In reply to Post #14
Probably a grass snake 🐍
Never seen one myself thankfully, only an adder in a glass jar lol which is enough for me. I have a mate who fished Bluebell quite a few years ago and he saw quite a large grass snake in the river Nene. Wouldn't fancy that in the tent
Probably a grass snake 🐍
Never seen one myself thankfully, only an adder in a glass jar lol which is enough for me. I have a mate who fished Bluebell quite a few years ago and he saw quite a large grass snake in the river Nene. Wouldn't fancy that in the tent
In reply to Post #16
I think it was an adder as it was brown with a patterned back.
I think it was an adder as it was brown with a patterned back.
In reply to Post #14
We've got a big old boy or girl (grass snake) that likes to curl up it the long sedge next to one swim which is an area of the lake called the snake pit.
We've got a big old boy or girl (grass snake) that likes to curl up it the long sedge next to one swim which is an area of the lake called the snake pit.
In reply to Post #6
One syndicate I joined in 2014 basically has carp, rudd, roach, tench & jack pike that's what I was told that's it nothing else, a few seasons ago I was given a few kilos of the Complex T when it was being field tested to try so I banged it in all on one spot out in the middle of the lake, within minutes I was getting little plucks and pulls then after an hour the rod arched round and I landed a Bream of about 5lb, the lake has been a syndicate since the late 70's and never a bream recorded being caught I have since seen three in there swimming together all about the same size.
The bigger surprise that evening was that on deploying a fresh rig back to the baited spot within minutes I was getting all the little plucks and pulls again but went on for a few hours until the day was turning to dusk when the rod tore off it was a strange fight and I thought I had foul hooked a carp after a few minutes and edging the fish towards the net I nearly fell backwards when this dirty big eel surface, I've caught eels before plenty but nothing like this it was barking and not happy weighed in at just over 6lb dirty big bugger, I followed it up later that night with one I would estimate at around 3lb.
"Complex T great bait for bream and big eels"
One syndicate I joined in 2014 basically has carp, rudd, roach, tench & jack pike that's what I was told that's it nothing else, a few seasons ago I was given a few kilos of the Complex T when it was being field tested to try so I banged it in all on one spot out in the middle of the lake, within minutes I was getting little plucks and pulls then after an hour the rod arched round and I landed a Bream of about 5lb, the lake has been a syndicate since the late 70's and never a bream recorded being caught I have since seen three in there swimming together all about the same size.
The bigger surprise that evening was that on deploying a fresh rig back to the baited spot within minutes I was getting all the little plucks and pulls again but went on for a few hours until the day was turning to dusk when the rod tore off it was a strange fight and I thought I had foul hooked a carp after a few minutes and edging the fish towards the net I nearly fell backwards when this dirty big eel surface, I've caught eels before plenty but nothing like this it was barking and not happy weighed in at just over 6lb dirty big bugger, I followed it up later that night with one I would estimate at around 3lb.
"Complex T great bait for bream and big eels"
In reply to Post #18
My son's mate,Joss,was on the cliffs as a teenager,he got bitten by an adder,had to be rescued by local coastguard ,which was my brother and work colleague..
Joss was very lucky he didn't have a serious reaction to the the bite..
My son's mate,Joss,was on the cliffs as a teenager,he got bitten by an adder,had to be rescued by local coastguard ,which was my brother and work colleague..
Joss was very lucky he didn't have a serious reaction to the the bite..