Nicholas S
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An invertebrate rising from the river bed to the surface to hatch is a major trigger for a fish. Holding back suddenly will make your bait behave in this manner and can result in an aggressive bite!
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Nick how the devil are you?? Trevor`s influence re the dropshot rod?? Let us know when you are next down and we will see if we can get Dropshotin organised .
Viney glad you are feeling better .....don`t put your drink down fella and if you do leave it unatended then well leave it...
Good thanks Steve! Yep Trevor is partly to blame but I've been following the thread on here and that also got me intrigued. I've just started a new job so I've moved back to Reading! Working for a Danish Energy company so at the moment I'm working in Copenhagen but back most weekends and will soon be working in London. Should make it easier to meet up for an overdue session though
Plenty of fishing stories to report too, caught some fantastic Grayling recently 
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Would loved to have joined you guys this weekend but unfortunately I'm tied down. Just bought a drop shot rod too! Looking forward to hearing how you get on.
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What a day Tigger, well done! Good to know that the rivers in your part of the country are in good health and the fish are prospering.
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Well done Ian, really enjoyed the report and the pics! Catching one Barbel on the pin is hard enough but you seem to make it sound positively easy! Nice brownie and Roach as well. N
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Nice one Steve, a cracking run of Perch! I would love a big Thames Perch this season, it seems like there's never been a better time to catch one. N
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I used drennan 'feeder braid' a couple of seasons ago and it was awful so I'm not surprised you've binned it. I now used powerpro for my feeder fishing, it may not say 'feeder braid' on the packet but it works just the same and is far superior to the Drennan braid. N
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Yes I would definitely take up the membership! Expensive, maybe, but definitely worth it to fish such a lovely lake. Not sure why they don't mention Carp on the website, there are definitely quite a few carp in there (some of them pretty sizeable) - I saw plenty when I walked around the lake a year or so ago! N
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I'm not sure these large Trout are escapees. Does anyone know of a fish farm that regularly grows Trout to that size that is located close enough to the banks of the Lambourn to allow the fish to somehow 'escape' and end up in the river?! My guess is that they are fed like pets on the private stretches of the Lambourn (with gardens backing onto the river) when the owners feed the ducks and grow to massive sizes on a diet of bread! One day they decide to go for a little explore and end up getting caught in the town stretches. A lot of them are caught on floating bread which is perhaps further proof. Also, the majority of the large fish that I have heard about/seen pics of are all Browns! Although it's not obvious, the fish in Steve's pic is actually a Brownie. Also, the massive fish that was caught below the weir was also a Brownie Steve! I think that people assume a large Trout has to be a Rainbow and also an escapee. These fish get caught regularly enough throughout the season to not be 'escapees'.
Also, perhaps we shouldn't be advertising this too much on an open forum - might attract the wrong crowd to the river...
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Terrific Anderoo and thoroughly deserved. It seemed a 7lber was going to come your way at some point with the run you have had but to catch it just before the end of the season is a wonderful way to sign off. I've loved reading about your campaign and I hope there is more to come next season! Well done!! N
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Sorry for the late reply on this thread - I have been v busy for the past few days, sadly not fishing related.
Anyway, what a wonderful day Saturday was, fine weather, obliging fish, amazing venue and great company. Big thank you to Rusty for taking the time and effort to organise everything. Really enjoyed meeting everyone on the day, my only regret being that I think that there were still some people who I somehow missed during the say but hopefully the opportunity will come on the next fish-in. Two remarkable fish were caught - Anderoo's fine Roach and Arbocop's massive Grayling, both cracking fish - well done!
Someone can correct me if I'm wrong but I'm pretty sure Arbocop's Grayling must be the largest Grayling caught at the LIF this season and possibly even in recent years! It seems now a 2lb fish from there is quite a rarity which puts Arbocop's fish in context.
I managed my best Grayling from the LIF (weight varied from 2lb to 1lb13oz depending on whose scales it was weighed with!) which I was pleased with along with a nice 4lb Chub but despite trying to emulate Anderoo and catch a large Roach it wasn't to be, I will certainly be putting in a more concerted effort next time! N
p.s. Great catch Tony - was that you I met at the top end of the fishery - you had just received a soaking after jumping into the river to land a nice Chub? - dedication!
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Do you feed the bread via the cage feeder or ball it?
Also will feeding bread ruin or help with trotting for the grayling if the roach arent having it or is it better to move on and only feed maggots for the grayling ?
when quivering how long would you give each swim before moving on ?
Is it worth spending any time trying to target the barbel or is it just as well to fish for the grayling and chub and maybe get a bonus barbel ?
