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Topic: Reports from a foriegn land  (Read 10529 times)

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todaymueller

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Hi dudes ,  :icon_r&r: . Well I managed to get out again . Still no sun in the UK  :smt011 . But I paddled a mile or two and wet a line . A word of explanation , in the UK the closed season for course fish [ roach , bream , carp , pike etc.. ] runs from 15th March until 16th June on rivers . I launched from here :    



It was my intention to go down to the coast . But the forecast was not great and as there are only a few days left of the course fishing season , I decided to give the tidal Medway a bash for pike .
The tide was still ebbing when I got there , so first of all I trolled a rapalla J-13 down stream as far as the sewage works outfall .






I then anchored below the outfall and put out a deadbait suspended below a float . The last time I fished this spot I was after carp and saw pike chasing fish . This time I saw carp swimming past my yak within touching distance . ::)






I then paddled up to Allington Lock and tried up there for a few hours . It was a big tide today with the water up level with the top of the weir gates .






So I still haven't managed a pike out of the tidal stretch . Now it will have to wait for next season .
« Last Edit: April 25, 2009, 03:09:07 PM by todaymueller »


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Hey todaymueller

is that the sewage outflow from Parliament? I think the one coming out of the white house is bigger


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Hi dudes and dudesses  :smt006 ,
Got out again this week and to make a change the sun put in an appearance  :smt001 . And to top that I caught some fish  :smt003 .
I think I should point out that I pretty much copy and paste these reports from a British forum so if any of the terminology is weird just ask .
I launched from here :  



I was up early , unable to sleep , after a week of night shifts and drove down to Birchington on the North Kent coast . The sun was just peeking above the horizon as I wheeled the yak the short distance down to the waters edge .





Looking at the chart a few weeks ago I had spotted a drop off a mile or so down the coast towards Margate . I had already programed this into my GPS , so I paddled out steadily towards the little fishy icons on the garmin screen . Sure enough the echo sounder showed the bottom dropping away from 6 ft to 13 in a mater of a 100 metres . I dropped the hook where the bottom leveled off , got out the chopping board and prepared some bait , while the yak settled down on the end of the anchor line .
I soon started getting bites and within 20 minutes of arriving had 2 Thornback Rays in the boat ;D




Slack water was at 0945 and just as it was easing off , I had my first but you can bet not my last , dogfish of the year . I then had a couple of rolls and a drink of coffee while the tide turned .





Bites were coming steadily and the weather was glorious . It is surprising how far sound travels over water when it is calm . I could clearly hear people talking as they walked there dogs and stuff under the cliffs at Westgate/Birchington even though I must have been at least a quarter of a mile offshore .
I then hooked a TBR up the bum :o





I then managed to catch a founder , I think , if anybody can confirm the ID . I am not very good at flattie identification .





I managed another couple of Thornback rays as well as a pair of small whiting . The weather was really warming up and the sea was oily in appearance , I had had a good day with plenty of fish caught , a new mark tried and given a ++A . Definitely somewhere I will be trying again . ;D




« Last Edit: April 25, 2009, 03:17:03 PM by todaymueller »


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Great report - almost like being there with all the video footage!
No kidding about the fantastic weather over there for this time of year.
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Its been a while since I posted , but seeing as I have recently come back from a trip to Cornwall I thought I would put up a post  :smt004 . This is Mullion Cove the other places mentioned are nearby  .




My line manager at work had been nagging me that I had too much toil saved up and that I needed to start using it up . So I put in for 4 days worth and set off for Cornwall on Wednesday morning . By early afternoon I was past Truro and Adam rang up and suggested a pint before heading down to the camp site . I found The Sportsman and met up with Adam for a few pints of Betty Stoggs and a big plate of steak and ale pie . It was drizzly when I got to the pub , when I left to go down to the Lizard and the campsite , it was lashing it down . I drove through roads like rivers and was soon at little trevethern camp site . I pitched my tent on the only patch of grass without a puddle and sorted myself out . By 8 o'clock I was feeling hungry and thirsty and decided to wander down to Coverack and the Paris hotel . My soaking wet army surplus poncho looked out of place next to the cashmere jumpers and burbery's . After another 5 or 6 pints of Betty Stoggs and a bowl of soup I decided to head back to the camp site . I trudged back , after half an hour of trudging :-/ I realized I was lost . I gave it another 15 mins . I was now heading out onto goonhilly downs and was sobering up fast . With thoughts of 'An American werewolf in London' playing in my mind :o I decided to head back and start again . I passed a T junction and decided to head down there for a couple of hundred yards and see if I recognized anywhere . I spotted a sign for the campsite and managed to find my way back arriving at the site from completely the wrong direction . Next time I will take a GPS and a torch . ::)

I squeezed my tent in somehow.


