Bluemoon Angling Thread

Didsbury Dave said:
I’ve been restricting myself to short 1-2 hour lure fishing exploratory sessions over the last couple of weeks mainly. I can’t find the big perch any more. I think they’ve migrated from the canals to the rivers because of the low water, and maybe feeding on crays. I’ve had a few pike but nothing to speak of. Last night I had a frustrating little session. I went to the local tench pond and fished a boilie on a lift float, just a short session.

I baited an area with pellets and boilies. Was just about to cast when some geezer comes wandering down the path. Gets chatting then says. “Do you mind if I bait up for the morning?” To which I said no. He only started chucking boilies into my swim. I couldn’t believe it and told him straight. He went off in a huff. Ten minutes later another guy comes wandering down for a chat and starts talking in a big booming voice. I had to tell him too. So I’ve only just started fishing and I’ve had to bollock two noddies for blatant abuse of angling etiquette.

Anyway, an hour and a half or so later and my swim starts bubbling like a jacuzzi. The float was knocking around too. Then my wife rings telling me to come home to do the chips and pick up some lemons etc. I hung on as long As I could, enough to get a little bollocking when I get in, but basically had to pack up with a swim full of feeding fish.

I’m going up a notch to more serious fishing now. I’m going to do a 48 hour carp session midweek this week and then next week it’s barbel time. Tight lines to all anglers out there!
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I forgot to say in my post about the outing at Coldingham last week. My second fish was a perch which took the booby like a good un. Now I have had perch before at Coldingham but none bigger than my thumb. This bugger was about 1lb and a half. Excuse my ignorance but is that a good size for a perch?
 
Saddleworth2 said:
I forgot to say in my post about the outing at Coldingham last week. My second fish was a perch which took the booby like a good un. Now I have had perch before at Coldingham but none bigger than my thumb. This bugger was about 1lb and a half. Excuse my ignorance but is that a good size for a perch?
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Yes, that’s a very nice perch. 2lb is the accepted size for a “specimen”, like a 20lb carp or 10lb barbel, but that’s still a very good one.

I’ve just had an hour in the local marina and had one about half a pound.
 
Didsbury Dave said:
Yes, that’s a very nice perch. 2lb is the accepted size for a “specimen”, like a 20lb carp or 10lb barbel, but that’s still a very good one.

I’ve just had an hour in the local marina and had one about half a pound.
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Nice one. I will tell the owners they hav3 specimen perch in their loch!
 
A mate of mine had a crawfish trap out earlier this week, ended up with 7 perch in there too


Been watching this guy for 20 something years now, anyone ever tried carp fishing with a bow?
 
idahoblues said:
A mate of mine had a crawfish trap out earlier this week, ended up with 7 perch in there too


Been watching this guy for 20 something years now, anyone ever tried carp fishing with a bow?
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ive seen bow fishing,but don't agree with it, think its our culture of catch a release,do they eat them,or just slaughter them for laughs ?
 
Saddleworth2 said:
I forgot to say in my post about the outing at Coldingham last week. My second fish was a perch which took the booby like a good un. Now I have had perch before at Coldingham but none bigger than my thumb. This bugger was about 1lb and a half. Excuse my ignorance but is that a good size for a perch?
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anything bigger than a one stripe is a decent perch,

i once caught a 2.5lb perch,i was doing a bit of carp fishing on the feeder on one of the club lakes, retrieving my 10mm boilie i got hit and there was my PB perch, a fluke i know :)
 
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