swale at Topcliff

[johnboy66]

Well guys first time out since before Xmas and by was I ready for it, had a plan and stuck with it went to Topcliff only one other person there.

looks like all those ladies where holding them blokes to ransom today , anyway as I don`t have  a lady friend   thought as it was Valentines day I`d lay a feast for Mr and Mrs Chub.

an hour had pasted and not a touch, was fishing the tip with Lobworm out in the middle and close in. its such a lovely place with all the bird singing I even heard a male and female tawny owl talking to each other.

so it got to that time to get the flask out a nice cuppa was on the card even the sun popped out and than "Bang"

the rod wrap  round banging about all over the place,

"I no what fish this is"

and what a stonker first fish of the year

1 1/2 lbs on the nose great result

   

Attachments:

[johnboy66]

hen my old friend came for a visit ready for my second cuppa 

[av1nbarb3l]

great write up johnboy and a nice looking perch too well done mate its a place close to my heart too when its quiet and not too many anglers or kids i dont even mind blanking its just a pleasure to be sat on the river bank with nature

[rushy]

Well done Johnboy , Thats a cracking Perch mate . . . Looks a lot bigger than a pound and a half. Has Jimmy been teaching you how to hold em close to the camera

[shaun]

What a breath of fresh air, someone actually saying where they caught a fish.. Well done mate that's a nice fish

[cabbo]

well done johnny nice looking perch and nice to see the kingfisher photo to.

[nige_LS7]

Nice fish indeed. Going do quite a lot of light lure fishing for perch next season, and I'll be overjoyed if I could get a PB fish like that.

[johnboy66]

Feb 15, 2015 9:54:10 GMT rushy said:

Well done Johnboy , Thats a cracking Perch mate . . . Looks a lot bigger than a pound and a half. Has Jimmy been teaching you how to hold em close to the camera

Haha Rushy it even look and felt bigger in my hand even I was surprised when I weighed it, 

also I was using that trick with the camera long before Jimmy was born

not bad for first fish of the year. 

[johnboy66]

to tell you the truth me and my brother use to fish Skipbridge weir 25 years ago and we both had the same Peach at least 3 1/2 - 4lbs in weight I not joking it was like a dinner plate, we nether told anybody only trouble is them days we didn't take cameras with us.

[Eddie]

Nice fish Johnboy, doesn't topcliffe seem to produce big fish of all species?

Eddie.

[johnboy66]

Feb 15, 2015 20:18:22 GMT Eddie said:

Nice fish Johnboy, doesn't topcliffe seem to produce big fish of all species?

Eddie.

I`d like to think so not fished it that many times so not had a big Chub or Barbel out yet.

[smithleback]

Me dad used to get some belting perch and pike on the lob at that little weir at skipbridge,never understood why they took it away.Keep going to topcliffe mate,some right fish in it

[gcb]

I think all the weirs were built for man's benefit rather than the wildlife. A weir is a right pain in the ass' if you are a migrating salmon or trout so it's great news we understand this and maybe we should try to scrap 'em all - no fish pass just get 'em out - no need to consider power generation at topcliffe - best knock it down?

[smithleback]

A minnow could have jumped that weir at skipbridge ,and would topcliffe be the fishery it is without the weir :)I dont mind em,bit snaggy at times tho

[johnboy66]

Feb 18, 2015 20:00:52 GMT smithleback said:

Me dad used to get some belting perch and pike on the lob at that little weir at skipbridge,never understood why they took it away.Keep going to topcliffe mate,some right fish in it

if your thinking of the same weir the one I was talking about was under the road bridge apparently it was a measuring station of some sort there was another little weir a bit further down made of cast iron I believe.