Went down to the river yesterday evening knowing that the water was coloured but thought it could be worth a go with the worm or even the fly in daylight hours!
Fished the top end of Crewel with the worm but failed to get any knocks. What a great place for worming now that the tree stump is there? The stump has created a lovely run that you can fish progressively for a good 25 - 30 m. You could even fly fish it too! Anyway, I saw 2 or 3 good fish move in the pool, 1 small fish kept jumping by the log stump and interestingly 2 or 3 good fish jumped about 100m above the pool on the far bank in their usual places. I will definitely try for these this next week while on holiday! I fished until about 9.00pm and then went back to the car at the car park to change the worming rod for the fly rod and got chased by the bullocks which raised my heart beat substantially as I hurled myself over the style! Sometimes I think I may be too old for being chased around fields by young jumped up bullocks! Load of 'bullocks' really isn't it!
So not much to report. I am on leave now for 2 weeks so I am hoping that the river clears up and that the weather settles so that I can get some night fishing in before I go back to work on the 9th July.
Tight lines.
I then fished the Car Park pool with various flies until about 11.00 pm but with no success. I didn't see any fish at all up the top of the beat!
Saturday, June 23, 2007
Monday, June 18, 2007
Nice fish but not mine!
The sea trout forum seems to be getting some good reports coming through. Like this sewin caught this week. Rod, Cerith, John and Chris - pull your fingers out please, I want some pictures and reports to fill these pages!
Friday, June 15, 2007
3 nights on the Torridge
A solid and fresh Torridge seatrout with a lovely brown trout
Had some fun on the River Torridge this week. I have been working at Paignton where the CIWM show was so I thought I might as well take advantage of the fact that I'm in Devon and do some fishing in the evening! The weather has been OK up around Sheepwash but wet down at the show on Wednesday and Thursday. Anyway, I fished Brightley on Tuesday night and took a lovely fresh seatrout that weighed 2lb and fought like a salmon! Then on Wednesday I fished Madiera and blanked! Didn't see a thing. Thursday I fished Junction, Charles Inness's water and had some fun. I lost a good fish of about 3lb and killed a 2lb seatrout, fresh as a daisy and a 1.5lb brown trout. I also saw a good fish move in the junction pool. All were taken in day light on a size 10 stoats tail double and 10lb leader, 9 ft long! Good fun!
The Half Moon Inn is up for sale, Hotel only for £990,000! Lets hope we get a dedicated angler or anglers to buy it and build it back up to its former glory, although I can't see anyone buying the hotel without the fishing can you? Without the fishing the hotel will be nothing in my view!
This size of sea trout are the best to eat
So far this season I have taken:-
1 sewin - 2lb
2 sea trout - 1.5lb - 2lb
1 brown trout - 1.5lb
And lost:-
1 double figure sewin!
Tight lines everyone.
Saturday, June 09, 2007
Double figure sewin lost at Llangadog!
In case you were wondering if the season is properly underway yet then I've got news for you all! Take it from me - it is!
Last night was magical for me! I now remember how I got hooked on sewin fishing in the first place. Although I have little to show for it the excitement was incredible. It only really lasted about 45 secs but I cannot think of any other sport or pastime that can possibly give me that kind of kick! None! You know what I mean don't you.
John started off at about 10.45 pm with a fine 2lb sewin on a 'rodders' special I believe, the last one that he has Rod! My first cast caught the fence opposite so I had to break it off. I then lost my fly box on the shingle (the second time I've done that!). I then caught a lovely 1.5lb brown trout, fat and firm, fought well for a little bugger!
We both fished hard but with no further success. We didn't see or hear any fish move at all. It went cool, not cold and at about 2.00 am John said that he was going back to the car because he was tired. So I bid him farewell and said I would be back soon myself!
I decided to go around the bend and fish the bottom pool so I put on a 40 mm black and silver waddington so as to get down in the water as the current is a bit lively around there. It wasn't long before I heard a fish move. Then I hooked and lost a good fish of about 3lb - 4lb. That got me interested I can tell you. All the time I thought I would get lucky.
I concentrated on the pool for quite awhile and at one point was joined by mum otter and at least 2 cubs! The tail seemed to be where I was getting pulls. I didn't think they were trout - not on a waddington of that size. It was now about 3.00 am I think. The next cast re-hooked me into sewin fishing with the fly! This is what it's all about - I remember now! 3 or 4 crap seasons had taken their toll on me but now, suddenly, that was to change! Believe me - it did!
A good cast, long and gentle as it landed on the water. I could see it land near the far bank and imagined it swing around to the tail of the pool. Half way across the pool - wallop! 2 yards of line were snatched from my grasp as I felt the weight of a big, seriously big fish! This was no 6lb-er, this was a double figure fish without doubt! My first reaction, once I felt the weight and heard and saw the fish cartwheel on the surface, was to drive the hook home. Just one sharp upward movement in the hope that it may stay on! Then, without warning, the fish took off downstream. The reel screamed! This is the first time I have heard my Hardy Angel do this since I bought it 2 years ago! There was absolutely nothing that I could have done to impede this run! Nothing at all. The fish piled off down river and took all of my line down to the backing. I ran down the shingle to get closer to it! I reeled the line back on to the reel, felt the weight of this monster again. Thump - thump - thump - as it rolled about! Then, then - the fish released itself. The fly came free! F.....g hell! Ba....d! I don't believe it! Yeh - I remember reacting like this before, maybe 4 or 5 years ago at least! I was gutted! Gobsmacked! Distraught! You know what I mean. What more can I say?
