What scares you when night fishing?

Rob Ward · December 19, 2007

I'm very impressed that he realised that gorillas can't swim.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ability_to_swim

MC

LOL, I think it was more along the lines of head in the opposite direction as quickly as possible.

RUDD · December 19, 2007

Slugs

I had one that keep't coming back to a bait bucket anf making an awful sound.

In the end I threw the thing as far as I could into the lake.

And when you wake up in the morning with one in your mouth.................................

Vagabond · December 20, 2007

Slugs

In the end I threw the thing as far as I could into the lake.

I hope you stuck it on a size 2 hook first - tench and any still-water chub that may be present love 'em

I've thought about what worries me when night-fishing. The only thing I could think of was running out of Jaffa cakes. :lol:

Rob Ward · December 20, 2007

I hope you stuck it on a size 2 hook first - tench and any still-water chub that may be present love 'em

I've thought about what worries me when night-fishing. The only thing I could think of was running out of Jaffa cakes.

There were Millions of Slugs at Wingham this season, both the black ones and the brown ones with orange frills - has anyone tried them for Perch?

Jim Roper · January 2, 2008

People often talk of footsteps tramping along the pebbles on the more remote parts of Chesil Beach. We had one chap in our shooting club who claimed to have been passed by someone dressed in the sort of clothing you see in pictures of people 2-300 years ago, complete with tricorn hat and gaiters. He spoke to the person but got no reply. It was about 2.00 am and in bright moonlight.

He was a teacher in an 'approved school', not the sort to be easily frightened. He left the club and never went on the beach again.

If you wake at midnight, and hear a horse’s feet,

Don’t go drawing back the blind, or looking into the street,

Them that asks no questions isn’t told no lie,

Watch the wall my darling, while the Gentlemen go by!

Four and twenty ponies

Trotting through the dark..

Brandy for the Parson

Baccy for the Clerk.

Laces for a Lady, letters for a spy.

And watch the wall, my darling, while the Gentlemen go by.

Runnin' round the wood lumpif you chance to spy,

Little barrels roped and tarred all full of brandied wine,

Don't you call to come and look or use them for your play,

Put the brushwood back again they'll be gone next day.

Four and Twenty Ponies.........

If you see a stable door settin' open wide.

If you see a tired horse lyin' down inside.

If your mother mends a coat all cut about and tore,

Don't you ask he whose it is or what it's use is for.

Four and twenty Ponies..........

If you see King George's men all dressed in blue and red,

You be careful what you say and mindful what is said,

If they calls you pretty maid and chucks you neath the chin,

Don't you say where no one is or yet where no one's bin.

Four and twent ponies............

If you do as you've been told, likely there's a chance,

You'll be give a dainty dollie all the way from France,

With a gown all lacey and a velvet hood,

A present from the gentlemen for long o' bein' good.

Four and twenty ponies

Trotting through the dark..

Brandy for the Parson

Baccy for the Clerk.

Laces for a Lady, letters for a spy.

And watch the wall, my darling, while the Gentlemen go by.

Edited January 2, 2008 by Jim Roper

wsmlewy · January 2, 2008

whenever i go night fishing i always take two extra things on top of everything else thats sully my 10 stone bullmastiff .22 air rifle in case the dogs asleep. not that i ever have any problems but the mind does like to play tricks on you when it gets dark.

Jeff S · January 3, 2008

It took me quite a while to read through this thread last night. I can't believe that I let it go for so long without. Quite funny what most find frightening.. I'm a woosy too.

Rooney mentioned his fear of pumas. I don't know if pumas are the same here that they are in the USA but I had a great scare while fishing in central Oregon. I was night fishing for catfish during the summer. We had been camping for about two months. I was about 14 years old and about 100 meters from our camp. It was quiet and all of a sudden there was this sound like a women screaming that went on for nearly 5 minutes. (More like 2 minutes) The hair on the back of my neck stood up and our dogs were going absolutely crazy. Had two labs at the time. I made it back to camp scared out of my wits.

We found out the next day that they were hunting a mountain lion (AKA puma) with dogs and it came past our camp. We never did get word that it had been caught. I've been lucky enough to see one in the wild. Magnificent animals. I'm just glad that I didn't meet it face to face.