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Post by billyfish on Sept 24, 2016 16:56:00 GMT
Some really good work completed today. Mike Blackmore of the WTT was there to guide us in techniques . He is very knowledgable and a nice man which made for a very informative morning. We hope to do some planting out early spring next year if anyone is interested in joining us. I will try to post a picture of the work done today.
Colin.
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Post by boisker on Sept 24, 2016 17:51:02 GMT
I'll hopefully be there Colin, be interesting to see what you've done.
Do you think it ignited an interest in doing more?
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Post by billyfish on Sept 25, 2016 6:51:43 GMT
Thanks Matt , I would like to think that this could be the start of something. I did have a good number of responses both from the club members and people on this forum ,which was very encouraging.
Colin.
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Post by billyfish on Jan 23, 2017 18:33:53 GMT
Had a look at the car park pool at Tipton this afternoon. A kingfisher was working from the rocks halfway up the pool while three fish were rising in the tail.
Colin.
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Post by boisker on Jan 23, 2017 19:16:43 GMT
Nice Colin... I'm looking forward to fishing the bend immediately upstream this season, I've walked past it a few times when out with the dog and there's nearly always a fish or two rising  We'll have to make sure we get out together this season |
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Post by billyfish on Apr 2, 2017 16:51:10 GMT
Every time I go to the river I see cormorants.
The other night just above Tipton bridge I saw a nice pod of fish rising freely, also saw a beaver just below the bridge. Two nights later , same time and same conditions, nothing seen rising. River up a bit and coloured today . Should only be a few days before it's ready to fish.
Colin.
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Post by boisker on Apr 2, 2017 17:31:22 GMT
Good news Colin, I have Thursday free if the weather holds...
A friend fished the Otter Saturday morning before the rain arrived, not much moving but picked up a nice one the nymph.
I'm looking forward to seeing a beaver this season...
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Post by boisker on Apr 3, 2017 9:51:26 GMT
Hi Colin
I was catching up with Mark the beaver project manager and passed on your sightings- he was very interested. If you should see the beavers again (or more likely when you next see them) if you are able to spot the colour of the ear tags could you let me know? It's really helpful information to assist in monitoring which beavers are moving where, how frequently etc.
cheers
ps... same for anyone else who spots them!.... cheers
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Post by tackle tart on Apr 7, 2017 22:35:17 GMT
Took the dog for a quick walk at Newton Poppleford the other evening, and after not seeing any signs of surface activity, I rather carelessly approached a wide and shallow pool tail whereupon 3 bow waves presented me with the realisation that the recent rise of water has possibly brought in some early Seatrout. Didn't think much more of it until today when I heard that commercial boats at Axemouth are reporting sightings of Seatrout/Salmon too. Here's hoping for a few more migratory fish than we had last year !
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Post by billyfish on Apr 8, 2017 8:33:55 GMT
I was at Seaton in the week and one of the locals had seen the first of the sea trout running. It's normally the time of year for a few bigger ones to run.
Happy days to come , or nights.
Colin.
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Post by boisker on Apr 13, 2017 14:16:39 GMT
Popped over to the Otter for 2 hrs over lunch.... 'It's starting to come alive  I started on the duo and picked up ththe best fish of the session after fishing up about 50m...  14" on the nose... best so far this season I carried working up the river and was tucked up against the bank under a willow side casting when I heard a heavy scuffle behind me..... to my surprise there was a gurt pig snuffling about  I kept an eye on him for a few yards but he seemed friendly enough  Then started a rise to LDO's so I snipped off the duo and tied on a grey Adams CDC comparadun size 16 and started to work my way to the top of the beat... picked up another 7 or 8, all falling between 7-10"...  Great to have th fist session of the year where I could target rising fish, caught 4 to rises and bumped another 3 where I think in part the fish had half missed the fly, typical early season... some real agressive takes with the fish smashing out the water... Happy days |
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Post by billyfish on Apr 13, 2017 16:36:28 GMT
Well done Matt. Good report and great pictures. A pound fish is a good fish for the Otter so you have done really well.
Colin.
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Post by hardytim on Apr 13, 2017 17:52:14 GMT
I recognise that pig! so know the stretch you fishing, as I walk the dog there regularly.
Often see fish rising under the power lines.
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Post by daveb on Apr 13, 2017 18:39:09 GMT
Sounds like a very nice afternoons fishing
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Post by boisker on Apr 19, 2017 15:41:28 GMT
I took an extended lunch today and had a couple of hours on the Otter, back home now and working this evening instead. Hit the river at about 12.15, a new stretch to me... I caught it good I had 7 fish in the first 30 mins all out of the first 30' run, a decent size with the smallest being 9" and the rest all over 10", all smashing a DHE...  It has to be said it wasn't my best day with a camera, the first 3 fish slipped out my hand before I'd pressed the shutter button! I then had a further 5 over the next 30mins, all but 4 to the DHE. Best fish of the session came to a nymph... a fish rose in a little hole, I tried three different dries but he was having none of it, the current was wicked so I think drag must have been putting him off. So stuck on a very scruffy grey squirrel hair tungsten bead head and he grabbed it first drift... beautiful fish, 13" and in great condition, not overly happy to see me as he went aerial repeatedly across the river...  Without a doubt the most useless photo I have taken in some time After that manic first hour or so, I did find a run with 3 or 4 fish alternating between sipping dries and rolling them on the surface... tried 7 or 8 different flies... down to a 22, but couldn't get a take. I was never certain what they were feeding on as there were grannom, LDO's and midge about... maybe next time. It went pretty quiet after that, so packed up and went home to get some more work done... definitely it's the case of having to be on th river at the right time early season... they seem to feed hard for short periods... |
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Post by pusser on Apr 19, 2017 17:05:00 GMT
Where on the Otter were you fishing? The Ottery club beats?
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Post by boisker on Apr 19, 2017 17:36:43 GMT
Yeah, Ottery beats upstream from the lower road Bridge in Ottery, some lovely runs and water
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Post by billyfish on Apr 19, 2017 19:51:36 GMT
Pleased to see you making the most of it. The Otter is a wonderful river for so many reasons. The "difficult " fish may have been on iron blues .
I hope to get out myself soon. Hopefully up to Kennick for a few hours tomorrow.
Colin.
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Post by boisker on Apr 19, 2017 20:10:53 GMT
Cheers Colin. Don't really know the Iron Blue, just looked it up and I think your right, I'd assumed from distance they were LDO's... possibly a mix of both... my LDO general patterns would have been similar, but I've read a couple of blogs saying trout can get very locked onto the iron blues and also very fussy about the imitation..., so I reckon your right. Do you have any particular pattern? I've found a couple to tie up, I think I'll make them sparse as the flies they were taking looked small... Interesting stuff, I like having a new river that's challenging my fly selection... my go to patterns for this time of year just didn't cut it for those rising fish |
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Post by halfstoned on Apr 19, 2017 20:41:58 GMT
Apparently not uncommon for trout to pick out the iron blue from bigger olives, Collier suggest that they probably taste nicer! Anyway I've always carried a couple of infallible type patterns just in case, sad to say they've never seen the light of day, I think the iron blue is quite rare these days and not really suited to rain fed rivers. Sign of a healthy river though which is good to hear about.
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