CYNSWIM

3, 2 salmon and one trout.!!

ye. I'm hoping to get a fly fishing rod forchristmas so next season i'll catch lots more fish than i caught this season !

awesome ! did you go fishing there when you stayed? if so what did you catch? Cyn

I began fishing at 3o'clock in the afternoon yesterday. It was very hot for an autums day and the sun shone down on my back as i span for salmon just under the bridge in crickhowell. I used a yellow flying seed for the whole afternoon. I had no bites after about an hour. Then suddenly at about quarter past 4 i had a clear nailing if the seed. The rod flung bent and the line tightened. I had obviously hooked a fish ! I had to battle with the fish to keep him from not going down stream in a very strong currant. It took me 15minutes when finally i saw a glimpse of the fish. It was a Salmon! A fine silver fresh usk salmon. After a further 5 mins i finally netted him ! It was much bigger than i had thought. And could hardly fit in the net ! I got it bankside and gathering all my adrenaline and thoughts I weighed it. It was a massive PB of 12lb !! I later took it home and it will be my sunday lunch ! Here's a picture !>>

the nodding in the rod could be the rivers current and it could be leaves swirling around. If a fish takes the bait your quivertip should shoot around but make your own judgements. The more fishing you do the better and more wise you will get! So good luck and catch that double figure carp.(hopefully bigger than the 12 year old girl !!lol) Cyn

what do you mean neil??

has anyone been to llangorse lake? what did you catch?

I catch all my bream on bread!! They aren't the best of fighters but they are fun to catch!

If you think that your baits you use to hair rig are strange or are wierd please tell me about them and reply! After the first 10 replies have come in I will vote who wins! Thanks, Cyn!

which nuts do you use or are the best? |And preferebly you soak or flavour them? What about using like pet terrapin little long pellets??

Could the carp anglers out there show me what baits to hair rig and why. Could you show me all your weird and wonderfull bait you hair rig to your hook. Thanks, Cyn

thanks very much !!

Can someone tell me what the British Record is for all Fish in Britain. Thanks very much! CyN

WOW! that is one awesome mullet. does anyone know what the british record is??

I live in south wales where the worst rain was and the river was over the road!!

IS THE TERRENTIAL RAIN WE'VE BEEN HAVING LEADING TO VERY FAST FLOWING MUDDY WATER DISRUPTING YOUR RIVER FISHING?? IF SO, PLEASE POST ON THIS TOPIC AND SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS. CYN

well your all awesome sea fisherman!! well done boys.

What does 'go on AN' mean??

wow!! never knew they grew that big. lol

Does anyone know if there are any fishing matches going on for children or for adults in Wales( preferably South of Wales)??

Has anyone been fishing in Llangynidr's little pond just off the canal ? Apparently there used to be pike there. But all I have caught there is perch, roach, rudd, golden rudd, brown goldfish and gudgeon. There are some carp there but I have never caught one. Unfortunately now that there is contruction going on to the canal (which is connected to the pond) They have drained the canal for miles ( which means drained the pond) so theres no more easy access local coarse fishing for me now. But this could be a good thing because I have heard that they are re stocking the canal and pond and cleaning the pond out and putting better flooring to the pond. So has anybody on this forum been fishing in this small pond just right of the canal if you are heading tal-y-bont way. Please reply, even if you haven't been here, Cyn

Although many unrelated fish are called mullet, the true mullet are extremely active fish that travel in large schools throughout the tidal zones searching for food. One of the fish from the Perciformes order, the mullets comprise the family called Mugilidae. This fish is often seen swimming in coastal areas and in some cases are the main fish found in some tropical rivers. With close to 100 species and eleven genera, the mullet is very popular with both sports and commercial fishermen due to their fighting ability, as well as, high commercial value as a tasty fish. These fish are highly adaptable to various different saline levels and have even been found in brackish water conditions. One of the most interesting characteristics of this fish is their unique way of feeding on the tiny organisms at the bottom of their habitat. Schools of mullet have been observed in areas that are rich with plant life feeding with their bodies at a forty five degree angle to soft surface of the bottom. This is an amazing sight, making all the fish appear as if suspended from the bottom and especially since the average length of the mullet is twenty inches or better. This type of feeding has given the mullet their generic name of sucker and is accomplished as the fish sucks up the food which is strained through their gill rakers before being passed to the throat. In some species there are additional teeth under a thin layer of skin that is used like an additional filter before the food is chewed and the inorganic materials expelled. With the exception of what is eaten off the bottom of their habitat, the diet of the mullet includes mussels, insect larvae, plankton, worms, snails and other crustaceans. Some fresh water species are known to prey on other fish such as bass, walleye and pike. The mating season for the mullet begins in the later part of spring with the male making a show of his dominance prior to mating with a female and in some species completely changing their coloring before they mate. It is not uncommon for more than one male to mate with a single female. After spawning the female will discard around 80,000 eggs, which are coated with a jelly like adhesive, allowing them attach to any available plant life. The juveniles appear in about a week and immediately begin feeding along the bottoms. In fresh water mullet, the juveniles are often caught to raised in ponds for commerical use. Some of the more interesting of the mullet include the striped mullet, thin lipped grey mullet, thick lipped grey mullet and the golden grey mullet. The stripped mullet is found in warmer waters such as those found in the Mediterranean. This is a very popular food fish that will commonly weigh in at around seventeen pounds. The thick lipped grey mullet is a migratory fish that is often found in small schools around the Iceland and Scandinavian coast. The thin lipped grey mullet prefers to make its home around Norway’s southern coast and in the Mediterranean Ocean. The golden gray mullet, is so named for its interesting coloration, favors the waters in the area around the Canary Islands. The genus M. curema is the mullet most often found on either coast of the United States. Although the main predator of the mullet is man, another that is known to migrate just to feed on this fish is the barracuda There you go then !! Cyn

alright bludd

My best ever Grey mullet is 11oz but it was only my second ever one! What are your PB'S for Grey mullet and try to add a pic. The one in the middle is mine>The mullet in the middle was 11oz

Thanks very much !