So how did we all get on???

[wunnus]

The Gipping was a little crowded at 18.00.

The usual faces all getting their fix.

Sadly the chub spots were taken so I went in search of Perch.

 

out came a 5lb+ bream ????

 

even better 6 other large shadows all shot off while I scrapped with the bream.

 

Needless to say I went home with a glazed grin... just like the rest of them.

[RUDD]

Wunnus

 

you have mail.

Wunnus - One house, any connection?

[Kevin Hackett]

Quick evening session on floaters.

Missed 3 takes, but hit the important

one. - New pb Leather at 22-12.

[Ed_P]

Good, glad to hear every1 had a good time, fishing or not. Lets just hope we can get decent catches all season. I know i'll be looking for my first bream over 5lb all season and lets hope those eels can stay away. Just can't wait til saturday-first competition of the season. Lets hope that 1 goes well.

Good luck for the rest of the season...

Ed

[awaaar]

no no - keep the Eels coming! I'm hoping a few of those on Wednesday night, if the pre-baiting does it's job, also hoping for a few chub, and the odd trout that passes, can't wait, there are some real creatures starting to come out of the Ribble

[Apache]

Absolutely b***er all, although I was a mere stones throw from the Loddon, I was scratched to death because I was working taking a Holly bush down!

[Bradford Angler]

well forced by the rules we got the fishery at 3:30 1 hour before sunrise (well I am a baliff). Fished the Nidd for 2 hours - 1 chublet and 1 gonk, moved onto the swale which had more water in it (around 2 feet)lost a barbel and landed one around 6lb - size 18 hook to 2lb hook length (only thing is not telling how long it took me to get it in)

Finally as the sun rose and we could see every pebble on the bottom, went to a local lake and caught around 12lb of rudd high in the water on mag and wag.

 

Then fell beautifully asleep back in the van on the way home (me not driving).

 

s'pose that's what we spend all that time looking forward to eh ?

[Ed Matysiak]

Im going tomorro afternoon. Chub, tout and grayling are my target. Wish me luck!

[snotty]

What a scorcher it was, arrived on the little river douglas about lunchtime, fished through the hottest part of the day, my lad and I between us had 10 chub, 3 perch, an eel and a brown trout! quite a surprise for a river once known as the 'dirty duggie'

 

All the fish were small, the chub perfect and looked as though they had never seen a hook before.

I wish now that I had taken my 'pin for a trial run.... next time.

[Ed Matysiak]

Chub spawn early and grow fast. Chances are you were the first to catch them. Getting to the river as soon as the new season starts does pay off!