Bluemoon Angling Thread

[Didsbury Dave]

Three more sessions. Two short ones with lures on the River Calder. One with lobworm on The Tees, all after big perch. Three more blanks.

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

Three more sessions. Two short ones with lures on the River Calder. One with lobworm on The Tees, all after big perch. Three more blanks.

Sounds like you need a day on a commercial with a pint of maggots just to get the mojo back mate. Rivers have been up and down more than a slags knickers for a couple of weeks so the perch are probably sulking ;-)

 

[Didsbury Dave]

Sounds like you need a day on a commercial with a pint of maggots just to get the mojo back mate. Rivers have been up and down more than a slags knickers for a couple of weeks so the perch are probably sulking ;-)

Not into that type of fishing to be honest mate. Im used to blanking as I fish for specimen fish and every blank is a step closer to a big one! Might go after the barbel today and my thoughts are starting to turn to pike as autumn gets close.

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

Not into that type of fishing to be honest mate. Im used to blanking as I fish for specimen fish and every blank is a step closer to a big one! Might go after the barbel today and my thoughts are starting to turn to pike as autumn gets close.

I know what you mean. I find it quite depressing that what were really fun mixed fisheries 20-30 years ago are now the preserve of the bivvy brigade. It's as of no one realised that if you ut a few hundred 2lb carp in you'll end up with a load of hooligan 20-30lb goldfish.

 

[Didsbury Dave]

I know what you mean. I find it quite depressing that what were really fun mixed fisheries 20-30 years ago are now the preserve of the bivvy brigade. It's as of no one realised that if you ut a few hundred 2lb carp in you'll end up with a load of hooligan 20-30lb goldfish.

I can’t tell you how much scorn I feel when I see noddies in bivvies sitting around some ugly little man made hole. I don’t like to be an Angling snob, and I’ve spent many nights and weeks in bivvies fishing for big carp, but in my experience this type of instant angler has usually not even learned the basics.

I believe to be a good angler and to appreciate it properly you need to have progressed upwards from maggot fishing over many years.

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

I can’t tell you how much scorn I feel when I see noddies in bivvies sitting around some ugly little man made hole. I don’t like to be an Angling snob, and I’ve spent many nights and weeks in bivvies fishing for big carp, but in my experience this type of instant angler has usually not even learned the basics.

I believe to be a good angler and to appreciate it properly you need to have progressed upwards from maggot fishing over many years.

I'm fishing such a place at the moment, but for the bream which are just regarded as a nuisance by the bivvy brigade. Personally I can't think of anything better than such a small (4-6 acre) lake with big shoals of hungry and easily located bream. Smallest I've had is just under a pound, average around 3-6. All within a couple of rod lengths on waggler fished meat/pellet. Another gravel pit round here I'm going to fish soon comes with dire warnings about the nuisance of 6lb tench hoovering up boilies - can't wait.

 

[Sir peace frog]

Had hoped to get on my river swim during the last couple of weeks,but combo of water level and other commitments got in the way, saw that the level had dropped this morning and had a chance to finish my work about 4pm and go. Was really looking forward to using my old tip/feeder rod that used to be my default method there when I bought it in about 94, used it a couple of times about 5years ago and its been idle since. Well it started pissing down late morning and really looked bleak, came home for lunch and checked my bait situation, bread and sweetcorn was all I had. Thought about giving it a miss but checked in here and saw Bluemoonrisins post and that gave me some inspiration. Anyway, got home about 4.30 and it was still raining, at about 5 the rain eased and that was all I needed. Set my rod up in the garage with 4lb line and a simple running pear ledger stopped with a bb 18" from a size 12 hook(always barbless),I Was a bit doubtful about the bait but what the hell. River looked good and the water level had dropped to below my stage, threw a handful of corn in on the edge of the main flow where it meets an eddy by a protruding bush, and cast in double corn. First cast produced a 3lb chub, and during the next 1 and 3/4 hours I caught 10 or 12 up to 4lb+ all on corn for the best short session I have had there. So glad I went and hope the few pics below do justice to a fantastic evening fishing in my favourite way.View attachment 1804View attachment 1800View attachment 1801View attachment 1802View attachment 1803

CHUB are up there with my favourite fish to catch, good job, nice pics,that swim looks lovely

 

[Cheer Up Peter Reid]

I'm fishing such a place at the moment, but for the bream which are just regarded as a nuisance by the bivvy brigade. Personally I can't think of anything better than such a small (4-6 acre) lake with big shoals of hungry and easily located bream. Smallest I've had is just under a pound, average around 3-6. All within a couple of rod lengths on waggler fished meat/pellet. Another gravel pit round here I'm going to fish soon comes with dire warnings about the nuisance of 6lb tench hoovering up boilies - can't wait.

