Anybody Catching

Left home at 5.30 a.m. and was fishing by 8.45 (it's a fair trek for a one day session I can tell you!)

What a place, only one fish but, at 19lb 8oz, I wasn't complaining. One of the best fights I've ever had even though I didn't enjoy it really - too terrified it was going to come off! The reason I was worried about it shaking the hooks was because I'd had, at that point, 4 missed runs. Strange thing on this particular loch that they don't seem to get the baits into their mouths very well. I'm loath to leave it any longer before striking as a deep hooked pike is a terrible thing, but missing or dropping fish after a few seconds is really annoying.

One consolation is that the marks on the dropped dead baits were pretty small (maybe they were big trout!!!!)

The 19 actually jumped clear of the water, something I've never had happen before.

Can't wait till I can get there again.

went to anglesea at the weekend fishing off the rock ledges had 5 thornback rays to about 5lb caught on sandeels what a tussle they are they dont really fight but feel a lot heavier than they are makes a change from catching mackerall and the likes

This topic has been split to make it easier to follow for the new season.

Andy

Andy Webster wrote:This topic has been split to make it easier to follow for the new season.

Andy

Good idea as i am hopeing to have a great year pikeing haha

Andy Webster wrote:This topic has been split to make it easier to follow for the new season.

Andy

I do hope we get busy Andy

Out this morning on my local river, which was high so i tried the lower reaches. Managed to bag this low double at 11lb 4oz on half Mackerel

nice fish bud

Well in Jimlad, Made up for you mate

Fished the same swim twice this week and had two jacks ( not what i was after).
Going down the morra for a wee morning session.. should i fish the same swim or move.. oh the dilema! !!!!

Why stay in one spot when you know the biguns are somewhere else, Go look for them as i dont think they are going to come to the spot you have been fishing, Jacks tell you one thing, If they feel safe its because the biguns are not around,

good advice paddy

paddy pike wrote:Why stay in one spot when you know the biguns are somewhere else, Go look for them as i dont think they are going to come to the spot you have been fishing, Jacks tell you one thing, If they feel safe its because the biguns are not around,

Im on the water, changed swims, rods are out n the sun is just creeping up.... c'mon the fish.

thats what we like to see. The early bird catches the worm. Hope you find them big girls.

Andy Webster wrote:thats what we like to see. The early bird catches the worm. Hope you find them big girls.

Hmmm big girls theres not even a sniff of a fish, somethings not rite the silvers are usually going mad on the surface here n yet today its quite.. maybe there's a group of twentys in the swim n thats y the roach are not there ( wishfull thinking)

A two night session - Friday to Sunday lunchtime produced 5 fish. The level of the loch had risen 6 feet since my last visit (2 weeks ago with and old mate of mine who was up for a week's visit which produced one 2 1/2 pounder and 2 missed runs) and, with the rain still falling, it was set to keep on rising.
On the Saturday, I had an 8lb 12oz fish and another at 12lb 12oz to float fished lamprey then, on the Sunday morning had a take while I was standing next to the one rod I'd cast out, cleaning my teeth in the loch. It had only been out there for about 3 minutes! After another unbelievable fight (another jumper and most of the scrap on the surface) I netted a superb fish of 18lb 10oz. (Popped up half herring.)
Another 2 fish before I packed up of 5lb and about 2lb, both on float fished smelt, drifted on the wind, finished off another memorable trip.
Watched a golden eagle for 10 minutes as it soared above the forest too. Magic.

sounds like a great session you had

Free morning till 12 tomorrow, think i'll be on the water for sun up....
Yep sounds like a plan

ive not been piking since begginig of july so im well and truly not catching. Got moved to a different section in my work and now do mostly day shifts.......... got holidays at the end of october into november and i cannot wait to get back piking.

Got a session. On for sunday whooopeeeedooo
On a water i've not fished in a long time... ..., heres hoping

WJust got back from a morning's piking. Lost one fish after trying a few different swims, and after a few more moves, i had a dip on my float, before it dissapeared. Lifting my rod up, i noticed the line had got under the spool (which i had obviously overfilled last night when replacing the line). I quickly unwound the spool, untangled and got the spool back on, all the time noticing that a pike was slowly wandering upstream with my bait. Eventually, i was able to hit into it, knwing it may be deep hooked. After a few mins, i landed this fighting fit 8.5lber, fortunately the hook hold was good. No more action after that, but good fun.

nice fish Jim, had my first day of the season yesterday, 1x4Lb 1x8lb 1x2Lb, 2 follows and 1 missed, hope thats a taste of the season to come, glad to be back lads, did'nt do anything through the summer , thought I might of started early, there's been a substantial drop in temperature and I think thats given the Jacks & questionable named Gills (paddy pike) the green for go, here we go boys ,yeehaaa