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Post by billyfish on Mar 30, 2014 17:59:45 GMT
Had lunch today at Fingle bridge and saw at least 4 anglers. On my dog walk upstream I saw a healthy number of fish either in the water or rising. I met an angler on my return to the bridge and he had caught 8 fish. Things are on the move. Colin.
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Post by Suffolkscouser on Apr 3, 2014 19:46:44 GMT
Had lunch today at Fingle bridge and saw at least 4 anglers. On my dog walk upstream I saw a healthy number of fish either in the water or rising. I met an angler on my return to the bridge and he had caught 8 fish. Things are on the move. Colin. Sounds great, I'll be fishing the river at Fingle Bridge in May for the first time. It would be helpful to have some idea of the best method and flies to use for this river. Anybody out there with a few pointers?
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Post by jezney on Apr 5, 2014 21:54:16 GMT
When are you planning on fishing in May? I would stay clear on the Saturday 10th as there is about 35 anglers there for a comp to hopefully qualify for a place on the England rivers team. There's a few threads under the teign heading myself and others have given some good advice on how to fish the river so look back and have a read but by May I would think the fish would be looking up a bit so I would fish duo (nymph and a dry, tied on a dropper not to the bend of the hook) black nymphs and sedge pattern dries,klinks are ok.keep casts short. Fish upstream or downstream of fingle,either is good. Have a chat with Richard Jackson on here as he guides on this water. It's an amazing river so definitely give it a go.
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Post by Suffolkscouser on Apr 6, 2014 14:57:07 GMT
Thanks for the interesting info Jezney. I won't be fishing around F. Bridge until 18-20 May. Can't wait it looks and sounds my type of paradise. I've been fishing for trout since I was about 8 on the Welsh brooks and rivers as my dad was a very keen fly fisherman. Sadly I live in the wrong part of the country for river fishing (Suffolk). I'll be fishing the E. & W. Dart for a week first prior to comming onto the Teign. Counting the days now just hope as usual that the weather and river conditions are favourable. Cheers for now, Dave.
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Post by Suffolkscouser on Apr 6, 2014 16:37:30 GMT
Hello again, I've looked for your threads on the Teign but alas can't find them. Can you point me in the right direction?
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Post by jezney on Apr 6, 2014 21:43:15 GMT
Not sure where it was now,it was on someone else's post. This is how and where I fish on the teign.
Downstream Walk down to a very long slow pool known as upperton pool and fish back up to the bridge or get in anywhere you like as it is a long way. The fields by the bridge can get very busy With people and dogs. It's better down if the water levels are low usually. You can only fish one bank. All good fast water mostly,really nice.
Upstream The area from the bridge up to fingle weir has a good few fish. Directly above bridge stay on left bank looking up stream.First 20yds fish far bank and middle (there is a set of rocks in a horse shoe shape,trout sit in the depression behind stones it's about the size of a large skip) Then fish far bank rest of way up,they can be in tight. Stay wading on left bank above fingle weir right until you get above the pools below Sharp tor(It'll be fast water and big boulders then you get to a long flat pool,cross onto right bank looking up). This is a great pool and the head holds loads of fish. Engine house pool will be next and on left bank will be a building(old pump house thing).water from here up to drogo weir is very nice. River through fields above drogo is slow and a bit harder and if you get to mill end hotel it gets a bit quicker for a short bit then more fields,very quiet around this area usually.
Fishing method. Get in a few meters below the tail of pools in the fast shallow stuff and start casting to the tail(I see so many people get in half way up a pool and cast a fair way to the head and spook all the fish in the tail which spooks the whole pool. Keep casts short.I fish 90% of the time with no more than my leader out of the rod tip.You can cast fast one back cast and one forward cast so the fly will cover so much water.Lift all but maybe the last foot or two of leader off the water,all of it is ideal so there is no drag on your flies at all and track the rod down with the flies.You can strike and connect instantly missing less fish.
Sorry for the essay but the more info the better and you should walk away from the teign with some really good memories that will stay with you forever.
Might see you on the dart too. If you have any more questions don't hesitate to ask. Paul.
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Post by Suffolkscouser on Apr 7, 2014 18:31:00 GMT
Ah! thanks Paul for all the good info. You actually mirrored the way I will fish. I think when you've been fishing as long as we have you get a sixth sense of where the fish should be. I suppose it comes from years of experience fishing these glorious upland big bouldered rivers. I can remember when I was a very young lad learning the skills with a short worming rod in hand baited up with a great big lob. Ah! good old days. Anyway hope to catch you on the bankside one day who knows maybe in May!
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