WalkedUp Posted April 14, 2020 Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 4 minutes ago, London Best said: If I remember correctly, (I often don’t these days), it was Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 when we lost Godwit, redshank, curlew, whimbrel Before I was born! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted April 14, 2020 Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 6 minutes ago, FOXHUNTER1 said: Interesting times in years gone by. Wonder what it will be like in years to come ? I remember also starling and house sparrow used to be legal too. Don’t get me on about starlings and sparrows. We all cut our teeth on those as airgunning kids. I have an old Shooter’s Year Book somewhere which records me having shot 837 sparrows one year alone, in our own semi-detached housing estate garden. My best afternoon was 66 starlings with the air gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Bear Posted April 14, 2020 Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 1 hour ago, FOXHUNTER1 said: Interesting times in years gone by. Wonder what it will be like in years to come ? I remember also starling and house sparrow used to be legal too. During the mid 60's F&M epidemic we were given 9 shot shells by the farmers and told to roost shoot the starlings on the marshes as they were considered the cause of the spread, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOXHUNTER1 Posted April 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, London Best said: Don’t get me on about starlings and sparrows. We all cut our teeth on those as airgunning kids. I have an old Shooter’s Year Book somewhere which records me having shot 837 sparrows one year alone, in our own semi-detached housing estate garden. My best afternoon was 66 starlings with the air gun. Great to hear the stories of yesteryear. As a kid we used to catch sparrows in mousetraps. Used to be thousands on the housing estates along with starlings. You should write a book. Edited April 14, 2020 by FOXHUNTER1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted April 14, 2020 Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 Yes, I remember catching them in brick traps and sieve traps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOXHUNTER1 Posted April 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 Any fish ?Trout , pike , barbel.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalkedUp Posted April 14, 2020 Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 Go for it, it has been a nice thread to distract during lockdown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalkedUp Posted April 14, 2020 Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 (edited) Rudd We were on a trip in Staffordshire last year with my sister and came across a little fishing pond, we started pond dipping with their cane handled net. My oldest two boys (then aged 4 & 2) saw the fishermen and wanted to have a go catching with a line themselves. I quickly made a rod from a twiggy reed, found some cast off old line and hook, then begged a handful of sweetcorn from another angler. My boys loved it and together caught and released 42 Rudd, I gave them no instruction it just came naturally to them even striking when they felt a nibble. Edited April 14, 2020 by WalkedUp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted April 14, 2020 Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 Walked up. Not much is better than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Bear Posted April 14, 2020 Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 Brilliant - The only sad thing was the "cast off " line and hooks lying around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOXHUNTER1 Posted April 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 19 minutes ago, WalkedUp said: Rudd We were on a trip in Staffordshire last year with my sister and came across a little fishing pond, we started pond dipping with their cane handled net. My oldest two boys (then aged 4 & 2) saw the fishermen and wanted to have a go catching with a line themselves. I quickly made a rod from a twiggy reed, found some cast off old line and hook, then begged a handful of sweetcorn from another angler. My boys loved it and together caught and released 42 Rudd, I gave them no instruction it just came naturally to them even striking when they felt a nibble. Great stuff👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted April 14, 2020 Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 Sea trout and Grilse! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted April 15, 2020 Report Share Posted April 15, 2020 Can't really add to the brilliant photos that have already been posted , the only thing I have got left that might be of interest is the decoys used at the time when we shot Curlew ( Lew) as we called them , and a very early Pigeon decoy that is made of nearly solid rubber . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOXHUNTER1 Posted April 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2020 What did curlew taste like ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted April 15, 2020 Report Share Posted April 15, 2020 Mostly mud and worms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOXHUNTER1 Posted April 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2020 10 minutes ago, London Best said: Mostly mud and worms. No wonder it was removed from the list 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted April 15, 2020 Report Share Posted April 15, 2020 Actually, they were not too bad in a curry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted April 15, 2020 Report Share Posted April 15, 2020 1 hour ago, FOXHUNTER1 said: What did curlew taste like ? September they were just about edible , after that , like London Best says , mostly mud and worms ,........ more of the mud than worms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted April 16, 2020 Report Share Posted April 16, 2020 On 14/04/2020 at 12:37, WalkedUp said: Rudd We were on a trip in Staffordshire last year with my sister and came across a little fishing pond, we started pond dipping with their cane handled net. My oldest two boys (then aged 4 & 2) saw the fishermen and wanted to have a go catching with a line themselves. I quickly made a rod from a twiggy reed, found some cast off old line and hook, then begged a handful of sweetcorn from another angler. My boys loved it and together caught and released 42 Rudd, I gave them no instruction it just came naturally to them even striking when they felt a nibble. hello, well done for posting, much like my early years in our local pond, and using a bent pin!!!! cork from a bottle, and one of dads canes from the garden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted April 16, 2020 Report Share Posted April 16, 2020 Here’s a old fishing picture for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted April 16, 2020 Report Share Posted April 16, 2020 Is that you @Old farrier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted April 16, 2020 Report Share Posted April 16, 2020 Just now, oowee said: Is that you @Old farrier No that’s my grandfather it was his fish of a lifetime caught on a rod and line I still have the rod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted April 16, 2020 Report Share Posted April 16, 2020 hello, thats a mighty big Conger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalkedUp Posted April 16, 2020 Report Share Posted April 16, 2020 (edited) 30 minutes ago, oowee said: Is that you @Old farrier 🤣🤣🤣 he’s had a good innings as that picture looks to be inter war or 1950s so the subject must be close to 120 years old. Edited April 16, 2020 by WalkedUp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted April 16, 2020 Report Share Posted April 16, 2020 5 minutes ago, oldypigeonpopper said: hello, thats a mighty big Conger It was and on a cane rod it weighed in at over 60lb the scale only went up that far I remember the day that he caught it vividly it was the day of my youngest brother’s christening a joint affair with two of my cousins being christened at the same time so a big family event the tides And weather were good on the day and he and My uncle decided that they would go fishing and leave us to the religious stuff I remember being most disappointed that I couldn’t go fishing and had to attend church with the rest of the family members 103 of us it should have been 105 when they returned with the fish I was devastated as I was convinced I would have caught it I was never sure how much grief my uncle got for not attending his daughters christening but to see the fish caught il say it was worth it All the best of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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