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On holiday with the family.... the farmhouse we booked happend only to be half an hour from the syndi , so promised to take my boy & his older cousin for a 24hr + . Finally got pretty much everything set up now. Rowed my baits out on to some spots, & nice helping of bait over each rod . They had the float & maggots out while I set up camp My boys first eel There demanding food now so better crack on lol !

I thought the thought of the day thread was a good one. So I suppose, let’s revive it. We’ve had a shed load of rain today, as has most the country. Where has summer gone?!

After the last lot of snow it went up by 16 degrees in 2 days down my way. Been steadily warmer ever since. Just hope the rest isn't a wash out.

Where has summer gone is a good question. My wife, gorgeous granddaughter and I spent 4 nights at a campsite in the Clent Hills nearish to Birmingham, having towed our touring caravan there last Friday. Granddaughter always claims my berth in the van so I sleep on my Nash Indulgence in the awning, space shared with Daft Dexter, our elderly chocolate Labrador. All was well until around midnight when Thor decided to show off with a spectacular thunder and lighting display with added deluge. Wife and granddaughter slept through most of it...….meanwhile the awning was fully lit by the lightning so the only sleep attained was by Dexter who really doesn't give a monkey's about anything much..... Next day the sun shone, I got a bit of a tan, granddaughter made loads of friends and Birmingham, our home town, was under water.... Moral? Get a caravan and take the high ground. Ian

Your not wrong muft ... it's been silly hot at times this year , month or so back was melting on the trowel at work lol .

Apology accepted 😂 but only if you tell me when summer is back!!

I forgot that was the thought of the day thread!! Sorry lol

I know the chap that landed that 100 lb cat from Bluebell Swan on a zig (10 lb hook link). Mental.

I had an offer to go paint stripes on the humbugs at the candy shop, but at my age can't see giving up my career as a whisky taster.

I used to fish for Chub a lot in the past and found the best way to get the bigger ones was freelining bigger baits into likely looking spots.... Under trees and bushes and bridges mainly where they are waiting for food items to drop in and have some cover..Luncheon meat and especially cheese were good baits about an inch cubed would give enough weight to flick out on a waggler rod and 3-4lb line straight through..... If they were visible near the surface, plopping a bait a few feet behind them will usually see them turn and investigate the "plop".... Seen them follow my bait in when reeling in, like a pike chasing a spinner... About 15-20 mins each spot and you will either catch one, lose one, or realise that they aren't there and move on...… A day river roving for Chub was always a good day out and what you spot along the way may throw up a few carp spots too..... …. As for me, doubt I'll get time for any river fishing at all this season. I'd love a river carp of decent size, but feel that I'd need to put some time in to find and pre bait a likely stretch... Having said that , the 9ft Dwarfs look like they'd make great little lure rods, so a few hours walking and spinning for perch/chub/pike is an option, which I'm sure the dogs would agree with 😊

Thanks, I'm really enjoying it. I only got a few runs out of my batteries so have to take care of that later.

I love my river fishing, for chub, pike, roach and carp. First night of the season I'm often on a chub hunt, and in warm weather chase them with floaters, had a few to over 4lb. I have also had the pleasure of carp to over 15lb on sweetcorn while chub fishing, as has my mate Bruce, and I managed a 28lb river carp intentionally fishing for them.

We're out at the river and each caught a few in the 12 - 14 lb range and Rob just got this 25-8. We're netting for each other so glory all around.

I’d love to have a river carp, tried and failed last year but I may give it another go this year and see what happens

The Tench have made a real come back on a water I fished a few years back and raking the swim really brought them in. Had nine in total between 5-7lb, felt sure the carp would make an appearance, but they were happy in the weed.... I stayed put as swim choice was limited. The lead free leader material (Nash cling on), made nice weighty boom sections, spliced double at 6 inches helping , imo, to nail the tench , bottom lip all day long... Did the extra night, hoping for the carp to show up, but the coots diving on me in the morning told me that not a lot had moved through the swim through the night, so it was a blank for me..... Got a feeling that the limited swim choice at the moment, has seen the same spots being fished a lot lately, the clean bottom enabling me to use bottom baits was a big clue, perhaps why the carp are a bit wary of feeding here...…. Gonna play around with the weighted booms a bit more, perhaps going shorter..... Will try to squeeze a sesh on here again next week, feel like it owes me a fish already.... Also won't get out much through June...… No carp this time, but haven't felt so relaxed in ages on a water..... Went home happy..