Quote from: klondike on Yesterday at 11:35:24 PMOnly course fishing and sea fishing. Given where I live not much sea fishing.

No,  we're a long way from the coast, aren't we.
Pity,  I really love the sea air. 


P.S.  Talking of sea air,  I wonder where Raven's gone?  Not like her not to be doing the games every day.
Hope she's alright. 

Only course fishing and sea fishing. Given where I live not much sea fishing.

Your neighbour probably has a choice of clubs or fisheries. I go with my son either to his boat or we sometimes have hired a boat on a local reservoir for a day pike fishing. We have had a few days in a lodge at a carp fishery a couple of times.

Quote from: klondike on Yesterday at 05:49:01 PMYes.

There is a close season for course fish in rivers from mid March to mid June as that is the breeding season.

Bright sun is bad news for course fishing and you can't ethically fish for predators with the water this hot as catching them really messes them up because of the low oxygen content.

The sunlight also makes the weed go bonkers. Result of that is I haven't had a full day fishing this season yet just a short session on the river in my son's new dinghy. We think the heat and sun killed the old one off as all 4 chambers had deflated and it wouldn't hold air.

The old chap who lives next door to me is a fisherman.  He is 83,  and still goes seven days a week with his old mate.   I think they belong to a fishing club somewhere,  maybe Wellingborough, but not sure.
I read somewhere recently that this heat is causing a lot of Algae.

When we were kids, I remember my brother used to enjoy fishing too,  he carried on for many years after he was an adult too.   I remember him talking about the Close season too.  Sometimes he did  sea fishing as well.

I don't think I could sit still long enough. 

Have you ever been Salmon fishing?




Yesterday at 11:01:30 PM
All these wildfires,  and now Japan have had a big Earthquake too. 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c9q2481v855t

Quote from: Mups on Yesterday at 10:28:44 AMAre you still allowed to go fishing?

Yes.

There is a close season for course fish in rivers from mid March to mid June as that is the breeding season.

Bright sun is bad news for course fishing and you can't ethically fish for predators with the water this hot as catching them really messes them up because of the low oxygen content.

The sunlight also makes the weed go bonkers. Result of that is I haven't had a full day fishing this season yet just a short session on the river in my son's new dinghy. We think the heat and sun killed the old one off as all 4 chambers had deflated and it wouldn't hold air.

Bravo 

I am surprised there are not more fires raging..
 Considering the 'nutters' we have walking around..

There was a young man from Rye
Who could only see with one eye

Sitting on the sofa...a nice cup of tea and a fan blowing...

Brave man...

Some idiot on an estate near me, had a fire in his garden, left it smouldering, it set fire to his house and four others!

https://www.itv.com/news/calendar/2026-07-23/homes-destroyed-by-early-hours-fire