Soft Lure Fishing

[Leo Sayer 3,633]

Been out a few times soft lure fishing on canals and had no luck. So decided to try my local river to lure fish for trout, according to out local Facebook page, lots in there and some up to 10lb, plenty of pics of 5lb plus posted. The river is awkward to get too a lot of it, so I got some waders of Temu, felt a dick in them as I looked like a giant camouflaged teletubby in them lol. Been a few times and still no luck. Am enjoying a couple of hours of spinning but it is hard work. 

 

 

 

[WataWalloper 3,324]

3 hours ago, Leo Sayer said:

Been out a few times soft lure fishing on canals and had no luck. So decided to try my local river to lure fish for trout, according to out local Facebook page, lots in there and some up to 10lb, plenty of pics of 5lb plus posted. The river is awkward to get too a lot of it, so I got some waders of Temu, felt a dick in them as I looked like a giant camouflaged teletubby in them lol. Been a few times and still no luck. Am enjoying a couple of hours of spinning but it is hard work. 

 

 

 

Have you been out with some body else? All gear working okay a that a that for you? I’d have thought you’d have atleast foul hooked summat by now mate haha keep at it, it gets addictive when you do start catching, the river here are low an weeds jist now so not ideal for spinning or lures unless it’s the deeper slow bends an places but it’s hard work an much better results on fly rod just now. What your river like? Big ole wide deep? Or faster rockier an shallower like a lot up here? 

[Franks dad 1,881]

4 hours ago, mitre said:

There's alot of gadgets out there now for fishing these days plenty to choose from can cost a fortune with everything plus your rod licence like every thing else 

Don’t bother with even a rod , just a Spool of line , lead weight and a hook ,and a decent bait …… jobs a good un . 

[WataWalloper 3,324]

Just now, Franks dad said:

Don’t bother with even a rod , just a Spool of line , lead weight and a hook ,and a decent bait …… jobs a good un . 

Hobo hand line are excellent, I had a couple of them in motor for the kids when we was passing streams an ponds on our travels, somebody stole em with a bag a nets an a long net tho a few years ago when j left me motor parked in dales unlocked, I was more gutted about the wee hand lines than anything else, need to order more, might do it now infact haha or I’ll forget again, best tenner even spend but can use a coke can if your trampy ahaha 

[forest of dean redneck 12,021]

I still got a few of those crab lines with the hook instead of the bait bag . Take them off the gaudy coloured plastic frames and you got a hook, round lead weight and some green bank line .

[mackem 29,522]

2 hours ago, Franks dad said:

Don’t bother with even a rod , just a Spool of line , lead weight and a hook ,and a decent bait …… jobs a good un . 

I used to get a lot of salmon and trout by fair means but mostly foul as a kid,cast nets,gaffs,electrofishing,I was always very inventive as the goal was always results,I fished for fish,not to try and catch them.But the biggest thrill nowadays is to hook a decent fish and have it take you down a couple of pools on a tight line,but I do sometimes miss the old days.

[Franks dad 1,881]

3 minutes ago, mackem said:

I used to get a lot of salmon and trout by fair means but mostly foul as a kid,cast nets,gaffs,electrofishing,I was always very inventive as the goal was always results,I fished for fish,not to try and catch them.But the biggest thrill nowadays is to hook a decent fish and have it take you down a couple of pools on a tight line,but I do sometimes miss the old days.

Agreed … 

[mackem 29,522]

Just now, Franks dad said:

Agreed … 

That's a pike,I am on about Salmon and trout,I would never have netted pike,I have had loads but they aren't in the same league as a fresh run salmon.

[Franks dad 1,881]

3 minutes ago, mackem said:

That's a pike,I am on about Salmon and trout,I would never have netted pike,I have had loads but they aren't in the same league as a fresh run salmon.

No shit Sherlock … not many salmon run through bath as far as I’m aware … some of us are grounded and have to take what fun we can out of life 

Edited June 2 by Franks dad

[mackem 29,522]

Just now, Franks dad said:

No shit Sherlock … not many salmon run through bath as far as I’m aware … 

Not many in the Thames but ya know,they are out there if your keen enough and want them.

[Franks dad 1,881]

2 minutes ago, mackem said:

Not many in the Thames but ya know,they are out there if your keen enough and want them.

Not keen at all tbh unless it was on my doorstep   ,plus  wild stocks declining and I wouldn’t eat it from a mountain stream let alone the Thames  , love catching Anguilla Anguilla, but would rather not nowadays incase of deep hooking , found a decent one holed up on a small stream and just took a short vid of it , was feeding on stickleback  and left it be . 

[mackem 29,522]

1 minute ago, Franks dad said:

love catching Anguilla Anguilla, 

Wouldn't mind a go at the huge eels in new Zealand.

[Leo Sayer 3,633]

9 hours ago, WataWalloper said:

Have you been out with some body else? All gear working okay a that a that for you? I’d have thought you’d have atleast foul hooked summat by now mate haha keep at it, it gets addictive when you do start catching, the river here are low an weeds jist now so not ideal for spinning or lures unless it’s the deeper slow bends an places but it’s hard work an much better results on fly rod just now. What your river like? Big ole wide deep? Or faster rockier an shallower like a lot up here? 

Yeah my mate come out, but was as clueless as me lol. And the river is down tbh in places and it's its just coming out of town and full of rubbish in parts. Going off Facebook and YouTube it does get hammered by fishermen 

[Black neck 17,169]

On 02/06/2025 at 21:14, Franks dad said:

Not keen at all tbh unless it was on my doorstep   ,plus  wild stocks declining and I wouldn’t eat it from a mountain stream let alone the Thames  , love catching Anguilla Anguilla, but would rather not nowadays incase of deep hooking , found a decent one holed up on a small stream and just took a short vid of it , was feeding on stickleback  and left it be . 

Dosser

[Leo Sayer 3,633]

Just got a few new lures to try off Temu and aliexpress, may as well blank off these as well ha ha