wymberley Posted July 8, 2015 Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 Could anyone kindly tell me precisely what these are, please? Not available locally so have to order them and want to get it right - info on where from would be a real bonus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LancsLad45 Posted July 8, 2015 Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 Dog buscuit I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted July 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 Dog buscuit I think. Many thanks - spot on - simply could not remember - all sorted now. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted July 8, 2015 Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 Yes, chum mixer imitations for carp on a fly rod surface fishing. Dog buscuit I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted July 8, 2015 Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 Desperation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted July 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 Yes, chum mixer imitations for carp on a fly rod surface fishing. For one reason or another, I can't get to my 'local' fly fishery as often as I'd like. Never been interested in coarse fishing and didn't know you could take carp with the fly. My local water reservoir is just a mile away and is a coarse fishery with a stock of carp. It means I can exchange 2 hours travelling time for 13/4 hours of fishing so I'm going to give it a bash. Any pointers would be welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnphilip Posted July 8, 2015 Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 I would have thought they were to look like fish pellets that swell when wet. I have gutted rainbow trout and found fag tips in the stomach. Them stocked fish will anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted July 8, 2015 Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 I thought they were earrings! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted July 9, 2015 Report Share Posted July 9, 2015 hello, imitation dog biscuit which my son uses to great effect catching carp on a lake near letchlade with the fly rod, £5 per day. if you want to buy some try this company www.troutflies.co.uk as that is where i get a few trouty flys. and quality is good. cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted July 9, 2015 Report Share Posted July 9, 2015 (edited) Buy a big bag of cheap mixer type biscuits and a good catapult from a tackle shop, ESP particle pult. Go on a warm day when the carp are up in the water and cruising on the surface. Get up wind of the fish if you can and fire out a steady stream of mixers, (they should/can move up wind) until the carp are taking confidently and competing for the biscuits, then cast to the edge of the baited area and hang on! Takes can be explosive or gentle sips. It is the most exciting form of carp fishing. 7-9wt rod/line, 6-12lb tippet. Grease the leader as with dry fly, but mud the last 6-10 inches so it breaks/sits in the surface film, alternatively tie in a foot of fluro. Take a good size landing net and an unhooking mat to lay the fish on (a simple one can be made from some foam in a bin liner if you haven't got one). Darracott by any chance? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Mf3BuCzNvw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hO80SCAXpDQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTXGCQjF6tQ Let us know how you get on with some pictures if you can. I think that you may find it addictive. For one reason or another, I can't get to my 'local' fly fishery as often as I'd like. Never been interested in coarse fishing and didn't know you could take carp with the fly. My local water reservoir is just a mile away and is a coarse fishery with a stock of carp. It means I can exchange 2 hours travelling time for 13/4 hours of fishing so I'm going to give it a bash. Any pointers would be welcome. Edited July 9, 2015 by Penelope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted July 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2015 Many thanks for the input, Guys. It's Squabmoor Reservoir. The first time I fell in was before the middle of the last century so I know it well. Problem is, I've never looked at it from a fly fishing point of view. The vast majority of the surrounding land make it a no no but I figure there might be a couple of possibilities in one corner so the first job, as ever, is a recce'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted July 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 Damn! This was Plan B - Plan A never got off the ground as the ponds were withdrawn from auction and the Devon Wildlife Trust were given time to raise the dosh, which they've now almost done, to buy, at an agreed figure, that which they'd previously leased. Spoke to a couple of carp lads when I went up this morning - no problem as far as they were concerned - but here is one which they have on occasion - one of them had it earlier - and that is gulls. Within no time at all of anything being on the surface, the gulls arrive in numbers and start mopping it up and consequently any fishing method involving surface bait is utterly pointless. So, that just leaves Plans C and D - the latter probably being the better option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 (edited) Ah, yes, the wonderful Blacked Headed Gull! They even nail baits (boilies) in mid air fired from a catty or launched from a throwing stick. Damn! This was Plan B - Plan A never got off the ground as the ponds were withdrawn from auction and the Devon Wildlife Trust were given time to raise the dosh, which they've now almost done, to buy, at an agreed figure, that which they'd previously leased. Spoke to a couple of carp lads when I went up this morning - no problem as far as they were concerned - but here is one which they have on occasion - one of them had it earlier - and that is gulls. Within no time at all of anything being on the surface, the gulls arrive in numbers and start mopping it up and consequently any fishing method involving surface bait is utterly pointless. So, that just leaves Plans C and D - the latter probably being the better option. Edited July 13, 2015 by Penelope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted July 22, 2015 Report Share Posted July 22, 2015 Wymberley, any success with your carp on a fly rod exploits? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted July 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2015 Wymberley, any success with your carp on a fly rod exploits? No, knocked it on the head for the reason given. Went to Plan C which involved me spending one Saturday afternoon trying to find a pond in the middle of an unkempt wood which I have permission to shoot but don't as it's virtually impenetrable. Finally found it but it was a no no - had been a header pool for a fountain in the estate formal grounds and as the Victorians didn't miss a trick it was stocked - came out looking like the proverbial hedge backwards. Now finally settled on Plan D which is bass in the estuary. This will take a back seat for the minute though as we're just a day or two from the harvest - for the first time in several years the pigeon numbers are building up nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted July 22, 2015 Report Share Posted July 22, 2015 I remember there being a day ticket fishery up near Crediton that had open banks that would lend itself to fluff flinging, it's been a while since I looked at it but I believe there were two or 3 ponds, terraced on a hill side. A friend used to live in Crediton a took me there for a walk round. No, knocked it on the head for the reason given. Went to Plan C which involved me spending one Saturday afternoon trying to find a pond in the middle of an unkempt wood which I have permission to shoot but don't as it's virtually impenetrable. Finally found it but it was a no no - had been a header pool for a fountain in the estate formal grounds and as the Victorians didn't miss a trick it was stocked - came out looking like the proverbial hedge backwards. Now finally settled on Plan D which is bass in the estuary. This will take a back seat for the minute though as we're just a day or two from the harvest - for the first time in several years the pigeon numbers are building up nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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