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.