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Post by starsky on Dec 10, 2013 19:41:11 GMT
Less of the Townie thank you as I'm now living in the ' Garden of England '. Which now means I'm a semi country bumpkin or Worzel if living down your neck of the woods ... Anyway thanks for the offer Paul.
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Post by JB on Dec 10, 2013 20:06:51 GMT
Less of the Townie thank you as I'm now living in the ' Garden of England '. Which now means I'm a semi country bumpkin or Worzel if living down your neck of the woods ... Anyway thanks for the offer Paul. As in Kent? You've got a couple of the lesser-known chalkstreams on hand if you ever get the chance!
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Post by paul on Dec 10, 2013 23:27:12 GMT
Hi grockle,
Mycket ledsen- very sorry ex townie.
But are you now a man of kent or a kentish man?
Kentish men come from the west of the Medway (hesitate to call it a river!) and Men of kent come from the east.
Kentish men come from that area where west ham supporters in days gone by used to come down from London to pick the hops. A good week on piecework would buy a West Ham season ticket. These days only two days work is required, such area the clubs fortunes; but one has to fight for those days with the supporters of Wisła Kraków for the right to do the work!
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Post by JB on Dec 11, 2013 17:50:26 GMT
Hi grockle, Mycket ledsen- very sorry ex townie. But are you now a man of kent or a kentish man? Kentish men come from the west of the Medway (hesitate to call it a river!) and Men of kent come from the east. Kentish men come from that area where west ham supporters in days gone by used to come down from London to pick the hops. A good week on piecework would buy a West Ham season ticket. These days only two days work is required, such area the clubs fortunes; but one has to fight for those days with the supporters of Wisła Kraków for the right to do the work! The Men of Kent never formally surrendered to William the Bastard either, and continued armed resistance during his reign. So, like me, they consider their true king to have died on the mini roundabout in the village of Battle, East Sussex. What have the Normans ever done for us?
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Post by starsky on Dec 11, 2013 19:28:52 GMT
Interesting history about Kent and one which I wasn't aware of which is mainly due to me being a cockney from East London and the extension of East London called Essex. I only moved South side when I shacked up with my better half. For arguments sake I am now classed as a ' Kentish Man '. Of course the modern day equivalent of this tribal rivalry is between the various gangs of Chav's that reside in both East and West Kent. They can be easily recognized by their differing attire. The East still wear fake Burberry while the West have moved onto outdoor classics like Barbour. Both parties still like to parade about their hometowns sporting a Staffordshire Bull Terrier. In regards to the chalk streams of Kent my SWFFing mate who resides in Whitstable regularly fishes the river near Canterbury ( Stour ?). He fishes the town water which is free but the private stretches are ridiculously expensive. Supply and demand I suppose due to the lack of trout fishing that way. If fishing for a day I drive to Salisbury and fish a stretch of the Avon.
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Post by JB on Dec 12, 2013 16:27:30 GMT
Interesting history about Kent and one which I wasn't aware of which is mainly due to me being a cockney from East London and the extension of East London called Essex. I only moved South side when I shacked up with my better half. For arguments sake I am now classed as a ' Kentish Man '. Of course the modern day equivalent of this tribal rivalry is between the various gangs of Chav's that reside in both East and West Kent. They can be easily recognized by their differing attire. The East still wear fake Burberry while the West have moved onto outdoor classics like Barbour. Both parties still like to parade about their hometowns sporting a Staffordshire Bull Terrier. In regards to the chalk streams of Kent my SWFFing mate who resides in Whitstable regularly fishes the river near Canterbury ( Stour ?). He fishes the town water which is free but the private stretches are ridiculously expensive. Supply and demand I suppose due to the lack of trout fishing that way. If fishing for a day I drive to Salisbury and fish a stretch of the Avon. I was thinking of the River Cray and the River Darrent, the Darrent is a lovely little stream when it's not blighted by abstraction. I've fly fished parts of the upper Medway and Eden too - my parents live in that neck of the woods. I've never fished the Kent Stour, but I've often thought about having a crack at the sea trout in the Sussex Ouse which must be fairly close to you an' all.
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Post by mojo on Dec 12, 2013 21:11:17 GMT
Have you checked out the Teise Owners and Anglers, the Teise is a great tributary of the Medway, not sure about it now, used to fish it 15 years ago when I lived in Marden, walking distance from my home! Much loved by Geoffrey Bucknall, jungle warfare, some members used to carry climbing rope, stake and a mallet for access! Would be classed as a tailwater by americans, the out flow from Bewl Water, cold water even on the hottest summers day. They used to stock it, but if you looked for them it had a good head of wild browns, also Grayling were imported from the Test and flourished in the clean water. About 8 miles of river flowing through hop gardens and orchards. Might be worth a look.
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Post by starsky on Dec 15, 2013 14:30:30 GMT
JB, I will take a look at the Darrent and the Cray thanks. I've only ever SWFFed on the Sussex coast. I've seen quite a few good size sea trout when I have been SWFFing mainly in the Herne Bay area on the Kent coast though.
Mojo, When I started river fishing about 7yrs ago I actually joined the Teise for a season. The access is a bit if a nightmare with the slippery steep banks and I could see why the locals would need climbing gear to get to the best bits. I wasn't bowled over by it as a fishery at the time but must admit I probably didn't do it justice at the time. It's only a 40 min drive from where I live which is right near the A21. I'm going to have another look at it with fresh eyes. A season ticket is now £330 which is a ridiculous price but it's all down to supply and demand.
Thanks for the advice and info guys.
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