redtail

thanks for the info, hopefully will get out and give it a go soon

Briliant, cheers John, a plan is starting to form, just need to find somewhere to try it out now!

thanks for the tips, to be honest I was thinking more of some small-ish streams by the coast, so I could just use feeder gear, in North Somerset there are several such streams. Many of them have a tidal flap/sluice at the end so arn't too badly afffected by the tides

Many thanks for your reply and I'll have a look on world sea fishing, when the weather warms up a bit, I'll let you know how I get on

Hi all, I'm a coarse angler and have never sea fished (apart from a couple of trips after mullet with coarse gear) but I'm interested in catching new species and would really like to have a go for flounder using coarse gear but have no idea how to go about it. I know quite a few flounders get caught by accident in matches at places like Cardiff docks etc and would like to have a go for them. I was thinking of targetting some coastal streams using a maggot feeder set up, any tips greatfully received

thanks for the reply Newt

Blimey, only just found this thread, I feel more like the 'Scarlet Pimpernel' than just Redtail! I've been an angler for 33 years and although I mainly match fish I also enjoy trying for different species and in the last few years have started fishing abroad for species exotic, weird and wonderful. I started blogging in 2006 because I've always enjoyed reading about other peoples fishing trips (I used to love the diary style features in the Angling Mags by Richard Wade, Ron Lees and more recently Lee Kerry) and thought people might like reading about my fishing trips. I write about my trips whether I have good, bad or just plain terrible days. In the early days I had really good feedback from my local fishing clubs who now use the blog as a vehicle for their match results. More recently I thought I'd try to spread the word a bit and have joined some angling forums, I have had some fantastic feedback along with the odd negative comment. I always have a good look through the latest posts but sometimes the sheer amount of new content is frightening but if anything stands out, I will comment on it. I must admit I felt a little intimidated when Newt threatened to eject me from the forum if I continued to just promote my blog and not contribute so I will do my best to be a bit more active from now on sorry if my posts to date have hacked people off

Hi, glad you like the reports although I seem to be getting some grief from Newt for posting them!

Welcome to the forum, I enjoy fishing rivers too but most of my fishing is done in the South West so I can't really help on that front

My first visit to Summerhayes since Jan http://againstmenandfish.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/summerhayes-open-10th-march-2013.html

A very cold day today http://againstmenandfish.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/summerhayes-open-10th-march-2013.html

Hi and welcome to Anglers Net

Hello Bobby, I live in Chard but don't fish the resi that much but will find out how it's fishing for you, do you intend to fish for carp or are you after the bream an roach?

Hello and welcome to Anglers Net

Hi and welcome to Angler's Net

cool, thanks, I will have a look thanks again

Match report and results http://againstmenandfish.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/dillington-pond-barney-crockett-pairs.html

Hi and welcome to the forum

okay thanks again for your help

Had a quick look on fishbase but to be honest, I didn't really know where to start, I'll have to ask Stuart Gillham again to see if I can get any more info off him

no, it was caught in a freshwater pond!

that's brilliant thanks, will have a look. I just wanted to know if the fish I caught was indeed a horsefish as I couldn't find anything that looked like it when I tried searching thanks again

thanks, can't wait

Yes, I love Thailand and Gillhams, I'm going back in May, the Siamese carp are packing on weight with many over 100lb now - awesome place

no, nor me. Nice redtail in your profile pic, have you been to Gillhams?