tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548811826931483117.post3303586583233265112..comments2023-12-18T13:11:15.996+00:00Comments on The Intrepid Piscator: Return To The CanalGurnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10140937461283076494noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548811826931483117.post-35300197032063787402013-05-31T23:23:32.267+01:002013-05-31T23:23:32.267+01:00Ah the wonderful gudgeon will always bring a smile...Ah the wonderful gudgeon will always bring a smile. I was fortunate enough to catch them from Redmire Pool on an Allcocks Lucky Strike, as Mr. Yates did in Passsion for Angling. I love 'em.Gurnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10140937461283076494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548811826931483117.post-66847258401080299792013-05-29T12:17:18.777+01:002013-05-29T12:17:18.777+01:00Off to the canal tomorrow with my nephew on the hu...Off to the canal tomorrow with my nephew on the hunt for gudgeon, but this has inspired me to take a carp rod along too.<br /><br />Check out my blog: http://leepoultney.blogspot.comLeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10432763090239837056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548811826931483117.post-43998449421835744692013-05-06T13:10:10.075+01:002013-05-06T13:10:10.075+01:00Cheers Jeff, hope you catch it mate.Cheers Jeff, hope you catch it mate.Gurnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10140937461283076494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548811826931483117.post-7197467351327489982013-05-03T22:25:18.233+01:002013-05-03T22:25:18.233+01:00Canal carp are real carp ! Good work!
Hard to fin...Canal carp are real carp ! Good work!<br /><br />Hard to find, hard to hook, hard to bank. But worth every second... <br /><br />I'll be out there soon Gurn. I've a report of something rather interesting delivered by way of a late night towpath dog walk — but finding a boat ablaze — conversation with a fire extinguisher equipped local that I'll certainly follow up on...<br /><br />How wide were his arms apart? <br /><br />JeffJeff Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16164198326538064799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548811826931483117.post-66394866272571359972013-04-22T23:43:32.149+01:002013-04-22T23:43:32.149+01:00Thank you for your kind words sir. You are always ...Thank you for your kind words sir. You are always welcome.Gurnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10140937461283076494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548811826931483117.post-76167702813408603372013-04-22T23:42:14.230+01:002013-04-22T23:42:14.230+01:00Ta matey.Ta matey.Gurnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10140937461283076494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548811826931483117.post-76649592967436617432013-04-22T16:36:07.418+01:002013-04-22T16:36:07.418+01:00Wonderful entry, I see with surprise it delayed th...Wonderful entry, I see with surprise it delayed that this the spring for his locality, here in the south of Spain, the majority of the fish are reproducing since it can see in this entry: http: // pescaypeces.blogspot.com.es/2013/04/es-tiempo-de-freza.html An embrace and congratulations for his blog that I it find charmingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548811826931483117.post-52846738984494915892013-04-22T09:49:10.763+01:002013-04-22T09:49:10.763+01:00Nice touch Mr G ;-)Nice touch Mr G ;-)Derren Burrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01341350364804056222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548811826931483117.post-31708826223531546742013-04-19T19:41:08.142+01:002013-04-19T19:41:08.142+01:00Thank you, we all love the canal don't we?..Ni...Thank you, we all love the canal don't we?..Nice blog you have there.You should include a 'follow' option so we can be alerted when you post.Gurnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10140937461283076494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548811826931483117.post-80746644760450347272013-04-19T19:39:11.944+01:002013-04-19T19:39:11.944+01:00Indeed sir..and even nicer to catch.Indeed sir..and even nicer to catch.Gurnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10140937461283076494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548811826931483117.post-83205369445943976532013-04-19T13:47:47.276+01:002013-04-19T13:47:47.276+01:00Great post nice fish. I must fish my local canal t...Great post nice fish. I must fish my local canal this season?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11941989069497229867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548811826931483117.post-23642838002735099382013-04-18T22:04:44.803+01:002013-04-18T22:04:44.803+01:00Nice to see a carp that has no name...
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RRNice to see a carp that has no name...<br />;-)<br />RRRegular Rodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04412350204961563932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548811826931483117.post-45217614433922642532013-04-18T00:04:43.574+01:002013-04-18T00:04:43.574+01:00Thanks Dave, there's something different about...Thanks Dave, there's something different about the canal. Nostalgia, I suppose. It was nice to go home smelling of fish slime, just as I did from there as a child. On just the other side of that bridge was the first place I ever fished with my Dad on the canal. Must've been 40years ago.Gurnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10140937461283076494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548811826931483117.post-40129719548781491842013-04-17T22:18:21.590+01:002013-04-17T22:18:21.590+01:00Nice one Gurn, that is lovely carp caught in fine ...Nice one Gurn, that is lovely carp caught in fine style.Dave Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15604106784409374447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548811826931483117.post-55514807211659296112013-04-17T17:59:51.266+01:002013-04-17T17:59:51.266+01:00Cheers Dave. It's amazing how that inner insti...Cheers Dave. It's amazing how that inner instinct kicks in, I guess most anglers have it. It will usually make a bad day good if acted upon. Gurnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10140937461283076494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548811826931483117.post-9561826923595357392013-04-17T17:56:42.601+01:002013-04-17T17:56:42.601+01:00It hasn't warmed that much mate. Sure you'...It hasn't warmed that much mate. Sure you'll find something to keep you out of mischief until the glorious 16th. :-)Gurnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10140937461283076494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548811826931483117.post-32537393147113099082013-04-17T17:54:52.271+01:002013-04-17T17:54:52.271+01:00Thanks for dropping by George, nice blog by the wa...Thanks for dropping by George, nice blog by the way.Gurnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10140937461283076494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548811826931483117.post-33806455007047167022013-04-17T09:41:29.544+01:002013-04-17T09:41:29.544+01:00Well done mate, whilst reading down your blog I wa...Well done mate, whilst reading down your blog I was willing you to get a bite :o) I now feel elated for you. Great fish, great story.Dave Burrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08259482046178828401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548811826931483117.post-70481679369504396252013-04-16T22:24:11.353+01:002013-04-16T22:24:11.353+01:00Nice pics mate . I blanked for two hours on the fl...Nice pics mate . I blanked for two hours on the float for perch a couple of weeks ago , and a local carper had taken the water temps , he said it was sillydegrees still , lol . Looks like the water has warmed , and I will venture out again later this week, carp or perch that's the question .Hatterbarbelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548811826931483117.post-15018364053623660992013-04-16T22:18:07.530+01:002013-04-16T22:18:07.530+01:00Carp fishing with meaning. Love it. Thanks Gurn!Carp fishing with meaning. Love it. Thanks Gurn!George Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07422749226358557982noreply@blogger.com