Sorry with all the questions but im a stillwater matchman and need all the advice i can get as this is totally alien to me
Yes Grayling definitely like Bread so feeding it in will definitely not put them off. The only problem is Trout seem to have a suicidal preference for bread so if you put too much in you will attract Trout and they can be quite aggressive scaring the other fish from the swimm. Wouldn't bother trying for Barbel Tony, very few there and not easy to catch. If it's your first time I would just take the trotting rod, couple of pints of maggots and some bread and roam around so that you can see as much of the venue as possible during the day. N
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Brilliant once again Anderoo!! The average size of the Chub on your stretch is quite astonishing, I'm sure a 7lber will come along soon! Well done on a new pb, great result. N
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Very jealous sat in the office having just read that Rusty!! Have a great time! N
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If you find me in the morning I will point out the swims where the roach were caught, as we hired the whole venue and I was fishing with 19 other friends. Some decent roach were had up to 1lb 12ozs.
I did not have any Roach but managed a 12lb 5oz mirror carp, which put up quite a scrap. Oh and a 6lb bream and lots of trout and small Grayling.
Speak to you on saturday
PS, No maggots sounds stupid to me!!!
Wow, sounds like some nice fish were caught! I had heard that there were a few Carp in there but only heard a few stories of them actually being caught (more often seen swimming around). Did you catch it trotting? Must have put up a good fight in the fast current! N
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I've had good fish from the LIF and similar venues on 3-4lb mainline, good chub, big trout and nice grayling and roach, all of which were on 1lb 9oz bottom. 6lb mono seems equivalent to rope
Also, does anyone know what the river conditions are like on the Itchen at the moment?
Just reminded me what happened with the big Grayling you hooked recently on the Test?!
It has to be my daiwa spectron 13ft match rod as thats the longest rod ive got , its also extremely light and has fuji alconite guides so sounds like that will be my best bet . Ive hardly used this rod in the 4 years ive had it so im looking forward to putting a decent bend in it ( hopefully )Cheers
That rod will be perfect Tony.
Really looking forward to it, weather is looking good and it will be great to meet everyone. N
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Good news although I'm always a bit skeptical of long range forecasts. Looking forward to it though! N
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Interesting thread. I have had only a few experiences of big river Roach and none of them involve me catching them! First was this Summer on the Bristol Avon - I was wondering along the banks looking for shoals on Chub to try and catch on the fly. Arriving in one of my favourite spots which always has a good shoal of Chub, I peered over the high bank and sure enough the usual Chub brigade were happily holding station in the flow. However, as I looked closer I could see a similar sized fish hanging around beneath the shoal of Chub that was clearly an enormous Roach. I wouldn't like to haphazard a guess at the size but it looked easily 2lb+. Since then I've seen similar scenario's of very large individual Roach tagging along with a shoal of Chub. Absolutely fascinating but I imagine trying to single out the Roach from the Chub would be nigh on impossible! If you really want to catch a 2lb+ river Roach I think the best river in the Country has to be the Test - provided you can get access or have deep pockets! On a recent trip I was chatting to another angler who was telling me he had had 5 2lb+ Roach this Winter! Nothing complicated involved in his approach - just trotting small flakes of bread in the slower, deeper water. I can't think of any other river in the Country which can compare with that. N
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I get the impression that once you have made your mind up about something it's difficult to change it Tigger
The yellow fins on your fish also suggest that it is a BT. ST tend to have very dark almost black fins generally. Any ST caught at this time of year would be in very poor condition too which your fish obviously isn't. Anyway, you can make your own mind up
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Great catch again Anderoo, well done! N
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Yep but on your fish the colour on the edge of the adipose is reddish (although it's not that easy to tell from the pic)! Sea Trout will have the same general pattern/markings but not a hint of red on them. Also, there is a slight yellow tinge to the belly of your fish which again suggests it's probably a BT. N
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Nice fish Tigger, not a Sea Trout though - the hint of red on the edge of the adipose fin gives it away as a BT. A particularly silvery one at that! As Emma has already said, you can't distinguish between ST and BT from spot patterns. Less spots below the lateral line and on the gill plate is a useful distinction between Salmon and ST. N
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My main qualm is with using maggot feeders for Grayling, just doesn't seem very sporting seeing as they are not the sharpest of fish and they are so much fun to catch trotting or fly fishing! Plus you have issues with deep hooking. Each to their own I guess N
My Record Wild brown trout from the TWEED
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Undoubtedly a magnificent fish but was it really necessary to chap it on the head? Wild Brown Trout of that size are rare creatures and should be preserved.