NEWKID 27,163 Posted February 21, 2016 Report Share Posted February 21, 2016 (edited) With the rivers finally getting back to a decent level as we had hardly any rain for the first time in months, it was time to try and find Snifferboy his first chub. It was discussed when we had a mornings bass fishing last year, but this was our first chance since I know a few stretches on the rivers round here that should give him a good chance but chose the Tone in Taunton, holds a load of chub and is easy enough fishing. The downstream wind was a nightmare so after half an hour or so of trying to put a waggler through without a bite i set him up a stick float rig, it gave him loads more control and he was soon catching a few fish.. By now he was into the swing of it, pulling out dace and some cracking roach up to a pound or so, when the float buried and this time it really hang on, after a short fight a decent enough chub was in the net and a big smile was on Dan's face lol.. We ended up walking another stretch for a couple of hours in the afternoon and caught some more chub. He also added 2 more fish to his first time caught list some cracking grayling and....bleak lol It was a top day in good company we had around 20 chub between us a dozen grayling some over the pound mark and a good handful of big roach, along with the dace, bleak etc... Oh and a few big brown trout up to 2lb or so... Dans first chub, a decent one too One of the decent grayling we had, lovely fish Edited February 21, 2016 by NEWKID 15 Quote Link to post
white van man 3,324 Posted February 21, 2016 Report Share Posted February 21, 2016 Well done boys. A good day as expected. 1 Quote Link to post
socks 32,253 Posted February 21, 2016 Report Share Posted February 21, 2016 Not a bad day out for a drag queen and transvestite ....... 1 Quote Link to post
devon flighter 421 Posted February 21, 2016 Report Share Posted February 21, 2016 well done, ROUGHLY where on the tone do you fish ? before we moved up north i used to live in east devon and for a brief time did some ground maintenance and grass cutting around b& spew from the bridge down to the motorway always wondered if there was any fish there ! 1 Quote Link to post
NEWKID 27,163 Posted February 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2016 Cheers lads You should've come Ken, you'd of fitted in lovely lol Quote Link to post
NEWKID 27,163 Posted February 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2016 (edited) well done, ROUGHLY where on the tone do you fish ? before we moved up north i used to live in east devon and for a brief time did some ground maintenance and grass cutting around b& spew from the bridge down to the motorway always wondered if there was any fish there !We fished in the town for the morning, below French weir, towards the Lidls that backs onto the river.In the afternoon we fished the stretch behind B and Q, just a rod each and a bait apron and walked down towards the motorway bridge trying any fishy looking swims... Caught good fish in both places. Edited February 21, 2016 by NEWKID 2 Quote Link to post
devon flighter 421 Posted February 21, 2016 Report Share Posted February 21, 2016 is that wildlife area still below the bridge bathpool i think it was called , Quote Link to post
NEWKID 27,163 Posted February 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2016 Yes there is a lake which is nature reserve, it flows back into the tone there, it ain't bad fishing through that bit 1 Quote Link to post
mattyg 1,862 Posted February 21, 2016 Report Share Posted February 21, 2016 Top class......trotting a stick is the ONLY way on to snag a few chub on any river. You'll learn more with a stick on a river than any other method. Great bag as well. When I've been down and bored you shitless with bass after bass in the summer then you're both welcome up here on a few little rivers where the stick is king! Matt 2 Quote Link to post
devon flighter 421 Posted February 21, 2016 Report Share Posted February 21, 2016 do much bass fishing down there NK? Quote Link to post
NEWKID 27,163 Posted February 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2016 (edited) Top class......trotting a stick is the ONLY way on to snag a few chub on any river. You'll learn more with a stick on a river than any other method. Great bag as well. When I've been down and bored you shitless with bass after bass in the summer then you're both welcome up here on a few little rivers where the stick is king! Matt I love running a stick through, it's probably my favourite way to fish... The first couple of swims we fished has a big willow on the far side, if you can present it right a wag over and spray the maggot you'll bag on the chub. Had some decent bags out of it in the past, not particularly big fish a 3lber is a real good one for the town stretch, but to get Dan his first chub it was a bit of a banker.The wind was too much and downstream to present it right though. The 2nd bit is narrow and faster, real stick float water.. Here's one off the fast stretch, the chub go to about 5lb in this bit not huge but good fun on light gear Might take you wrasseing this year, need to conserve the bass stocks lol Will take you up on your offer of a bit of river fishing up there at some point though mate, cheers. Edited February 21, 2016 by NEWKID 2 Quote Link to post
NEWKID 27,163 Posted February 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2016 do much bass fishing down there NK? A little bit mate, when I get the time, definetly not as much as I'd like to though. Quote Link to post
neil cooney 10,416 Posted February 23, 2016 Report Share Posted February 23, 2016 Good thread. Ye boys talking about trotting a stick float has me wanting to do some fishing. 3 Quote Link to post
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