What species haven't you caught for a while?

[jon atkinson]

Ruffe & Bullheads I haven't seen for years - and bleak are very rare in these Northern parts - thank goodness! Had a number of stickleback a few months back - one could argue they weren't caught legitimately - they just sucked on the end of the worm - one on either end at one stage! - but were landed.

I have made my opinions about the Tru Cru's known a few times - I caught loads of 'crucians' at the tag-end of last season but when reviewing the odd photos of the better ones - the lateral scale counts were all wrong - mostly hybrids & brownfish! Not caught a 'Tru-Cru' since! Still be trying when the weather warms a bit!

Anyone seen any Bitterling?

If you take a wander down the M58 to Aughton, Brookfield Fishery is a lovely little day ticket water with a good head of Ruffe, particularly at the deep end, and apparently some decent Crucian although I've only managed a couple of small ones when I've been.

Personally never had (or fished for) cats or Zander. It's been far too long since I had a proper Chub & I need to add Grayling to my bucket list. Have tried dead baiting for pike on a few occasions, but to no avail, although I did have one grab a small roach that I was reeling in last Sunday

 

[fruitowl]

Tench and Crucians not caught them for a few years I have caught a seagull when freeling bread.

 

[nicepix]

Tench! How could I forget them? Never seen one over here and when I asked the local tackle dealer where I could find some tench he pursed his lips and puffed up his cheeks like a shebunkin. Then he did a controlled exhalation and finally told me about a private lake that was €7 a day to fish. No thank you! Not when I'm surrounded by free fishing.

Then a few weeks ago I went to look at a van and the seller invited me to fish his 2 acre lake lake that held a few up to 3lb. Not really what I'm looking for. But today I passed an 18 hectare public lake not too far from home that holds some tench according to the information board. They were stocked in 1992 so could have grown on a bit since then. That might be my new summer tench venue.

And Sam Vimes post about grayling has also reminded me that there are none in my part of the world. Last one I caught was just before coming out here three years ago from the River Don in Sheffield. No easy answer to that except a day at the same venue when I come over in November.

 

[flightliner]

The smaller specie, bullhead, ruffe, stickleback , I havent caught since a boy with perhaps the exception of the ruffe where they used to turn up on the Witham way back.
Of the larger fishes I suppose it would be the zander having only caught one back in the late eighties from the middle level one stormy violent night that weighed 6-3.
NP , a friend of mine fished the Don last week just below Thurgoland with the fly tackle and had 7 just on or near the pound mark.
He was wading in chesties and was pretty cold so packed up.I saw him on a local commie heaving out pasty carp later in the afternoon when I had a walk round with the bino's.

 

[bobble]

Had my first eel last year a stonking 4lb. Hope its my last..
My mate had a 15lb7oz salmon last week while piking...was green with envy..
Still got it all on film my post it later....
Want a rufge bleak and zander next oh and a catfish