The UK Growers Thread!

Leeski

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It's a glorious 25c today...
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During the last warm spell i moved my timer forward by 2 hours to take advantage of the daytime temps.

Last Thursday going out to work 6.30am it was freezing cold, on the Friday night/morning i left the river at 1.30am because the cold, it puts fish off and you have to know when you're wasting your time.
done any good with the sea trout mate ?
I need to know when I’m waisting my time this year 6 48hr sessions not even seen a fish lol is a massive water low stock 116 acres 20 known fish well that’s my excuse, super pumped for the winter got myself on some big perch stretches on the wye …..
 

conor c

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done any good with the sea trout mate ?
I need to know when I’m waisting my time this year 6 48hr sessions not even seen a fish lol is a massive water low stock 116 acres 20 known fish well that’s my excuse, super pumped for the winter got myself on some big perch stretches on the wye …..
Seem to be a ok run in the west coast/central Scotland this year i aint been out much myself but local lads been catching em doon our way ive seen a few jumps too on way to work n that and closest river to me isnt very big seems ok low as fuck but not at deaths door yet water wise but the weather keeps up this way who knows
 

conor c

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6 x 48hr sessions and no fish, id like to go fishing but i would be gutted if i didnt catch a few at least lol .... i do hear the fun in fishing is not always in catching the fish though...
Yeah its more about being on the water its relaxing the peace and quiet and all the other nature around dont hurt either nor does a few joints while doing it lol
 

Star Dog

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done any good with the sea trout mate ?
I need to know when I’m waisting my time this year 6 48hr sessions not even seen a fish lol is a massive water low stock 116 acres 20 known fish well that’s my excuse, super pumped for the winter got myself on some big perch stretches on the wye …..
Hey bro, no I've not had a great year for fishing.
I've been traveling up and down the country just to wet a line we've zero rain in my catchment area this season.

I've had a couple of good nights and some not so good, sea trout are fantastic sport but getting all the moons aligned is quite rare warm nights are the best ime.

Yesterday morning on the news i seen some rivers/streams completely dry in the South and some reservoirs almost dry :-(...

Going on the conditions in the South I'm not surprised not a lot of fish are being caught, especially 116 acres with 20 fish in it lol.

Best of luck fishing the Wye mate a couple of big perch would take edge of a poor season :-)
 

Leeski

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100% I look at the fish as being a bonus it’s the slipping into nature that’s the keeps me going back for more can be frustrating at times I like the old fishing saying “I will be glad when I have had enough”
Syndicate I’m on has best of both worlds I can be completely isolated if I choose or I can catch up with the other members bbq few beers and of course few joints ain’t ever met a carp angler that don’t participate in da herb:eyesmoke:
 

Leeski

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Yeah I saw that fucking heart breaking
Hey bro, no I've not had a great year for fishing.
I've been traveling up and down the country just to wet a line we've zero rain in my catchment area this season.

I've had a couple of good nights and some not so good, sea trout are fantastic sport but getting all the moons aligned is quite rare warm nights are the best ime.

Yesterday morning on the news i seen some rivers/streams completely dry in the South and some reservoirs almost dry :-(...

Going on the conditions in the South I'm not surprised not a lot of fish are being caught, especially 116 acres with 20 fish in it lol.

Best of luck fishing the Wye mate a couple of big perch would take edge of a poor season :-)
Cheers bud ,sure you will get on um !
yeah I saw that in the news yesterday they have stopped peeps fishing in certain venues due to poor oxygenated water and low levels scary af what we have done to our planet thankfully the powers to be seem to be finally pulling there fingers out of the arses and doing something !
I went back to a place I use to fish as a boy last month didn’t recognise the place felt like crying …..
 

Star Dog

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Yeah I saw that fucking heart breaking

Cheers bud ,sure you will get on um !
yeah I saw that in the news yesterday they have stopped peeps fishing in certain venues due to poor oxygenated water and low levels scary af what we have done to our planet thankfully the powers to be seem to be finally pulling there fingers out of the arses and doing something !
I went back to a place I use to fish as a boy last month didn’t recognise the place felt like crying …..
I can relate to that bud when I was a kid I fished the local quarry for perch with 20 other kids gawd every generation fished it, i had my own kids at it and I'd use it for practicing Spey casting lol.

6 weeks ago I went down and it's fkg fenced off with a 8ft barbed around the top to keep folks out :-(
 

Leeski

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Mate it’s heart breaking ! sounds like the place I was referring to, come the school summer holidays we would pack our Argos fishing tackle lol (if you were lucky ya mum would let you order decent gear from Kays catalogue £2 a week for the rest of your life job lol )
raid the fridge and cupboards and off we went for days no tents or sleeping bags we slept in corn fields was mega
Catching 2lb roach 4lb chub ect . I miss simpler times ….
 
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Star Dog

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Damn and blast! I've just had a phone call my night on a Tweed tributary is canceled due to water levels :-( :-( :-(

2 weeks ago I had a good night landing 3 between 2-3lb and I had a few other solid tugs that didn't stick... The tug is the drug :bigjoint:

Last week i didn't touch a thing it turned cold and the fish just turned off so I left early and i've been looking forward to getting back to redeem myself so I'm disappointed af.

A couple of weeks ago it was warm through the night ...
Waiting for darkness.
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Daylight creeping over the horizon, time up.
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I had to dispatch one, i prefer to return them but if they're bleeding there's no point.
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@Leeski like you rightly said mate it's not just about the fish, the flowers and the fauna are all part of the experience.
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Not to mention the awesome night skies if you're fishing during a meteor shower.

