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I enjoyed reading that Chris, some nice fish and pic's, and a great place to fish n'all .

 

cheers

Ian.

[22 January]

Crackin' days fishin' Chris, that glide looks nice!

[Oh so close]

Lol, I forgot to mention the lesser angler thing .

Kamasan animals and drennan super spades are good for all species especially when trotting. They are very strong, sharp and reliable.

Try 'em next time Viney you'll be happy with them i'm sure.

Good luck !

 

cheers

Ian.

[Oh so close]

Viney, try using kamasan animals or drennan super spades, if you don't already. To be honest if your hook straightens the fish is usually foul hooked or the hooks your using are to weak, i've never had a (good strong) hook straighten if the fish is hooked in it's mouth.

Just my experience m8.

 

cheers

Ian.

[More grayling...and some roach.]

 

 

Lovely looking roach Chris, that reel looks quite nice also .

[Lots of Grayling]

 

 

Sounds like a great day out . That bug's an impressive little bugg...er LOL. Throw those daft cookin' aprons away and get yourselves a neck bag...it'll make wading deeper much better

[No fishing, just some holiday snaps]

Nice pic's, they remind of Anglesey where I lived a few years back. We had lots of little bays like the one in your pic's Chris.

[19 February]

What a great day on on such a lovely stream .

[Lost for words]

What a clonker , well done

[A couple of fives]

Great sesh Chris, well done Mr ! Good of Steve to send you the comforting text LOL.

[The Lythe begins to earn its keep]

That's a nice reel Mr...crackin lookin river also

[A change of scene (not by much though)]

 

 

Lovely pic's Chris .

[My new camera]

Nice perch Chris, sounds like Stey enjoyed himself to !

[Two men (and two dogs) in a boat]

What a enjoyable looking excursion .

The sign off perch picture may have been the smallest perch, but it had the biggest eyes lol.

[13 October]

What a great session !!

[A change of plan produced a little bonus]

 

Lovely little barb Chris, I actually like catching the small one's, I like the way they dash about. Don't be fooled into thinking you'll only get small ones on the float as you'll catch all sizes, although I'm still waiting to hook a double on the float. I had a short sesh yesterday with the rods up in the air and managed 6 barb's and a chub. To be honest though I'd much prefer to catch even a little barbel on the float, it's just not the same with heavy leads, 1.75 test rods and 12lb mainline. I recognised the chub from a trotting sesh at the beggining of the season, wierd really in such a large river.

[Back in business]

Nice write up Chris, pity about the barbel , never mind m8, next time eh . Was the tfg box supposed to be waterproof ? Maybe you should have got an old fashioned basket and gone crabtree LOL.

 

cheers

Ian.

[31 August]

Great looking stretch of water Chris, I prefer fishing those smaller rivers myself. As you know I fish the ribble alot and sometimes it can be a bit daunting due to it's size.

[Sunday 17th of July, Trotting in the rain]

You know the old saying Rik "A poor workman always blames his tools"

I could see you struggling with your set up m8, still you'll be trying out a new reel soon I belive , lets hope it's better than that last bleeder

[Saturday 9th July, Tiggers & Stripeys]

 

It was good to meet you to Rik. I can't get over how small that perch looks in the pic !! Have you photo shopped it smaller

[Saturday 9th July, Tiggers & Stripeys]

Hey Rik, nice little write up m8

[Where's the patent office then?]

Well done Chris That first barbel looked a very strange pale specimine, did it fight as good as the second one ?

[1/2 July]

Well done Chris, what a great catch !! .

[The downs & ups of angling]

LOL Chris, I can picture all the birds flying out of the trees as you screemed with frustration as the barbel slipped your hook, never mind m8 you'll most likely meet that fish again or maybe one of it's relatives.

[It's a good job size doesn't matter]

What a great opening day well done Chris ! Lovely pic's n'all m8