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Post by Tyne Angler on Jan 24, 2008 13:25:33 GMT
During early season on some rivers its quite possible to find you have the beat more or less to yourself, especially on the not so productive rivers.
Even during these times my normal style of fishing is to fish quite quickly in an attempt to cover as much water as possible in the hope of locating a taking fish and I tend to sit with the fish a pool twice quickly rather than once slowly brigade.
However in the early spring when the fish can be thin on the ground do you think the above tactic is the correct way of approaching things or would it be better to just concentrate on a small know taking area, fishing it slowly and thoroughly hoping that the longer you spend in this area the more chance you have of being there when a fish decides to stop?
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Tyne Andrew
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Post by Tyne Andrew on Jan 24, 2008 17:19:32 GMT
I don't think I change a huge amount during the course of a season tbh.
The only time I might slow down my pace is in the summer and autumn when there are more fish on the go and there is a realistic chance of intercepting a fish
If anything, I would go a little bit quicker in the early spring
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Post by sinkingtip on Jan 24, 2008 19:05:55 GMT
Hi Tangler - Firstly, I think a lot of the decision making in whether or not to fish a pool through quickly (twice or not) or to concentrate on a known 'running lie' would depend on the scale of water and / or character of pool. I would agree that in early spring, with fish "thin on the ground", it is very much a case of searching out the water IMO also. Certainly on the vast swathes of some of the Tay pools I fish the 'mind set' is more akin to hunting rather than fishing, especially early season (Jan-March) - or thats how it feels. However, even on the Tay there are often pools, or bits of pools, no larger than the erse end of a Tay cobble where the continual (some might say monotonous) covering of a known lie would be a better tactic as you wait for 'running' ? fish to come to you - boring but productive if you find the 'spot'. Smaller rivers / pools ? Once through all the pools ! - if theres a fresh ane aboot ye should cover it and git it ....... otherwise get yourself firmly rooted in the bonniest neck or tail depending on the height. STip
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Post by salmonking on Jan 24, 2008 19:50:23 GMT
Can't wait untill next sat,,,,my mate and i will be fishing a small piece of water on the whitty,,we will be fishing in unison one following the other down,,in rotation fashon,,we 'l maybe be joined by tweedsider ,,if he's not blasting wildlife oot the sky,, so the water should get a good going over.
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Post by Willie Gunn on Jan 24, 2008 19:56:51 GMT
we 'l maybe be joined by tweedsider ,,if he's not blasting wildlife oot the sky I think his shooting days are numbered the season ends on Friday.
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Post by salmonking on Jan 24, 2008 20:00:17 GMT
PIGEONS,,,, ;D,,,CRAWS ,,YOU NAME IT HE'L SHOOT IT.
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Post by neptune on Jan 24, 2008 20:31:26 GMT
mind n save some for me, ill hopefully be there the week after
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Post by annanangler on Jan 24, 2008 20:57:51 GMT
I know an old guy in his sixty's who catches a few Springer every season and always gets one or two on opening day from the same pool, and has done for years.He doesn't hog the pool but he stays put if he can, and fishes it hard, if another angler turns up to fish it he steps aside and lets them through. He's the one who always catches on the day though.
Draw your own conclusion!
And before you ask, NO it's not me, I'm still in my 30's......just!! ;D ;D
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Post by salmondan on Jan 24, 2008 21:34:03 GMT
I know an old guy in his sixty's who catches a few Springer every season and always gets one or two on opening day from the same pool, and has done for years.He doesn't hog the pool but he stays put if he can, and fishes it hard, if another angler turns up to fish it he steps aside and lets them through. He's the one who always catches on the day though. Draw your own conclusion! And before you ask, NO it's not me, I'm still in my 30's......just!! ;D ;D Would that be the (in)famous Joe Black? He had thirty fish off the Annan last year, apparently . To answer the original question, I would fish through quickly and if possible (whole stretch to myself etc) return to the known hot spots for closer scrutiny.
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Post by hf on Jan 24, 2008 21:51:38 GMT
Sometimes I wish that I was faster through the pool than what I am. Maybe this season I will make it a goal to be so. Hope all you guys fishing have a great day out. highlandfisher
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Post by tweedsider on Jan 24, 2008 22:14:50 GMT
PIGEONS,,,, ;D,,,CRAWS ,,YOU NAME IT HE'L SHOOT IT. Lots of orders for pugeons frae the puir and needy SK so got to fill these obligations. tweedsider
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Post by annanangler on Jan 24, 2008 22:39:47 GMT
I know an old guy in his sixty's who catches a few Springer every season and always gets one or two on opening day from the same pool, and has done for years.He doesn't hog the pool but he stays put if he can, and fishes it hard, if another angler turns up to fish it he steps aside and lets them through. He's the one who always catches on the day though. Draw your own conclusion! And before you ask, NO it's not me, I'm still in my 30's......just!! ;D ;D Would that be the (in)famous Joe Black? He had thirty fish off the Annan last year, apparently . To answer the original question, I would fish through quickly and if possible (whole stretch to myself etc) return to the known hot spots for closer scrutiny. Nope!
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