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"Derek.Moody" wrote: In article , W. D. Grey wrote: What the hell am I doing here in South Wales ????????? Well if -you- don't know... Have fun chaps; twice if you can manage it ;-) I may have to go and catch a couple in sympathy. I've a couple of hours free tomorrow but nowhere near enough to get to N Wales. May your hangovers be smaller than your catches. NOT _ A _ HOPE _ IN _ HELL Thanks Derek, sorry you can't make it...btw, the photos from the 2002 gathering are still gathering dust quietly at the back of the Acorn... http://xavier.bangor.ac.uk/dlane/gathering/rep2K2.htm cheers, dave -- Literacy Support Software from: Xavier Educational Software Ltd School of Psychology, University of Wales Bangor http://xavier.bangor.ac.uk/ .... Oh no not again. That Holodeck is always breaking down. - Picard. |
Did you all blank? it's awfully quiet
Keith |
laxhill wrote:
Did you all blank? it's awfully quiet Keith Well I didn't but it was close Charles |
In article , GasMan
writes laxhill wrote: Did you all blank? it's awfully quiet Keith Well I didn't but it was close Charles Come on guys - give us a bit more than this ! Where is Dave's web-report and pictures?? It never used to be as quiet, is Reg still smiling? Did you all have a good time? How many did Andy bag? -- Bill Grey http://www.billboy.co.uk |
On Wed, 20 Jul 2005, W. D. Grey, gave forth these words of wisdom:
Come on guys - give us a bit more than this ! No you'll have to wait :-) Where is Dave's web-report and pictures?? Ask Dave It never used to be as quiet, is Reg still smiling? Reg NEVER smiles, he moans consistently and we wouldn't have it any other way! Did you all have a good time? No - it was bloody awful. How many did Andy bag? Well, he said one but we never saw it. Seriously though we had a great time but as usual the fishing was poor. They were DEEEEEEEEP! I think we all fished sinking lines with various monstrosities on the end, (mine fell to one of Andy's orange bombs!) Reg and Dave blanked but the rest of us managed one apiece I think. Mine was a feisty bugger that Reg and I thought would top 3 lbs the way it went at it but it ended up just over 2lbs. Nice, probably over wintered, fish. Now in the fridge awaiting consumption. Food was good as usual, Andy pigging out on his lamb chops both nights, and keeping the rest of the hotel awake all night with his snoring. Poor old Dave slept in the bunkhouse on his own waiting for some Sheila to turn up. I personally think we have two options for next year. a) Knock Brenig on the head, (pity as it's a convenient place to go to) b) Change the time of year we go there. (May/early June?) No doubt Dave will put up a web page when he has the time and Charles: I tried to send you a piccy but your address bounced. Any ideas why? Good to meet up with Charles and Alan. Maybe next year we can get a few more interested? No doubt some of the others will add to this and correct me if I'm wrong about anything :-) Cheers, Alec -- Alec Powell Watlington Oxon. UK |
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"W. D. Grey" wrote: In article , GasMan writes laxhill wrote: Did you all blank? it's awfully quiet Keith Well I didn't but it was close Charles Come on guys - give us a bit more than this ! Where is Dave's web-report and pictures?? It never used to be as quiet, is Reg still smiling? Did you all have a good time? How many did Andy bag? hiya - yes, sorry - since getting home I haven't had chance to sort the piccies out into the viewable/embarrasing piles....had hoped to get it done tonight, but have been dragooned into helping out at the school disco, arrrghghghhh The short version is that after a likely-looking start with overcast skies, the day turned into a sizzler, and everyone was struggling. The experts with the fish-finder reported that there were a lot of fish about - but 60 feet down.....and even Andy with his depleted uranium cored line was struggling. Still, 4 out of 6 of us caught a fish - those bounders using fast sinking lines and bright orange lures that appeared to have escaped from an 'Alien' movie. The purists (Reg & me) didn't get a touch - apart from the sun that is. Photos and the full story coming soon... cheers, Dave -- Literacy Support Software from: Xavier Educational Software Ltd School of Psychology, University of Wales Bangor http://xavier.bangor.ac.uk/ .... I'll have what the guy on the floor is having... |
On Wed, 20 Jul 2005, Dave Lane, gave forth these words of wisdom:
The purists (Reg & me) Is that what he told you? !!!!!!!!!!!! Reg, you little liar you!!!! The beggar used some shiny booby most of the day! Purist indeed! I opted for the tried and tested GRHE on a sinking tip for about an hour and decided, no go. Thence onward it was downhill. Me? Fishing a sinking line? Never show my face again :-( Alec -- Alec Powell Watlington Oxon. UK |
Alec Powell wrote:
On Wed, 20 Jul 2005, W. D. Grey, gave forth these words of wisdom: Come on guys - give us a bit more than this ! No you'll have to wait :-) Where is Dave's web-report and pictures?? Ask Dave It never used to be as quiet, is Reg still smiling? Reg NEVER smiles, he moans consistently and we wouldn't have it any other way! Did you all have a good time? No - it was bloody awful. How many did Andy bag? Well, he said one but we never saw it. Seriously though we had a great time but as usual the fishing was poor. They were DEEEEEEEEP! I think we all fished sinking lines with various monstrosities on the end, (mine fell to one of Andy's orange bombs!) Reg and Dave blanked but the rest of us managed one apiece I think. Mine was a feisty bugger that Reg and I thought would top 3 lbs the way it went at it but it ended up just over 2lbs. Nice, probably over wintered, fish. Now in the fridge awaiting consumption. Food was good as usual, Andy pigging out on his lamb chops both nights, and keeping the rest of the hotel awake all night with his snoring. Poor old Dave slept in the bunkhouse on his own waiting for some Sheila to turn up. I personally think we have two options for next year. a) Knock Brenig on the head, (pity as it's a convenient place to go to) b) Change the time of year we go there. (May/early June?) No doubt Dave will put up a web page when he has the time and Charles: I tried to send you a piccy but your address bounced. Any ideas why? Good to meet up with Charles and Alan. Maybe next year we can get a few more interested? No doubt some of the others will add to this and correct me if I'm wrong about anything :-) Cheers, Alec Alec, Addie should be charles at chasgill dot com which is working. Thw weekend was great, good food, good company, good drinks and the most expensive trout in Wales Charles |
In article , Alec Powell
writes On Wed, 20 Jul 2005, Dave Lane, gave forth these words of wisdom: The purists (Reg & me) Is that what he told you? !!!!!!!!!!!! Reg, you little liar you!!!! The beggar used some shiny booby most of the day! Purist indeed! I opted for the tried and tested GRHE on a sinking tip for about an hour and decided, no go. Thence onward it was downhill. Me? Fishing a sinking line? Never show my face again :-( Alec Thanks lads for this brief insight into the weekend I missed :-) Brenig is BIG and it takes experience of fishing it to get results. The lads in my club who fish it regularly - up and back in a day with at least 8 hours fishing- have in the past recommended "pulling" flies. Of course with bright sun they fish would have been down deep. You got that right though. Let's see what next year brings:-) -- Bill Grey http://www.billboy.co.uk |
On Wed, 20 Jul 2005, W. D. Grey, gave forth these words of wisdom:
Brenig is BIG and it takes experience of fishing it to get results. The lads in my club who fish it regularly - up and back in a day with at least 8 hours fishing- have in the past recommended "pulling" flies. Of course with bright sun they fish would have been down deep. You got that right though. Let's see what next year brings:-) Thanks Bill for this. An interesting aside to the weekend came about tonight. Many of us have derided some of the stockies we catch when it comes to consuming them, In fact I am no great lover of large? trout for the pot. However this one caught at Brenig was one of the tastiest we have had for a long time. SWMBO baked it with a bit of garlic and capers and it was delicious. I put this down to the fact that as Brenig is so vast the fish must have ample opportunity to feed naturally and also that it was caught in "Welsh" water. Nothing like the poisonous stuff Thames Water feed us on down here! Maybe next year I'll manage a brace so I don't have to share it with her! :-) Cheers, Alec -- Alec Powell Watlington Oxon. UK |
It is very good to hear that the infamous Brenig gatherings are still
taking place, and with many of the same names cropping up. Sounds like the fishing there is not getting any easier, but as always the company sounds to be very good! I'm now back living on the mainland, having moved back from the Isle of Muck in January. With a wee bit of luck I may even get some trout fishing done this year. (I have a standing invitation to fish Loch Arkaig with a neighbour!) But we are expecting another baby in the very near future, due on 31st July! So it may be a while before I take him up on that invitation. There are plenty of hill lochs to try out in the immediate area, and several rivers with runs of both seatrout and some salmon, so I am looking forward to getting to grips with thm in the coming years. Speak to you soon, Nick Noble Now living in Ardgour! |
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Alec Powell wrote: On Wed, 20 Jul 2005, Dave Lane, gave forth these words of wisdom: The purists (Reg & me) Is that what he told you? !!!!!!!!!!!! Reg, you little liar you!!!! The beggar used some shiny booby most of the day! Purist indeed! I opted for the tried and tested GRHE on a sinking tip for about an hour and decided, no go. Thence onward it was downhill. Me? Fishing a sinking line? Never show my face again :-( ah well, the truth will out - pictures never lie - and you can now see it all by going to the link below. Charles - your early departure caught me out - and you didn't get the collectable Brenig souvenir.... please drop me an email with your postal address, ta. http://xavier.bangor.ac.uk/dlane/gat...renig_2005.htm btw - somebody just emailed me about 4Mb of summat - which my email client promptly discarded - if anyone was sending me any piccies, please try again? ta. cheers all, Dave -- Literacy Support Software from: Xavier Educational Software Ltd School of Psychology, University of Wales Bangor http://xavier.bangor.ac.uk/ .... (beep) Help, I've fallen and can't reach the beer. |
