tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post5580984824680531663..comments2024-03-29T08:37:59.411+00:00Comments on Not Quite Scilly: Forty YearsGavin Haighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17242398421328525578noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-70685323296016650232016-11-18T06:58:06.616+00:002016-11-18T06:58:06.616+00:00Yes Gav, A keepnet attacker was as good as caught....Yes Gav, A keepnet attacker was as good as caught. I also remember we had a bit of race to get tackled up to catch that Pike. I lost. I think I wasted time with niceties such as trimming off loose ends. <br />Tares, yes. They were the going bait. <br />My diaries are mainly just a jotted note or line. <br />1976 was the first year I wrote things down. Even the bite-less blank outings were recorded, so that one day I could enjoy reading all about catching nothing. I was keen.Richttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02714117508358025668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-73241970429846728982016-11-17T21:46:26.301+00:002016-11-17T21:46:26.301+00:00Blimey Ric! I do regret how slack I've been wi...Blimey Ric! I do regret how slack I've been with record-keeping over the years. I used to have detailed fishing diaries going back to the early '70s, sadly now long gone. Likewise birding notebooks. Nowadays I have to rely on what's in my memory. A bit risky really! I'm glad I got the year right though, and I do remember those roach. On tares? I think the pike found roach in a keepnet quite irresistible! Good memories...the formative years of an angling apprenticeship. Gavin Haighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242398421328525578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-92133747341558696362016-11-17T20:17:02.480+00:002016-11-17T20:17:02.480+00:00Agree with Dyl on the great markings on the 14 pou...Agree with Dyl on the great markings on the 14 pounder.<br />As for the other fish. My diary says that was 12th August 1976. If that was the fish I think it is, we were on Springwell Lake. You also caught another smaller pike and Roach of 10oz (3) and one of 13oz.<br />Five years later I think those were the huge Roach I saw jumping. Shame I didn't know how to catch them.Richttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02714117508358025668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-21849501004209468522016-11-17T17:12:03.120+00:002016-11-17T17:12:03.120+00:00Yes, the water is crystal clear. The weed growth i...Yes, the water is crystal clear. The weed growth is extensive but had died back a bit since our last visit, making lures and twitched deadbaits a viable option. You're right though, that pike is a cracker - gorgeous colours and really nicely marked. Hopefully they're all like that! Cheers Dyl.Gavin Haighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242398421328525578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-1397727046263513972016-11-17T16:54:00.342+00:002016-11-17T16:54:00.342+00:00Also brilliant for birding. In fact most wildlife ...Also brilliant for birding. In fact most wildlife is not startled by it...presumably they all assume it cannot possibly be a human sporting that red thing.Gavin Haighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242398421328525578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-84026490720512520622016-11-17T15:32:38.006+00:002016-11-17T15:32:38.006+00:00That's a beautifully marked pike - is the cana...That's a beautifully marked pike - is the canal generally clear water. The weed that you mentioned in the previous post suggests this to be the case and almost certainly a factor in the vivid colouration of that magnificent "esox". The Royal Military is quite murky for the most part, and the fish we encounter can be quite anemic at times - all the best with your quest and tight lines - DylDylan Wrathallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01285181139467170047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-91062830452725645502016-11-17T06:57:44.854+00:002016-11-17T06:57:44.854+00:00You can't beat a good camo hat, and personally...You can't beat a good camo hat, and personally I prefer your latest one to the forty year old version.Jonathan Lethbridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12791327377479687655noreply@blogger.com