Chris Plumb
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Where's Chris fishing?
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Interesting article on the BBC suggesting they might be a separate sub-species....
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I use Kamasan B983 Wide Gape Specialist for Corn and Mustad Black Nickle Long Point LP280 for maggot - both in a 16 ( both microbarbed).
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Not sure these make a blind bit of difference - and as far as the Kennet is concerned the damage has been done - otters are now being spotted in housing estates locally (Thatcham) - probably as they've pretty much emptied the rivers and canals....
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/209735
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Very famous local fishmongers - been selling coarse fish for the pot as long as I can remember - certainly as far back as the early 70's - would ALWAYS stop by when ever I was in town as a kid as they would often have a big pike in the window! (Reading has had a large Polish community for a long time - which I guess helped their trade - it will certainly be full of carp at this time of year - a traditional Christmas dish in Poland!)
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Still here, just, and still doing my blog though as the counter broke a couple of years ago I have no idea if anyone still reads it!
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Think I may have posted this on here before!
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The last ever Waterlog landed on my door mat today - end of an era - sob! Thankfully, Fallons Angler appears to have spotted the gap in the market - and will be taking up the slack from now on!
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Nice try - that didn't work - but I did manage to import from IE so have retrieved anything that was over a year old - so have most of it - thanks for the idea - Edge will now be ditched permanently!
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Had an automatic Windows 10 upgrade over the weekend - and now Edge won't load. Seems a common problem looking on line but none of the suggested 'fixes' have worked for me. I know I can use Chrome (or another browser) but I had 1000s of favourites bookmarked in Edge - so suddenly not having access to them is is bloody irritating to say the least!!!
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Been a super year for them - we've picked around 20lb so far - most has been converted into bramble jelly - loverly!
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Mine arrived as well...
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Had a prompt reply from the EA with an apology and the registration number of my licence to quote if I ever get asked!
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Do mine on DD every year - money went out on 1st March - still no licence!
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Remember the 'good' ole days of Woolies fishing tackle???
Tomorrow will see a rare outing for one of my oldest rods - my first carbon fibre rod, a Winfield Matchmaster 12' Carbon Match rod. I remember vividly that it cost me the princely sum of £35 - a lot of money, which took a lot of saving and paper rounds as I recall - but I'm trying to recall the year I bought it. I 'think' it was around 1977/78 - but this seems a little early for carbon??? Were Woolies stocking Carbon fibre match rods in the late 70's - or am I mistaken??
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Was it you that stepped on it!!!
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Very little free or DT water on the Kennet - and none of it particularly easy.
Barton Court is the most obvious choice - see:
http://www.riverkennet.co.uk/coarse_fishing.html
Lots of water so you have to find the fish but chub, roach, perch and grayling are realistic targets as are quality dace. Aldermaston Mill is the only other DT of note - but that's a pale shadow of what it used to be.
Newbury has free fishing through the town centre - some very big chub - but you'll be plagued by wildfowl (they get fed by the locals - but the chub also enjoy a bonanza). Also some free fishing on the Lambourn in Newbury - if you fancy catching a grayling or two...
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Link has been taken down - poo. Presumably this is the show that fooled a newspaper in Dominican Republic?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-38948265
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Lake or River?
What time of year?
If now - Barton Court is worth a shout. Precious little DT access to the Kennet - Aldermaston Mill being about the only other DT water of note.
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Mine:
Jan 1 (Grayling)
Feb 4 (Pike, Chub, Roach, Dace)
Mar 2 (Brown & Rainbow Trout)
Jun 3 (Tench, Crucian, Eel)
Jul 3 (Barbel, Bream, Rudd)
Aug 1(Carp)
Sep 0
Oct 2 (Perch, Salmon)
Nov 0
Dec 0
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Wow.. Gary Clark Jr.
in Non-Fishing Chat
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Thanks Ken - enjoyed that - gonna go look for some more!
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