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Tony U

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  1. Most of these, so called bomb craters in Kent have a much older origin, in that they are Wealden dye ponds used for fulling wool back in the late middle ages up to the 18th 19th century: if you look an ordnance survey map around Headcorn, Smarden you will see loads of them. Most are unfished, KAPS have a couple of them on our club book and although they are not virgin waters they are rarely fished and can prove to be very difficult. The dominant species in them appears to be Rudd.

    Tony

  2. ¨Environmental checks local to the event are so far giving no clues, i.e. all appears to be OK there, though further investigation into the possibility of lead sediment from (very much) higher upstream, in the catchment areas, being carried down and deposited during flooding, is ongoing; evidentally, it cannot be discounted, though simple logic would seem to indicate that as this incident is below a weir (and the water above the weir is VERY slow, even in heavy flood), heavy (lead) sediment would tend to fall upstream of the weir, rather than downstream of it.¨

    Exactly as I posted.

     

     

     

  3. I wouldn't be so despondent about the future of Angling in the UK, its no use thinking that young anglers are going to mirror traditional methods that we used or still use. For example the fastest growing sector in Sea Angling at the moment is Light Rock Fishing (LRF) and this is largely led by anglers under the age of thirty, Similarly the growth area in coarse angling is lure fishing for Pike and Perch etc. and that is even outstripping the sales of carp gear, the previous sector leader. Again this is largely youth led, so I am very optimistic about the future of angling, it will be different that's all.

     

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  4. Some familiar titles in my list:

    A Dream of Jewelled Fishes - John Aston
    Fish, Fishing and the Meaning of Life - Jeremy Paxman

    On Fishing - Brian Clark

    All Ways Fishing - Roger Standen

    In Visible Waters - John Bailey

    To Rise a Trout - John Roberts

    A Passion For Angling -Yates - James - Miles

    The Old Man and the Sea - Ernest Hemingway

    Salmon Fishing In The Yemen - Paul Torday

     

    Tony

  5. Definitely not A Passion for Angling for me, I like Chris Yates's writing but his voice just grates on me and don't get me started about bl**dy Robson Green.

    I thought the original Go fishing with John Wilson was excellent for the broad depth of angling that he covered and as someone has already stated all on a tiny budget. I also enjoyed Rex Hunt as he reinvigorated lure fishing in the UK. (at least he did for me).

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  6. Like all of the others I am largely self taught, but I have learned a lot from the guys on here like Leon, Vagabond, Budgie etc. However as I am not Coarse fishing much I am looking to the likes of Charles Jardine, Mike Marshall, Peter Cockwill etc.

  7. One of my targets for this year is to do a bit of fly fishing for coarse fish and Perch are high on the list, personally I will be pleased with anything over a pound!

  8. The warren is a lovely campsite and the fishing off the apron can be very good; not just for doggies but early morning lure fishing for Mackerel, Garfish and Bass and also LRF-ing for Wrasse and Pollack. Pity I cant get the caravan down there.

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