Just a word of warning, those 6lb Tench might turn out to be 3-4lbers - overestimating weights is another trait of the instant carper.

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

Just a word of warning, those 6lb Tench might turn out to be 3-4lbers - overestimating weights is another trait of the instant carper.

I'd still be tickled pink to be 'pestered' by them mate.

 

[Blue_eyes]

Just a word of warning, those 6lb Tench might turn out to be 3-4lbers - overestimating weights is another trait of the instant carper.

When I was fishing the other night and taking photos of the occasional fish, a neighbour who was talking to me asked if it was true that "the fish that dont get photographed are the biggest"? Sure I said, the ones you hear about are always bigger than those you get to see, its a sort of anglers poetic license.

 

[Sir peace frog]

I'd still be tickled pink to be 'pestered' by them mate.

tench are up there with my favourite fish :)

 

[Didsbury Dave]

I'm fishing such a place at the moment, but for the bream which are just regarded as a nuisance by the bivvy brigade. Personally I can't think of anything better than such a small (4-6 acre) lake with big shoals of hungry and easily located bream. Smallest I've had is just under a pound, average around 3-6. All within a couple of rod lengths on waggler fished meat/pellet. Another gravel pit round here I'm going to fish soon comes with dire warnings about the nuisance of 6lb tench hoovering up boilies - can't wait.

Enjoy it mate. That’s “pure fishing”. I used to enjoy bream fishing many many years ago in Ireland and in UK reservoirs like Pilsworth and Lymm Dam. You’re fishing to catch a whole shoal instead of a fish. Haven’t tried to catch one on purpose for over 20 years but one project I’d like to take on is to catch a double figure one. I think that’s the only “benchmark” specimen I’ve not had. Redesmere will likely be my venue when I do it and it will involve enormous amounts of spodding and nights spent in the bivvy.

Shit/new carp anglers slagging off bream because they think it makes them sound like Terry Hearn is irritating. Barbel anglers on the Trent do it too.

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

I can’t tell you how much scorn I feel when I see noddies in bivvies sitting around some ugly little man made hole. I don’t like to be an Angling snob, and I’ve spent many nights and weeks in bivvies fishing for big carp, but in my experience this type of instant angler has usually not even learned the basics.

I believe to be a good angler and to appreciate it properly you need to have progressed upwards from maggot fishing over many years.

Good post and I agree with what you're saying, especially about starting as a beginner using maggots on non commercial waters. Farm ponds small lakes and then canals are best places I think. I think canals are best challenged after fishing easy Stillwaters as a canal undertow is sometimes difficult to stop the float drifting, especially using rod and line. Pole fishing is a far better way to present light tackle for wily fish that are often few and far between on a barren looking cut.
I feel your pain of several blankings mate but keep up your patience and endeavour and you'll get your rewards soon enough: )

 

[Didsbury Dave]

Just a word of warning, those 6lb Tench might turn out to be 3-4lbers - overestimating weights is another trait of the instant carper.

Haha. It’s endemic in fishing I’m afraid.

One of my fishing projects is the local river/canal system called The Calder. I’ve been targeting the big perch for 2-3 years now and been out probably weekly. During that time I’ve had three over 2lb with the biggest 2-13. I was out roving last week and there were a couple of noddies in a decent spot spinning. One told me he’d just had a big perch and did the finger size thing and I thought “might have made two pounds if he’s not exaggerating”. I did my roving and came back and bumped into his mate who told me that his mate had had a four pounder.

That’s a good indication of how noddies exaggerate size. Lots of them will weight their carp on the mat which can easily add 4lb plus, too. I’ve seen a pike angler claim 27lb without deducting his mat. My local newsagent in Bury years ago reckoned he’d caught a 6lb roach. That’s the best I ever heard but I hear it all the time.

