Catch of the day [Fishing]

[RedStripe]

First time fishing for carp on the float for me, all tiny fish, 18 = 35lbs

Great fun and nice of my mate to take me there.

Me in action (IH-634S not visible)

The babies

[Giles]

You playing 2 rods there?

Lovely babies….

[RedStripe]

Thanks Giles.

Looks like I have a ghost rod as backup, but just the crappy hdr on my phone cam 

[RedStripe]

Yesterday, nice and overcast, spinning on the canal for perch.
Ended up with 2 small perch and 3 tiny pike.
Good fun though, roll on the 16th 

[Hereforthebeer]

Was just going through some photo's and thought I would share some of the better fish I have caught the last few times I've been out.

The first one is a West Australian dhufish. Excellent eating and was caught off the Abrolhos Islands about 30 nm from my hometown.

The second one is a Red Emperor. Again excellent eating and fighting fish. This was caught out from Coral Bay in north west Australia whilst on holiday earlier this month. Amazing part of the world if you ever get a chance to visit!

[trail and arrow]

[simonc]

Sensational fish HFB!

[RedStripe]

Ultra light shallow lure yesterday.

Note the cormorant dent

[RedStripe]

my search for big perch on the canal during close season ended up in loads of tiny pike, the biggest being just over a pound.

back on the river after barbel on the 16th, blanked for 4 hour in the morning an four hours at night

lovely to be on moving water though

[RedStripe]

2.5 hours evening session on the weir  - sub 2lb barbel 

[RedStripe]

1.5 hours in one swim - nothing

15 minutes in the weirpool =

2lb chub

5.4 barbel

peperami hot as bait 

[Giles]

Giles packs to head up north…..

[hectic]

Amazing day on Blagdon lake yesterday. 0400 start. Many tight lines and snap offs.

[Giles]

That'll do!

[hectic]

Had a lovely brownie too but couldn't bring myself to smash its brain in.

[RedStripe]

3.8lb today, still put up a stupidly long fight for its size

[RedStripe]

no barbel today, still got a decent chub though

5lb

[Giles]

You are having a lot of fun….

[RedStripe]

I am, 22 hours of fishing over 16 days has resulted in over 30lbs of fish!

[RedStripe]

Back on the river after a lovely weeks holiday in Bournemouth.

Lost a huge barbel, which went for a bit of garlic spam,to a snag in the weirpool,
then caught this on cheesepaste.