What Specimen Fish will AN Members catch this year?

[Dales]

Hopefully it will be a bumper year for Anglers Net members and all or some of us will catch a fish of a life time this year. Well we can all live in hope

 

It's always nice sharing each others experiences on this site and taking joy in reading catch reports.

 

So does any one have any predictions as to what the best fish of various species caught by members and posted on here will be? It might be interesting come the turn of the year to see if anyone has attained some of the more wilder predictions.

 

I think the below are attainable this year by our motley crew

 

Tench 9.15

 

Chub 7.01

 

Anyone raise the bar on Tench or Chub or think I am over estimating our likely fortunes? Any other predictions for other species?

Edited March 28, 2011 by Dales

[Dick Dastardly]

I think we can safely say that one ANer will manage a 9+ Tench and I reckon that a 10 is a strong possibility as well.

 

There will be several who get 3+ Perch. One of us Wingham members will no doubt record a 17+ bream but how + who knows!! Carp well I reckon we will see a few 30+ fish.

 

I don't think Anderoo (or anyone else) will be beating his chub results and we never really see any really big barbel being reported by members.

 

Pike will be a bit leaner on the ground as well as I know a couple of us who did have access (and so therefore the chance) to some big pike no longer have it. Zander? just doesn't seem to be many of us who target them.Similar for catfish as well, Eels? well I'm sure myself and Dales will get a few close to 4 this year from Wingham but whether we will end up putting enough time in or be lucky enough to get a magical 5 I doubt.

 

But for me the real exciting catches each year are the unexpected ones so for those we will just have to wait and see!

[Anderoo]

There's no reason that between us we shouldn't see:

 

Chub over 7lb 8oz, maybe even an 8

Tench 11lb+

Bream 19lb+

Carp 35lb+

Perch 4lb+

 

Not sure about other species but add in the chalk stream species like dace, roach, grayling and it just gets better...

 

It will depend on a mixture of cood conditions at key times combined with available fishing time, but there's no reason at all why the above shouldn't be achieved. Look at the waters we have available to us collectively!

[tony tinca]

Hopefully it will be a bumper year for Anglers Net members and all or some of us will catch a fish of a life time this year. Well we can all live in hope

 

It's always nice sharing each others experiences on this site and taking joy in reading catch reports.

 

So does any one have any predictions as to what the best fish of various species caught by members and posted on here will be? It might be interesting come the turn of the year to see if anyone has attained some of the more wilder predictions.

 

I think the below are attainable this year by our motley crew

 

Tench 9.15

 

Chub 7.01

 

Anyone raise the bar on Tench or Chub or think I am over estimating our likely fortunes? Any other predictions for other species?

 

Im happy with my pb 9lb 11oz bream even though it wasnt exactly by design

Dont know how big a bream has to be to qualify as a specimen , probably alot more than 10lb i guess

[Dales]

Im happy with my pb 9lb 11oz bream even though it wasnt exactly by design

Dont know how big a bream has to be to qualify as a specimen , probably alot more than 10lb i guess

 

That's certainly a specimen in my book, often the talk of what are referred to as LSD & SB Bream can cloud the water a little and as Budgie posted in another thread these are freakish fish. I think most of us will struggle to beat your PB this year.

Edited March 28, 2011 by Dales

[Ken L]

I've already had my super specimen for 2011 but for the moment at least, mum's the word.

:D

[RUDD]

There will be several who get 3+ Perch. One of us Wingham members will no doubt record a 17+ bream but how + who knows!! Carp well I reckon we will see a few 30+ fish.

 

I have had a 3.2lb on a storm perch shad from Ladywood at the end of February.

What made my day after I had landed it and my 6year old Daughter had taken a snap with her new camera was that she wanted a go.

Out went the Shad into an area where in the warmer months a lilly bed resides.

She copied the actions I had made with the rod and within second's she said " Daddy somethings pulling the rod ".

I talked her through how to play the fish (she has only ever caught on a whip beforehand) and in came a 2.1lb Perch - the look on her face will be with me for life. I took a few snaps of her and her prize then a third cast resulted in myself landing another Perch of 2.14lb before we went home for a family roast dinner where she proudly showed off her fish.

Just over eight pounds of Perch in three casts - the two match anglers who sat and watched were speechless!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Back to the thread - I predict a nice big 2lb roach for one lucky angler.

[Mark Wintle]

I've had a 2-09 roach this year, my best for many years.

Edited March 29, 2011 by Mark Wintle

[Dales]

I have had a 3.2lb on a storm perch shad from Ladywood at the end of February..

 

She copied the actions I had made with the rod and within second's she said " Daddy somethings pulling the rod ".

I talked her through how to play the fish (she has only ever caught on a whip beforehand) and in came a 2.1lb Perch

 

Back to the thread - I predict a nice big 2lb roach for one lucky angler.

 

Congratulations to the both of you. That sounds like a day that you will remember for years to come.

 

Some more stories of big Roach would be nice.

Edited March 29, 2011 by Dales

[Dales]

I've had a 2-09 roach this year, my best for many years.

 

Was not expecting to hear about one quiet so soon. Well done.