Leeds winter league rd 2.

[stanfish]

well done Craig turbot, 9lbs 10 oz of roach on the pole for a cracking win, frame 2nd just behind was Ian bowman 9lbs 4oz of feeder roach 3rd 9lbs 11/2oz was Richard carrete on the lollipop,4th bill collier with 8lbs 11 on the long rod, the river was 2 1/2 ft up and came up 4 inch during the match,a cracking result..stan..

[delaneyinsydney]

Hello Stan.

Now the Ouse seems to have a few roach in it again, it might be time to fly back and have a go.....Does anyone want to swap me a couple of 130lb game rods for a few sliders.....?

Just read your report from the cornwall festival Stan......very informative, but I didn't understand a word of it.......whats a carp?

[chegers]

delaneyinsydney said:

Hello Stan.

Now the Ouse seems to have a few roach in it again, it might be time to fly back and have a go.....Does anyone want to swap me a couple of 130lb game rods for a few sliders.....?

Just read your report from the cornwall festival Stan......very informative, but I didn't understand a word of it.......whats a carp?

Carp are classed as vermin in australia!!!!!

[stanfish]

hi niel, i dont supose being a pom in sidney is the most comfortable place in the world at the moment, tell that old soak baz its time he came home and got wet and cold again with the rest of us, hope your ok and gettiing used to all that sunshine, we have a yorks winter league on sunday and im just rearrangeing it on the aire n calder canal in leeds as the ouse has 14ft in it and the forcast is for heavey rain for the next 3 days. check the pics at the home page for the canal and show your lass where you came from,all the best for the new year,stan n babs..

[delaneyinsydney]

Thanks mate.

I haven't seen Baz for about 3 years....I know he comes over here occasionally 'cos he's usually spotted by someone. I'll have to give him a call.
Tell you what mate, I don't miss those flooded rivers one bit! Chucking a lobby in, anchored to a 2oz weight, and then sitting there for 5 hours.....10 years was enough for me!

I noticed the same old faces are still doing the business in Yorkshire..Vic, Bill, Jim, Ian Bates, Trevor Hewitt...There's no substitute for class!

I do a bit of game fishing over here and it's like being on a different planet. Best day so far was 10 marlin to about 300lbs. You should see them go....they make barbel seem pretty tame by comparison.
I chartered a boat to fish off the barrier reef for 3 days a couple of years ago, and managed to get one around 700lbs. When it jumped at the side of the boat, I nearly crapped myself.....I didn't know fish that big existed.
That was the highlight of my fishing career by far....even better than winning a match at Dunsforth.

Regarding the carp...yeah, they're regarded as vermin over here! You can buy them at any fishmongers, but I don't bother. They're very popular with the chinese apparently. they're not small fish that they sell either, usually around 8-10lbs. If you catch one here, you can be fined if you throw it back.

Think is, no one fishes the rivers and lakes very much, so there could be anything in them. The big thing at the moment is fly fishing at sea, the Aussies are really into it - there are three or four monthly magazines devoted to it. They even catch Marlin on the fly! Not sure they flies are what we know though.....I think they just glue some feathers to a dead tuna...

Anyway, thats all from your Aussie correspondent for now. I might take the dogs down the beach now.....Hope you empty the Aire & Calder.

Say hi to Barbara and anyone else out there.

Last thing, do you have Hally's phone number?

Cheers

Neil

[stanfish]

hi niel as in steve hall,ricky won a match in york over xmas too,he is fishing sunday i will tell him i have been talking with you ,watch out for the crocks .stan..

[rickyg]

hi delaneyinsydney its your old mate ricky,drop us a line at [e-mail] we have loads to catch up on