LLANGORSE PIKE TRIP

[Martin Hurst]

3 great days fishing , although Friday was a tad chilly!! ;D Loads of tales to tell and pleased to say everyone (eventually!!) caught a pike Thats all ten of us , with a total catch approaching 35 fish

Highlights for me was a new Pb and I saw a bitern .

 

 

View down the lake

 

 

Darnsarf at anchor

 

Sundays catch

 

 

First fish I caught was a new PB

 

Good fish were also caught by Darnsarf , and StarvinMarvin got a beauty last cast of his trip!!

[SeaDooDavid]

Just SUPERB boys, wish I could have made it!!!!!

 

Still, summer approaches! Well its there in the background, lurking!! ha ha

 

SDD~~~~

[Yakity - Yak - u.k.]

Hi Martin.

 

Great pics, and congrats on your PB !!

That looks a cracking venue, some quality fishing too by you all.

 

Nice one.

 

 

 

Bill.

[YakDiver]

Nice one it's good to see someones getting out.

[musket]

Well done lads.

 

Out of interest, how good an account do these Pike give once hooked?

 

Jon.

[Martin Hurst]

TBH it varies a lot. I wouldnt say they are the most exciting of captures but the ones I have caught do tend to stay deep with short powerful runs. They get a bit excited when they see the yak!

[woot]

I used to fish Llangorse a lot all through the year. If you want to experience the best the pike have to offer fight wise have a meet in the summer and fish lures or if its still allowed livebaits. In my experience the best fights come from fish 10-15lbs with explosive takes, fast and often airbourne runs, any bigger than this and they rely on their weight and tend to stay deep with steady slow runs. As a word of warning if you hook a big un and you are anchored it will be difficult to land without the a big un going for the rope to tangle you up. We always pulled the anchors up as soon as we hooked a good fish as we used to anchor both ends of the punt and got tangled too many times. Besides that if you were in a wide open space it could be a good feeling to be towed around the lake by a 20lb plus pike

[Martin Hurst]

I lost one (a good fish) on the Sunday when at Anchor with GB , did exactly as woot said. Summer however aint clever for us lads as the sea reopens Llangorse also gets a bit like Cowes week