Wedger Posted April 1, 2011 Report Posted April 1, 2011 A bit off the mainstream club talk I know, but I also know quite a few of you guys enjoy your trout fly fishing particularly, during the quiet times at sea. Well, Arctic Char can now be caught in two local fisheries - Rockbourne near Fordingbridge and Woodington near Romsey. You no longer need to fly to Iceland or drive to Scotland for a thin chance. Have a go for one of the rarest of salmonids, spectacular fish built like torpedoes. These are about to hit the fly fishing press well'ard.............. produced by ................... guess who? Quote
codpiece Posted April 1, 2011 Report Posted April 1, 2011 Produced by----Mr and Mrs Char in the Artic, (never mind eh) D Quote
pirky Posted April 1, 2011 Report Posted April 1, 2011 Trev.... what we need is a dozen or so of those at 3lb in the top lake at whitesheet as catch and release !! that would shake up the use distribution a bit and produce some good sport Ha Ha !! Great looking fish ....and I bet a real scrap ... are water temps and air content a problem?? What size/wt is the one in the pic.....looks in excellent condition !! Dave Quote
Wedger Posted April 1, 2011 Author Report Posted April 1, 2011 Dave, You'd better tell 'Chalky' then !!!! That one was barely 2lbs but the latest to come out was 3lb 14oz. They are OK in low oxygen but don't like hot water so a lake with at least some spring / artesian activity is great. Small weighted flies fished hard on the bottom black green and gold. Quote
Adam F Posted April 3, 2011 Report Posted April 3, 2011 Nice one Trev - we are at Rocbourne next month. What do they taste like? Quote
Wedger Posted April 4, 2011 Author Report Posted April 4, 2011 The very best salmonid ever to grace a plate Quote
Paul J Posted April 4, 2011 Report Posted April 4, 2011 Trev, Thanks for the heads up, i might try it one day. What we really need is a freshwater bass fishery, do you know of one in this country? PJ Quote
Newboy Posted April 4, 2011 Report Posted April 4, 2011 Whatever happened to that barramunda fishery in the new forest a few years back? Quote
Wedger Posted April 4, 2011 Author Report Posted April 4, 2011 Indoor fish farm on recirculation. All died from disease / poor water. Very sad end. Quote
pirky Posted April 5, 2011 Report Posted April 5, 2011 (edited) Trev, Thanks for the heads up, i might try it one day. What we really need is a freshwater bass fishery, do you know of one in this country? PJ I imagine that the restrictions would be mega and therefore fishing expensive .....even if planning was allowed in the first place ..... Can you imagine the devastation if they got into our own waterways........indigenous stocks could be devastated. Remember the uproar that Zander caused ?? and look at the Signal Crayfish.!!.... And look what is happening in some southern US waterways with the Thia strains. I used to keep a small brightly coloured bass in my fish tanks and for a while in a small pond with goldfish [until they got big enough to empty the pond of goldfish ] They were fondly called "Pumpkinseed or Sun Bass" because of their colouration. Banned now I believe because of the threat !! http://seagrant.wisc.edu/greatlakesfish/fpumpkinseed.html Nice thought though !! And 'corse...... i could be wrong and Trev is the man that would know !! Dave Edited April 5, 2011 by pirky Quote
Rob Posted April 5, 2011 Report Posted April 5, 2011 Oh - I have caught Pumpkins somewhere locally, a Christchurch water perhaps - can't remember! Had great fun catching BM Bass on the fly at a lake in Canada, the RV was parked by the lake side (literally 5ft from the water), campfire roaring (in a lorry wheel!) and I waded up to my knees, fly casting - nirvana I think! Quote
Wedger Posted April 5, 2011 Author Report Posted April 5, 2011 Yest..... Pumpkinseed or LBJ's (little blue jobs) Small fishery between Alderholt Mill and Lower Daggons at Bull Hill me thinks. Quote
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