Anybody Catching

Ok. Sorry to hear about your dog, our dog got "dog dementia" and we are putting off that day because I can't let

it go yet.

psion wrote:
Hi again. Yes that loch as a lot of pike in it and some big girls to but the biggest I have is only 20lb will be

back there again in September.

Going to go now and run the boat engine up and get it all ready. Are you still up for a trip as well.

Ian

oh yes i am
you never know it may warm up and stay dry soon!!

lovely scottish fish ,,, why is it i think fish north of the border are better looking ,,,,, oh thats rite cause im scottish ......
just one question . how do i get 5 days permission on a private loch.
dont get me wrong i have been on a few just dont tell the owners shhhhhhh

ianbrooke wrote:

psion wrote:
Hi again. Yes that loch as a lot of pike in it and some big girls to but the biggest I have is only 20lb will be

back there again in September.

Going to go now and run the boat engine up and get it all ready. Are you still up for a trip as well.

Ian

oh yes i am
you never know it may warm up and stay dry soon!!

what part of the north west pal do you have a boat we will have to plan a trip out with psion in the future on windermere

We hire the cottage for the week (£300) which is on the side of the lake.

psion wrote:
We hire the cottage for the week (£300) which is on the side of the lake.

as you know me and our kid and wives hired a cottage at hawkshead lovely spot and nice cottage sadly the weekend turned sad due to the dog only managed one session , guy from the lodge sent me photos of some good fish caught that weekend while we were there 3 big fish to 25lb

Hi Stubbo I live in Lancaster and I have fished a lot on the lakes. The boat is ready to go now just needs a wash

so when weather improves we could try Windermere. I have to say I have never caught that much my biggest

only 16.5lb its a big lake and you have to put the hours in to get best from in.

the cottage was a couple of hundred yards from this peg

I have fished Esthwaite a lot over the years and again not done that well (maybe am just crap)

onetoner wrote: i have been on a few just dont tell the owners shhhhhhh

Might give you a shout soon if you fancy having a look at a certain water I know.

if the weather stays like this next week im off out piking... cant see them spawning yet???

Andy Macfarlane wrote:

onetoner wrote: i have been on a few just dont tell the owners shhhhhhh

Might give you a shout soon if you fancy having a look at a certain water I know.

aye andy for sure im always up for a day out

Dave-Newman wrote:if the weather stays like this next week im off out piking... cant see them spawning yet???

i agree with this,, temps need to be climbing

Went out yesterday blanked as usual but came across this.

I hope you didn't put it back I would have hit it with a rock.

No a couple of kids were walking past with their mum n talked her into keeping it. Not sure what I would've done if they weren't walking past.

Why would you of hit it with a rock? Do they cause harm?

fatcaff wrote:Went out yesterday blanked as usual but came across this.

is that the paisley terrapin i think there indangered .
i found one on my local a few years ago but that was in the middle of summer,, i cant see how that wee thing survived the winter..... or do they hibernate???????????

well guys i was out today on my local nature reserve and came home mega pissed off.
i was only going for a short session so only took a few baits with me (mistake ).
so after losing bait after bait hooking up on submerged lillies i was left with 1 herring and a small roach, my confidence was gone and by this point i was expecting nothing from the day.
i decided to give it twenty minutes more so out the rods went.
the herring rod was put just in front of an overhanging tree ( obvious feature i shouldve fished earlier) and within a minute or two just as i turned round from watering the plants all i seen was water rings circling from where the float should have been and i struck in to a good fish,,
but after a short battle a massive open mouthed head shake about ten feet from the bank released the mid double back to its watery lair,,,, and i was left a beaten man


note to self,,,, always take more bait than you will need,,,,,, and never ignore obvious features

went out down the local canal with a few lures soon as i got there it absolutly threw it down did half an hour went home ...not a sniff

nipped out this morning for a couple of hours with no luck,,, local nature reserve didn't look that fishy the lillies have came on a lot quicker than I anticipated. I think I will have to get down with the weed cutter before I fish it again.
its such a shame this lake has some good fishing to be had with pike and a lot of big commons but is left to its own devices and over the years the lillies have took over .

was out for the second time this year yesterday at a new water and not a sniff, first blank iv had for about a year, im thinkin that the pike switch off for a while after spawning, im guessing that they've spawned already.

I had a couple of lure anglers over from France last week for three days. On their first day they had 52 Pike upto 97cm (14lb). They had spawned and were very very hungry lol. They fished 2 other venues and had 7 and 6 respectively. I went back 3 days later and had 3 tiny jacks. Either I missed the frenzy or I am Shite lol lol lol.

nipped out yesterday for a couple of hours and had 5 runs with 3 fish landed ,,,, this being the biggest ..
terrible self pic I know

Been out today for the first time in weeks had 7 pike but only up to 7lb
But they are back on the feed after spawning and they are giving a good account of themselves
Chinned must of them and slipped them back asap just a couple of pics but not putting on as there are only small ones lol
Also lost 3
Had a good day with sivers as well

Adie