Fishing and waterways

Sounds great. match style anglers usually smash the session carpers off the water, and tbf a lot of match fishing centres around carp, though i think rivers and canals are having a resurgence it’s not all commercial lakes.

I guess the session carpers come into their own with their well thought out rigs on really tough gravel pits and stuff like that. Yrs ago they did a carp vrs match and the carpers caught nowt and the match lot caught carp on their delicate gear. They do that kind of thing more regularly now, even on TV it used to be you’d only hear about it in the Angling Times or Mail. Each to their own, any dog can have its day and there’s merit in all styles. I love pike fishing in winter fishing, static and getting the bivvy up. It’s variety, fly fishing you are constantly on the move, sometimes you just need a good old sit down

 

fantastic @SelbyFan , catching a barbel is always a thrill, hanging on for dear life! See, they still like bog standard luncheon meat.

 

Wild last night on Loch Fada. Plenty of brown trout, nothing big, though I had one that was decent come short. Got a nice rainbow though which was unexpected, pulled my arm off!

 

i was thinking, any minute now the wind will settle as evening draws on. But no. Great to be out though, and my engine didn’t conk out at the top end of the loch. Which was nice! No midges which is the real bonus.

 

Ah….. The old whisky in the suncream bottle, trick

 

@Craven Cottager @Bantamsteve thought you might appreciate the markings on the best trout yesterday. Stunner.

 

i was very chuffed! Especially as it was providing difficult, changed tactics and then started catching which is always pleasing.

 

lovely skimmer m8. Sounds good, can’t beat a bit of canal fishing. Can throw up all sorts of fish.