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Uckinghall carp Old styleYes it is possible to catch carp from Uckinghall but I prefer the stealthy "Mr Crabtree" approach and so dappled a small piece of crust so the line couldn't be seen in the water and this 16 lb 08oz mirror obliged yesterday. A good fight ensued but it didn't go mad - just as well because I wasn't on really heavy gear in a pretty snaggy swim. But it went mad when it went in the net. Not a mark on her and a real beauty.
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Posted on May 28, 2018 at 8:18 AM
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Re: Fly Fishing BAA WatersAlumS - you mentioned a Parachute Adams and the Lunn's Spent Gnat. Can you let me know where you get them, hook sizes and colours - seems the Lunn's Spent Gnat only comes in a buff colour anyway. My fly tying isn't really up to attempting to tie them myself so will probably order some online.
Posted on May 27, 2018 at 8:42 AM
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Re: Fly Fishing BAA WatersWell clearly I'm not clever enough to get the true meaning of: "you'll have to wait until the season opens because you ain't convincing anybody that you're fishing for trout.." but my simple brain interprets that as someone having a dig at me for targeting coarse fish on the fly instead of trout. And by implication that would usually mean chub or dace on a river like the Teme which is the river I'm struggling with. In which case, I apologise. Perhaps you could make it a bit simpler for me to understand?
Posted on May 27, 2018 at 8:32 AM
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Re: Fly Fishing BAA WatersKenL - sorry but you are wrong there. Chub and dace do not interest me at all. I confess a grayling would be nice and technically is a coarse fish although some would argue it is a game fish, but my main quarry is a nice, but probably quite small, brownie. And I know they are there. I am fishing using artificial flies which I am currently entitled to in the coarse close season on this river. If I wanted to catch a chub or dace, I'd use a bigger fluffy dry fly or maybe a lure (fly) and cast it to the fish I could see rising. But where is the challenge in that - not interested. I don't even fish for them purposely in the open season, but they are a by-product of barbel fishing.
Posted on May 25, 2018 at 9:28 PM
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Re: Fly Fishing BAA WatersOk so went fly fishing on the Teme on Saturday - figured the royal wedding and the FA cup would probably mean it would be quiet and I was the only one there. First swim - spotted something rising quite close in - could have been brownies or grayling - don't think they were chublets. Loads of tiny midges dancing over the water surface so put on a small olive dry fly. Had one rise but my clumsy casting wasn't helping - very difficult because if you aren't in the river there is no space for a back cast - they were not far out so couldn't wade out. So gave that up as too difficult and went further downstream. Found a deeper fasting running stretch where I could wade out a bit and tried some Czech nymphing with gold bead hares ear on point and buzzer on dropper. Think I had a couple of pulls but couldn't be sure, might have been the bottom. Came back upstream and tried more nymph fishing. With a weighted shrimp on the point and a Zulu on the dropper. Thought I had a couple of tugs but didn't connect so tried dragging the Zulu across the surface at the end of the drift downstream and something hit it but didn't connect. That was all, but a lovely day to be on the river and think I learnt quite a bit. I just need the fish to be more cooperative. No mayflies about and water was still quite cold hence mainly buzzers hatching. Think I'll give it a couple of weeks yet. Still in need of a buddy who knows how to fish this river!
Posted on May 21, 2018 at 3:21 PM
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