Coarse fishing
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After a break of over fifty years I am about to take my 8 year old grandson for his first course fishing day. I did my brushing up reading through ‘Mr Crabtree goes fishing’ book, purchased grandson’s starter kit and purchased a job lot of used gear to supplement what is left of my original kit.
Then started to look at baits, that’s when I realised that I no longer have the faintest idea about the new fishing techniques. It’s no longer a blob of bread paste on a hook apparently
Oh dear.
Then started to look at baits, that’s when I realised that I no longer have the faintest idea about the new fishing techniques. It’s no longer a blob of bread paste on a hook apparently
Oh dear.I haven't been fishing for about twenty years but used to go a lot. My brother and my dad still go and I have no idea what they're talking about half the time! It's changed a lot.
Used to love simple float fishing with sweetcorn. Or floating bread for carp. I guess it would still work...
Used to love simple float fishing with sweetcorn. Or floating bread for carp. I guess it would still work...
trumptriple said:
I haven't been fishing for about twenty years but used to go a lot. My brother and my dad still go and I have no idea what they're talking about half the time! It's changed a lot.
Used to love simple float fishing with sweetcorn. Or floating bread for carp. I guess it would still work...
Caught my best weight carp on a piece of floating crust! Maybe a big blob of bread paste will send the fish into a feeding frenzy for something being unknown and tastyUsed to love simple float fishing with sweetcorn. Or floating bread for carp. I guess it would still work...
Always a silver lining.I used to be really keen on river and lake fishing back in the 70's. The baits we used then - casters, maggots, worms, bread, cheese etc will still catch today.
I last went on a hot day in 2019, with a 13' match rod, fixed spool reel and light float tackle. Mixed up some groundbait with casters and maggots, chucked it in at the shady far bank around 30' away, tackled up, plumbed the depth to fish just off the bottom and proceeded to catch small roach, rudd and bream. Then the roach and rudd started to improve and I was catching them around the pound mark.
The other two anglers near to me were using roach poles and didn't catch anything.
Sometimes the old methods work best.
I last went on a hot day in 2019, with a 13' match rod, fixed spool reel and light float tackle. Mixed up some groundbait with casters and maggots, chucked it in at the shady far bank around 30' away, tackled up, plumbed the depth to fish just off the bottom and proceeded to catch small roach, rudd and bream. Then the roach and rudd started to improve and I was catching them around the pound mark.
The other two anglers near to me were using roach poles and didn't catch anything.
Sometimes the old methods work best.
So you want to fish rivers! Try to decide what type of fishing you want to do, Float, Quiver, Ledger, Fly etc.
I've undertaken all manner of fishing over the years, Lake, Rivers, Sea, for all types of fish Trout, Salmon, all freshwater species and of general sea fishing from Piers, Beaches, and mainly boats.
My favourite of all is float (stick) fishing on rivers, currently live in Dorset and have the Avon and Stour on my doorstep.
My preferred set up is a 12 foot quiver, that can be used for mainly Float fishing and when wanted can also be used to ledger a lump of luncheon meat or worm out into a flow.
All I can really suggest is take a look at local clubs and waters they control, and buy some kit to suit the main type of fishing you want to do.
Would also suggest a good look at youtube, loads of info on there.
HTH.
I've undertaken all manner of fishing over the years, Lake, Rivers, Sea, for all types of fish Trout, Salmon, all freshwater species and of general sea fishing from Piers, Beaches, and mainly boats.
My favourite of all is float (stick) fishing on rivers, currently live in Dorset and have the Avon and Stour on my doorstep.
My preferred set up is a 12 foot quiver, that can be used for mainly Float fishing and when wanted can also be used to ledger a lump of luncheon meat or worm out into a flow.
All I can really suggest is take a look at local clubs and waters they control, and buy some kit to suit the main type of fishing you want to do.
Would also suggest a good look at youtube, loads of info on there.
HTH.
Used to float fish canals as a kid in '70s and would make half a pint of maggots last a week between 2 of us. Didn't 'waste' them on loose feeding. Never bothered to plumb the depth of the swim and unsurpisingly was rewarded with a meagre catch of ruffe and gudgeon.
When my son wanted to start fishing at age 8 things have changed a bit. Club waters are regularly stocked and if you just do the basics like plumbing the swim and loose feeding sparingly and regularly then you'll catch something. I think float fishing still water is the way to go with youngsters. Less to manage vs running water and something to look at.
When my son wanted to start fishing at age 8 things have changed a bit. Club waters are regularly stocked and if you just do the basics like plumbing the swim and loose feeding sparingly and regularly then you'll catch something. I think float fishing still water is the way to go with youngsters. Less to manage vs running water and something to look at.
