April catch reports

[Roughtor]

Sorry mate ,I should have explained better ,it's scat ...there's a lot of wildlife out there  some if which is unaccounted for ,all sorts ..

I've seen stuff ....

[Roughtor]

Look at the tail on this rocket ,I had a hellish battle with it in about 30ft of water I reckon ,it was jet propelled..

 

I also had 12 others ,similar to my first pic ,but didn't want put em all up., just lovely to be out in raw nature ..

[crusian]

26 minutes ago, elmoputney said:

Excuse my ignorance but.

What is that??? 

Yes what is it ? , the poo of one of those big cats that roam about leaving tantilising clues of their existance ? .

[B B]

3 hours ago, Pete Springate's Guns said:

Ha! I’ve been lurking and not contributing for some time now but a new PB is worth sharing…..

I’m still on a session at Dinton’s Black Swan as I type this………Arrived at dawn yesterday. Clearly lots of fish still in the big ‘winter bay’ despite being on the back of a big SW. Lapped a couple of times, debating where to plot up with 3 nights ahead. Decided to keep it simple and put my rigs where the fish were actually showing rather than where they might end up……

Cast 3 singles out for drops amongst the emergent Eel grass which they seem so attracted to. Decided to get my head down for a couple of hours-I’d set off at 2.45am. An hour or so later I’m woken by a screaming Neville. Lifted in to a very heavy feeling fish which was dogged rather than spectacular. Worryingly, it hit the surface about 25 yds out and started shaking its head at me as I led it in; with braided mainline I’m always anxious when they do this with no water depth to cushion the lunges. Fortune was on my side and I netted a Common that got larger with every yard I gained. 

With the assistance of 3 other anglers we weighed and photographed an amazing creature of 53lb 2oz! Blown away! 

Wow What a breathtaking pic  Congrats on a great pb 

[B B]

1 hour ago, Roughtor said:

Also during the storm, I heard a right commotion behind me in the woods and saw a roe dissappear like a rocket past me in the half light ,in the morning I put my 'tracking ,predation head on ' and soon found this ...

Might be on an earner…You should try eating it could be truffles  😂

[Roughtor]

Big foot ....ha ha...no seriously ..

 

Whatever it was spooked this deer ,as it ran past me,.. made a hellish crashing noise,what with the non stop rain ,thunder ,lightning, was a night to remember..

 

( I loved it )...

[ouchthathurt]

12 hours ago, Pete Springate's Guns said:

Ha! I’ve been lurking and not contributing for some time now but a new PB is worth sharing…..

I’m still on a session at Dinton’s Black Swan as I type this………Arrived at dawn yesterday. Clearly lots of fish still in the big ‘winter bay’ despite being on the back of a big SW. Lapped a couple of times, debating where to plot up with 3 nights ahead. Decided to keep it simple and put my rigs where the fish were actually showing rather than where they might end up……

Cast 3 singles out for drops amongst the emergent Eel grass which they seem so attracted to. Decided to get my head down for a couple of hours-I’d set off at 2.45am. An hour or so later I’m woken by a screaming Neville. Lifted in to a very heavy feeling fish which was dogged rather than spectacular. Worryingly, it hit the surface about 25 yds out and started shaking its head at me as I led it in; with braided mainline I’m always anxious when they do this with no water depth to cushion the lunges. Fortune was on my side and I netted a Common that got larger with every yard I gained. 

With the assistance of 3 other anglers we weighed and photographed an amazing creature of 53lb 2oz! Blown away! 

Outstanding work mate! Very many congratulations! 

[crusian]

22 hours ago, Roughtor said:

Big foot ....ha ha...no seriously ..

 

Whatever it was spooked this deer ,as it ran past me,.. made a hellish crashing noise,what with the non stop rain ,thunder ,lightning, was a night to remember..

 

( I loved it )...

You mad fool ,Roughtor .

🙄