Trout For Tea

[chrismdd 787]

Had a couple hours free this morning so thought I'd pop up the road to freeline lobworms for any brown trout on the upper stretches of our club water. Tried a spot I had never been before. Lots of nettles and other undergrowth in this neglected part of the river, casting into pools amongst the fallen trees from banks that are eight foot above the river. Within twenty minutes and three casts into three separate pools I had these two beauties, that was my limit so back home within the hour.

 

 

Cooked them up tonight stuffed with garlic, bacon and cherry tomatoes and they were absolutely gorgeous.

 

These are all wild fish that very rarely get anyone fishing for them.

 

Chris

[salclalin 240]

Nice going

[darbo 4,776]

2 mint looking trout. well done.

[terryd 8,539]

Lovely looking fish well done really envious of your meal. Just sea fish my self river seems so pricey

[fat man 4,741]

2 nice trout for the pan,heading out on my local lake in the morn,very good fishery,plenty of wild brownies also rainbows,hope the weather stays calm.

[hawki 1,431]

nice trout mate...... what pound line do you use? and how much weight? and lastly what size hook?

ath Hawki

[chrismdd 787]

Hi Hawki,

 

4 lb mainline with a 3 lb flourocarbon link tied on with a four turn blood knot, pinched a single AA onto the free tag end to get the worm down quickly before trundling it along the bottom and feeling the line for bites. Both trout were over 12 inches as we always return those that are under 10 inches. This club water of ours is on a season ticket of just £15 a year for around 10 miles of river fishing and holds some cracking roach and chub as well as other surprise species.

 

Chris

[hawki 1,431]

hello Chris, sounds like a good spot.... is their any wild brown trout in it.... where i fish its €25 form march to sept i dont bother paying as i fish off a run off of the river liffey...... well thats my excuse anyway i use 6lb flourocarbon line size 10 hook with 1/4 once ball shot 1 and a 1/2 ft from the hook... then 1 ssg about 5inches from the hook to keep it down as its fast flowing water... what size hook do you use?

[chrismdd 787]

Hawki, they're all now wild brown trout I think stocking only took place twenty years ago and both fish today had roe in them so obviously they're breeding well. The top part of the river is so narrow that you can jump across it in places. We also have a number of otters on the river but it doesn't seem to effect the fish stocks much, in fact the otters may be a godsend as they are hitting into the signal crayfish. I was using a size 6 hook mainly as I was using large lobworms. The biggest recorded wild brownie from this river was just over 6 lb and was returned, saw a nice one over 4 lb caught by a holiday angler last year. Might give a mepps spinner next time. Regards Chris.

[NEWKID 27,278]

Nice brace of fish Chris, a nice method if fishing too, trundling along a lob worm I bet you pick up the occasional big chub like that too..

[Malt 379]

Nice fish!

 

Just sea fish my self river seems so pricey

 

Me too mate, seems daft to pay to go fishing when I've got the whole sea to use for free here!