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Last year I had a bee in my bonnett about catching my first Zander and have never looked back since and they have now become one of my favourite species. It's odd that a fish that before last October I had never fished for can now become a firm favourite. This year I had planned to try for a Sturgeon or Sterlet but with one thing and another I never got around to giving it ago.

 

But one species I had been meaning to try for but never sorted out were Grayling and thanks to Rusty arranging the Itchen Fish-In for next year I will have a chance to try to catch my first one :D

 

So I was wondering has any one else got any UK species that they have been meaning to try for but for one reason or another never seem to get around to fishing for? I love catching new species, but the year seems to fly by and I have spent most of my time after the same fish that I always fish for. Theres nothing wrong with that, but it just seems there is never enough time to do all the different fishing I would like to :D

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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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Last year I had a bee in my bonnett about catching my first Zander and have never looked back since and they have now become one of my favourite species. It's odd that a fish that before last October I had never fished for can now become a firm favourite. This year I had planned to try for a Sturgeon or Sterlet but with one thing and another I never got around to giving it ago.

 

But one species I had been meaning to try for but never sorted out were Grayling and thanks to Rusty arranging the Itchen Fish-In for next year I will have a chance to try to catch my first one :D

 

So I was wondering has any one else got any UK species that they have been meaning to try for but for one reason or another never seem to get around to fishing for? I love catching new species, but the year seems to fly by and I have spent most of my time after the same fish that I always fish for. Theres nothing wrong with that, but it just seems there is never enough time to do all the different fishing I would like to :D

 

Pike and zander for me. The reasons for not trying for them is purely lack of experience, so i'll wait till i get a bit more general fishing experience and when i can drag a more experienced friend along to show me the ropes

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I've yet to catch a zander and it would be a novelty but nearest are Old Bury Hill or lower Severn. I meant to try for catfish this summer but didn't try very hard; an attempt with small live roach resulted in two decent perch, and a trip on the same water a few weeks later I think I might have hooked a 'kitten' on maggots but lost it - certainly the strangest fight I've ever had though it only felt like a couple of pounds.

 

I catch plenty of grayling - they're good fun but as another angler remarked to me last winter they are the fish that make you look good - they are very easy to catch.

 

One English fish I had several times in the 70s is large mouth black bass; no chance any more so you lot can eat your hearts out as far as catching an English one is concerned!

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Where on earth did you catch a LMB in England ?

There was a thread a couple of years back about these fish but the best anyone could come up with was a few unsubstantiated reports of now extinct stockings on US air bases.

 

Zander for me too by the way - been having the occasional bash for one for a couple of years but have yet to conect.

Species caught in 2020: Barbel. European Eel. Bleak. Perch. Pike.

Species caught in 2019: Pike. Bream. Tench. Chub. Common Carp. European Eel. Barbel. Bleak. Dace.

Species caught in 2018: Perch. Bream. Rainbow Trout. Brown Trout. Chub. Roach. Carp. European Eel.

Species caught in 2017: Siamese carp. Striped catfish. Rohu. Mekong catfish. Amazon red tail catfish. Arapaima. Black Minnow Shark. Perch. Chub. Brown Trout. Pike. Bream. Roach. Rudd. Bleak. Common Carp.

Species caught in 2016: Siamese carp. Jullien's golden carp. Striped catfish. Mekong catfish. Amazon red tail catfish. Arapaima. Alligator gar. Rohu. Black Minnow Shark. Roach, Bream, Perch, Ballan Wrasse. Rudd. Common Carp. Pike. Zander. Chub. Bleak.

Species caught in 2015: Brown Trout. Roach. Bream. Terrapin. Eel. Barbel. Pike. Chub.

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I would like a Grayling but there are none in my area, tried for them on the hamps Avon a few years back on holiday, but only had chublets, minnows and salmon par. i had Zander in france would like one here and they are in my local river Lea but i have not really got round to going for them.

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Zander for me to which means a trip with the boat to the lower reaches of the Thames ,trouble is other fish are lightly to get in the way and Thames Chub may well be one that does after seeing how they like rubber shads Steve.

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2lb Roach in a wild river and not a carp puddle

 

 

I'd like to catch a grayling, a 2lb roach and a large perch. :mellow:

 

Well there are a lot of big Roach about so you not have much trouble...In fact some rivers seem to team with them...

 

For me its got to be a 4lb 3oz Roach and an 19lb 0oz Barbel

 

But I will happily settle for a 1lb 4oz dace or a 4lb 8oz Crucian Carp

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