ettiquette. I've had a few rows on the bank with people being inconsiderate. Well done on the barbel anyway.
 
Ideal fishing day on the Severn today. Met a chap in the car park who'd forgotten his rods having come all the way from Stoke poor bugger.

Then got to my swim and realised I"d forgotten my groundbait which is a fundamental error when you are after bream. Only got open ended feeders to so blocking them off with mud. Only dace and gudgeon so far. Kicking myself !!!

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Newman Noggs said:
Ideal fishing day on the Severn today. Met a chap in the car park who'd forgotten his rods having come all the way from Stoke poor bugger.

Then got to my swim and realised I"d forgotten my groundbait which is a fundamental error when you are after bream. Only got open ended feeders to so blocking them off with mud. Only dace and gudgeon so far. Kicking myself !!!

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Beautiful looking swim. Did it get any better? Late October fishing in remarkable temperatures for the time of year!
 
I've had 2-3 short local sessions over the last week or so. Caught a pike and a perch (I think) on lures. Also had an evening chucking a feeder full of chopped worm and a lob on the hook in the tiny gaps between boats on a marina. Had a perch and then a decent pike which gave me a great battle on 5lb line with no trace. I won the day though.
 
BlueMoonRisin’ said:
Just set up on the Trent for a 2 night sesh. River level is about normal, hope it rains till the river rises. These Trent barbel are mostly nocturnal which means 13 hours of darkness in which to hopefully catch one or two.

I think I better put my thermal underwear on as it's getting a bit nippy right now: )
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Good luck mate. This week has been brilliant barbel conditions with it being warm, dark and wet. I’ve been dying to get out. The barbel aren’t nocturnal when the days are proper cloudy like this.
 
I’ve been out after perch every few days and had loads of pike to lures but the perch seem to have gone off the feed with the coloured water and temperature drop. Leaves are a pain in the arse too on the canals and rivers.

last night I had a couple of hours on a reservoir I fish occasionally because it was a dark, windy day and I got a proper pike lure rod out for the first time in ages to try to capitalise on this pike autumn feeding spree. This res is hardly fished because it’s a bastard of a walk but I once witnessed a 25lber caught by a noddy (who dropped it). Anyway, I hiked down the north face of the Eiger to get there, had two casts with a big rubber lure. Third cast and the rod snapped, an Abu Garcia one about a year or so old which was cheap and now I know why.

A hike back up the north face of the Eiger to get my perch rod which was in the car, a hike back down and there I am, sweating my bollocks off, forced into perch fishing. Time was running out and the light was going so I left the light perch tackle on, flouro trace and small jig. I walked around trying a couple of little lures and then at the last available spot on the (out of bounds) dam wall I hooked and landed a Jack about 4lb. It started to rain. I had another couple off casts and there was a bang, and something took off like a fucking F1 submarine, nearly yanked the rod out of my hands and then went slack. A massive pike had bitten through the flouro.

I shut the gate after the horse had bolted by putting on a trace like I should have at the beginning, and a bigger lure. But now it was nearly dark, the rain became torrential and I ripped the arse out of my jeans climbing back over the dam wall. I climbed back up the mountain seeing this as an opportunity missed.

Going to get my pike head on now for a while before the first frosts slow it down.
 
Didsbury Dave said:
Good luck mate. This week has been brilliant barbel conditions with it being warm, dark and wet. I’ve been dying to get out. The barbel aren’t nocturnal when the days are proper cloudy like this.
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Cheers DD,. Try and catch those like n' perch without your Noddy hat on next time mate ; )

Trent barbel on pressurised stretches have become nocturnal over the years. But you are right in that when the conditions are right they'll feed all day as l caught half a dozen in daylight the time before last when the river was rising.

I've carefully chosen my peg this time and opposite me there aren't any dug out pegs, so hopefully no cheeky **** will set up and poach my fish. I also have about100 yards of me either side to the nearest anglers so I'll try and build up my swim. Easy casting where I am as the deep channel is only a third the way across. Think it's time to make a brew and sort my sleeping bag out because it's gonna be a long and cold dark night.
 
BlueMoonRisin’ said:
Cheers DD,. Try and catch those like n' perch without your Noddy hat on next time mate ; )

Trent barbel on pressurised stretches have become nocturnal over the years. But you are right in that when the conditions are right they'll feed all day as l caught half a dozen in daylight the time before last when the river was rising.

I've carefully chosen my peg this time and opposite me there aren't any dug out pegs, so hopefully no cheeky **** will set up and poach my fish. I also have about100 yards of me either side to the nearest anglers so I'll try and build up my swim. Easy casting where I am as the deep channel is only a third the way across. Think it's time to make a brew and sort my sleeping bag out because it's gonna be a long and cold dark night.
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I’m sure you’ll catch pal. Keep us informed.
 
Woke up for a piss about 1-30am and reeled in to re-bait. Fuck knows how long I'd had a daft 3lb bream on my bottom rod for as it didn't even give me a single bleep. At least I haven't blanked I suppose : /

Been awake a couple of hours now and was just about to nod off until I remembered I'd brought some sliced corned beef and a jar of piccalilli. Time for a butty and a brew I think, and I better check If I have another stealth like bream on.
 
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