JDog Posted May 25, 2018 Report Share Posted May 25, 2018 Yesterday morning I joined Ginger Cat to look at a late drilled barley field. The field must have been drilled a week earlier as the grain was beginning to sprout but work commitments on his part prevented him shooting it any earlier. The wind from the east was strong and cold and we chose to be in the shelter of a decent hedge. We set up 30m apart with the decoy pattern made up of fuds, plastics and some real birds. In the time we were there it would be fair to say that we didn't see many pigeons but those that we did see committed readily to the pattern and we shot 15. Once we had shot a crow and placed it out others started to take a closer look and paid the price and we shot 12 of those. In the afternoon I had an appointment with Clodhopper who took me to a remote pond so that I may try to catch a tench for the first time in fifty years. The pond itself was a little oasis of reeds surrounded by hawthorn bushes in full flower. Mallard, Reed warblers, Whitethroats, Pigeons, Swifts, Swallows and the odd Carrion crow all made their presence felt during our time there. Luckily I did manage to catch a tench and even though it was only a tiddler I was pretty elated. I also caught a bream and an eel. My companion caught a tench, several bream and a crucian carp. I drove home in the dusk and saw Barn owls hawking for their prey. It was a very satisfying day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOXHUNTER1 Posted May 25, 2018 Report Share Posted May 25, 2018 Well done , you too obviously enjoyed your day surrounded by the wildlife. Love watching Barn Owls , my favourite bird . Seen a few recently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerCat Posted May 25, 2018 Report Share Posted May 25, 2018 Well done on the tench. We didn't do so bad for the couple of hours we had in the sun. And as a brucy bonus I finished my decking off when I got back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted May 25, 2018 Report Share Posted May 25, 2018 what a loverly day...............superb........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted May 25, 2018 Report Share Posted May 25, 2018 A nice little red eye Mr. Dog, it looks newly minted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted May 25, 2018 Report Share Posted May 25, 2018 Sounds marvellous, well done on catching the Tench. Fin perfect! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clodhopper Posted May 25, 2018 Report Share Posted May 25, 2018 Where is the photograph of the eel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted May 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2018 14 minutes ago, Clodhopper said: Where is the photograph of the eel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted May 25, 2018 Report Share Posted May 25, 2018 you will be tuna fishing off grimsby next..........what with all these new sports you are taking up....lizard shooting in the congo.and god knows what.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted May 25, 2018 Report Share Posted May 25, 2018 Sounds a wonderful day, well done on the Tench. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clodhopper Posted May 25, 2018 Report Share Posted May 25, 2018 1 hour ago, JDog said: The photograph does not do the size of the eel justice. It was massive and could easily have bitten your arm off!! You were very brave dealing with that on your own. 1 hour ago, ditchman said: you will be tuna fishing off grimsby next..........what with all these new sports you are taking up....lizard shooting in the congo.and god knows what.. There are lots of things you can catch in Grimsby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted May 25, 2018 Report Share Posted May 25, 2018 11 minutes ago, Clodhopper said: The photograph does not do the size of the eel justice. It was massive and could easily have bitten your arm off!! You were very brave dealing with that on your own. There are lots of things you can catch in Grimsby. crabs ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clodhopper Posted May 25, 2018 Report Share Posted May 25, 2018 Yes many varieties of crabs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mightymariner Posted May 25, 2018 Report Share Posted May 25, 2018 A nice day out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye Posted May 28, 2018 Report Share Posted May 28, 2018 On 25/05/2018 at 17:24, Clodhopper said: The photograph does not do the size of the eel justice. It was massive and could easily have bitten your arm off!! You were very brave dealing with that on your own. There are lots of things you can catch in Grimsby. and not just fish lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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