Chuck
29-07-2009, 23:19
After many years of being in the 'coarse is pants' fraternity, I can only put the following down to the rubbish weather recently affecting me {; !!! A couple of weeks ago, I found myself at the side of a pond, armed with a fly rod, barbless hooks and the dogs dinner as bait (nah - he wasn't best pleased to go hungry!)!!! ::/
Anyhow - a couple of hours later (after a steep learning curve!!) - I'd managed to hook and land 15 of the owners pets |\
Ugly old things aren't they........
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t303/al-dan-photos/MirrorCarp8lb8oz.jpg
Biggest went 8lb 8oz, and I'd say they averaged over 5lb, fair do's they pull a bit too! Got emptied by the biggest fish, and another 2 that didn't make the net :(
Have to say that it was a lot better than I had imagined, but then I was using the fly rod targetting big (ish) fish, and not sat under a brolly, catching 3 inch roach on size 20 hooks. Did manage a few roach, rudd, bream, and chub on the fly too though!
For £7 day ticket - I will seriously consider stretching my line at one of these ponds in the future rather than one of the trout fisheries! Granted it's not as challenging, but it's a lot cheaper and as it's obviously catch 'n release, there's no danger of bagging up in 30 mins!!!
Cheers
Chuck
Anyhow - a couple of hours later (after a steep learning curve!!) - I'd managed to hook and land 15 of the owners pets |\
Ugly old things aren't they........
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t303/al-dan-photos/MirrorCarp8lb8oz.jpg
Biggest went 8lb 8oz, and I'd say they averaged over 5lb, fair do's they pull a bit too! Got emptied by the biggest fish, and another 2 that didn't make the net :(
Have to say that it was a lot better than I had imagined, but then I was using the fly rod targetting big (ish) fish, and not sat under a brolly, catching 3 inch roach on size 20 hooks. Did manage a few roach, rudd, bream, and chub on the fly too though!
For £7 day ticket - I will seriously consider stretching my line at one of these ponds in the future rather than one of the trout fisheries! Granted it's not as challenging, but it's a lot cheaper and as it's obviously catch 'n release, there's no danger of bagging up in 30 mins!!!
Cheers
Chuck