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

Enjoy it mate. That’s “pure fishing”. I used to enjoy bream fishing many many years ago in Ireland and in UK reservoirs like Pilsworth and Lymm Dam. You’re fishing to catch a whole shoal instead of a fish. Haven’t tried to catch one on purpose for over 20 years but one project I’d like to take on is to catch a double figure one. I think that’s the only “benchmark” specimen I’ve not had. Redesmere will likely be my venue when I do it and it will involve enormous amounts of spodding and nights spent in the bivvy.

Shit/new carp anglers slagging off bream because they think it makes them sound like Terry Hearn is irritating. Barbel anglers on the Trent do it too.

I know you're in Prince Albert and am surprised you didn't mention Bosley reservoir as I've heard mates in the club say it has a fair head of double figure bream not too hard to catch once you suss out baiting up location, and methods.

 

[Didsbury Dave]

I know you're in Prince Albert and am surprised you didn't mention Bosley reservoir as I've heard mates in the club say it has a fair head of double figure bream not too hard to catch once you suss out baiting up location, and methods.

I think Bosley is full of shoal bream. The done thing to try to catch a specimen is to fish a water with just one or two shoals of ancient massive fish, then you’re not hauling in little ones all night, unsure of whether your baits have been taken. You could try to wade through the small ones I suppose but I suspect it would be a thankless task.

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

Haha. It’s endemic in fishing I’m afraid.

One of my fishing projects is the local river/canal system called The Calder. I’ve been targeting the big perch for 2-3 years now and been out probably weekly. During that time I’ve had three over 2lb with the biggest 2-13. I was out roving last week and there were a couple of noddies in a decent spot spinning. One told me he’d just had a big perch and did the finger size thing and I thought “might have made two pounds if he’s not exaggerating”. I did my roving and came back and bumped into his mate who told me that his mate had had a four pounder.

That’s a good indication of how noddies exaggerate size. Lots of them will weight their carp on the mat which can easily add 4lb plus, too. I’ve seen a pike angler claim 27lb without deducting his mat. My local newsagent in Bury years ago reckoned he’d caught a 6lb roach. That’s the best I ever heard but I hear it all the time.

One Noddy off here @snorky caught an alleged 12lb salmon off the Tweed the other day, and after congratulating him on breaking his almost constant arduous blanking sessions I asked him to send me a pic. He did and it looks a magnificent silver salmon. I ribbed him on it being a 12 pounder saying I'd give him 9lb tops. He told me it was weighed on his ghillie's scales. Well Snorky, I don't want to dampen your high spirits mate but like I said, the spring in your ghillie's scales must be fucked; )

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

One Noddy off here @snorky caught an alleged 12lb salmon off the Tweed the other day, and after congratulating him on breaking his almost constant arduous blanking sessions I asked him to send me a pic. He did and it looks a magnificent silver salmon. I ribbed him on it being a 12 pounder saying I'd give him 9lb tops. He told me it was weighed on his ghillie's scales. Well Snorky, I don't want to dampen your high spirits mate but like I said, the spring in your ghillie's scales must be fucked; )

A PB seatrout I caught in 1985 is legendary in our family for almost having doubled in size since we ate it. My dad goads me into retelling my fishy tale every xmas before pointing out that it's put on more weight since it died than it would've if I hadn't caught it.

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

I think Bosley is full of shoal bream. The done thing to try to catch a specimen is to fish a water with just one or two shoals of ancient massive fish, then you’re not hauling in little ones all night, unsure of whether your baits have been taken. You could try to wade through the small ones I suppose but I suspect it would be a thankless task.

I don't know for sure as I have fished there since around 1980. It holds (I'm told) big bream between 10-15lb. But many anglers are secretive on catches and location. Worth doing a bit of research I think mate, and see whether you think Bosley is worth targeting.

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

A PB seatrout I caught in 1985 is legendary in our family for almost having doubled in size since we ate it. My dad goads me into retelling my fishy tale every xmas before pointing out that it's put on more weight since it died than it would've if I hadn't caught it.

Lol. Fishy tales. Seems like you're a bit more clued up than I suspected on course fishing mate judging by your recent posts. Where are you fishing at the mo, and are they day ticket waters or membership?