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Rusty, I just remembered I still haven't sent you a cheque! Sorry about that. I'll sort that out now. I'm seeing Goosequill tomorrow, so I'll remind him too.

 

Does anyone know about LIF's big roach potential? Some big ones occasionally come out don't they?

 

(I'm still desperately clinging to the idea that I might one day catch a big chalk stream roach :rolleyes: )

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The LIF certainly has Roach to 2lb+ but they are not caught very often (perhaps because they are not deliberately targeted that often either). The lower half of the fishery is slower and deeper and has many spots that look ideal for Roach but when you are only there for a day I always find it difficult to settle down in one spot preferring to rove around as much as possible. N

The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope. ~John Buchan

 

Fundamentally fishing is a philosophy. A philosophy of earth, and growth, and quiet places. In it there is a rule of life, a recognition of permanences. It makes you notice the little things of nature, wherever you may be. ~Bernard Venables

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List updated, 16 now confirmed. Only Thamesoddity, Maddog, Richard Capper and Jedibond not yet confirmed. Are you four guys still able to come along? If you can't now make it please say so, there might be four other people dribbling with anticipation of vacancies becoming available.

 

 

Me (confirmed)

Nicholas S (confirmed)

Jedibond

Steve Walker (confirmed)

JV44 (confirmed)

Dales/Smiffles (both confirmed)

Andrew/Budgie Burgess (both confirmed)

Chavender (confirmed)

Simon Fell (confirmed)

Tincatinca (confirmed)

Anderoo (confirmed)

Goosequill (confirmed)

Arbocop (confirmed)

Thamesoddity

Maddog

Richard Capper

Vagabond (confirmed)

Medwaygreen (confirmed)

It's never a 'six', let's put it back

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It would be magical to catch a good roach. I am very tempted to spend most of the day trotting, and then settle into a nice little glide somewhere for the last couple of hours of daylight and quivertip flake over mash, just in case...

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I really hope you all have a great time which I am certain you all will, did consider going for it myself but my health can be to uncertain for me to commit even as far away as a week let alone a few months. So with baited breath I will await the reports of your outing to what sounds like a wonderful venue.

From a spark a fire will flare up

English by birth, Cockney by the Grace of God

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It would be magical to catch a good roach. I am very tempted to spend most of the day trotting, and then settle into a nice little glide somewhere for the last couple of hours of daylight and quivertip flake over mash, just in case...

 

 

You paint a lovely picture of winter bliss.

 

However, despite my usually optimistic nature, I can't get last years image out of my mind - 5 swan loafers and a boiling torrent of brown water!

 

Mike

"I want some repairs done to my cooker as it has backfired and burnt my knob off."

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You paint a lovely picture of winter bliss.

 

However, despite my usually optimistic nature, I can't get last years image out of my mind - 5 swan loafers and a boiling torrent of brown water!

 

Mike

 

*mindbleach*

 

I have no idea what you're talking about. Isn't the Itchen always crystal clear, with dark shadowy fish ghosting across the chalk and gravel, between the lush green weed fronds? Fat, spotted trout lazily sipping down buttery mayflies, and shimmering grayling twisting at emerging nymphs? Scale perfect roach wallowing at the surface with a flash of silver and red as the warm sun drops behind the trees?

 

:D

And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music

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Ignoring the poetry of hand crafted floats trotting gently down the swim as line softly peels of a PIN. What is a good method to try to get a Greyling of any size big or small?

 

Feeder fishing with red maggots anygood?

