Bluemoon Angling Thread

Shit on it!
I managed to fracture my metatarsals at work yesterday. (Otherwise known as fuckin my foot up) No Scotland fishing for me this week. :(
Fuckity fucksticks.
 
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SalfordGrimble said:
Potentially going fishing later this week, I’m an absolute novice and have been fishing only 2/3 times previously. Getting some fishing gear handed down by a friend and going with another who is also a novice. Can anyone give me some need to know basic tips for a beginner? Or point me in the right direction to find some. Have fished this same place previously just for small stuff like roach and perch, not bothered about what we catch just want to learn.
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Make sure you fall in, that's the main one.
Oh, and forget to take a vital part of your tackle, I'd suggest landing net, as you're bound to hook a massive fish, and then be unable to land it.
Get one of those flasks that break as soon as you put it in your bag, brews are so overated anyway.
Step on your rod and break it asap.
Don't bother with a brolly, it never rains, even in a heatwave.
Cast all your tackle into the tree opposite you.
Go to your local tackle shop and spunk 200 quid in return for a small paper bag half full of hooks, weights, braidy shit, putty, god knows what else. Do this once a month.
Get secretive, you can't have half the country knowing you're an angler, especially if you get good at it...
Change your car to a more suitable fishing vehicle.
Get divorced now.
Other than that, I'd say just go out and enjoy!
 
Forcing myself to do more feeder and less pole fishing this summer and actually starting to enjoy it as I improve. Also hemorrhaging cash as I treat myself to yet more acolyte rods and daiwa reels. Going to start buying bait online and ban myself from tackle shops for a bit :-/
 
Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese said:
Forcing myself to do more feeder and less pole fishing this summer and actually starting to enjoy it as I improve. Also hemorrhaging cash as I treat myself to yet more acolyte rods and daiwa reels. Going to start buying bait online and ban myself from tackle shops for a bit :-/
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What companies do you shop from over there?
Have you looked at Cabela’s / Bass pro shop or Orvis over here?
 
idahoblues said:
What companies do you shop from over there?
Have you looked at Cabela’s / Bass pro shop or Orvis over here?
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I'll have a look mate, but with the cost of shipping/state of the £ might not help. I looked at daiwa reels in Oz a couple of months ago and it was the same.
 
I used to roll my own boilies when I was seriously fishing. Time consuming, but much cheaper than buying frozen, or even worse, shelf life. You don't need much kit, just time. Ingredients are cheap, and you can air dry or freeze.
I actually had a bait deal for a while, but still ended up rolling my own.
Also I'd prepare my own particles, soak for 24 hours, boil for 30 mins, bag up and freeze. Cheap as chips, pet food wholesalers sell seed mixes dirt cheap. Same with pellets.
Buy a cheap bait freezer, game changer, freeze your unused maggots, etc, and add them to your groundbait.
Don't buy ready tied rigs, learn to tie your own. It's not difficult.
Second hand tackle. Most modern stuff is built to last, it's sold on reputation. Trawl the local papers and eBay.
Loads of bargains out there from people who have quit, etc.
Just a few money saving ideas in these tough times.
Tight lines all.
 
Absolute scenes here on the Severn. Came down Friday for a week staying in a cottage at Highley. The pub is closed but the river isn’t.

First evening I was alone and I fished for barbel in an interesting gulley. Hooked a strong fish which eventually surfaced and was a huge eel. As I drew it in, writhing on the surface a big pike shot out of the shadows and grabbed it. I played tug of war with this pike and it let go leaving me to land a bloodied up 2lb eel. Then before dark I had a 9-1 barbel. Then in the dark I had a chub.1C50F74B-5188-4422-B1F7-1D25B848313D.jpeg

Saturday dawn I was on the river at first light with the heavy lure gear. On the same peg I hooked a lunging pike, presumably the eel thief. He was about 12-13lb. In removing the hook I lost the bottom treble hook on my big jerk bait. I carried on using this and hook and lost twio more pike.
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My mate joined me on Saturday afternoon and we shared a peg. That evening he caught one barbel and I had a chub. Back for a meal, a beer and a sleep and we were up at first light again walking the river with the lure gear. I went with the ultralight stuff this time and had a jack pike and a few perch. I hooked a big perch and it fell as off as I messed with the net. Another big one followed but wouldn’t take.

Yesterday afternoon I waded around rolling meat with no results. My mate had lots of perch on worms. For the evening we settled in separate areas for the barbel. First cast I had one about 6lb. Half an hour later the downstream rod with a boilie on ripped off and one of the most memorable things of my fishing life happened. First I started to play a very heavy fish. Then this zoo creature leapt out of the water forward whilst tail walking and lunged across the river. Then it took off downstream with a pace and power I have never experienced. The reel handle was ripped out of my hands, and the rod nearly was. It had gone 50-60’yards in seconds as I hung on. But I was at the top of a bed and it set off on its second run round the bend, landing me in big trouble. I stopped it and it was a dead weight and I slowly started to pump it back inch by inch. With the line touching the near side trees. Then it went again. The inevitable then happened and the line parted. It can only have been a 20lb+ Salmon by the way it lunged out of the water although I couldn’t see it clearly. I lost two big barbel, one double figure fish to snapped line via a snag. Then I landed 3 more barbel, two over 9lb. Got back to the cottage for a curry and my mate had had two barbel too.

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Another dawn start this morning, pike the target. I had one in front of the cottage before my mate had got his boots on. Had three more fish hooked, a big one at the net tailwalked and somehow frayed and snapped a wire trace, I landed a 10lber then I lost another. My mate had a big perch and a pike.

