O/T Anyone still into fishing?

[monty_rhodes]

Not been for two years now but with retirement on the horizon I can see a few days looming.

Since SYPAC let the lease on Brampton go I've lost the urge hence the two years lapse.
Thing is I find tranquility when fishing and it's good to ponder lifes events and also allows that free time away from what can sometimes be a hectic way of life.

I love it, Brin, but never been much good at it. Tried everything including fly fishing, sea, beachcasting (never got the hang of casting and I frigging hate multiplier reels) spinning for pike, deadbaiting and, of course, coarse fishing. Used to go on the Sunday coaches from Grices, poached a bit (a lot actually) at Greasbro' Dams, sneaked into Ravenfield Ponds for carp a few times (think Steelos had the lease?) and fished Elsecarr but don't remember ever catching anything there. Once bought a licence to fish for salmon on the Lune; cost a lot and never had a bite.

[Brin]

I love it, Brin, but never been much good at it. Tried everything including fly fishing, sea, beachcasting (never got the hang of casting and I frigging hate multiplier reels) spinning for pike, deadbaiting and, of course, coarse fishing. Used to go on the Sunday coaches from Grices, poached a bit (a lot actually) at Greasbro' Dams, sneaked into Ravenfield Ponds for carp a few times (think Steelos had the lease?) and fished Elsecarr but don't remember ever catching anything there. Once bought a licence to fish for salmon on the Lune; cost a lot and never had a bite.

Sounds like you had great fun along the way.

Grices coaches...wow you're going back there a bit.

White railings at the dyke.Forty four drain etc, remember them trips well.

[monty_rhodes]

Sounds like you had great fun along the way.

Grices coaches...wow you're going back there a bit.

White railings at the dyke.Forty four drain etc, remember them trips well.

Probably around 1964-68. Used to go to Keadby Drains a lot but only remember catching one fish, a small perch. I went usually with my cousin and we were both pretty hopeless. Learned everything I knew from the Mr Crabtree Goes Fishing.

[Brin]

Probably around 1964-68. Used to go to Keadby Drains a lot but only remember catching one fish, a small perch. I went usually with my cousin and we were both pretty hopeless. Learned everything I knew from the Mr Crabtree Goes Fishing.

Haha. No what you mean back in the day.

Fisdyke also rings s bell with me. Probably went around 72-73 era. Some bloody cold mornings and all in the love of fishing.

Largest ever caught was a 68lb conger eel off Alderney deep sea wreck fishing. First time ever and boy did we all scatter on to the engine housing when the captain got it on boards the deck 😄

[bogsdollox]

I love it, Brin, but never been much good at it. Tried everything including fly fishing, sea, beachcasting (never got the hang of casting and I frigging hate multiplier reels) spinning for pike, deadbaiting and, of course, coarse fishing. Used to go on the Sunday coaches from Grices, poached a bit (a lot actually) at Greasbro' Dams, sneaked into Ravenfield Ponds for carp a few times (think Steelos had the lease?) and fished Elsecarr but don't remember ever catching anything there. Once bought a licence to fish for salmon on the Lune; cost a lot and never had a bite.

Would that be Jack Grice ? What a great guy.I used to go fishing with Jack and the Rotherham Co-Op angling section - great days.Currently fishing river Idle and River Ryton - great little rivers and not forgetting the rejuvenated river Dearne - free fishing and full of minted fish which have never been caught before- had 6 LB barbel last year.Idle is fishing well but you need to find a place where you can actually get to the water.Tight lines !

[monty_rhodes]

Would that be Jack Grice ? What a great guy.I used to go fishing with Jack and the Rotherham Co-Op angling section - great days.Currently fishing river Idle and River Ryton - great little rivers and not forgetting the rejuvenated river Dearne - free fishing and full of minted fish which have never been caught before- had 6 LB barbel last year.Idle is fishing well but you need to find a place where you can actually get to the water.Tight lines !

That I don't know, bogs. It was just the fishing tackle shop but don't know the owner's first name. River idle was beautiful though I never fished it. Remarkable how barbel have spread: back in the 60s you had to fish the Hampshire Avon to get one.

[bogsdollox]

Last year I had 15 barbel out of the Dearne in one session at Aldwick in the cattle drink ,largest was 6" long ,they must be breeding like mad in there.

That I don't know, bogs. It was just the fishing tackle shop but don't know the owner's first name. River idle was beautiful though I never fished it. Remarkable how barbel have spread: back in the 60s you had to fish the Hampshire Avon to get one.

[Archiemiller]

Go and treat yourself to a permit for Ravenfield ponds Brin,you wont be disappointed mate...On the point of Jack Grice bus are you getting mistaken for Gordons that used to run fishing trips through 60s 70s every sunday morning to Crowland (river welland) you could drop off at Winthorpe Bridge (river trent) or market deeping,then be picked up at same point on return trip, great days out for about 7/6d if i remember correctly, then through winter months they went up North Yorks dropping off on the Swale at cundall then on to Butterwick (river rye) close to flamingo zoo. Happy days. Oh bye the way once tried fly fishing and caught a 3lb bluebottle.

[monty_rhodes]

Go and treat yourself to a permit for Ravenfield ponds Brin,you wont be disappointed mate...On the point of Jack Grice bus are you getting mistaken for Gordons that used to run fishing trips through 60s 70s every sunday morning to Crowland (river welland) you could drop off at Winthorpe Bridge (river trent) or market deeping,then be picked up at same point on return trip, great days out for about 7/6d if i remember correctly, then through winter months they went up North Yorks dropping off on the Swale at cundall then on to Butterwick (river rye) close to flamingo zoo. Happy days. Oh bye the way once tried fly fishing and caught a 3lb bluebottle.

Archie, yes I probably am. I associate it with Grice's though but it was over 50 years ago so I may be misremembering. Definitely remember the late 60s sea fishing trips from the Bridge Inn to Whitby organised by the landlord and a bloke called Arthur Steele.

[PokerMillersSwinton]

Had a brief spell trying to fish wasn't much cop at it. But i do remember bakers pond in Kilnhurst was teaming with fish for some reason. You could not fail to catch 20 or 30 in a day.Usually Perch,Rudd,Roach, Bream and Dace.Somebody did tell me there were Pike and Carp in there i am assuming if there was pike they were big considering the amount of small Roach,Rudd and alike The story was people where catching them from the canal and releasing them in the pond. No idea if its still there, probably not it was like 25 years ago now.