Jigotai
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That's where I spent most of my time last year - race you!
Actually this time I'm planning to explore further downstream. That was such a good swim I got a bit sidetracked last year. I even had Jigotai poaching it from the next swim up 
I agree that is a good swim I think I'm going to move about a bit more this time, maybe taking a look at the carrier streams that I missed last year.
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I am a now London Angling Association member & am looking for some advice on where to go for some stick float fishing on 'our' waters.
I also want to get reaquainted with chub and barbel maybe in the Ouse or Suffolk Stour or even our stretch on the Lea below Kings Weir- we seem to have so many waters to fish I'd like to know where to start.
Anyone fishing these waters in winter who could give me a steer would make me a happy angler.
I fish an LAA stretch of the lea in Hertford that is pretty good for chub, perch, roach and the odd barble. There is also a stretch of the Lea navigation that fishes well when it gets hard else where between the lock and the mariner. Plenty of moored barges that you can fish to.
Andy.
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Andy
I will do; funnily enough I had sent Vidar a pm asking him exactly that, earlier this morning.
Tony
Thanks Tony.
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Matt Baldwin has had to pull out at the last minute so we have another place open any takers?
Hi Tony,
Can I put Vidar down for that place please. I've just spoken to him and he would like to go but isn't at a computer at the moment.
Cheers Andy.
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Here's my three favourites in no particular order
Chicken Madras with side dish of bombay aloo, plain rice and naan.
Sunday roast. Beef, lamb, chicken or pork.
Bacon Roll/sandwich on a sunday morning waiting for Wickes to open.
As f0r Britains worst I'd say Roll mops and jellied eels.
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Eeek! 4 daughters, no wonder you need to get out fishing. Welcome to AN.
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Thanks guys,
I had a look at the trout reservoirs, the trouble is the day ticket waters are kill what you catch with a minimum of 4 fish, I'm not sure quite what I'd do with 4 trout but I doubt I'd be able to eat them all! Plus, to be honest, I prefer catch and release, even for trout. So the Norton Trout Fishery looks a better bet for that, and cheaper without being too much further.
What I was really keen on was expanding my fly-fishing repertoire, the River Wandle is an excellent spot, a chalkstream in London and with plenty of Chub, Dace and even wild Brownies. It is more of a Spring/Summer location though and Colliers Wood is a long way to go from Finchley Central on a short Winter day.
When I fish Regent's I use light spinning gear, I've only fished there for a year but I've not seen a single Pike. All I catch is Perch and not of much size but still good fun, the biggest I've had from there was about 1lb and I was surprised to find one that size.
I've not fished on Hampstead Heath as I couldn't find out what species are actually in the ponds. Though again I would guess that light spinning gear would be the most suitable. What I really wanted to do was get some of the traditional Winter fish on the fly, Chub and Pike mainly. After 1st November its Rainbows only for trout fishing and their usually so deep and torpid it becomes a bit 'chuck and chance', in my experience anyway.
If anybody is interested in exploring the fly-fishing for Pike idea I'd be very happy to team up, perhaps discuss tactics over a pint?
I can see that finding a suitable venue close to London might be tricky, I do have a car so I can travel a bit. I'm wondering whether the Coarse reservoirs on the Walthamstow complex might be worth a shot?If you don't mind getting out of London Rib valley fishing lakes has a good reputation for fly fishing, but they still insist on one fish being killed.
There is also part of the river lea that would be a good spot to try pike on the fly, I use lures and have had good results with pike and perch there.
When you reach enough posts and are able to use PM's I'll tell you a bit more.
Andy.
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Chub love it cold! When it's really cold and clear, that always signals bread time for me (mashed bread and a lump of flake on the hook). If it's high and coloured, I'd go for something smellier like meat or cheesepaste.
If the conditions are right this winter I might try fish baits for the really giant chub in the Thames. A nice tasty whitebait fished in the darkness...
I agree with you there, most of my winter chub come to a nice big piece of bread flake trotted through a swim.
I'd be inclined to try a nice fat lobworm in high coloured conditions before meat or cheesepaste.
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Hi Anderoo, I'm not sure if this will help, but I tend to look for gravel runs between streamer weed. As you know, the stretch of the Lea where I fish gets pretty choked with weed, so these narrow channels are a good bet for fish moving up and down the river.
I have also watched them moving up stream virtually under my feet so I also look for runs in the margins.
