fishplate42
Well-known member
It has not been by design, but apart from a little dropshotting all my fishing has been on commercial waters. For the past few weeks I have been debating whether or not to fish my local river. On Friday, I finally decided to give it a go.
I am still not sure if I am allowed to fish it but working on the fact there is nothing saying I can't, I am just going to fish it until somebody says I can't. I am fairly sure nobody will.
My first ever river perch
Whip in hand, bait and minimal tackle in my newly acquired rucksack stool, I set off with my better half to go and see what we could catch. In less than two hours we had caught several species of fish including chubling, roach, perch and even what turned out to be a stickleback. If that was not enough we did a bit more urban fishing yesterday, this time in Canterbury.You can see what we were up to HERE and HERE.
Well, that is it. Fishing will never be the same to me. I love this river fishing lark. This time of year, being able to fish until late, or for that matter early this morning is an advantage but the style of fishing is so much more about learning the water. Okay, the same can be said about commercials but once you know how to fish it, I find it becomes easy and on some lakes it ether becomes boring or frustrating if the fish have become wise to the anglers. Don't get me wrong, I will still fish commercials but I will be seeking out good river spots with a new-found enthusiasm.
I may be asking a few questions over the next few weeks, please forgive me if I am asking what seem to be obvious questions but as my encounter with a stickleback proved, I still have a lot to learn.
Ralph.
I am still not sure if I am allowed to fish it but working on the fact there is nothing saying I can't, I am just going to fish it until somebody says I can't. I am fairly sure nobody will.
My first ever river perch
Whip in hand, bait and minimal tackle in my newly acquired rucksack stool, I set off with my better half to go and see what we could catch. In less than two hours we had caught several species of fish including chubling, roach, perch and even what turned out to be a stickleback. If that was not enough we did a bit more urban fishing yesterday, this time in Canterbury.You can see what we were up to HERE and HERE.
Well, that is it. Fishing will never be the same to me. I love this river fishing lark. This time of year, being able to fish until late, or for that matter early this morning is an advantage but the style of fishing is so much more about learning the water. Okay, the same can be said about commercials but once you know how to fish it, I find it becomes easy and on some lakes it ether becomes boring or frustrating if the fish have become wise to the anglers. Don't get me wrong, I will still fish commercials but I will be seeking out good river spots with a new-found enthusiasm.
I may be asking a few questions over the next few weeks, please forgive me if I am asking what seem to be obvious questions but as my encounter with a stickleback proved, I still have a lot to learn.
Ralph.