Janet

It's a good book and I learned a lot from it, but once you've read it, you probably won't look at it again! Much better to do as I did and order it from your local library... Janet

Hello and welcome! Janet

I was going to put some candles on the cake, but the H&S people said it was a fire risk.... Have a good one! Janet

Very well done, and an excellent trip report! Janet

Well done Steve! I'd love to have fished the Thames, but as you know, it was close season when we were there... Lovely fish...I love the second picture...your cleavage would put mine to shame! Janet

It all depends....were you fishing on visitor moorings or near locks? Safe and secure moorings for narrowboats can be hard to find on some rivers...were you perhaps in one of those spots? I recall cruising into darkness on the River Soar in December as the only mooring spot for miles was occupied by a fishing match! It was over an hour later before we found another safe and accessible spot. Were you near a lock? Boats do need to come into the side to offload crew to work the locks, and it can be a real pain if there's an angler set up there. It's especially annoying for me, as I don't want to disturb their swim, but we're left with little choice on occasions. We've just completed a month's narrowboat cruise on both canals and rivers (Soar, Trent and Thames). We travelled over 500 miles in total and never once moored up in an anglers swim (well, not when there was an angler there, anyway!) although we did moor in some choice fishing spots! In fact, in the last ten years of constant narrowboating, I don't recall once mooring up and inconveniencing an angler. On the contrary, if there was someone set up where we wanted to moor, we just carried on until we found another spot so I could fish in peace! On the other hand, I can recall several occasions where we've had major trouble getting through locks because anglers were set up with keep nets at the very place where we needed to pull in to offload/load crew to work the locks. It's very much about give and take, and there's room for us all - boaters, anglers, dog walkers and even the dreaded cyclists! Janet

Ah bless...that is soooo sweet! I'm losing the plot here...I actually look forward to these cephalopod posts... If you click on the picture, you get a lot more information about things and creatures you never knew existed and would never want to meet. Fascinating! Nice one Cory! Janet

Dazza, Night fishing is good...I love it! Just make sure you're well prepared... I'm assuming you have a head torch, or something to aid your vision? Night fishing can be fabulous, but please ensure that you have all the equipment and know-how to ensure that all fish are safely returned. It's a real buzz when your float dips in the early hours...watching a star-lite diving to the depths whilst listening to the owls and watching the stars is just brilliant. Not so good though if you can't see what you're doing... Janet

Wishing you a very happy birthday Judy! Take care. Janet x x

At least he had the sense to realise he wasn't fit and own up to it. We all make mistakes, errors of judgement...call it what you will. Janet

You obviously haven't met me then...fashion just passes me by! I don't give two hoots what I look like (as would be obvious if you met me) I go for comfortable and practical every time...apart from my lucky fishing knickers, of course! Janet

Tilley hat for boating and fishing...absolutely brilliant! Sun/rain/windproof and comfortable. Not the cheapest, but certainly the best I've found. More or less indestructible! Knitted woolly and/or fleece hats for winter and cold. I look a right pillock in any of them, as I don't suit hats! Janet

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Oh yuk! Steve, did you really have to post that? I feel quite ill after watching it... Still, I don't suppose it's much worse than my blue steaks...the only difference is that my steak doesn't move! Janet

Nice to hear from you Judy! I was beginning to think I was the only female in the village... Janet x

Does losing a tiddly perch down my cleavage count? Janet

Hi Joolz, and welcome to AN from another female angler! You'll get loads of friendly and helpful advice from the guys on here, so fire away with your questions. Good to have you aboard! Us females are a little bit outnumbered! Janet

It looks like the site for hosting our entries is down...we knew it was going, but it appears to have been sooner rather than later... Anyone interested in carrying it on in some other way? Janet

Lovely images there. Janet

Oxo are introducing a new white Oxo cube with a red cross on it, in support of the England team. It's called the laughing stock... Janet

A very simplistic solution... Why should people have to move away from their local area and their friends/relatives etc? That's the way that whole communities are lost. No wonder this country is the way it is. Janet

It's coming home? Don't you mean THEY are coming home? I hope they've got their flights booked, because if their previous outings are anything to go by, they'll be on the next flight out... OK, I'm a woman and I don't understand the off-side rule...but I do know good football when I see it, and I haven't seen much of this from our team during this tournament. I do watch all the England matches though, and have been consistently disappointed. I really, truly hope they rise to the occasion this afternoon. Janet

I wouldn't have thought it would appeal to me either, but I've changed my mind! If I want solitude, I go down to the river or onto the canal, where I can be on my own. However, if I want good company, lots of laughs and entertainment, then I go to my club lake. I know almost everyone now, and it's a great place to just enjoy fishing with friends. We don't get any yobbo's, unless you count Paul, my fishing buddy? It's a private angling club - strictly members and accompanied family members only and NO day tickets. There is another local fishery nearer to me which has the day ticket yobbo's, and they're welcome to them and their fish with deformations and damaged mouths due to angling pressure. There's a great sense of camaraderie here, with everyone pulling together to keep the lake and its inhabitants in fine condition. Members visit virtually every day, even if not fishing, just to check that everything's OK or simply for a walk round. It's just that sort of place. I'm sure it wouldn't suit everyone, but it suits me just fine. Janet

It's nice to be back Newt! I've really missed the fun on my lake whilst I was away! Photo's added now... Janet

Good morning, and welcome from another North West angler! Hope you enjoy your stay on AN. Janet