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Offline Pastis

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Re: Fishing
« Reply #30 on: May 12, 2010, 08:54:16 PM »
How big was that bream you "caught" then?

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Re: Fishing
« Reply #31 on: May 13, 2010, 02:39:40 PM »
SWWLTBO once asked me "How big was the one that got away?"

I replied "At least 9 inches"

She said "Really? Just a tiddler then" and fell about laughing  evil:
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Re: Fishing
« Reply #32 on: May 13, 2010, 03:46:00 PM »
I'm not an angler. That said, when I last had a go I caught this lovely little thing ~ no idea what he was but he went back in  ;)



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Re: Fishing
« Reply #33 on: May 13, 2010, 03:57:40 PM »
I'd hazard a guess at a Rock Wrasse.
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Re: Fishing
« Reply #34 on: May 13, 2010, 04:34:30 PM »
Quote from: Snoopy on May 13, 2010, 03:57:40 PM
I'd hazard a guess at a Rock Wrasse.

My curiosity led me to this:



Which made me think it might have been a type of Grouper, a young Red Hind?  rubschin:


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Re: Fishing
« Reply #35 on: May 13, 2010, 04:39:24 PM »
You know best as you know where you were when you caught it (and don't say "On a boat")

I assumed British waters and went for Rock Wrasse which do have a spiny back and come in various colours depending on what colour the sea bed is in the area.
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Re: Fishing
« Reply #36 on: May 13, 2010, 04:44:09 PM »
 redface:

On a small boat off the coast of Aruba. One of the ABC islands of the Dutch Antilles (Aruba, Bonaire and Cura?ao) and where I was seriously considering becoming an expat  sad24:
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Re: Fishing
« Reply #37 on: May 13, 2010, 05:06:29 PM »
What stopped you?

That is a serious question not sarcasm.
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Re: Fishing
« Reply #38 on: May 13, 2010, 05:21:45 PM »
Briefly put,
#1. The imminent credit crunch / financial collapse end of '08 into '09 when suddenly all the figures I'd prepared no longer made sense and,
#2. Family stating the location was far too far away and,
#3. Realising that, beautiful as it is, it's a drug running hub from South America > Europe
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Re: Fishing
« Reply #39 on: May 13, 2010, 06:44:58 PM »
and a bit far to travel for Sunday lunch of course  lol:
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Re: Fishing
« Reply #40 on: May 13, 2010, 06:59:47 PM »
True indeed  lol:
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Re: Fishing
« Reply #41 on: May 13, 2010, 07:33:18 PM »
My neighbour has bought all the kit and intends to fly-fish the Wandle next Tuesday (weather permitting). Myself and Tel may attend to capture the moment he hooks a shopping trolley, tyre or possibly a Trout. Or Chub. Or Pike. Or Dace. Or Barbel (unlikely) or Rudd. Or Nowt.
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Re: Fishing
« Reply #42 on: May 13, 2010, 07:45:20 PM »
The Wandle  eeek: eeek: eeek:

He may as well just go and sit around the pond on Clapham Common with all the other escapees who are trying to find reasons not to go home  noooo:
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Re: Fishing
« Reply #43 on: May 14, 2010, 07:11:36 AM »
He'd have more chance of getting a nibble if he spent his time by the ponds on Hampstead Heath  whistle:
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Re: Fishing
« Reply #44 on: May 14, 2010, 09:21:08 AM »
The Wandle is now a thing of beauty (cough).

Seriously it will never be the top trout water in England ever again, but it is now full of fish.
Last year just a stones throw from TMR's place, I saw an Egret - amazing.

Loadsa Herons around here now as well.
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