Fisherman Mike Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 I was fishing the upper Thames a couple of weeks ago at Inglesham near Lechlade..It was hot and sunny so I decided to tip double redworm under the shade of an inside bush for small perch and perhaps a half decent chub. In the morning all I caught was 12 big crayfish which I put in a bucket. Just after 1.30 the tip went round and this stripped off about 30 yards of line on its first run. I was only using 2.6lb straight through to a size 14 and a Drennan light feeder and thought it was one of the Big chub which frequent the stretch. (growing fat on the crays! ) Although it weeded itself twice I managed to get it to the surface and tire it after about 20 minutes and was very surprised to see it was a fat wild mirror. It knocked the scales down just under 12 LB and although it wasn’t very long was almost round in two dimensions. Scale and fin perfect and as wild as they come. Probably never been caught before nor will be again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malkiserow Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 Hi Mike, was wondering how you are. Impressive, never seen one before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bi9johnny Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 not a fisherman but lovely looking specimen that is mate well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aled Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 Cracking well done. Aled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Mike Posted August 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 Hi Mike, was wondering how you are. Impressive, never seen one before. Fine thanks Malc...Hope you and yours are too. Had a sabbatical but taking an interest again now. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack-ack Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 Probably never been caught before nor will be again.[/font][/size] Why? Did you chuffing eat it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Mike Posted August 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 Why? Did you chuffing eat it? No I gave it the Rolf Harris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
activeviii Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 all the lakes around linear lost a heck of a lot of the carp the to rivers when we had all the floods. knocked linear right back, i have not fished there since then. carp in the rivers are getting all to common now. very clean looking fish mike. bet it took the heart to the mouth for the first part of the fight. lol. we were only taking about you 2 days ago and the bbq seating plans. all the best Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balian Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 Certainly looks as if it has been eating well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshie Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 Nice to see wild fish instead of these pets people catch over and over again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Mike Posted August 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 (edited) all the lakes around linear lost a heck of a lot of the carp the to rivers when we had all the floods. knocked linear right back, i have not fished there since then. carp in the rivers are getting all to common now. very clean looking fish mike. bet it took the heart to the mouth for the first part of the fight. lol. we were only taking about you 2 days ago and the bbq seating plans. all the best Phil I don't think that's the case Phil...I think they have always been there ...well in the last 200 years since they escaped from the Monastic and Convent Stew ponds...but nobody bothers to fish for them... Carp Anglers these days just want to sit it out in a warm Bivvy at a well stocked lake where they can drive the car to the peg. ( edited to say I've got nothing against this if it floats your boat ) I could take you to several swims on the middle Thames, Severn and Bristol Avon that would with patience produce 20 + commons....but no one wants to walk 2 miles to the swim.! Edited August 30, 2013 by Fisherman Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 Had a sabbatical but taking an interest again now. IIRC you were off never ever ever to return again? - obviously the lure of PW is not to be underestimated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver pigeon69 Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 all the lakes around linear lost a heck of a lot of the carp the to rivers when we had all the floods. knocked linear right back, i have not fished there since then. carp in the rivers are getting all to common now. very clean looking fish mike. bet it took the heart to the mouth for the first part of the fight. lol. we were only taking about you 2 days ago and the bbq seating plans. all the best Phil I don't think that's the case Phil...I think they have always been there ...well in the last 200 years since they escaped from the Monastic and Convent Stew ponds...but nobody bothers to fish for them... Carp Anglers these days just want to sit it out in a warm Bivvy at a well stocked lake where they can drive the car to the peg. ( edited to say I've got nothing against this if it floats your boat ) I could take you to several swims on the middle Thames, Severn and Bristol Avon that would with patience produce 20 + commons....but no one wants to walk 2 miles to the swim.! about 30+ years ago(when i was a kid) i was night fishing the medway at East Farleigh and saw something in the water near the bank, shone my torch down and saw 2 x common carp at least 20lb+! it was in the entrance to the boat basin which is very shallow. tried for years to catch them but not even a bite! they used to go into the shallow basin every night and leave in the morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted September 3, 2013 Report Share Posted September 3, 2013 I recon you are right, an ex linear simmo. Nice fish to catch on light gear though. all the lakes around linear