Mundane News

[biggs682]

It's been a good night's sleep so time for some smiles see ya later

I am back and have had my cuppa

 

[Tenacious Sloth]

You might have missed it.But just letting you know.Leeds United have been promoted to play with the big boys now.

They’ll have to deep clean the stadium before playing in the Premier League, ‘cos as far as I can remember, Leeds United are really, really dirty.

 

[classic33]

Have they had much success with that?

Not in recent years.
This one was for Jack though.

 

[PeteXXX]

Bloomin' pesky varmint squirrels have eaten the tops off my sunflowers 🌻

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

They’ll have to deep clean the stadium before playing in the Premier League, ‘cos as far as I can remember, Leeds United are really, really dirty.

Those of us who happen to have been born in Leeds have no choice which team to support. Leeds is written on the Birth Certificate. They were dirty, though - I'll happily concede that - but that was back in the 70s.

Right, I'm off for my 3rd mug of tea and, who knows, I may even take the recycling down after I've drunk that.

 

[Illaveago]

Found a site which seems to explain a bit better as to where to look for the comet.
It's in the sky! Just about! Just under two fists above the northern horizon with your arm at arm's length. It could explain why I didn't see it last night. A houses and trees at the end of our garden and low cloud moving in from the north .
Need some clear skies now .

 

[Tenacious Sloth]

Finally managed to get out tench fishing in the Fens yesterday.

A lot of the rivers and drains run very close to busy roads and so to avoid traffic noise I did a fair bit of scoping out in preparation over the proceeding few days and found a nice quiet spot on the River Nene (Old Course) near Benwick.

I made an effort and got there early (about 0430) and while it was still relatively dark cleared a lot of the floating weed directly in front of me. The bottom didn't look as if it was too weedy, so I decided not to rake the bottom and chucked out half a tin of hemp seed and some sweet corn (which I was going to use as hook bait) to hopefully get any fish interested.

It took me a while to get my float depth set up correctly as this was the first time I’d Coarse fished since 1979.

I wasn’t really expecting to catch much but had a nice Rudd on my very first cast, followed by about another dozen. To be honest I lost count and release the fish immediately rather than use a keep net.

So, this was one of about a dozen Rudd - or the same fish caught a dozen times.

I carried on feeding the swim with hemp and corn in the hope of getting some tench interested. Eventually, about 0730 I had my first tench for over 40 years. Not huge, but very welcome all the same.

At one point the swim came alive with bubbles caused by a visiting shoal of Bream and I managed to catch a couple. The biggest was just over 4Ib.

At about 1030 the sun was bright, hot and high in the sky and the fishy action tailed off, so I decided to call it a day. All in all I’d been far more successful than expected and had really enjoyed myself. Rather than just tench, I’d experienced a Smorgasbord of coarse fish species (including a roach and a perch I didn’t photograph).

I also saw a Very large deer, complete with antlers galloping down the far bank just as dawn broke and at one point a 4ft snake swam across the river.

End of report. I’ll try and make it more mundane next time, but it was just a great morning!

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Found a site which seems to explain a bit better as to where to look for the comet.
It's in the sky! Just about! Just under two fists above the northern horizon with your arm at arm's length. It could explain why I didn't see it last night. A houses and trees at the end of our garden and low cloud moving in from the north .
Need some clear skies now .

If you lie on your back with your head pointing south, it'll be right under your nose.

 

[Tenacious Sloth]

If you lie on your back with your head pointing south, it'll be right under your nose.

I tried that, but all I could see was my mantlepiece.

 

[Salar]

Finally managed to get out tench fishing in the Fens yesterday.

A lot of the rivers and drains run very close to busy roads and so to avoid traffic noise I did a fair bit of scoping out in preparation over the proceeding few days and found a nice quiet spot on the River Nene (Old Course) near Benwick.
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I made an effort and got there early (about 0430) and while it was still relatively dark cleared a lot of the floating weed directly in front of me. The bottom didn't look as if it was too weedy, so I decided not to rake the bottom and chucked out half a tin of hemp seed and some sweet corn (which I was going to use as hook bait) to hopefully get any fish interested.

It took me a while to get my float depth set up correctly as this was the first time I’d Coarse fished since 1979.

I wasn’t really expecting to catch much but had a nice Rudd on my very first cast, followed by about another dozen. To be honest I lost count and release the fish immediately rather than use a keep net.

View attachment 536695
So, this was one of about a dozen Rudd - or the same fish caught a dozen times.

I carried on feeding the swim with hemp and corn in the hope of getting some tench interested. Eventually, about 0730 I had my first tench for over 40 years. Not huge, but very welcome all the same.
View attachment 536697

At one point the swim came alive with bubbles caused by a visiting shoal of Bream and I managed to catch a couple. The biggest was just over 4Ib.
View attachment 536698

At about 1030 the sun was bright, hot and high in the sky and the fishy action tailed off, so I decided to call it a day. All in all I’d been far more successful than expected and had really enjoyed myself. Rather than just tench, I’d experienced a Smorgasbord of coarse fish species (including a roach and a perch I didn’t photograph).

I also saw a Very large deer, complete with antlers galloping down the far bank just as dawn broke and at one point a 4ft snake swam across the river.

End of report. I’ll try and make it more mundane next time, but it was just a great morning!

Not mundane

This is where it needs to be posted https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/lets-talk-fishing.263988/

 

[Deleted member 26715]

I tried that, but all I could see was my mantlepiece.

Lucky you, my belly gets in the way

 

[Grant Fondo]

Bit grimey out there, so fettle then ride later. Huge fry up beckons, but safe in the knowledge i can burn off the lard later. Have a good one guys

 

[classic33]

Found a site which seems to explain a bit better as to where to look for the comet.
It's in the sky! Just about! Just under two fists above the northern horizon with your arm at arm's length. It could explain why I didn't see it last night. A houses and trees at the end of our garden and low cloud moving in from the north .
Need some clear skies now .

And a lot less light.

 

[Kempstonian]

If the comet is due north I have no chance of seeing it. There's a 50ft apple tree in the way.

 

[Grant Fondo]

Found a site which seems to explain a bit better as to where to look for the comet.
It's in the sky! Just about! Just under two fists above the northern horizon with your arm at arm's length. It could explain why I didn't see it last night. A houses and trees at the end of our garden and low cloud moving in from the north .
Need some clear skies now .

Will have a look out for that, in rural Anglesey tomorrow, which should help!