Mel Evo
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I suspect many on here couldn't think of anything worse than a thread on fishing, but perhaps the work of Paul and Bob has made it a little more acceptable?! Anyway, I'm a keen fisherman and I seem to remember a few others responding to some angling chat a few months ago, so perhaps it would be good to have a thread to share stories, thoughts and even advice?
In part this is prompted because the weather has finally turned today to resemble something like my own favourite fishing time of the year. I love all forms of fishing but time and habit has seen me become a fly-fisherman only in practice over the years. That said, I really enjoy a couple of trips winter shore fishing for cod in North Yorks with the help of a close fishing mate of mine who knows what he's doing. I started coarse fishing, in some of the locations Bob Mortimer was knocking about strangely enough, and always have the idea of getting back to the tench, crucian, mixed bag I was lucky enough to enjoy back then. Would need some advice on gear as I've lost all mine since those days and can't really remember what it was. Lots of those small ponds seems to have transferred to the big carp scene now - something I'm a bit sniffy about I guess with absolutely no first hand knowledge, so I wait to have my horizons broadened on that one.
So fishing for me now, due to the restrictions of location, is split between the expanse of Rutland Water and a tiny beck with a good stock of wild trout nearby. Polar opposites. Pretty much exclusively dry fly as that's what I like, I'm always setup to go and I tend to only get out late in the evenings so it's most effective anyway, especially when targetting the big 'near wild' trophies in Rutland which are my main, rarely attained, objective. Every now and again I get after salmon and sea trout, but not on the famous rivers, rather the lesser known but sometimes special rivers of north devon and the north east.
Tight lines any other anglers out there.
In part this is prompted because the weather has finally turned today to resemble something like my own favourite fishing time of the year. I love all forms of fishing but time and habit has seen me become a fly-fisherman only in practice over the years. That said, I really enjoy a couple of trips winter shore fishing for cod in North Yorks with the help of a close fishing mate of mine who knows what he's doing. I started coarse fishing, in some of the locations Bob Mortimer was knocking about strangely enough, and always have the idea of getting back to the tench, crucian, mixed bag I was lucky enough to enjoy back then. Would need some advice on gear as I've lost all mine since those days and can't really remember what it was. Lots of those small ponds seems to have transferred to the big carp scene now - something I'm a bit sniffy about I guess with absolutely no first hand knowledge, so I wait to have my horizons broadened on that one.
So fishing for me now, due to the restrictions of location, is split between the expanse of Rutland Water and a tiny beck with a good stock of wild trout nearby. Polar opposites. Pretty much exclusively dry fly as that's what I like, I'm always setup to go and I tend to only get out late in the evenings so it's most effective anyway, especially when targetting the big 'near wild' trophies in Rutland which are my main, rarely attained, objective. Every now and again I get after salmon and sea trout, but not on the famous rivers, rather the lesser known but sometimes special rivers of north devon and the north east.
Tight lines any other anglers out there.
If you're near any venue and game for an early morning (ouch) or late evening, when it's normally best anyway, then I've found it's not the worst on time compared to other activities. A couple of hours can be plenty. Low setup / packing away times, and no mess are one of the plus points of fly fishing.
