One of the “smaller” Siamese Carp in here !!!
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Good stuff, not long now until proper pike season is upon us although could still do with some rain.Originally posted by Simon Bolivar View PostFishing on the Hant's Avon at the Royalty, for Pike, 2miles upstream from Christchurch Harbour; when I had a screaming run on a joey as high tide approached. Had been informed of 4 upper dbles caught in the last week in this stretch so immediately thought it must the biggest (as any fisherman would!).
After it managed to pull line from my tight clutch on a 2.75lb tc rod, I saw a silver flank & thought Sea Trout but closer in &I realised it was a Sea Bass.
60cms & 6lb 92oz, as my 1st Bass, a new PB. After 55yrs of fishing, new species PB's don't occur too often. I was tempted to take it but as my 1st I slipped it back. Took some time to recover before it swam off.
Enjoyed my Hoyo Palmas Extra, in stages, had been smoking it before the Bass, re-lit
& then had a run on the other rod, even better initial run but a smaller Bass, unfortunately lost at the net.
In Morrison's later I was told it could have been worth £50!
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Fishing on the Hant's Avon at the Royalty, for Pike, 2miles upstream from Christchurch Harbour; when I had a screaming run on a joey as high tide approached. Had been informed of 4 upper dbles caught in the last week in this stretch so immediately thought it must the biggest (as any fisherman would!).
After it managed to pull line from my tight clutch on a 2.75lb tc rod, I saw a silver flank & thought Sea Trout but closer in &I realised it was a Sea Bass.
60cms & 6lb 92oz, as my 1st Bass, a new PB. After 55yrs of fishing, new species PB's don't occur too often. I was tempted to take it but as my 1st I slipped it back. Took some time to recover before it swam off.
Enjoyed my Hoyo Palmas Extra, in stages, had been smoking it before the Bass, re-lit
& then had a run on the other rod, even better initial run but a smaller Bass, unfortunately lost at the net.
In Morrison's later I was told it could have been worth £50!
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Good session Gav, my PB is a very modest 3lb 3oz, on a live gudgeon, whislt piking. Back in '77 that was a decent Chub! 🤪
Had a very short session this morning, found the water full of silkweed 😔
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Thought I’d get this thread going again with the start of the new season.
Had three of these on the 16th, all 4lb+:
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The QDO Panatela looks more like a Lancero. Is it that long or is it just the way you're holding it Simon?Leave a comment:
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Last leave Update No2:
The following day Thurs 27th, I fished the lagoon & had a 8lb Jack, lost a small one one & then lost a handmade Jerk bait
Back to my 'normal' fishing.
I took the Fri 28th off, as I saw the Chiropractor the night before & seemed wise to rest my back, rather hump loads of fishing gear across the fields.
Sat 29th . I went back to the swim I caught my PB from & sat it out. Got there early so ensure I was first to the far end. Set up & had a bait in by 08:15. Just as I was was sitting down, a run!
Winding down & striking, I felt another good lump. Of course it was likely to be one of my previous two captures but with fish passing through this swim all the time, that's a chance I had to take, if I was to catch a bigger one. As it turned out, this one was a new
PB of 18lb 08! Measuring exactly 100cms, the 14lb 06 was 90cms. Re-cast & sat down with a RASCC & coffee for an initial celebration.
Mon 31st Fished a totally new area after meeting a barbel angler, who gave me some good tips on deep holes. Didn't catch but did enjoy the QdO Panatela, another sad deletion from the Habanos line up.
Tues 1st Feb Fished the Lagoon, blanked.
Wed 2nd Fished the big fish swim, blanked, think I disturbed an otter when I arrived, there was a splash & a bubbles. That would certainly scare the fish off.
Thurs 3rd Fished at the new deep hole swim, smoked a 1970's Los Statos Delirious after breakfast. As I was smoking it, I became away the tide had raised the water level, day after full moon & water rose 0.8m. Had to move my gear 50yrs away & stand for the rest of the morning. No runs but I decided to move before lunch & as reeling in a dead mac, I felt a pluck, gave line & hooked into a lively 9lb'er. Moved around to a straight, with a higher bank, had lunch & then smoked a real celebration smoke for my new UK PB, a 1980's Cuban Davidoff Margaux.
Fri 4th Rested back again. Went for a walk along the Dorset Stour with MLW & sussed out some swims with trying.
Sat 5th, took daughter fishing at the Royalty. Unfortunately we were just a few mins late & the banker swim I had intended to use, was the only one occupied. So we fished by the car park. A cold morning & unfortunately no runs.
Mon 7th, my last session this leave. Decided to try the Stour. Had only fished this once before & blanked but have heard plenty about it so gave it ago with lures. Started by the dramatic weir & then as the level was low, walked down to the next bridge, had breakfast & waited an hour for the tide to start rising the water level. Then cast into the bridge pool with a large spinner bait & hooked another double! Luckily I was wise enough to check my landing net would reach the water, from the concrete ledge I was fishing from,. so knew I should be able to land it. A great end to my best leave or several yrs.
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Congrats Simon, a successful start to your English fishing adventures, a nice smoke too!Leave a comment:
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I have ben absent for a while, just too busy on leave to contribute much but this eave I finally had a great fishing success & so will make the effort to update you. I have just been through & read all 26 pages, back to 2015 & it's a very interesting read! Hopefully now I am back in
I will have more regular captures to report.
25/01 Fished the morning at the Royalty, River Avon. Fished on the corner of the main river, by the exit of the of the Clock House Stream, which leads to a man made Lagoon, where I had been told last year, the pike go to spawn at this time of year. Last year I missed it by a week or so & they were all back in the main river. Didn't get any runs today but put my used deadbait chopped up & put it in around the swim I intended to fish tomorrow.
26/01 On site asap this morning, can't start here before 07:30 as you have to collect a ticket from the tackle shop first. Managed to be the first angler int he queue & then away, humping all my gear across the fields. Cast out two Joey's, minus the head into likely looking swims. Barely had breakfast when @ 09:15 the left hand rod was away, wound down & struck into it & it immediately shot into a load of thick weed on my bank. Managed to tussle it out *& land it, much easier than in the main river current.
My English PB has stood since 03/85 @ 14lb, caught in the Basingstoke canal, when I was still in the RN. Having spent the last 30rs in Belgie, I did fish when visiting family for 10 yrs or so but then started going to Bute for a week every year & then had to give up fishing on family hols.
Well this beastie looked like it might beat that, (see 1 & 2 pic's) as the scales proved - 14lb 06. Modest enough improvement but glad to get that monkey off my back. Let the fish recover, released it & re-cast. By the time i sat down again another run, same rod @ 09:30. Another good scrap & safely netted, proved slightly smaller 12lb 08. This was my 2nd best ever brace& could have lead to me best triple bag so I re-cast & lit a ERDM CS 2005 to celebrate the moment & to see if indeed a 3rd run would develop. Sadly not enjoyed the lovely smoke & put my chopped up dead's in the lagoon to fish tomorrow.
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