The next day Adam showed me a few launch sites and I headed off for Mullion cove , It was a bit to rough for fishing out past the island , so I had to content myself with fishing off the end and sheltered side of it .






I managed a few small but colourfull pollock but nothing else . I gave it until evening and then paddled back tired but happy . I slept well and was ready to have another go the next day .





The wind was even brisker the following day and I decided to go for Mullion again , as I figured I would be able to find some shelter somwhere . The sea was very confused with a lot of reflections back off the cliffs . I nearly turned back after anchoring once and then having to move . I dropped the anchor a second time tighter to the island and found that fishing was just possible . I had no bites and saw no fish , not a good second day .






The following day I met up with Adam and John at Tescos and headed down to Pothoustock and met up with Ian and Jan [soapnsuds] Down at the beach at least one other john was there , but I have forgoten all the names , my apologies .









It was a bit foggy and calm when we headed out we went north along the coast . Adam managed a Wrasse and I had another small Pollack I am not sure if anybody else had any . A breeze sprung up after a couple of hours and the sea got a bit choppy so we all headed back . I was expecting a rough landing but it was not so bad .
With the wind in the direction it was , Ian , Jan , Adam and myself headed over to Mullion cove and launched from there for another go .







The sea was much calmer here and as we got out past the island , a lovely rolling ocean swell was heading in from the Atlantic . We don't get them in the Thames estuary it was brilliant :D .
Using a rubber worm and sand eel cocktail I managed my first proper fish a Pollock of about 2 lb :)







I then headed out to some deeper water off of Mullion island and managed to bag better Pollock of about 5-6 lb 8-)







The scenery was stunning and it was great just paddling and drifting , taking it all in under the sunshine .




Adam and Jan also managed a Pollock a piece ;D








All to soon it was time to head back and haul the yacks back up the steep slip at Mullion cove . It had been a good day out on the water ,with a few fish caught in excellent company .








On Sunday we decided to have a go at trout fishing on Stithian reservoir and as it was the same price for hireing one boat as for launching 2 yaks , we decided to hire a boat and be sociable . We thrashed the water to foam with our flies but only managed a take each , no fish landed . The sun blazed down pretty much all day and despite us both wearing hats and slapping on some cream we both got a bit burnt . 8-)







At the end of the day we said our goodbyes and I headed back to the campsite to pack up and start the long drive home .
It was a good few days out on the water , the weather was better than I expected and A few fish were caught . The camp site was OK and was situated in an ideal spot with an easy drive to a few good marks on the lizard peninsular .




« Last Edit: April 26, 2009, 01:37:48 PM by todaymueller »


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This page keeps crashing my firefox browser , is anybody else having this problem ?  :smt013


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Great story ("....out of place next to the cashmere jumpers and burbery's!  :smt003)
& always great to see your posts from across the sea.

Other people have had problems recently stemming from this page - seemed to be caused by certain adverts...
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Ok  , I have modified the entire page , this time loading the video clips using the flash , rather than youtube button . The page now loads much better .  However some of the videos have come up as links only , I have no idea why ? I have also noticed that I have 'read i2.ytimg.com' showing at the bottom of my firefox browser . Whats that all about ? I appolagise if any of the bugs on this page have inconvenienced anybody .


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Your scenery and videos are great but it looks like your spots are a little fished out, or it's the wrong time of the year. 
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Your scenery and videos are great but it looks like your spots are a little fished out, or it's the wrong time of the year. 

I'm going to go with "fished out"; it is Britain after all.

Nice vids Mr Mueller, I hope to be sampling some UK Yak action later this summer.


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Yea the videos are great.  I'll be stopping for an hour in London this summer on my way to Russia.  I'll be spending three months with family on the Rostov-on-Don river and the Black Sea. 
Keep the videos up that was just a observation and not meant to be offensive in anyway. 
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I was in the West Country [Cornwall] a little early in the year , another month and the mackerel and bass would have been around in greater numbers . But its not just about the fish is it  :smt003 its about getting out on the water , seeing old friends , meeting new ones and connecting with the sea.


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I like your reports, my friend. Very refreshing. As far as your posting dilemma, perhaps starting a new post instead adding to the old one might help. I don't know, just a suggestion, might be worth a try. Looking forward to future reports.
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I was in the West Country [Cornwall] a little early in the year , another month and the mackerel and bass would have been around in greater numbers . But its not just about the fish is it  :smt003 its about getting out on the water , seeing old friends , meeting new ones and connecting with the sea.
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