a bit of advice please on whips ( fishing question that is )

Almost any stream 10 mile sup the road from Cricklade in Swindon. We seem to
be having a glut of them I am glad to say. You may have to fish around a few
natural obstacles though like shopping trolleys.VBG

I did the whole thing with a net for the grandsons a year back and we caught
5 in one scoop, 3 spin if I remember correctly. I did think of trying with a
stick and hook but did not want to show myself up.VBG

I have a few hundred baby goldfish ( natural colours now ) in my pond if you
want them, seems I got the vegetarian gold fish in the world back when I
started it off. I was tempted to try out the pole at home though.(;-)

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Gandalf


"Steve Walker" wrote in message
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No, just a small stream inlet and a drain off that is a little more but
still only stickleback territory. I do have a section of canal fairly
close
but even that is closed both ends.

Nearest real river is the Thames at Cricklade which I used to fish right
down to Lechlade in my youth.

The Thames is still free fishing upstream of the dual carriageway overpass
to the first bridge upstream of Cricklade. It's not really the sort of
easy fishing Derek has in mind, though.

Actually, I'm after a few sticklebacks for my garden pond, I don't suppose
you'd care to share the location of your stickleback hunting grounds? :0)

--
Steve Walker

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Almost any stream 10 mile sup the road from Cricklade in Swindon. We seem to
be having a glut of them I am glad to say. You may have to fish around a few
natural obstacles though like shopping trolleys.VBG

Par for the course! I shall go for a look, then, see if I can't net
myself a few.

I did the whole thing with a net for the grandsons a year back and we caught
5 in one scoop, 3 spin if I remember correctly. I did think of trying with a
stick and hook but did not want to show myself up.VBG

When we were kids, we used to catch them on worms. They used to cling to
the end of the worm rather than getting hooked, and you could often
catch two at a time. A friend of mine had a baby bath sunken into his
garden, in which we used to have stickleback fishing competitions, tying
the worm on and using a matchstick for a float. Particularly popular
after blanking somewhere else!

I have a few hundred baby goldfish ( natural colours now ) in my pond if you
want them, seems I got the vegetarian gold fish in the world back when I
started it off. I was tempted to try out the pole at home though.(;-)

Ah, thanks, but this pond is just for native species. I've a few rudd in
it to keep the mosquito larvae down, and I thought it would be nice to
get a population of sticklebacks going. I know that the frog botherers
insist that a wildlife pond should contain no fish at all, but what they
espouse is a frog sanctuary, not a wildlife pond.

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Steve Walker

This brought the old minnow trap to mind, plastic drinks bottle with the
cone end cut off and reversed then wired back on. Add a few holes to allow
water ( but not little fish ) to go through and a bit of bait and you have
your own mini fish catcher.VBG

Will have to show that to the boys.

Taking him for our first pole fishing session tomorrow,a first for both of
us. I converted the whip so it has an elasticised end after talking to some
locals who suggested it might be better for a beginner.(;-)

I got to catch as I have nearly 5 years without blanking so I HAVE GOT TO
CATCH.VBG

My pond started off as a natural with frogs, toads and newts but I succumbed
to a ghost carp which soon outgrew it. I think I still have a couple of
tench in there but the goldfish came when my daughters fish tank cracked and
I never was one for killing fish. From six little fish I ended up with 83 in
just three years when I did my last netting 3 years ago, I gave most of them
to the local school as they had a new pond. Got no one who wants them now so
I have to let them kill themselves by over population or cull lots of little
fish. It is illegal to let them go in the wild or even in local ornamental
ponds. Had one solution this morning as I got up to a heron on my back wall,
if he took the little ones I would not mind but he takes the big ones.

--
Gandalf

"Steve Walker" wrote in message
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In message , Gandalf
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Almost any stream 10 mile sup the road from Cricklade in Swindon. We seem
to
be having a glut of them I am glad to say. You may have to fish around a
few
natural obstacles though like shopping trolleys.VBG

Par for the course! I shall go for a look, then, see if I can't net myself
a few.

I did the whole thing with a net for the grandsons a year back and we
caught
5 in one scoop, 3 spin if I remember correctly. I did think of trying with
a
stick and hook but did not want to show myself up.VBG

When we were kids, we used to catch them on worms. They used to cling to
the end of the worm rather than getting hooked, and you could often catch
two at a time. A friend of mine had a baby bath sunken into his garden, in
which we used to have stickleback fishing competitions, tying the worm on
and using a matchstick for a float. Particularly popular after blanking
somewhere else!