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Nick Noble wrote: It is very good to hear that the infamous Brenig gatherings are still taking place, [snip] Great to hear from you Nick - we were talking about absent bodies "where are they now?" - and wondring what had happened to 'fishing.com'.... see you at the next one? How about you hosting one up there???? cheers Dave -- .... We all live in a yellow subroutine. |
Dave Lane wrote:
In message Alec Powell wrote: On Wed, 20 Jul 2005, Dave Lane, gave forth these words of wisdom: The purists (Reg & me) Is that what he told you? !!!!!!!!!!!! Reg, you little liar you!!!! The beggar used some shiny booby most of the day! Purist indeed! I opted for the tried and tested GRHE on a sinking tip for about an hour and decided, no go. Thence onward it was downhill. Me? Fishing a sinking line? Never show my face again :-( ah well, the truth will out - pictures never lie - and you can now see it all by going to the link below. Charles - your early departure caught me out - and you didn't get the collectable Brenig souvenir.... please drop me an email with your postal address, ta. http://xavier.bangor.ac.uk/dlane/gat...renig_2005.htm btw - somebody just emailed me about 4Mb of summat - which my email client promptly discarded - if anyone was sending me any piccies, please try again? ta. cheers all, Dave Dave, My address is 51 Mitre Street Huddersfield HD1 4NT I look forward to the post with some trepidation. The pictures look good and I look forward to next year although I winder - Does it have to be a year? If anyone is heading up north give me a buzz and we could try the local waters. Charles PS If it is raw and once lived please send guaranteed next day (I will cover cost) |
Dave Lane wrote:
In message Nick Noble wrote: It is very good to hear that the infamous Brenig gatherings are still taking place, [snip] Great to hear from you Nick - we were talking about absent bodies "where are they now?" - and wondring what had happened to 'fishing.com'.... see you at the next one? How about you hosting one up there???? cheers Dave I will second that Charles I will fish anywhere |
Dave Lane wrote:
snip .... see you at the next one? It is certainly something I would like to do, I'll have to see what is happening next year, but I may just be there! (You've been warned! ;-) ) How about you hosting one up there???? Good idea, I'll see what I can get sorted, there's certainly plenty of good fishing around. I guess you'd all prefer pre midge time of year? Nick PS Charles is that Mitre Street in Marsh in your address? I lived on Grasmere Road for a year as student! |
Nick Noble wrote:
Dave Lane wrote: snip ... see you at the next one? It is certainly something I would like to do, I'll have to see what is happening next year, but I may just be there! (You've been warned! ;-) ) How about you hosting one up there???? Good idea, I'll see what I can get sorted, there's certainly plenty of good fishing around. I guess you'd all prefer pre midge time of year? Nick PS Charles is that Mitre Street in Marsh in your address? I lived on Grasmere Road for a year as student! Sure is - a small world. What were you studying~? Charles |
In article , Nick
Noble writes It is very good to hear that the infamous Brenig gatherings are still taking place, and with many of the same names cropping up. Sounds like the fishing there is not getting any easier, but as always the company sounds to be very good! I'm now back living on the mainland, having moved back from the Isle of Muck in January. With a wee bit of luck I may even get some trout fishing done this year. (I have a standing invitation to fish Loch Arkaig with a neighbour!) But we are expecting another baby in the very near future, due on 31st July! So it may be a while before I take him up on that invitation. There are plenty of hill lochs to try out in the immediate area, and several rivers with runs of both seatrout and some salmon, so I am looking forward to getting to grips with thm in the coming years. Speak to you soon, Nick Noble Now living in Ardgour! Hi Nick, You have been missed over the last couple of years. Peter, Stuart and yourself made up the party in those early days. How was Muck anyway? I was at Iona earlier and there wasn't a lot there Good to hear from you - all the best. -- Bill Grey http://www.billboy.co.uk |
Alec,
What exactly is a SINKING LINE. As a PURIST I am not familiar with the term. Tight lines, Diamonds. -- Every Day Is A Bonus! Make The Most Of It! http://www.sweetmore.fsnet.co.uk "Alec Powell" wrote in message ... On Wed, 20 Jul 2005, Dave Lane, gave forth these words of wisdom: The purists (Reg & me) Is that what he told you? !!!!!!!!!!!! Reg, you little liar you!!!! The beggar used some shiny booby most of the day! Purist indeed! I opted for the tried and tested GRHE on a sinking tip for about an hour and decided, no go. Thence onward it was downhill. Me? Fishing a sinking line? Never show my face again :-( Alec -- Alec Powell Watlington Oxon. UK |
In article , Reg Sweetmore
writes Alec, What exactly is a SINKING LINE. As a PURIST I am not familiar with the term. Tight lines, Diamonds. A SINKING LINE is a FLOATING LINE which is past its best and the owner is too bloody mean to buy a new one. A FLOATING LINE floats (believe it or not) enabling the owner( who has spent a lot of money on it) to keep his eye on it all the time he is fishing. A decent Sinking line will cost one or two small diamonds methinks! -- Bill Grey http://www.billboy.co.uk |
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