Anybody catching?

I was throwing a Sweet Shad 66 from Ace last night after a commando like treck over a moor to get to a secret trout water I discovered. I had 3 to 12lbs but the water level was very low, which is odd considering the amount of rain we've been having but hey-ho, at least I didn't blank. I also caught 2 perch on a 11cm jointed Abu Terminator, which was good.
Anyone else been out?

Hi there.

Went yesterday and got 3 Jackies to about 6lb.
OK, not massive but won 3 Nil to my fishing mate !!!
All caught on sprats, float legered.

Got the first one soon after casting out the bait and caught the same one twice.

Poor Gav never got a take all day. Shame

Had a bad summer lure fishing.Nothing that stands out at all.Topped out at a 14lber.Bloody weather has caused big probs.Found some new waters but think they'll prove to be very hard.

went last weekend had 2 pike to 12 1/2 pounds at more or less the same time, although one was on my dads rod as he was unhooking my first fish (the bigger one )

Nice going Santahill.

I'm getting the deadbaits out tomorrow. Not sure where I'm going yet.

Fingers crossed.

Andy

Let's hope the weather gods are smiling Andy.

I got visitors tomorrow otherwise I would've been out testing my single hook rig

I'll see what I can manage next weekend.

Fished the Torne and took 4 pike, first 3 were jacks and the last one a double.
Smelt on one rod for three pike including the double. Other jack came on headless herring.
Very pleased.

got this 16lber at about 8pm today.Cast a fox jointed runt in citrus green towards an overflow,Let it sink about 6' then i ripped it hard.Got hit immediately,I was using a med jerkbait rod with 100lb braid.The pike really went for it & the thumps through the stiff rod had to be felt to be believed...Please excuse the photo but i was on my own & literally jammed my k850i into a tree to get the shot.

Gardener tackle do a screw in camera attachment for banksticks. I bought one and now I don't have an excuse for not taking pics, even when I'm lure fishing. It's hardly any more weight carrying a bankstick. At £2.99, it's not cheap for what it is but it beats sticking your camera up trees.
It's good for taking all your pictures when you're out because you get a completely still photo. Even when I'm behind the camera, I set the timer and let it do all the work. No matter how still you imagine you are, ther bankstick makes all the difference. Set the camera up at every swim. It takes about a 30 seconds to set up. Just point at another bankstick or a bush or something, to get the frame size and then simply set the timer and place yourself witin that frame. Easy.

Went fishing yesterday and spent the first 4 hours of the day scratching my behind, wondering if I was fishing just a little too shallow for comfort. I decided to apply a little effort, retrieved my baits, changed them to fresh baits or freshened them up with liberal helpings of salmon and smelt oil. In no time at all, I had turned a blank round and got myself 2 missed runs, a wee jack, a 14.5, a 16.5 and a 25.5. Twas grand.

That is one beautiful fish Andy.

I gotta get me one of those

Some nice fish in here guys

Was out at the weekend and caught 2 wee jacks, a 9lber, and my best to date......a 22lber
First 3 were all caught on a black flying C with the big fella on a small kinda feathered spinner......

....one of these of ebay:

I actually duffed the cast but the pike struck the spinner as soon as it hit the water

Was out earlier tonight and landed 2 jacks both on a red flying C.

hi guys. well just had my first outing of the season on tyram hall. went after work for 4 hrs, and had 1 fish 9lb1oz, oh and 2 perch on lures that were twice as big as them you can always count on a few greedy perch. pike was on a sardine, and it now costs £6 for a day ticket. all the best guys . mad bad angler

hi guys. managed a few hours today on the canal at crowle, not a sniff. tried deads and lures but nothing. its still very weedy down there and the water is crystal clear. may be worth a look latter on in the season, but would give it a wide berth for now. THE MAD BAD ANGLER

I went to the Torne and blanked yesterday

Water clear, bit of a tow to it with some debris floating past. Lots of small fish in the margins and hiding under overhanging bushes etc. but no show from Mr Esox.

Tried everything I could think of including lures to no avail.

went to the torne for a few hours today and just one thing to say....HOW THE HELL DO YOU FISH IT..... great big balls of weed coming down, and weed on the bottom. dont get me wrong guys i have fished the torne before and have caught plenty, but really today was a total waste ot time. gave up after an hour and went to the warpping drain. didnt catch but had a jack twice dart out from the margin and grab my lure but didnt hook it???. well may go again on sat for the day. will keep you all posted. tight lines guys. THE MAD BAD ANGLER

It was the same yesterday madbadangler.

Did my head in, it did.

Every tactic I could think of bombed. Moved to the margins and got a couple of nibbles and 1 dropped very short run. Think that may be down to the new single hook rig I was trying.

In general, though the amount of rain we had on Saturday night/early hours Sunday morning didn't help.

HI GUYS. JUST GOT BACK (WELL ABOUT 5.00PM) FROM A GOOD SESSION ON THE WARPPING DRAIN. GOT THERE FOR FIRST LIGHT AND BETWEEN 7.30AM AND 9.30AM I HAD 4 RUNS AND LANDED 4. 3LB, 6LB, 13LB 10OZ, 15LB 7OZ, WAS WELL PLEASED AS ITS THE FIRST TIME IN TEN YEARS THAT I HAVE FISHED HERE. HOPE EVERYONE ELSE IS CATCHING. TIGHT LINES GUYS. THE MAD BAD ANGLER.

well done fella no wonder youre chuffed,av to give warping a go myself sometime

Nice one. Today, I had one little jack but one of my mates (Andy) had a 15lber and the other one (Chris) had a 20lber and a 24lber.

15LB 70Z FISH TAKEN FROM THE WARRPING DRAIN. ONCE AGAIN THANKS TO ALL THAT HELPED ME GET THIS PHOTO ON THE SITE, AND YES ONCE YOU HAVE DONE IT , IT REALLY IS EASY. THANKS GUYS. THE MAD BAD ANGLER.

Nice fish MBA
Good to see you've got the pic posting sussed

I was out today with my nephew and got a couple of wee jacks and this fella here (caught on a jelly shrimp spinner):



My nephew caught this nice perch on a jerk bait that was almost the same length as the fish :

Here's me landing the fish pictured above .......complete with my nephew's ramblings

Nice one men. Keep us posted. Here's my mate's 15lb effort from yesterday. I only managed a feisty jack.

.........and back she goes!