View from your swim part 2

[Franks dad 2,202]

1 hour ago, Black neck said:

Wild carp on the dry fly 

Dosser 

[Franks dad 2,202]

9 minutes ago, Daniel cain said:

What pattern mate?

Blue bottle I expect .

[Black neck 17,456]

1 hour ago, Daniel cain said:

What pattern mate?

Not sure think the Latin is methodious feediforours

[steve66 3,768]

On 08/09/2025 at 13:20, Daniel cain said:

We Noticed the pike are waking up now,started following the barbel rigs when we were retrieving them on the river last time out after a little rain,gonna have a good go this winter,and try and break my pb river pike

 

Whats your pb at the moment DC ? mines  18lb , not masive but ive not been able to beat it 

should add it was dead baiting not lures 

Edited Tuesday at 20:27 by steve66

[Daniel cain 49,164]

12 hours ago, steve66 said:

Whats your pb at the moment DC ? mines  18lb , not masive but ive not been able to beat it 

should add it was dead baiting not lures 

It's 22 lb from a lake/reservoir 20 yrs ago....16 lb from the river both on dead baits...there's some good pike fisht along the Wye...plenty of 20 lb and a few 30 lb fish caught every season Steve

Unbelievable 53lb River Wye pike brace banked | Angling Times

WWW.ANGLINGTIMES.CO.UK

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Alex Hughes had a session to remember banking to enormous pike in what was the brace of a lifetime from the River Wye. Read about it here...

 

[Daniel cain 49,164]

On our local river tonight,I've not personally fished it for about 5 seasons,so my lads showing me the craic ....

[Lew p 98]

[Daniel cain 49,164]

14 minutes ago, Lew p said:

You still out in France Lew?

[Lew p 98]

5 minutes ago, Daniel cain said:

You still out in France Lew?

Yes mate tough weeks fishing had 3 lost 1 on my last day and night hopefully get another one in the bank before we leave 

[Daniel cain 49,164]

7 minutes ago, Lew p said:

Yes mate tough weeks fishing had 3 lost 1 on my last day and night hopefully get another one in the bank before we leave 

Fingers crossed for you mate

[mackem 29,666]

On 06/09/2025 at 19:09, WataWalloper said:

So wish I could come over an have a pop of that 

You can,you have a bit of get up and go about you,don't be a coulda woulda shoulda,get the ticket and make the trip,its as easy as that,flights are cheap,make the memory happen.

[WataWalloper 3,782]

1 hour ago, mackem said:

You can,you have a bit of get up and go about you,don't be a coulda woulda shoulda,get the ticket and make the trip,its as easy as that,flights are cheap,make the memory happen.

Mate I’m ashamed to say with my previous they just about let me in the shops never mind America haha if I thought I could lie about it tho I’d be over in a flash haha 

[Lew p 98]

Nicked one 2 hours before packing up 

[fireman 11,407]

20 hours ago, WataWalloper said:

Mate I’m ashamed to say with my previous they just about let me in the shops never mind America haha if I thought I could lie about it tho I’d be over in a flash haha 

I know someone who had as much chance as you and they just lied and got away with getting a visa( in the last 2 years) and have been back to both the states and canada and they lied to get into both to start with...

[Black neck 17,456]

Several small cod on the ant pattern