I carried on till dawn with no offers. I went to find my flybox that I had lost earlier but to no avail! Oh well, I thought I would look next week in broad daylight.
Back at the car John was flat out! As I started off loading my gear he woke and I related the story to him, concluding that I had given up on finding my flybox! He opened his bag and handed it to me. He had looked for it on his way back along the river and stumbled on it first time! This is the second time I have lost this box and the second time that John has found it for me! Thanks mate!
I can't say anymore about this other than that I am hooked again on sewin fishing - hooked again BIG TIME!
On walking back to my crossing point, as I was about to climb down the bank I disturbed a big fish that sent a bow wave across the river as it turned and moved across to the other side slightly below me! There are big fish about lads, there is no doubt about it!
Tight lines all.
Last night was magical for me! I now remember how I got hooked on sewin fishing in the first place. Although I have little to show for it the excitement was incredible. It only really lasted about 45 secs but I cannot think of any other sport or pastime that can possibly give me that kind of kick! None! You know what I mean don't you.
John started off at about 10.45 pm with a fine 2lb sewin on a 'rodders' special I believe, the last one that he has Rod! My first cast caught the fence opposite so I had to break it off. I then lost my fly box on the shingle (the second time I've done that!). I then caught a lovely 1.5lb brown trout, fat and firm, fought well for a little bugger!
We both fished hard but with no further success. We didn't see or hear any fish move at all. It went cool, not cold and at about 2.00 am John said that he was going back to the car because he was tired. So I bid him farewell and said I would be back soon myself!
I decided to go around the bend and fish the bottom pool so I put on a 40 mm black and silver waddington so as to get down in the water as the current is a bit lively around there. It wasn't long before I heard a fish move. Then I hooked and lost a good fish of about 3lb - 4lb. That got me interested I can tell you. All the time I thought I would get lucky.
I concentrated on the pool for quite awhile and at one point was joined by mum otter and at least 2 cubs! The tail seemed to be where I was getting pulls. I didn't think they were trout - not on a waddington of that size. It was now about 3.00 am I think. The next cast re-hooked me into sewin fishing with the fly! This is what it's all about - I remember now! 3 or 4 crap seasons had taken their toll on me but now, suddenly, that was to change! Believe me - it did!
A good cast, long and gentle as it landed on the water. I could see it land near the far bank and imagined it swing around to the tail of the pool. Half way across the pool - wallop! 2 yards of line were snatched from my grasp as I felt the weight of a big, seriously big fish! This was no 6lb-er, this was a double figure fish without doubt! My first reaction, once I felt the weight and heard and saw the fish cartwheel on the surface, was to drive the hook home. Just one sharp upward movement in the hope that it may stay on! Then, without warning, the fish took off downstream. The reel screamed! This is the first time I have heard my Hardy Angel do this since I bought it 2 years ago! There was absolutely nothing that I could have done to impede this run! Nothing at all. The fish piled off down river and took all of my line down to the backing. I ran down the shingle to get closer to it! I reeled the line back on to the reel, felt the weight of this monster again. Thump - thump - thump - as it rolled about! Then, then - the fish released itself. The fly came free! F.....g hell! Ba....d! I don't believe it! Yeh - I remember reacting like this before, maybe 4 or 5 years ago at least! I was gutted! Gobsmacked! Distraught! You know what I mean. What more can I say?
I carried on till dawn with no offers. I went to find my flybox that I had lost earlier but to no avail! Oh well, I thought I would look next week in broad daylight.
Back at the car John was flat out! As I started off loading my gear he woke and I related the story to him, concluding that I had given up on finding my flybox! He opened his bag and handed it to me. He had looked for it on his way back along the river and stumbled on it first time! This is the second time I have lost this box and the second time that John has found it for me! Thanks mate!
I can't say anymore about this other than that I am hooked again on sewin fishing - hooked again BIG TIME!
On walking back to my crossing point, as I was about to climb down the bank I disturbed a big fish that sent a bow wave across the river as it turned and moved across to the other side slightly below me! There are big fish about lads, there is no doubt about it!
Tight lines all.
Sunday, June 03, 2007
Is this years season underway at last?
What a perfect night?
Arrived on the river about 9.00 pm. The sky was overcast and it was very warm. As darkness fell I expected to see a fish or two move but nothing! I had company, 3 guys in fact! Nevermind, I was here first so I was going down the pool first! Everything looked perfect. The water was clear as crystal, the air muggy and the sky dark! Perfect! But where are the fish? By the 2nd June they should be here! There are reports of fish lower down but have they got this far yet?
3/4 the way down the pool a nice fish took me and cascaded down the pool back to sea! Not a big fish, 2lb or so but a solid bar of silver. At last I have opened my account for 2007!
Later on I lost a bigger fish halfway down the same pool and my partners in crime each lost fish during the night. The one guy got his prize however! A cracking 6lb sewin, rock hard and silver. What a fish? I am convinced that these fish were running!
6lb bar of silver
(crap picture though!)
Lets hope that this is the start of a productive season. We shall see!
Get down there lads and get your prize! Let battle commence. Come on Boyo's!
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