Stephen

 

Species Caught 2014

Zander, Pike, Bream, Roach, Tench, Perch, Rudd, Common Carp, Mirror Carp, Eel, Grayling, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout

Species Caught 2013

Pike, Zander, Bream, Roach, Eel, Tench, Rudd, Perch, Common Carp, Koi Carp, Brown Goldfish, Grayling, Brown Trout, Chub, Roosterfish, Dorado, Black Grouper, Barracuda, Mangrove Snapper, Mutton Snapper, Jack Crevalle, Tarpon, Red Snapper

Species Caught 2012
Zander, Pike, Perch, Chub, Ruff, Gudgeon, Dace, Minnow, Wels Catfish, Common Carp, Mirror Carp, Ghost Carp, Roach, Bream, Eel, Rudd, Tench, Arapaima, Mekong Catfish, Sawai Catfish, Marbled Tiger Catfish, Amazon Redtail Catfish, Thai Redtail Catfish, Batrachian Walking Catfish, Siamese Carp, Rohu, Julliens Golden Prize Carp, Giant Gourami, Java Barb, Red Tailed Tin Foil Barb, Nile Tilapia, Black Pacu, Red Bellied Pacu, Alligator Gar
Species Caught 2011
Zander, Tench, Bream, Chub, Barbel, Roach, Rudd, Grayling, Brown Trout, Salmon Parr, Minnow, Pike, Eel, Common Carp, Mirror Carp, Ghost Carp, Koi Carp, Crucian Carp, F1 Carp, Blue Orfe, Ide, Goldfish, Brown Goldfish, Comet Goldfish, Golden Tench, Golden Rudd, Perch, Gudgeon, Ruff, Bleak, Dace, Sergeant Major, French Grunt, Yellow Tail Snapper, Tom Tate Grunt, Clown Wrasse, Slippery Dick Wrasse, Doctor Fish, Graysby, Dusky Squirrel Fish, Longspine Squirrel Fish, Stripped Croaker, Leather Jack, Emerald Parrot Fish, Red Tail Parrot Fish, White Grunt, Bone Fish
Species Caught 2010
Zander, Pike, Perch, Eel, Tench, Bream, Roach, Rudd, Mirror Carp, Common Carp, Crucian Carp, Siamese Carp, Asian Redtail Catfish, Sawai Catfish, Rohu, Amazon Redtail Catfish, Pacu, Long Tom, Moon Wrasse, Sergeant Major, Green Damsel, Tomtate Grunt, Sea Chub, Yellowtail Surgeon, Black Damsel, Blue Dot Grouper, Checkered Sea Perch, Java Rabbitfish, One Spot Snapper, Snubnose Rudderfish
Species Caught 2009
Barramundi, Spotted Sorubim Catfish, Wallago Leeri Catfish, Wallago Attu Catfish, Amazon Redtail Catfish, Mrigul, Siamese Carp, Java Barb, Tarpon, Wahoo, Barracuda, Skipjack Tuna, Bonito, Yellow Eye Rockfish, Red Snapper, Mangrove Snapper, Black Fin Snapper, Dog Snapper, Yellow Tail Snapper, Marble Grouper, Black Fin Tuna, Spanish Mackerel, Mutton Snapper, Redhind Grouper, Saddle Grouper, Schoolmaster, Coral Trout, Bar Jack, Pike, Zander, Perch, Tench, Bream, Roach, Rudd, Common Carp, Golden Tench, Wels Catfish
Species Caught 2008
Dorado, Wahoo, Barracuda, Bonito, Black Fin Tuna, Long Tom, Sergeant Major, Red Snapper, Black Damsel, Queen Trigga Fish, Red Grouper, Redhind Grouper, Rainbow Wrasse, Grey Trigger Fish, Ehrenbergs Snapper, Malabar Grouper, Lunar Fusiler, Two Tone Wrasse, Starry Dragonet, Convict Surgeonfish, Moonbeam Dwarf Angelfish,Bridled Monocle Bream, Redlined Triggerfish, Cero Mackeral, Rainbow Runner
Species Caught 2007
Arapaima, Alligator Gar, Mekong Catfish, Spotted Sorubim Catfish, Pacu, Siamese Carp, Barracuda, Black Fin Tuna, Queen Trigger Fish, Red Snapper, Yellow Tail Snapper, Honeycomb Grouper, Red Grouper, Schoolmaster, Cubera Snapper, Black Grouper, Albacore, Ballyhoo, Coney, Yellowfin Goatfish, Lattice Spinecheek

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