Bluemoon Angling Thread

Magicpole said:
Mon the octopai. They're more intellligent than half the ****'s on this forum. And they're the brainy ones.
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You have been watching 'my octopus teacher' haven't you?

I can no longer eat calamari these days on the back of that documentary and more reading on specialist molluscs like octopus, cuttlefish and squid. Scallops remain fair game though as they lack intelligence and personality :-)
 
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Saddleworth2 said:
bloody hell mate, conditions must have been foul. I'm assuming you didn't take it on a dry fly ;-)
Congratulations.
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Ha ha ! Conditions were foul but warmer than usual so once I'd tied down my brolly, I was quite snug. Fished a swim near the car and had my stove in the car so could make a hot drink.

I always have this theory that, if you venture out when no one else will, the Gods of fishing will reward you (with the added bonus that there is no one else there). I'm just waiting for the school traffic to clear and then I'm off again today. The river is high but dropping.

On a separate note, off to Rutland on 6 April.
 
Newman Noggs said:
Ha ha ! Conditions were foul but warmer than usual so once I'd tied down my brolly, I was quite snug. Fished a swim near the car and had my stove in the car so could make a hot drink.

I always have this theory that, if you venture out when no one else will, the Gods of fishing will reward you (with the added bonus that there is no one else there). I'm just waiting for the school traffic to clear and then I'm off again today. The river is high but dropping.

On a separate note, off to Rutland on 6 April.
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Nice one. You are braver than I am.
We have binned off Rutland this spring for the first time in years so it will inevitably fish its socks off. I had the chance to do Clywdog but something about it I just don't fancy. Invited to Orkney in the summer but I couldn't justify the price for a week. If we do anything its probably going to be Draycote as long as early reports are ok.
We fish the Barclays match on Grafham this year - in October. Season opens on 14th March at Coldingham so looking forward to that. Its up for sale so who knows, it might be its last season. If you had a spare £2.1m kicking about you could do a lot worse :-)
 
Didsbury Dave said:
I thought this thread had died. I’ve been focussed on the pike this winter and caught loads, mainly doubles, from stillwaters and rivers. Here are a few.View attachment 182131View attachment 182132View attachment 182133View attachment 182137View attachment 182135
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I've been out quite a lot but gave it a bit of a miss over the Summer because the rivers were so low. The Avon was so clear, you could see the bottom most of the way across. Same with my local stillwaters which were, effectively, stagnant. The Wye was good but everything else was pretty nondescript which is why I hadn't posted much.
 
Saddleworth2 said:
Nice fish Dave. Clearly you have been a busy boy!
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I've had a lot more than that but can't get a big one. It's the only PB that I can't seem to get into respectable territory. Unbelievably I helped two kids on their first trip unhook a mid 20 on the next peg in the Autumn. I've fished the same rez about 50 times.
 
Didsbury Dave said:
I've had a lot more than that but can't get a big one. It's the only PB that I can't seem to get into respectable territory. Unbelievably I helped two kids on their first trip unhook a mid 20 on the next peg in the Autumn. I've fished the same rez about 50 times.
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It will come for sure. I curse pike because I catch them when fishing for trout. Never caught anything over 20lb but I have had a couple of mid teens. One on Pitsford was around 18lb, the other more memorable was on Menteith during a match. I had fished poorly and was blank while my boat partner had a couple. I hooked this thing and I knew immediately it was either a big brownie or a bloody pike. I was praying to every god that it was the former but after a fight of around 10 minutes finally I saw the mottled green sides of a slab. It was around the same weight as the Pitsford fish and the stupid thing had taken a size 14 buzzer of all things. Thankfully I caught the worlds smallest rainbow just after that so at least the blank was off.
 
Didsbury Dave said:
I've had a lot more than that but can't get a big one. It's the only PB that I can't seem to get into respectable territory. Unbelievably I helped two kids on their first trip unhook a mid 20 on the next peg in the Autumn. I've fished the same rez about 50 times.
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That's very believable. Beginner's luck is definitely a thing. I once fished Budworth for 3 consecutive days without a bite, only for a friend who had just taken up fishing to pitch up and get 3 bream.

