Just a quick update on the past weeks fishing exploits. Its been a good week, 3 fishing trips in 8 days (although two were relatively short).
Firstly I will open with my favourite photograph taken this week, a small Grayling being returned. I would have liked to have got a bit more of its eye out of the water in the shot, but you can't win em all.
1. Don Grayling & Trout (Plus a few Photos)
The first trip was a tale of being out-fished by my old man on the River Don (although my efforts were concentrated away from my rod and behind a lens) . We fished a nice stretch of river downstream of Oughtibridge in Sheffield. We have a regular trip to this stretch of river every winter, the size of fish seems to keep on increasing every year we visit - this year was no exception.
Dad hooked into the first fish of the day on his vintage setup consisting of 1970's Mitchel match and 1980s Shakespeare boron. Soon after a plump Grayling was netting weighing about 1.5 lbs.
Fair weather gave me chance to have a play with my camera (most shots that I'm happy with are included in the photo gallery). I also made my a snippet of video footage showing my dad hooking and playing a nice brown trout. The clip will be uploaded when I've mastered the art of of video editing.
On the right is a fine specimen of a Brown trout caught trotting in deep fast water downstream of a weir. Between the pair of us we probably caught about 30 fish, most were of a good stamp weighing over half a pound, they give a good scrap on light lines.
The day finished with a few pints in the Fat Cat at Kelham Island. All in all a great days fishing.
2. Derwent Chub
3. Mini Pike & Lost Fish On the Grantham Canal
A few days of mild weather had given me hope that pike might be on the feed today (I'm still not sure if i was right or not). Over a few hours fishing 5 pike were hooked, however, only one fished was banked photographed below.
I also hooded and lost a large mirror Carp which I would guess weighed about 15 - 20 lbs. I couldn't possibly tell you whether the fish took the lure or whether I had just dragged it past the fish whist it was sitting in the weed. I do know that Carp take small spinners!
Thats it for this week! Wednesday will be my last river trip this season and I have high hopes for the occasion. Not quite sure what to fish for, I think Chub on a small river (for a change) or a trip on the River Trent might be in order. I'm never sad when the river closes, although rivers are my favourite water to fish I can already feel my aTENCHion turning to gravel pits and still waters where i know large Roach and Zander reside.
Firstly I will open with my favourite photograph taken this week, a small Grayling being returned. I would have liked to have got a bit more of its eye out of the water in the shot, but you can't win em all.
1. Don Grayling & Trout (Plus a few Photos)
The first trip was a tale of being out-fished by my old man on the River Don (although my efforts were concentrated away from my rod and behind a lens) . We fished a nice stretch of river downstream of Oughtibridge in Sheffield. We have a regular trip to this stretch of river every winter, the size of fish seems to keep on increasing every year we visit - this year was no exception.
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| The First Grayling of The Day (15" in length) |
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| Biggest Brown Trout of the Day. |
On the right is a fine specimen of a Brown trout caught trotting in deep fast water downstream of a weir. Between the pair of us we probably caught about 30 fish, most were of a good stamp weighing over half a pound, they give a good scrap on light lines.
The day finished with a few pints in the Fat Cat at Kelham Island. All in all a great days fishing.
2. Derwent Chub
On Friday afternoon I took half a days annual leave and trekked down the M1 to meet James on the river Derwent. James had been fishing since daybreak and had one nice Grayling about a pound to show for him efforts. I rocked up about quarter to one with magic cheese paste in hand, one cast and within two minutes I'd banked a fine chub. Unfortunately that was the only good sized fish of the day, although i caught a few Grayling late in the day on stick float.
3. Mini Pike & Lost Fish On the Grantham Canal
A few days of mild weather had given me hope that pike might be on the feed today (I'm still not sure if i was right or not). Over a few hours fishing 5 pike were hooked, however, only one fished was banked photographed below.
I also hooded and lost a large mirror Carp which I would guess weighed about 15 - 20 lbs. I couldn't possibly tell you whether the fish took the lure or whether I had just dragged it past the fish whist it was sitting in the weed. I do know that Carp take small spinners!
Thats it for this week! Wednesday will be my last river trip this season and I have high hopes for the occasion. Not quite sure what to fish for, I think Chub on a small river (for a change) or a trip on the River Trent might be in order. I'm never sad when the river closes, although rivers are my favourite water to fish I can already feel my aTENCHion turning to gravel pits and still waters where i know large Roach and Zander reside.
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