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Have you ever thought you have sussed how to fish a water? only for it to tease you from that point on.

Skelsmergh tarn near Kendal is such a place. It's a gorgeous little water, full of Lillies and has a real Mr Crabtree feel about. It contains Tench, Rudd, Perch and thousands of big leeches It's also a SSSI, it's run by Kendal Angling club and in my opinion fishes best at first light on a dull day.


It's not an easy water to fish, apart from the mass of lillies, the bottom is full of water lettuce and there lies the first problem, setting your float to the right depth is a challenge. You think you've got it right but it doesn't take long before you start questioning yourself, especially when the tench start fizzing around your bait but your float remains motionless, this happens quite a lot.

When the fish here start feeding they give themselves away with huge patches of bubbles, I've never seen fizzing like it anywhere else, it's like someone as dropped in a bucket of Alker Seltzer but this doesn't always guarantee a bite and more often than not the fish catch you unawares when the fizzing dies down a little.


When you get it right, the fishing can be excellent. When the bites start coming this brings the next problem. The fights these fish give are brutal and they have the lillies on their side, good strong hooks and a minimum of 6lb line are essential.

My best session here was a couple of years ago and resulted in 9 fish landed,about the same amount lost in the lillies and more than that amount of missed bites.

This was my best fish(unweighed) from that session.

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I have been back a few times since but have never been able to get them feeding like I did that day.


When the fishing is slow there are always the cheeky Robins to keep you entertained.

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I've heard the tench in hear have reached the 10lb mark and although I've never caught one, I've hooked and lost some very heavy fish.

This weekend, my biggest tench and a new PB graced my net after an epic battle in which it locked me up in the lillies a number of times. When I eventually got it in it took the scales round to 7lb.

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The fish here are in stunning super fit condition and I recommend this place to anyone who likes a challenge.

Be warned though, this place will mess with your head

But sometimes it's worth it.

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Nice looking Tinca's and very nice report.

Stephen

 

Species Caught 2014

Zander, Pike, Bream, Roach, Tench, Perch, Rudd, Common Carp, Mirror Carp, Eel, Grayling, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout

Species Caught 2013

Pike, Zander, Bream, Roach, Eel, Tench, Rudd, Perch, Common Carp, Koi Carp, Brown Goldfish, Grayling, Brown Trout, Chub, Roosterfish, Dorado, Black Grouper, Barracuda, Mangrove Snapper, Mutton Snapper, Jack Crevalle, Tarpon, Red Snapper

Species Caught 2012
Zander, Pike, Perch, Chub, Ruff, Gudgeon, Dace, Minnow, Wels Catfish, Common Carp, Mirror Carp, Ghost Carp, Roach, Bream, Eel, Rudd, Tench, Arapaima, Mekong Catfish, Sawai Catfish, Marbled Tiger Catfish, Amazon Redtail Catfish, Thai Redtail Catfish, Batrachian Walking Catfish, Siamese Carp, Rohu, Julliens Golden Prize Carp, Giant Gourami, Java Barb, Red Tailed Tin Foil Barb, Nile Tilapia, Black Pacu, Red Bellied Pacu, Alligator Gar
Species Caught 2011
Zander, Tench, Bream, Chub, Barbel, Roach, Rudd, Grayling, Brown Trout, Salmon Parr, Minnow, Pike, Eel, Common Carp, Mirror Carp, Ghost Carp, Koi Carp, Crucian Carp, F1 Carp, Blue Orfe, Ide, Goldfish, Brown Goldfish, Comet Goldfish, Golden Tench, Golden Rudd, Perch, Gudgeon, Ruff, Bleak, Dace, Sergeant Major, French Grunt, Yellow Tail Snapper, Tom Tate Grunt, Clown Wrasse, Slippery Dick Wrasse, Doctor Fish, Graysby, Dusky Squirrel Fish, Longspine Squirrel Fish, Stripped Croaker, Leather Jack, Emerald Parrot Fish, Red Tail Parrot Fish, White Grunt, Bone Fish
Species Caught 2010
Zander, Pike, Perch, Eel, Tench, Bream, Roach, Rudd, Mirror Carp, Common Carp, Crucian Carp, Siamese Carp, Asian Redtail Catfish, Sawai Catfish, Rohu, Amazon Redtail Catfish, Pacu, Long Tom, Moon Wrasse, Sergeant Major, Green Damsel, Tomtate Grunt, Sea Chub, Yellowtail Surgeon, Black Damsel, Blue Dot Grouper, Checkered Sea Perch, Java Rabbitfish, One Spot Snapper, Snubnose Rudderfish
Species Caught 2009
Barramundi, Spotted Sorubim Catfish, Wallago Leeri Catfish, Wallago Attu Catfish, Amazon Redtail Catfish, Mrigul, Siamese Carp, Java Barb, Tarpon, Wahoo, Barracuda, Skipjack Tuna, Bonito, Yellow Eye Rockfish, Red Snapper, Mangrove Snapper, Black Fin Snapper, Dog Snapper, Yellow Tail Snapper, Marble Grouper, Black Fin Tuna, Spanish Mackerel, Mutton Snapper, Redhind Grouper, Saddle Grouper, Schoolmaster, Coral Trout, Bar Jack, Pike, Zander, Perch, Tench, Bream, Roach, Rudd, Common Carp, Golden Tench, Wels Catfish
Species Caught 2008
Dorado, Wahoo, Barracuda, Bonito, Black Fin Tuna, Long Tom, Sergeant Major, Red Snapper, Black Damsel, Queen Trigga Fish, Red Grouper, Redhind Grouper, Rainbow Wrasse, Grey Trigger Fish, Ehrenbergs Snapper, Malabar Grouper, Lunar Fusiler, Two Tone Wrasse, Starry Dragonet, Convict Surgeonfish, Moonbeam Dwarf Angelfish,Bridled Monocle Bream, Redlined Triggerfish, Cero Mackeral, Rainbow Runner
Species Caught 2007
Arapaima, Alligator Gar, Mekong Catfish, Spotted Sorubim Catfish, Pacu, Siamese Carp, Barracuda, Black Fin Tuna, Queen Trigger Fish, Red Snapper, Yellow Tail Snapper, Honeycomb Grouper, Red Grouper, Schoolmaster, Cubera Snapper, Black Grouper, Albacore, Ballyhoo, Coney, Yellowfin Goatfish, Lattice Spinecheek

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That's a good fish from any water. nice work.

 

 

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