Last year i seen a once in lifetime shooting star, it appeared tennis ball sized and light up the countryside then burned intensely until it went over the horizon, i had a grandstand view of it i was awe struck by the sight.
 

Leeski

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Simply stunning mate! I have been lucky enough to see some great things fishing most recently two stoats fighting less than 6ft away man they are nasty little fuckers proper brutal.
Do different moon phases and big moons affect game fishing ?
in carp world certain fish get caught during certain moons one fish on my last water use to get caught
Once a yr always on the first or second full moon of the year ….
 

Star Dog

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Simply stunning mate! I have been lucky enough to see some great things fishing most recently two stoats fighting less than 6ft away man they are nasty little fuckers proper brutal.
Do different moon phases and big moons affect game fishing ?
in carp world certain fish get caught during certain moons one fish on my last water use to get caught
Once a yr always on the first or second full moon of the year ….
The moonlight and darkness are fiercely debated in sea trout fishing lol.

The main issue for me is the moon lighting up a pool from behind but that aside i don't think it makes any difference, Ime the most important factor is the night time temperature.

Did anyone watch Salmon fishing in the Yemen last night?
 

Leeski

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Yeah temps big deal with carp fishing conditions like this atm I have got more chance of growing tits and winning miss world than getting a run.

Great film I recorded last night I have watched it years back but was baked lol
 
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Liamp1603

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Yeah temps big deal with carp fishing conditions like this atm I have got more chance of growing tits and winning miss world than getting a run.

Great film I recorded last night I have watched it years back but was baked lol
Spent all last Sunday on a lake way to warm fish wern biting floating to the top even ignoring off the top .... horrible feeling watching them swim over and right by ya bait
 

Leeski

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Spent all last Sunday on a lake way to warm fish wern biting floating to the top even ignoring off the top .... horrible feeling watching them swim over and right by ya bait
Yeah cruising fish can do ya nut in mate love surface fishing had some good uns by super glueing a twiglet on the shank of size 8 hook sounds crazy but it works they don’t spook off them cause they just look like little twigs …..
 

conor c

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The moonlight and darkness are fiercely debated in sea trout fishing lol.

The main issue for me is the moon lighting up a pool from behind but that aside i don't think it makes any difference, Ime the most important factor is the night time temperature.

Did anyone watch Salmon fishing in the Yemen last night?
Ive seen em run in daylight and low levels unlike salmon they run no bother ime its just when they wanna they will imo water temps matter your bang on i see em early mornings taking flies off the surface as well as brownies etc but more so when its been and still warm tbh ive fished for trout and that more than pike etc cos i stay so close to a river and thats whats in it we do get salmon obviously too and closer to the sea flounder and that ive never been interested in carp fishing as for sea fishing ive done a lil not alot tho i probably should more tho i stay like 30 mins from the beach lol most common fighting fish in the sea around our neck of the woods worth fishing for is dogfish ig they pretty common
 

Star Dog

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Ive seen em run in daylight and low levels unlike salmon they run no bother ime its just when they wanna they will imo water temps matter your bang on i see em early mornings taking flies off the surface as well as brownies etc but more so when its been and still warm tbh ive fished for trout and that more than pike etc cos i stay so close to a river and thats whats in it we do get salmon obviously too and closer to the sea flounder and that ive never been interested in carp fishing as for sea fishing ive done a lil not alot tho i probably should more tho i stay like 30 mins from the beach lol most common fighting fish in the sea around our neck of the woods worth fishing for is dogfish ig they pretty common
It sounds like you live in a nice spot for fishing mate, very nice

I've picked up running sea trout during the day but the idea behind the night time venture is getting them holed up in a pool waiting for rain to move through the system... Or not i realise sea trout will make their way up the river in low conditions but some rain gets them switched on lol.

My local gets a run of salmon but only a few sea trout for some reason, in the last 10 years +/- I've landed a handful of sea trout from it compared to circa 100 salmon landed.

This year the season is hurting I've usually landed a few salmon by this time, this year I've not fished it at all.

This is one from my local it's a bonnie fish.
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On the bright side we should see a nice run when it does eventually rain :mrgreen:
 

Leeski

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This made me chuckle bear off its tits on mad honey the bees had been feeding on a combination of rhododendrons which produce an hallucinogenic honey he slept it off and was fine ….

that’s one cool bear !

 
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conor c

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It sounds like you live in a nice spot for fishing mate, very nice

I've picked up running sea trout during the day but the idea behind the night time venture is getting them holed up in a pool waiting for rain to move through the system... Or not i realise sea trout will make their way up the river in low conditions but some rain gets them switched on lol.

My local gets a run of salmon but only a few sea trout for some reason, in the last 10 years +/- I've landed a handful of sea trout from it compared to circa 100 salmon landed.

This year the season is hurting I've usually landed a few salmon by this time, this year I've not fished it at all.

This is one from my local it's a bonnie fish.
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On the bright side we should see a nice run when it does eventually rain :mrgreen:
Yeah its not too bad that way round here we also got a old quarry thats flooded and the locals stocked with pike and perch and stuff thats free of course as its abandoned and well its to rain tomorrow supposed to be according to the forecast doon here but idk its been warm n sunny as hell the last few days so we see if they get it right lol
 
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