Thank you to all respondents, some interesting and valuable tips are most welcome. Our first trip is to a 3 acre lake which is a day ticket water. Has a pub just opposite so that’s a bonus. My used job lot of fishing tackle arrived this morning which completes my kit for a days fishing. See how we get on and as we learn can add to the kit.
The day water do not allow ground baiting nor cereal baits? guess that included hemp, sweet corn.
Any way I will post back how we get on and if we catch then a couple of images of our triumph!!
The day water do not allow ground baiting nor cereal baits? guess that included hemp, sweet corn.
Any way I will post back how we get on and if we catch then a couple of images of our triumph!!
I watched a few episodes of a program on tele called ‘Monster Carp’. Three lads visiting various ountries and venues in search of their prey. They caught a bloomin goldfish which weighed about twenty pounds also caught carp weighing up to 62pounds, not to mention Koi Carp. In my day the British record was 50 pounds. How things change.
also caught carp weighing up to 62pounds, not to mention Koi Carp. In my day the British record was 50 pounds. How things change.Trevor555 said:
I started up again in recent years.
Where have all the bream gone in Ireland?
You could try the Shannon, lakes and tributaries. Back in my youth, my family went on holiday to Portumna at the Northern end of Lough Derg. I had some great catches of Rudd and Bream.Where have all the bream gone in Ireland?
https://fishinginireland.info/coarse/shannon/
https://fishinginireland.info/coarse/shannon/portu...
andyA700 said:
You could try the Shannon, lakes and tributaries. Back in my youth, my family went on holiday to Portumna at the Northern end of Lough Derg. I had some great catches of Rudd and Bream.
https://fishinginireland.info/coarse/shannon/
https://fishinginireland.info/coarse/shannon/portu...
I nearly did the same back in the 80's, decided to go a little further west and try my hand at Salmon fishing on the Moy in Ballina, had about another 8 holidays in southern Ireland, for many years later honing my skills. https://fishinginireland.info/coarse/shannon/
https://fishinginireland.info/coarse/shannon/portu...
Having got back into fly fishing around 15 years ago, decided to take by 11 year old son coarse fishing last year. I hadn't been coarse fishing for nearly 25 years. He had never been fishing.
Picked up a few bits and pieces of coarse fishing kit, the bare minimum, and took my son to a local commercial lake. Researched a bit on YouTube and decided to give pellet waggler fishing a try. We caught nearly 30 fish in 2-3 hours with some carp up to 8lb and a stillwater barbel (never heard of these, only when I sent a photo to a friend who a regular coarse fisher and confirmed what is was).
The best bit was catching more fish that all the 'proper' coarse fishers around us with all their platforms, seats, poles, etc. and there was us with two camping chairs and all our tackle stored in a small baitbox! As we packed up a few of these 'proper' fishers came up an asked how we were catching the fish. Really was just luck!
It was great fun catching large fish at the commercial lake, which put up a good fight. It kept my son entertained. But after going back a few times the novelty has worn off a bit and the condition of the fish is sometime poor.
I would much rather catch an 8 inch wild brown trout on a dry fly on my syndicate water rather than a 8lb carp in a commercial.
Picked up a few bits and pieces of coarse fishing kit, the bare minimum, and took my son to a local commercial lake. Researched a bit on YouTube and decided to give pellet waggler fishing a try. We caught nearly 30 fish in 2-3 hours with some carp up to 8lb and a stillwater barbel (never heard of these, only when I sent a photo to a friend who a regular coarse fisher and confirmed what is was).
The best bit was catching more fish that all the 'proper' coarse fishers around us with all their platforms, seats, poles, etc. and there was us with two camping chairs and all our tackle stored in a small baitbox! As we packed up a few of these 'proper' fishers came up an asked how we were catching the fish. Really was just luck!
It was great fun catching large fish at the commercial lake, which put up a good fight. It kept my son entertained. But after going back a few times the novelty has worn off a bit and the condition of the fish is sometime poor.
I would much rather catch an 8 inch wild brown trout on a dry fly on my syndicate water rather than a 8lb carp in a commercial.
Thought I resurrect this thread from a couple of years ago.
Anyone here familiar with fishing the River Wye? Next month I am spending a day on a stretch near Bigsweir hoping to catch a decent barbel. Having never fished the river I am looking for any tips of hints. My fishing is on a small river near me called the Blackwater or on the Kennet or the Thames.
Anyone here familiar with fishing the River Wye? Next month I am spending a day on a stretch near Bigsweir hoping to catch a decent barbel. Having never fished the river I am looking for any tips of hints. My fishing is on a small river near me called the Blackwater or on the Kennet or the Thames.
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