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Fishing and waterways

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by Skyebantam, Apr 20, 2018.

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  1. Chippy

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    Has anyone tried Cundall farm for the chub or barbel? Camped bankside there a few times, when it's on form its a great place
     
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    Those speakers were “the bees knees”.

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    I'll look this one up.

    Chubb and Barbel are my target species.

    I love wading and trotting big chubber floats!
     
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    Had a glorious days fishing at Raygil. 48lb of fish in total. Bream, mirror carp and common carp. Best fish was a 5lb bream.
     
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    baggin’ up.
     
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    Been in training today for tomorrow's fishing contest at Raygill. Caught 38lb of fish in an 8 hour session. Biggest was a mirror carp at 5lb. Several other mirrors, one common and one bream on a piece of frankfurter, just as an experiment.
     
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    Fished a 4 hour competition at Raygill this evening. Only caught one fish, but it was enough to walk away with first prize of £30 _ a 15lb carp.
     
    #466 Craven Cottager, Aug 9, 2022
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    Somehow I missed this.

    top effort and tactics, sitting it out for a lump @Craven Cottager@Craven Cottager . Well done. Will the cash be reinvested in frankfurters or tackle, I wonder?
     
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    Bought a new landing net handle. Not impressed with frankfurters as a bait.
     
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    I might have done over 30 years ago before I got married and gave up (gave up fishing that is :)).
    I'm completely out of touch. Do Bradford No 1 and Bradford City AAs still exist, and is City still the one you join when you can't get into No 1?
     
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    bradford City AA definitely still exists, sure they both will.

    Only fished the swale a handful of times, I normally fished the Wharfe. Brilliant river though.
     
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    Another great day at Raygill. 21 fish total weight 68lb. Mirrors, commons and bream. First five caught on raw prawn, the rest on smoked lardons.
     
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    poshest fish, ever :laughing: try ‘goujons’ of something. Bound to break the ton.

    well done CC, nice bag.
     
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    Might give turkey twizzlers a go next.
     
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    or bread flake. Just imagine :laughing:
     
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    Would have to be artisan bread where I live!
     
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    I'm finding this thread really educating. I haven't been fishing for probably 30 years. Prawns! Lardons! How about quails eggs? :grinning:. If i start up again looks like I'll be going to Waitrose for bait! You'll be telling me next I can't get half a pint of maggots from Carters or Richmonds
     
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    Maggots are so 1960’s mate. Come into there own in the winter months, so I’m told.
    Lardons and raw prawns are a very cheap bait alternative. A pack of prawns £2.75 at Morrison’s will last you several fishing trips and the smoked lardons (£1) will last you even longer. Caught 9 of my fish yesterday on the same lardon.
     
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    Out chucking the fluff for a couple of hrs tonight. Hard fishing, the two lochs I went to were very weedy, no fish showing at all, missed a few and only banked one fish but a nicely marked one. Saved a blank though. Still never caught or seen a fish in one of the lochs. The club book says there are good trout in it, lochs like that can be dour as hell, I’ll have another bash next season.

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    Honestly that's a real eye opener
     
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    no room for wasp grub any more!! My thoughts go out to the maggot farming industry.
     
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