I sometimes think it's because beginners will do something, or present a bait in such a way that no experienced angler would do it and the fish think "WTF, I'll have some of that!"

Anyway, keep going, it will come.
 
Saddleworth2 said:
It will come for sure. I curse pike because I catch them when fishing for trout. Never caught anything over 20lb but I have had a couple of mid teens. One on Pitsford was around 18lb, the other more memorable was on Menteith during a match. I had fished poorly and was blank while my boat partner had a couple. I hooked this thing and I knew immediately it was either a big brownie or a bloody pike. I was praying to every god that it was the former but after a fight of around 10 minutes finally I saw the mottled green sides of a slab. It was around the same weight as the Pitsford fish and the stupid thing had taken a size 14 buzzer of all things. Thankfully I caught the worlds smallest rainbow just after that so at least the blank was off.
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Haha. Ironically I've had 3-4 massive wild brown trout whilst pike fishing. The biggest one was the fastest fish I've ever hooked. Nearly took the rod out of my hand (and all on film too). In fact that one was on a worm legered for perch in an urban river.
 
Newman Noggs said:
That's very believable. Beginner's luck is definitely a thing. I once fished Budworth for 3 consecutive days without a bite, only for a friend who had just taken up fishing to pitch up and get 3 bream.

I sometimes think it's because beginners will do something, or present a bait in such a way that no experienced angler would do it and the fish think "WTF, I'll have some of that!"

Anyway, keep going, it will come.
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It was even more unbelievable than that. I’ve fished every method, lives, deads, lures etc in every part of this rez. Never gone above 16.5 lb. They were winding a frigging boilie in on an noddy carpet rig and bagged thisIMG_0621.jpeg. You can’t help but be pleased for them but fishing. Bloody hell.
 
Didsbury Dave said:
It was even more unbelievable than that. I’ve fished every method, lives, deads, lures etc in every part of this rez. Never gone above 16.5 lb. They were winding a frigging boilie in on an noddy carpet rig and bagged thisView attachment 182165. You can’t help but be pleased for them but fishing. Bloody hell.
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Do you ever eat the pike ?
Probably not that great out of a warm lake
 
Didsbury Dave said:
Haha. Ironically I've had 3-4 massive wild brown trout whilst pike fishing. The biggest one was the fastest fish I've ever hooked. Nearly took the rod out of my hand (and all on film too). In fact that one was on a worm legered for perch in an urban river.
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You might like this. They make fantastic fishing videos. Their fly fishing stuff is exceptional.
 
Didsbury Dave said:
I don’t. It’s not really the done thing over here. There would be none left. They weren’t warm lakes though as we only fish for them in the winter.
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Recipe for Pike:

Strap the pike to a slim wooden board
Marinade overnight in a weak saline solution with added herbs including oregano, parsley and thyme and crushed hawberries.
Slow cook over charcoal and baste with white wine and butter.
When internal temp reaches 57 degrees c, take off bbq and cover with foil and some tea towels and rest for at least 30 minutes

Cut the straps, put the pike in the bin and eat the wooden board.
 
Saddleworth2 said:
Recipe for Pike:

Strap the pike to a slim wooden board
Marinade overnight in a weak saline solution with added herbs including oregano, parsley and thyme and crushed hawberries.
Slow cook over charcoal and baste with white wine and butter.
When internal temp reaches 57 degrees c, take off bbq and cover with foil and some tea towels and rest for at least 30 minutes

Cut the straps, put the pike in the bin and eat the wooden board.
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I’ve had some Northern Pike that was pretty good but they were out of a huge very cold lake
 
Ok if there was ever a tv programme to galvanise us it is channel 4s drama documentary ‘Dirty Business’ about how our water companies are poisoning our rivers and seas in order to make massive money. The Environmental Agency that polices them is as useful as a chocolate teapot. Every river in England and Wales. Polluted by untreated sewage. Enough is enough. Time to take water into national control.
 
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