Hereford_angler

On the river Lugg i catch lots of grayling and trout by mistake while after chub. Every time i put a trout back i wonder about the law for taking fish. Are you allowed to take a trout from the river for the pan? If so how many can you take and at what size? :confused:

Thats an interesting point scoobs. About the licence i mean. I have 1 licence and fish 2 rods. I dont want to fish 3 rods because i know i will have to get another licence. I see many anglers fishing 3 rods. Sometimes i wonder if they even have 1 licence?

Fish like carp can eat loads so it is a good idea to keep the feed comming. I prefer spade ends to nylon because they are easy to tie, have good presentation and will give you a lighter breaking strain of hook length. So if you get snagged your hooklenght breaks first so you dont loose the terminal on the rig.

And there was me thinking a stergeon was just a stergeon. Thanks David im always learning!

Look out for Woody, the owner of my local tackle shop. He almost go into the last Embassy challenge.

I hope he wasnt after trout at the time! That would bloody wake you up! Has there been eny monsters like that more recently on the river?

wow. Now thats the way to learn the best tactics. Watching carp and tench feeding up close!And as for sturgeon. Thats fantasitc for just looking a cool fish!

Nugg is right. I rember hooking a carp of about 20lb on my waggler rod by accident. The fish diddent even fight, just carried on swimming around happily and i couldnt even make it turn around. It probably couldnt feel the size 20 in its mouth and thank god. If it did bolt off i feer i would not have that rod eny more!

WOW! Hereford museum used to have a pike of about 30lb+ in it. I rember it in the papers. It stopped people letting their babies paddle in the Wye all together for years.

My best fish watching experience was watching 6 double figger common carp miling around a meter away from the bank in shallow water just before a thunder strom. I could see them all really clearly. They are clever little tings and will use cover to their advantage. Possibly under a brigde? I wonder...?

That it just what carp do. VANISH! You have to rember that carp, being in goldfish family, are very hardy fish and will survive nearly everything. Why do you think they chose to put goldfish in those bags you win at the fair? Would the owner mind if you dropped a line in there? That would be a great oportunity to catch a nice koi. Use luncheon meat on a small stick float is you can. Could you get a pic??? I love koi and ghosts!

SAVE THE WHITE-CLAWED!! go to my web site down at the bottom and go to the crayfish situation.

Yeh i had a real monster! It was about 8oz and i caught it with my hands in my friends pond. I dont know of eny places that hold them at all, let alone locally. I guess they are rare!

Damn! Typical. I always find out that my get rich quick scemes are elligal! (brfore i try them)

Right. Let me get the thinking cap on. For a reel i would go for a Shakespear Medallist 2001. Its about £30 in most shops. It is real good value for a float and feeder reel. For the rod i would go for a Browning Club feeder which can be 11-13ft. That will set you back about £55 but it is perfect for the job. It has 2 tips so you can choose the strength.

Is it true that if i catch a nice cod i can sell it and make a load of cash? Im told that its £3 for every lb of fish. If this is true i cant wait to catch a 60lb monster!

Try striking into the lilies. The carp bolt off in the other direction (in theory). The idea of fishing by night and dawn is a good one and so is the braid. The use of a longer rod will also help position you rig accuratley and get the carp to go where you want them to go.

You dont need an expensive aray of gear. Brownings float and feeder reel of only £15 will do the job fine. A relitivly light rod will do. I would use hooks to nylon (easier to tie and hook line is weaker) of about size 18. Your main line should be about 4lb which is sufficent for general course fishing. This stuff is relitivly cheap but i wouldnt skimp on shots. Get a pack of good quality shots like drennan soft shot.

As far as i know the only reason to cast out first is so you know exactly where to put the feed. Otherwise you should feed first. Get them in the area so bits come fast. It means less idle time waiting. Thats why the match guys do it. (and match girls)

The 'fishing 2000 and beyond' is a ood series of vids. Including 3 Bob Nudds, Rob Huges and Will Raison. Now it says its 3m deep. Just set a waggler to about 2.5m deep and fish under foilage on the opposite bank. Throw in some loose feed and maybe some grounbait around your float and bits should come fast. Try and use good sliding shots so you can change the depth of your float with ease.

Dont hesitate to strike. As Bob Nudd says "fish love movement". Even if its not a bits things like roach will come rushing in to see whats going on. I suggest you go down there on a nice day just for a walk. Chat to every angler you come accross and ask what they are catching on.

Sorry i ment to say catch not watch. Im going insane!

First make sure there is fish in the water you are fishing. Then find out what species and about what size. Then fish the according bait and tactics. For example you wont watch a roach on a method feeder with hair rigged boilie.

Mackerel strip will catch chub and tench love green lipped muscles. I always stick with fishy flavours. like my squid liver pellets, crab and crawfish beanies and octopus+squid boilies. The only problem is all these smells make me feel a bit ill

Cant say i have ever heard of it. What does it do exactly? Personaly i just lob out some groundbait and feed.