In reply to Post #15
I grew up at Ford and fished the river arun but it's salt water unless you head inland a couple of miles. Moved onto lakes at 16 when I could travel more easily but still fished the river for mullet, bass and sea trout. Fished the Avon for all sorts Inc carp and barbel. Still fish both rivers plus the rother and used to travel with a mate to fish the wye. Have only fished the test as a guest for greyling. Even after over fifty years the rivers can surprise.
I grew up at Ford and fished the river arun but it's salt water unless you head inland a couple of miles. Moved onto lakes at 16 when I could travel more easily but still fished the river for mullet, bass and sea trout. Fished the Avon for all sorts Inc carp and barbel. Still fish both rivers plus the rother and used to travel with a mate to fish the wye. Have only fished the test as a guest for greyling. Even after over fifty years the rivers can surprise.
In reply to Post #16
Yes, I need to light a fire under my arse and do some river fishing again, before it's too late.
Yes, I need to light a fire under my arse and do some river fishing again, before it's too late.
In reply to Post #14
Thanks for advice shows how little I know about river fishing there's just so many negatives fishing rivers that I already mentioned I suppose coming from quiet lakes it's a bit of a shock when your new to carp fishing you will find it more sociable
and learn from people most lakes theres normally someone in the next swim to learn from river fishing is more solitary I never see anyone to get any advise I think duo to people not using alarms watching there tips
More times than not I have a couple of blokes from next swims carp fishing and we chat for ages and if I needed advice I would get it
Thanks for advice shows how little I know about river fishing there's just so many negatives fishing rivers that I already mentioned I suppose coming from quiet lakes it's a bit of a shock when your new to carp fishing you will find it more sociable
and learn from people most lakes theres normally someone in the next swim to learn from river fishing is more solitary I never see anyone to get any advise I think duo to people not using alarms watching there tips
More times than not I have a couple of blokes from next swims carp fishing and we chat for ages and if I needed advice I would get it
In reply to Post #18
Yeah it's generally a lot more solitary than lake fishing, but that's why I like it. There are plenty of busy sections of rivers though if that's your bag, and river anglers are no different to lake anglers! I'm on a Trent syndicate and it's a great bunch of people, though I often have half a mile or more to myself especially later in the season.
Yeah it's generally a lot more solitary than lake fishing, but that's why I like it. There are plenty of busy sections of rivers though if that's your bag, and river anglers are no different to lake anglers! I'm on a Trent syndicate and it's a great bunch of people, though I often have half a mile or more to myself especially later in the season.
In reply to Post #1
I've been keeping an eye on my local river for years. The carp just aren't there anymore, pinched, put into Snake Pit and other waters.
I would be very quiet about any fish I caught out of it now, but back in 2000, I caught what was then my largest fish, a 28lb Mirror on a 3hour trip. I still class that fish as a PB, even though I have since caught larger.
I had been walking the river learning their movements for 3months at least.
I've been keeping an eye on my local river for years. The carp just aren't there anymore, pinched, put into Snake Pit and other waters.
I would be very quiet about any fish I caught out of it now, but back in 2000, I caught what was then my largest fish, a 28lb Mirror on a 3hour trip. I still class that fish as a PB, even though I have since caught larger.
I had been walking the river learning their movements for 3months at least.
In reply to Post #20
Been looking at a river near me, was plenty in there
But things change , still nice though
Been looking at a river near me, was plenty in there
But things change , still nice though
In reply to Post #20
That's some good going on a short session. That would be a fish of a lifetime for me!
That's some good going on a short session. That would be a fish of a lifetime for me!
In reply to Post #22
In reply to Post #20
That's some good going on a short session. That would be a fish of a lifetime for me
I had walked the section between 2 weirs regularly so had worked out possible spots to put my bait.
I noticed that morning they weren't feeding comfortably on one, so relowered my bait when I saw them coming back upstream.
I still class that fish as a personal best, my biggest carp at the time, my largest river carp even now. I still look at the pics, it was a beautiful fish, gold, red, chestnut colouring.
My mate got in on the act with some carp to 18lb from the same river, he was chuffed with them, and rightly so.
Most amusing is when he had gone out for a chub session with 6lb line, put a tin of sweetcorn out where a shoal of chub would come out for it, and was amazed to see a 15lb scaly mirror come upstream and take his bait.
We don't know where that one came from as it was 2 weirs and 3 shallows above Barham. I suppose it was a possible escapee from Bosmere or Alderson, but they hadn't flooded over for years.
In reply to Post #20
That's some good going on a short session. That would be a fish of a lifetime for me
I had walked the section between 2 weirs regularly so had worked out possible spots to put my bait.
I noticed that morning they weren't feeding comfortably on one, so relowered my bait when I saw them coming back upstream.
I still class that fish as a personal best, my biggest carp at the time, my largest river carp even now. I still look at the pics, it was a beautiful fish, gold, red, chestnut colouring.
My mate got in on the act with some carp to 18lb from the same river, he was chuffed with them, and rightly so.
Most amusing is when he had gone out for a chub session with 6lb line, put a tin of sweetcorn out where a shoal of chub would come out for it, and was amazed to see a 15lb scaly mirror come upstream and take his bait.
We don't know where that one came from as it was 2 weirs and 3 shallows above Barham. I suppose it was a possible escapee from Bosmere or Alderson, but they hadn't flooded over for years.