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Whilst responding to another thread a question about target species was asked. Perhaps we should have a seperate thread for that?
My target species this year is a SEA TROUT legally hooked in the sea (as opposed to the many hooked... etc. etc. on an ordinary Trout licence, in Snowdonian rivers when they are in spate with the good old Lumbricus terrestris, and one eye out for baliffs. Wouldn't dream of doing that anymore, No No No!) The Sea Trout in the sea has evaded me for well over 50 years. Mike Snr. gave me some really good advice at the NEC last weekend, and ChrisP tells me that he catches them regularly from his boat ... SO that's it for 2005!
The day Charles got married for the first time, I seemed to be the only human being fishing so I had first try and had a 10 and half pound bass freelining with a big soft crab from the Benlas in the Swellies! It was a great day FOR ME anyway! Now it is a bit early for bass this time around but I intend to get a decent one this year together with another Mullet on the light stuff (was 13 when I last caught - two at 4lb, bread paste on a treble, on a handline underneath Menai Bridge (pontoon) pier, with one eye out for the piermaster!) I used to eat my fish in those days.
Isn't it strange how you can remember the details of great catches but forget all about blanks and there's far more of them!
My target species this year is a SEA TROUT legally hooked in the sea (as opposed to the many hooked... etc. etc. on an ordinary Trout licence, in Snowdonian rivers when they are in spate with the good old Lumbricus terrestris, and one eye out for baliffs. Wouldn't dream of doing that anymore, No No No!) The Sea Trout in the sea has evaded me for well over 50 years. Mike Snr. gave me some really good advice at the NEC last weekend, and ChrisP tells me that he catches them regularly from his boat ... SO that's it for 2005!
The day Charles got married for the first time, I seemed to be the only human being fishing so I had first try and had a 10 and half pound bass freelining with a big soft crab from the Benlas in the Swellies! It was a great day FOR ME anyway! Now it is a bit early for bass this time around but I intend to get a decent one this year together with another Mullet on the light stuff (was 13 when I last caught - two at 4lb, bread paste on a treble, on a handline underneath Menai Bridge (pontoon) pier, with one eye out for the piermaster!) I used to eat my fish in those days.
Isn't it strange how you can remember the details of great catches but forget all about blanks and there's far more of them!