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Yawn! Keith

I bet big_gob will be blaming brexit for this Keith

Don’t you ever get fed up talking to yourself Big_Gob Big_Cod???

I also suspect that the amount of jellied eels that they eat in some London areas especially the eastern areas of Smoke might have something to do with the lack of eels in the Thames Can’t stand the things myself Keith

We are all a lost cause as far as you are concerned So why don’t you go on another site and bore the pants off of them for a change; no one even reads your silly rants anyway

It's nice to see that they haven't disappeared everywhere Ken. I've only caught one from my rivers and ponds in over 25 years, and they used to be common at one time; especially in the Thames catchment. Keith

Very sad to hear about Phone. He will be sorely missed. RIP Bill.

You are telling me to ‘shut the hook up’ and not to comment on the subject??? Ha Ha Don’t you like anyone who disagrees with you to actually comment??? Oh didums please don’t cry And then you tell us that you can’t buy any cheap booze anymore? Ha Ha lay off the cheap booze; it’s affected any brain cells you have left. Stop throwing your toys out of your pram, and stop drinking too much cheap booze, and at least attempt to grow up a bit. You might even decide to go fishing one day; instead of making everybody laugh at your continuous moronic ranting.

YAWN!!! Are you lot still going on with your stupid rants about things that everyone around you have voted for and which didn’t pan out the way you wanted ? Don’t you have a life besides constantly bitching about losing to the majority? If not I think you definitely should try to get a life before it’s too late Oh I forgot; you don’t vote do you; you just winge when things don’t go the way you wanted I didn’t vote for brexit, but at least I’m man enough to accept the outcome of the vote, and now I get on with my life quite happily; I think it’s called growing up; as opposed to constantly throwing your toys out of your prams.

Very interesting and promising for the future, especially if we can restore some of our lost flood plains which will help with their re-introductions through spawning.

I don’t think there is a right or wrong answer to your question; You can use a hook link that is longer than your lead link; as the hook link will follow your lead link down through the water; as long as you wind the lead slightly after it hits the bottom so that your hooklength doesn’t end up in a heap on top of your lead, or you are fishing in moving water. My hooklengths are usually between around 4 inches up to around 36 inches in length depending on various factors; and my lead/feeder link can be anything between an inch (or less) up to about a foot in length (over weedy) bottoms and in moving water. If I start to get my line being tangled then I’ll adjust my presentation method slightly to suit. Keith

Sounds like heaven Martin compared to the freezing cold and wet weather we're having back home. Keith

CIPS has taken the decision to expel the Russian and Belarusian teams from all international fishing competitions in response to the Invasion of Ukraine and the indiscriminate killing of civilians. The desicion was made this week by the Confédération Internationale de la Pêche Sportive (CIPS), the body that oversees competitive international fishing. Keith

Hi Rambo, welcome to the forum Keith

The standard ‘fishing rod licence’ in the UK is not actually a ‘fishing’ licence its a ‘Rod’’ licence which simply entitles you to use a fishing rod with line and hook (similar to a gun licence). But a ‘Rod Licence’ doesn’t entitle you to fish anywhere you want to unless it’s a designated ‘Free fishery’. You can fish any water that is a ‘free fishery’; and any waters that are not free to fish require you to buy either a day ticket to fish it or obtain a club membership to fish it. There are quite a few places where you can fish without having to pay for a day ticket or be a club member, but you need to find out whether it’s free fishing before you start to fish, else you might get thrown off with a flea in your ear. NOTES: On rivers, streams and drains there is currently a national coarse fish close season (when you can’t fish); from 15 March to 15 June inclusive. On stillwaters (lakes, gravel pits and ponds) coarse fishing can be done the whole year round unless local rules say otherwise. best of luck and tight lines. Keith

Eastenders will be filming down there from 6th Feb too. Keith

As so much depends on things like “What types of fish you will expect to be catching; and what sizes of fish you are likely to be catching?” Etc. etc. You would be far better off asking about what fishing tackle to equip yourself with and which methods will be the best to use, and what baits or lures are recommended; at your local tackle-shops, or talking to other anglers in your area were you are likely to be fishing. The info you would then gain would be far more reliable and a lot better than trying to get info from others who may not even live in the same country as you. You might also try doing a search on the internet using something like “fishing in and around Hexham USA” as your search string. NB: I didn’t even know there was a town in the USA called Hexham Hope this is of some help. Tight lines Keith

Although it’s often true that most of them are not great reels; not all cheap reels are rubbish; there are a few that go against the grain; like the one I showed in my previous post, which has given many years of good service catching small Carp when I’ve been on holidays. Not all cheap rods are rubbish either, like the float rod I bought for the wife at a tackle show a few years ago (see pic below). The rod is a Mitchell Match Commercial Float Rod which I bought for the wife at a tackle show held at Thorpe Park for just £15 a few years ago it makes a great trotting rod which has handled some decent sized fish over the years, and which I now regularly use when I’m fishing at my holiday static catching small Carp on the float. It’s still possible to find some good less expensive rods and reels if you know what you're looking for. Keith

Yawn! Yawn again!, Snore zzzzzzzzzzz!!!

Yawn!!!

Table 1: The age-standardised mortality rate for deaths involving COVID-19 is 32 times higher for unvaccinated people than for those who received the second dose Age-standardised mortality rates for all deaths and deaths involving COVID-19, England, deaths occurring between 2 January and 24 September 2021 Age-standardised mortality rate per 100,000 person-years (95% confidence interval) Vaccination status Deaths involving COVID-19 All deaths Unvaccinated 849.7 (840.3, 859.2) 2,187.1 (2,172.2, 2,202.0) Received only the first dose, less than 21 days ago 192.4 (182.4, 202.4) 811.9 (793.4, 830.4) Received only the first dose, at least 21 days ago 105.3 (102.8, 107.8) 1,124.3 (1,115.9, 1,132.7) Received the second dose, less than 21 days ago 7.2 (6.1, 8.2) 464.6 (455.8, 473.4) Received the second dose, at least 21 days ago 26.2 (25.4, 27.1) 783.6 (779.1, 788.0) Source: Office for National Statistics – Public Health Data Asset, National Immunisation Management Service Notes Age-standardised mortality rates per 100,000 person-years, standardised to the 2013 European Standard Population using five-year age groups from those aged 10 years and over. "Person-years" take into account both the number of people and the amount of time spent in each vaccination status. For example, 100 people in a particular vaccination status for 0.5 years would be 50 person-years. Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures based on death registrations up to 28 July 2021 for deaths that occurred between 2 January and 24 September 2021 (Week 1 to Week 38) and were registered by 6 October 2021. ASMRs are calculated using the Public Health Data Asset, a linked dataset of people resident in England, who could be linked to the 2011 Census and GP Patient Register. Deaths were defined using the International Classification of Diseases, tenth revision (ICD-10). Deaths involving the coronavirus (COVID-19) are defined as those with an underlying cause, or any mention of, ICD-10 codes U07.1 (COVID-19 virus identified) or U07.2 (COVID-19, virus not identified). Please note, this differs from the definition used in the majority of mortality outputs (see Glossary). Non-overlapping confidence intervals denote a statistically significant difference in ASMR. Low ASMRs for deaths in people who had received a dose less than 21 days prior could be resulting from people who had recently been infected or had another illness not receiving their dose.

Same to you Ant; and the rest of you too lets hope for a much better year. Keith

Speaks for itself ! Keith