April catch reports

[jules007]

Finally broke my record long blank and hooked and landed a lovely 12lb common today, while playing it i kept it up in the top layers and it looked a right belter, thought it may go 16lb plus but seems not, good to get a fish, no pic as no one to do the honours 

[jh92]

Went on a quest for my first catfish this weekend, I lost one the other night as it was steaming towards a bridge, I was felt a bit defeated lol. Anyway I carried on and managed this beauty this morning at 29lb 8oz 👍buzzing 👍👍

Anyway I feel like I got the bug for these things so getting some catfish rods ordered, I now want a bigger one but have learnt I need stronger gear lol.

I'm wet and covered in slime, so packing up and going home 🤣 mission complete 👌

[yonny]

Caught my first carp of the year this weekend after a winter in which I did next to no angling for one reason or another. The weekend started well with 3 carp and a tench. Another bite resulted in a loss on Saturday morning but it was enough to have me blagging another night. Unfortunately, despite that warm sunshine, that cold easterly had them backing off and without a move on the cards I was stuck camping for the night. Still, a lovely weekend and I just hope I can get back out at some point soon.

Here's the best of them. The linear is I think an original, typified by the little melted heart-shaped tail that most of the OG's in this water have. The common is I think a stock fish but no less welcome for it. Clearly one on it's way to being a real biggun.

 

[ouchthathurt]

1 hour ago, jh92 said:

Went on a quest for my first catfish this weekend, I lost one the other night as it was steaming towards a bridge, I was felt a bit defeated lol. Anyway I carried on and managed this beauty this morning at 29lb 8oz 👍buzzing 👍👍

Anyway I feel like I got the bug for these things so getting some catfish rods ordered, I now want a bigger one but have learnt I need stronger gear lol.

I'm wet and covered in slime, so packing up and going home 🤣 mission complete 👌

 

1 hour ago, yonny said:

Caught my first carp of the year this weekend after a winter in which I did next to no angling for one reason or another. The weekend started well with 3 carp and a tench. Another bite resulted in a loss on Saturday morning but it was enough to have me blagging another night. Unfortunately, despite that warm sunshine, that cold easterly had them backing off and without a move on the cards I was stuck camping for the night. Still, a lovely weekend and I just hope I can get back out at some point soon.

Here's the best of them. The linear is I think an original, typified by the little melted heart-shaped tail that most of the OG's in this water have. The common is I think a stock fish but no less welcome for it. Clearly one on it's way to being a real biggun.

 

Great result lads, well done 👍🏻

[jh92]

Off the mark with this mirror at 19lb 8oz, not the species I'm after but I will take it 🤣 nailed it on a size 2 wide gape double 20mm boilie 🤣

[jh92]

21lb 12oz common 👍

[B B]

6 hours ago, jh92 said:

21lb 12oz common 👍

Looks like the same swim you had the cat in 👍

[yonny]

15 hours ago, jh92 said:

not the species I'm after

Starts fishing for cats...... catches carp.

I think it's clear if you want a cat you need to get the carp gear back out 😅

[salokcinnodrog]

On 07/04/2025 at 07:56, yonny said:

Caught my first carp of the year this weekend after a winter in which I did next to no angling for one reason or another. The weekend started well with 3 carp and a tench. Another bite resulted in a loss on Saturday morning but it was enough to have me blagging another night. Unfortunately, despite that warm sunshine, that cold easterly had them backing off and without a move on the cards I was stuck camping for the night. Still, a lovely weekend and I just hope I can get back out at some point soon.

Here's the best of them. The linear is I think an original, typified by the little melted heart-shaped tail that most of the OG's in this water have. The common is I think a stock fish but no less welcome for it. Clearly one on it's way to being a real biggun.

 

 

16 hours ago, jh92 said:

Off the mark with this mirror at 19lb 8oz, not the species I'm after but I will take it 🤣 nailed it on a size 2 wide gape double 20mm boilie 🤣

Those mirrors are impressive looking fish.

 

[jh92]

12 hours ago, B B said:

Looks like the same swim you had the cat in 👍

Yeah mate as I'm new to catching cats it seemed like a good idea as it's away from everyone else lol

5 hours ago, yonny said:

Starts fishing for cats...... catches carp.

I think it's clear if you want a cat you need to get the carp gear back out 😅

🤣🤣🤣 just my luck mate lol, they were proper on it though, I landed 3 and had a hook pull on 1 and a drop back that lead to nothing lol. Not much of a fight on the cat gear though, the rods are 4.5lb or 5lb tc I can't remember exactly but they are like broom sticks, and was using 25lb line 🤣

 

 

5 hours ago, salokcinnodrog said:

 

Those mirrors are impressive looking fish.

 

Thanks mate, not sure if its the strain but they had really weird eyes lol I did another mirror at 3am this morning, a mid double I expect, didn't bother weighing it or doing pictures, temps dropped and had ice on all my gear 🤣

That's me done for the next 10 days now, oh and the locking pins on my barrow broke as I hit a pothole with the wheel, barrow ended up rolling over, smashed my shin up as i tried to stop it🤣🤣🤣

 

[jh92]

Managed to sneak 3 nights in for this week to test my new rods 😏🤣

Had this one around 2am this morning at 29lb, caught it on a piece of chorizo sausage topped with half a pink wafter 👍 the rods are like broom sticks to cast with, but have got a decent back bone, enough to put pressure on the fish and turn it when its heading towards snags 👍 

[jh92]

Done a mid double common yesterday and just done this one at 17lb 12oz, it's hammering down and my hood wouldn't stay up, it all went wrong 🤣

Anyway it will be my last night tonight, hopefully get another cat 👍