November Perch Spectacular

Urban perch go berserk.

Typical perch specimen from downtown

As Summer turned to Autumn my focus has continued to be on Perch fishing as I strive to beat the magic 3lb mark.  Conditions on the Thames have been difficult as the ground is still wet from the summer rain and every fall of rain is expressed quickly by the Thames rising and colouring up, making lure fishing difficult and usually making the places that produced fish over the last 2 seasons in low water conditions less productive as water is let through Oxford rather than it being held up by the many weirs and locks. 

Although the boat traffic on the Thames around Oxford can be a nuisance to anglers, the need for weirs and locks to make the river navigable provides interesting features and some nice areas for fish to shelter from heavy flows after rain.  I've been studying Google maps to try and figure out where fish might hide in higher water and went for a 'look' at a little basin/confluence right in town yesterday evening with my lovely new light spinning outfit described HERE

Tackle review: My new light spinning outfit. Dragon guide select & Okuma trio

Always with me, tiny dancer in my hand

I'm not a tackle tart but... A lovely looking light setup.

Time for another tackle review.  Lets take a critical look at my new light spinning setup.

Lure Review: Northland Reed-Runner

Reed-runner reed-runner.  Going faster miles an hour..   *

Reed-runner once..

Time for a tackle review.  At the Lure Anglers Society lurefair recently I visited the stall of Franglais Fishing  As well as an ace Dahlberg Diver Frog lure I purchased a Northland Reed-Runner magnum spinnerbait in 'Bass' colour as seen in the picture.

Carry on up the Jungle. Mahseer fishing in Coorg March 2012. Part II

In Carry on up the Jungle part II I meet with triumph and disaster and treat those two impostors just the same.  Part II takes us into the weekend where Peter and I would be fending for ourselves as Joe returned to Mysore for the weekend and fishing on the golden mile is suspended.  In week 2 I try lure fishing for mahseer with mixed results, battle with Peter in Turtlemania! 2012, and a great time is had by all except Dinesh.

Read part 1 here

Carry on up the Jungle. Mahseer fishing in Coorg March 2012. Part I

I've not finished writing up the last mahseer trip and another has come around.  I will finish the other at some stage but must relate to you now the tale of my trip to Coorg in March 2012 to meet up with my friend Pete Carroll and 'Mr Joe' the Cauvery mahseer fishing legend and bon-viveur.

The smallest of my 'proper' fish but the most photogenic