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Hi Chris, I've just recently reared some chicks in an incubator, not as successful as you as I only managed 3 from 7.
What breed are yours, these are silkie chicks.
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A good little book to look out for is the Floatmakers Manual by Bill Watson. It has a detailed look at materials, construction, and painting/varnishing of various types of floats.
It's not available new but you can pick up second hand copies on Amazon.
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Not bad at all. Out of interest I've weighed mine roughly on kitchen scales:
Allcocks Match Aerial - 280g
Free Spirit Match Aerial - 325g (Didn't realise I'd got two of these - bit of a suprise!)
Youngs Rapidex 2 (narrow) - 260g
Arnold Kingpin - 325g
Youngs B.J. Lightweight - 225g
Paul that's quite a collection of reels, have you got a favourite?
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It's 4 1/2" dia with a narrow drum.How big is it? I've got a wide drum 4in 1920's Paul Witcher - which weighs in at 220g - this is my lightest reel (hence gets used the most). I have a Chris Lythe 1915 Avon which is smaller but heavier at 245g. My Youngs Purist - which is 4½in weighs in at a hefty 310g.Weight certainly is a consideration - a full day's trotting can give me serious RSI in my wrist with a heavy reel!C.
At the moment it's bright and shiny, but I'm going to get it black anodised. Some of the smaller parts I have made out of stainless steel and these will be polished.Andy, is it going to be a bright shiny one like most of the new ones seem to be? Or are you more of a traditionalist? John. -
Thanks for the replies. I didn't want to get the polishing and plating done and wish I had lightened it first.
When I finish it I'll post some pictures and maybe do a report.
John, I bet you were gutted, I know too well the time that gets put into something like that.
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For a little while now I have been making myself a centrepin reel. I have almost finished, just a bit of polishing and plating to do.
While playing with the ratchet and seeing how long it spins for, as you do, I started to wonder about the weight. With this in mind I weighed it and it came in at 265 gms. Now can any of you regular users of centrepins tell me whether this is heavy for a pin or not.
Thanks
Andy
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Hi,
I had trouble today keeping drilled halibut pellets on my hair rig so I going to swap over to super glueing 2 either side of a hair rig. The only times I have seen this doine is always with a braid hook length, does this glue better or can you use mono? Also if I used braid would I also need to invest in some new fancy scissors to cut it or can you do it with a knife/nail clippers type product?
Errrm
You could try tying a pellet band onto the hair, it's a method I've been using lately that works well, no need to drill or glue.
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I use my sons sony PSP to browse the net when he's hoggin the computer. It's wireless, and if you get board surfing the net you could always use it to play games
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Nice fish Anderoo, will be trying to catch one like that this weekend. I've a pass to fish that mariner on the Ouse I was telling you about.
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As others have said the lea is a good option. The river/canal is a short walk from the stations at Broxbourne, Rye house, St Margarets, Ware and Hertford. Or you could change trains at Broxbourne and fish the Stort, which is a short walk from Harlow station.
If you want to come out this way give me a shout and I'll help you out.
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Does anyone know of a tackle shop in North or East London? I'm thinking of the Islington, Hackney, Finsbury Park area. I wandered down to Stoke Newington only to find that Ashpoles Of Islington closed down two years ago..
I've done a google search and phoned a couple to no avail.
Any help much appreciated..
Hi Dant, any of these any good clicky
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Those are nothing like spawning tubercules, more like an extrememly heavy infestation of argulus:
http://www.thefishsite.com/articles/319/fish-lice-in-the-uk
http://www.marlab.ac.uk/Uploads/Documents/Lice%20v3.pdf
Those are obviously the largest and pretty nasty. I would think that fish is most certainly doomed.
I'd say you were right there Peter, the bumps certainly looked more like some sort of infestation.
RAC
If that fish looks normal where you fish, I'm glad I don't fish there.
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What's wrong with it? It's dead my lad, that's what's wrong with it!
If it hadn't of flapped a couple of times while I took the photo I'd of thought that too.
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Hi folks, I caught this bream the other night on my local stretch of the lea. Any one know what's wrong with it.
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Tony, can you put my name down please.
Regards
Andy.
Liquised bread
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I use a piece of the mesh that plasterers use. It's quite sharp and when you rub the bread over it, it sort of grates the bread. Doesn't take long and is cheaper than a blender/liquidiser.