lost a heck of a lot of the carp the to rivers when we had all the floods. knocked linear right back, i have not fished there since then. carp in the rivers are getting all to common now. very clean looking fish mike. bet it took the heart to the mouth for the first part of the fight. lol. we were only taking about you 2 days ago and the bbq seating plans. all the best Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted September 3, 2013 Report Share Posted September 3, 2013 I recon you are right, an ex linear simmo. Nice fish to catch on light gear though. I agree , there are lots of carp through the thames and has been for years , but the carp you caught is far from a wild one , it does look very much like a simmo and would have found its way in from a flooded lake at some stage . Still a nice catch on light gear though and in a few years it will be a big fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pole Star Posted September 3, 2013 Report Share Posted September 3, 2013 (edited) That's a nice interesting catch Mike I fished the Thames for years as a young chap & I had never heard of carp in there ! I use to fish it at Marlow , Bourne End & the weir at Mill end nr Hambelden but that was some time ago now , heard its full of Catfish , Crays & all sorts since . The river Thames is my favorite river & have a lot of good memories of it & just wish it was a bit nearer . ATB PS since when did the Thames flow through Lincolnshire Fennboy are you sure you are on the right river ? Edited September 3, 2013 by Pole Star Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted September 3, 2013 Report Share Posted September 3, 2013 (edited) I am pretty sure , I know what I am talking about there has been carp coming out of the thames for at least 30 years that I know of and no doubt a few before that , the popularity of carp fishing meant a increasing number of lakes stocked with carp and an increasing amount finding there way into the rivers during flooding etc. I used to fish it regularly with my best mates Mario a Luigi Edited September 3, 2013 by fenboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outlander Posted September 3, 2013 Report Share Posted September 3, 2013 The great ouse is the same, a mate of mine regularly fishes for them during the summer with some cracking results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 I had a 30lb common from the Ouse at Tirringham in August 2000, whilst chub fishing. The great ouse is the same, a mate of mine regularly fishes for them during the summer with some cracking results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pole Star Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 (edited) You would have thought carp would have got into the Thames hundreds of years ago with the stocking of carp in Monastic ponds along the Thames Valley after 1066 when they were said to have first been brought over by the Normans ? also they say when our humble rabbit was imported . Why did it take so long for them to enter the Thames , it was said that in the 18centry you could get a boat from Bicester to Oxford via the flood meadows & tributaries to the Thames . Anyway good to hear Fennboy has some mates lol ps I just remembered that when fishing Marlow lock in the early 70s I use to often see water voles swimming back & forth ? anyone know if they are still there or has the mink finished em off ?? Edited September 4, 2013 by Pole Star Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 No doubt the did in small numbers, but spawning success, even these days is not great with carp. Carp fishing in the UK didn't really take off until the 70's, with greater numbers of waters being stocked, which lead to more fish being moved or moving during floods. You would have thought carp would have got into the Thames hundreds of years ago with the stocking of carp in Monastic ponds along the Thames Valley after 1066 when they were said to have first been brought over by the Normans ? also they say when our humble rabbit was imported . Why did it take so long for them to enter the Thames , it was said that in the 18centry you could get a boat from Bicester to Oxford via the flood meadows & tributaries to the Thames . Anyway good to hear Fennboy has some mates lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 There are quite a few serious looking Carp fisherman along the banks of the Thames near us these days, you never saw that a few years ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 The latest great unknown in carp angling. There are quite a few serious looking Carp fisherman along the banks of the Thames near us these days, you never saw that a few years ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Mike Posted September 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2013 (edited) I recon you are right, an ex linear simmo. Nice fish to catch on light gear though. Na don't agree....definitely a wild fish...no way it could have got upstream to inglesham from Linear via shifford, buscot weir and St johns unless it could walk... More likely to have come downstream from the ray where I caught several similar fish back in the 70,s. It was too good a condition to be a stew pond carp Edited September 6, 2013 by Fisherman Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted September 6, 2013 Report Share Posted September 6, 2013 (edited) Well IMO it's come from one stillwater or another following a flood. Condition means nothing. Most certainly a Symonds stockie (simmo = Dinkelsbuehl (originally a German strain heavily stocked throughout the UK due to their very quick growth rates). Na don't agree....definitely a wild fish...no way it could have got upstream to inglesham from Linear via shifford, buscot weir and St johns unless it could walk... More likely to have come downstream from the ray where I caught several similar fish back in the 70,s. It was too good a condition to be a stew pond carp Edited September 6, 2013 by Penelope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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