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Post by yeoman on Sept 12, 2013 17:18:58 GMT
Had my first trip to the club stretch since around the end of May today. Didn't start too well,losing the first two fish,one thanks to me not checking the tippet!  . Very little surface activity,but those rising were keen enough to take a fly.Spent the day alternating between nymph and dry. Ended up with 10 or so fish,including this stocky monster,who was wallowing about in a bit of slower water and didn't take much persuading to wolf down a Klink. Also had a few dace,which I haven't caught there before. Attachments:
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Post by rubble on Sept 12, 2013 18:03:50 GMT
That's a good day on the Culm. Can't seem to catch with nymphs there for some reason so if nothing is rising I find it hard going!
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Post by yeoman on Sept 12, 2013 20:07:22 GMT
Yeah, it can be hard going.Smallish beadheads will usually produce a few if not much is happening.
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Post by Pete Tyjas on Sept 13, 2013 6:56:43 GMT
Nice one Yeoman, pleased you got out buddy!
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Post by pusser on Aug 24, 2016 18:32:13 GMT
Sorry to resurrect this thread but i'm thinking of fishing the CFFC beat of the Culm tomorrow but i'm not 100% sure of the access close to Skinners Farm, is it OK to walk through the fields of the farm or is there a specific footpath, also once you have fished upstream is it OK to walk the bank back down to the access point at the farm?
cheers
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Post by yeoman on Aug 24, 2016 20:53:45 GMT
To access downstream, probably easiest to climb over gate then cross the farmers footbridge,by the large poplar trees, you will be on the right bank looking downstream. You can then walk all the way down to the bottom of the club's beat, which ends just below where 2 sets of powerlines cross, approx 20 minutes walk from farm.
Upstream of the farm ,stick to the left bank looking upstream. Fishing finishes at the end of the first field above the confluence.
Hope that makes some sense.
Just to add, yes it's ok to walk in the fields.
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Post by pusser on Aug 24, 2016 20:54:50 GMT
Many thanks.  |
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Post by yeoman on Aug 24, 2016 20:57:28 GMT
Good luck, was there Monday and rising fish were after small black stuff.
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Post by pusser on Aug 25, 2016 15:30:59 GMT
Had a couple of hours on the Skinners Farm beat this morning and it was lovely. No rising fish at all so I fished a duo with a Griffiths Gnat as the dry. I managed to land 1 fish, see pic below, which was great fun on my new toy, a 6' #3 wt rod which is very nice indeed. I'll need to get back to the beat to give it another go very soon ...  |
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Post by yeoman on Aug 25, 2016 20:48:27 GMT
Nice one! There's some interesting water there to explore when you have a bit more time.
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Post by pusser on Aug 26, 2016 15:35:21 GMT
I had a frustrating morning this morning. Another few hours on the Culm, with just the one to show for my efforts. There were no fish rising, anywhere and no interest in the nymph. But, at one point I was stood watching 5 or 6 brownies holding in the current about 8 feet in front of me, I cast my duo over the top of them numerous times, they stayed on station but completely ignore the flies. They stayed where they were for quite a while and I managed a fair few casts right over the top of them, a couple of the fish came up to have a look at the dry but, no takers. It seems that flies weren't on the menu today! Anyone have any idea why they showed no interest? Perhaps the conditions weren't right for them to feed. As I say, I was only about 8 feet away from them and they stayed put for ages. Oh well, I still had a lovely morning in the glorious sunshine with just my thoughts and some anticipation for company (and, not forgetting a woodpecker, a couple of kingfishers and Devon Red cows) ... bliss. Here's the one that didn't get away ... beautiful  |
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Post by boisker on Aug 26, 2016 19:39:56 GMT
I'd they were just holding in the current Pusser they probably wern't actively feeding, looking at the dry was probably just a stimulus, probably little you could do about it.
If they were actively feeding on nymphs you'd see them moving from side to side and up and down in the current picking up the nymphs...
It definitely gets harder through August, I popped out last week one afternoon and it definitely fitted the dog days of summer tag.... I found plenty of fish, trout and grayling, holding station on the Frome but hardly any were feeding.... Probably better trying the last couple of hours of the day, even more so when it's sunny and bright,
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Post by Pete Tyjas on Aug 27, 2016 6:38:36 GMT
Sounds like you did everything you could Pusser and they weren't playing ball. Sometimes though, when your duo is running over the fish you could try lifting the rod and making the nymph rise a little in the water column and if the fish isn't showing signs of feeding it can sometimes trigger a response of some sort. You could try this with just a nymph too and see if you can induce them but it just sounds like they weren't playing ball.
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Post by yeoman on Aug 27, 2016 18:11:21 GMT
If you like the Culm, and you have the time and inclination, there are a few spots where you will find rising fish most of the time between about the end of April to the end of the season.They usually seem to be smutting, You often have to be very near to even notice them. A very small black fly or foam beetle will often tempt them.
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Post by pusser on Apr 2, 2017 18:37:02 GMT
I had a few hours on the Culm this afternoon, sadly it was a blank but the river was very coloured. Plenty of hatching March Browns about but nothing rising and despite going through nearly every nymph in my box I didn't even get a decent bite. Oh well, hopefully it will clear a bit as the week progresses and I can grab an hour or 2 one afternoon this week; be nice to get my first WBT of the season into the net.  |
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Post by yeoman on Apr 2, 2017 19:17:52 GMT
Bad luck. Quite a few Grannom about last week.
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Post by hardytim on Apr 3, 2017 7:27:47 GMT
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Post by pusser on Apr 3, 2017 8:05:08 GMT
On the plus side, I did have the opportunity to swing my cane rod all afternoon so got plenty of casting practice in.  |
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Post by boisker on Apr 3, 2017 9:55:35 GMT
yeah... very useful, I regularly change plans and head either further west across Devon or East in Dorset depending on the gauges.. |
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Post by yeoman on Apr 3, 2017 17:38:46 GMT
I much prefer this one... www.riverlevels.uk/EA data, but in a much more angler friendly format. |
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