We’ve been into town for lunch, a pint and some fishing gear, am about to have an hour snooze and the back for the barbel.

It doesn’t get any better and I am here until Friday.
 
Didsbury Dave said:
Absolute scenes here on the Severn. Came down Friday for a week staying in a cottage at Highley. The pub is closed but the river isn’t.

First evening I was alone and I fished for barbel in an interesting gulley. Hooked a strong fish which eventually surfaced and was a huge eel. As I drew it in, writhing on the surface a big pike shot out of the shadows and grabbed it. I played tug of war with this pike and it let go leaving me to land a bloodied up 2lb eel. Then before dark I had a 9-1 barbel. Then in the dark I had a chub.View attachment 54202

Saturday dawn I was on the river at first light with the heavy lure gear. On the same peg I hooked a lunging pike, presumably the eel thief. He was about 12-13lb. In removing the hook I lost the bottom treble hook on my big jerk bait. I carried on using this and hook and lost twio more pike.
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My mate joined me on Saturday afternoon and we shared a peg. That evening he caught one barbel and I had a chub. Back for a meal, a beer and a sleep and we were up at first light again walking the river with the lure gear. I went with the ultralight stuff this time and had a jack pike and a few perch. I hooked a big perch and it fell as off as I messed with the net. Another big one followed but wouldn’t take.

Yesterday afternoon I waded around rolling meat with no results. My mate had lots of perch on worms. For the evening we settled in separate areas for the barbel. First cast I had one about 6lb. Half an hour later the downstream rod with a boilie on ripped off and one of the most memorable things of my fishing life happened. First I started to play a very heavy fish. Then this zoo creature leapt out of the water forward whilst tail walking and lunged across the river. Then it took off downstream with a pace and power I have never experienced. The reel handle was ripped out of my hands, and the rod nearly was. It had gone 50-60’yards in seconds as I hung on. But I was at the top of a bed and it set off on its second run round the bend, landing me in big trouble. I stopped it and it was a dead weight and I slowly started to pump it back inch by inch. With the line touching the near side trees. Then it went again. The inevitable then happened and the line parted. It can only have been a 20lb+ Salmon by the way it lunged out of the water although I couldn’t see it clearly. I lost two big barbel, one double figure fish to snapped line via a snag. Then I landed 3 more barbel, two over 9lb. Got back to the cottage for a curry and my mate had had two barbel too.

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Another dawn start this morning, pike the target. I had one in front of the cottage before my mate had got his boots on. Had three more fish hooked, a big one at the net tailwalked and somehow frayed and snapped a wire trace, I landed a 10lber then I lost another. My mate had a big perch and a pike.

We’ve been into town for lunch, a pint and some fishing gear, am about to have an hour snooze and the back for the barbel.

It doesn’t get any better and I am here until Friday.
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What happened to the Eel?
 
Didsbury Dave said:
Absolute scenes here on the Severn. Came down Friday for a week staying in a cottage at Highley. The pub is closed but the river isn’t.

First evening I was alone and I fished for barbel in an interesting gulley. Hooked a strong fish which eventually surfaced and was a huge eel. As I drew it in, writhing on the surface a big pike shot out of the shadows and grabbed it. I played tug of war with this pike and it let go leaving me to land a bloodied up 2lb eel. Then before dark I had a 9-1 barbel. Then in the dark I had a chub.View attachment 54202

Saturday dawn I was on the river at first light with the heavy lure gear. On the same peg I hooked a lunging pike, presumably the eel thief. He was about 12-13lb. In removing the hook I lost the bottom treble hook on my big jerk bait. I carried on using this and hook and lost twio more pike.
View attachment 54208
My mate joined me on Saturday afternoon and we shared a peg. That evening he caught one barbel and I had a chub. Back for a meal, a beer and a sleep and we were up at first light again walking the river with the lure gear. I went with the ultralight stuff this time and had a jack pike and a few perch. I hooked a big perch and it fell as off as I messed with the net. Another big one followed but wouldn’t take.

Yesterday afternoon I waded around rolling meat with no results. My mate had lots of perch on worms. For the evening we settled in separate areas for the barbel. First cast I had one about 6lb. Half an hour later the downstream rod with a boilie on ripped off and one of the most memorable things of my fishing life happened. First I started to play a very heavy fish. Then this zoo creature leapt out of the water forward whilst tail walking and lunged across the river. Then it took off downstream with a pace and power I have never experienced. The reel handle was ripped out of my hands, and the rod nearly was. It had gone 50-60’yards in seconds as I hung on. But I was at the top of a bed and it set off on its second run round the bend, landing me in big trouble. I stopped it and it was a dead weight and I slowly started to pump it back inch by inch. With the line touching the near side trees. Then it went again. The inevitable then happened and the line parted. It can only have been a 20lb+ Salmon by the way it lunged out of the water although I couldn’t see it clearly. I lost two big barbel, one double figure fish to snapped line via a snag. Then I landed 3 more barbel, two over 9lb. Got back to the cottage for a curry and my mate had had two barbel too.

View attachment 54211
Another dawn start this morning, pike the target. I had one in front of the cottage before my mate had got his boots on. Had three more fish hooked, a big one at the net tailwalked and somehow frayed and snapped a wire trace, I landed a 10lber then I lost another. My mate had a big perch and a pike.

We’ve been into town for lunch, a pint and some fishing gear, am about to have an hour snooze and the back for the barbel.

It doesn’t get any better and I am here until Friday.
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Excellent report. That is some fishing !
 
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