View from your swim part 2

[Greyman 31,046]

1 hour ago, fireman said:

I knew that was the case mate, funny when it happens and had it with one of mine a good few years back..

All action lol 

[Greyman 31,046]

Last one before we had to leave little man was asleep within 10 mins and slept all the way home had 5 cats and probably 10 carp between us good trip 

[comanche 3,247]

My first trip of the season to the mill stream .  Tackle was a cane fly rod chopped into a 7foot, five piece travel  rod and a little Dyna Flite reel with 3lb line. I wasn't  expecting  much more than a few gudgeon. 

I didn't  catch any gudgeon ; my mate had a few though.

My score was a couple of eels , little rudd and perch and a welcome tench. Biggest fun raisers were a couple of surprise jack pike . The biggest was a lanky thing that should've weighed more than it did but gave me quite a run- around on the light tackle.

[terryd 8,920]

[Greyman 31,046]

I had to get the grandson home so left on Saturday tea time but the lads stayed for another night had a load more small carp and last knockings finished the trip with this 33 lb cat 

[terryd 8,920]

That’s a lump of a fish

[Black neck 17,110]

10 hours ago, terryd said:

Looks right nice

[terryd 8,920]

16 hours ago, Black neck said:

Looks right nice

Nice and chilled mate and some food for table 

[Black neck 17,110]

3 hours ago, terryd said:

Nice and chilled mate and some food for table 

Well done mate  

[comanche 3,247]

A bit of tiddler bashing on the headwaters of the Arun. 

Hard to believe that  20 miles downstream this becomes the second fastest flowing river in England !

My swim was very picturesque but held more promise than monsters.

This huge perch fell to my skillfully presented bait . Actually  it grabbed a minnow  l was reeling-in. So skill didn't  really come into it

My mate fishing downstream and lulled by a succession of tiddlers,  had his rod pulled-in though. Something bigger is there somewhere but as it came off we'll never know what

All good fun. Especially as we were on a kingfisher flight path.

[Black neck 17,110]

After Sundays disappointing river effort had a few hours tonight on the local pond for a tench ,well no tench but a handful of good sized bream on the feeder 

[Borr 7,570]

4 minutes ago, Black neck said:

After Sundays disappointing river effort had a few hours tonight on the local pond for a tench ,well no tench but a handful of good sized bream on the feeder 

Look like proper bream well done  

[Black neck 17,110]

Just now, Borr said:

Look like proper bream well done  

Well according 2 some loud c they run twice that size in there ,I'm sceptical 2 say the least

[Black neck 17,110]

The quest for tench continues 

[Daniel cain 48,163]

On 17/07/2025 at 21:56, Black neck said:

The quest for tench continues 

Try some Cockles or prawn for hook baits,small 8mm crab and mussel boillies  on a short hooklink and fish the method... although you can't beat fishing for tench on the float imo

If your getting bream....then step your hook baits up to 26/28 mm