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Temperatures Rising

Ian Crook

Ian Crook

Senior Member
Well, it looks like the temps down here are set to rise next week, whos out next weekend?? I knew all that camo would come in handy for something!! "What poacher, that's just a hedge!" :rolleyes:
 
The close season round here only lasts until 18th March, when the Trout season starts. Given that I managed to catch four of them today whilst trotting for a Barbel, no doubt when I return next Sunday armed with my fly rod I will manage to catch a Barbel:cool:
 
Dave Burr said:
Funny isn't it, the weather always takes a turn for the better on 15th March. If only we could fish till the 1st of April.
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Better still just scrap the waste of time rest period altogether. Seems to have little or no benefitial effect on fish breeding success.:eek:

Just leaves otters, mink, Cormerants, EE's etc to get on with their business unhindered for 3 months!:eek::(:mad: :rolleyes::rolleyes:


Oh and perhaps me, thinking to target eels..... They do like cheese paste and bread flake don't they.;)
 
The Chairman on Saturday


Or yet another desperate, whining, self-pitying, I've got the 'ump, online Close Season thread by a different name.

But as young Paul was saying to me only the other day as we clubbed a few early-spring-run salmon together - "Its purpose is to teach the piscatorially incontinent a lesson in self-restraint, Bertram.". Quite.


As ever,

B.B.
 
I have no problem with the close season Paul, I do have an opinion but will not get involved in the obligatory close season thread this year.

I just find it a little strange and more than a bit frustrating that the weather regularly seems to come good on or about the 15th. After trying hard and only catching a few albeit nice chub, I feel a little frustrated when I walk the bank a few days later and see the river in peak form.

I'll just have to take it out on the carp.
 
Three years ago tomorrow, after a stonking season after barbel (both numbers and size), I popped out for a morning session. By 10.30am I had stripped down to a T-shirt and had unzipped the legs of my Craghopper trousers to them into shorts, then did some full-on sunbathing in hopelessly bright fishing conditions until midday, when I happily packed up, walked to a pub I knew, phoned my girlfriend and told her to join me (and later drive me home). I sank an uncharacteristic day-time pint or three of ice-cold lager, drinking to the end of a great season in great company. How fishing should be, for me anyway.
 
Hey chaps , does anyone want to buy some salmon flys ,they look very much like lumps of luncheon meat !! srange that isnt it ?
 
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