Best Day’s Fishing

[Holmeclaret]

What’s the best day’s fishing or the best fish you’ve ever caught? Mine was at a tiny river called the Hollbeck near Gilling East in North Yorkshire as a kid of 12 with a cheap Cockers rod, a cork float and worms. I caught six beautiful grayling in about two hours. I’ve caught more and bigger fish but for sheer excitement it was the best ever.

[Jakubclaret]

For some people just log on here you don’t even need to leave the house.

[KLClaret]

Spinning for mackerel off the rocks in beautiful north west Scotland. Caught a few and had a Basking Shark surface right in front of me and a pod of dolphins breaking the surface no more than 50 yards away. Happy days.

[CaptJohn]

Undoubtedly one day offshore Nigeria. Caught several Barracuda and Red Snapper in a couple of hours. Weather conditions were perfect and they were taking the bait. Had a great chunk of Snapper tail for dinner. Beautiful.

[Holmeclaret]

Spinning for mackerel off the rocks in beautiful north west Scotland. Caught a few and had a Basking Shark surface right in front of me and a pod of dolphins breaking the surface no more than 50 yards away. Happy days.

My idea of heaven.

[claretabroad]

A drift boat down the Clinch river in Tennessee. Fly fishing for wild rainbows. Caught quite a few but the beautiful surroundings and great company made for a special day.

Special mention to the day I caught a sailfish off Aruba. Exhausting work but the fish was a beauty.

[dandeclaret]

Definitely the PROPER football thread - that was a FACT

[Holmeclaret]

A drift boat down the Clinch river in Tennessee. Fly fishing for wild rainbows. Caught quite a few but the beautiful surroundings and great company made for a special day.

Special mention to the day I caught a sailfish off Aruba. Exhausting work but the fish was a beauty.

A drift boat down a river in Tennessee. It sounds amazing and like something out of Tom Sawyer, Spanish moss, mint juleps and all.

[fatboy47]

Midnight on the Mississippi... 1973..way out in the backwoods..pulled in a couple of 5lb ish bluecats in the sticky humid moonlight wearing only an old pair of denim shorts.

I felt like Tom Sawyer.

[JohnMac]

Many years ago on the River Aller in Germany. The day after a poor result in a match I returned to the same peg with my Wife and Kids so they could picnic.

Loose feeding a small handball of maggots a cast I caught 10 quality Roach and 95 Chub to about 3lbs in 3 hours.

I knew it was a good area the day before but people were lumping in groundbait in melon sized bombs and frightened everything away.

[claretonthecoast1882]

A warm summer night up Savannahs early 90s

[Holmeclaret]

Midnight on the Mississippi... 1973..way out in the backwoods..pulled in a couple of 5lb ish bluecats in the sticky humid moonlight wearing only an old pair of denim shorts.

I felt like Tom Sawyer.

Don’t tell anyone that Burnley fans go fishing in back woods Mississippi

[Claret_tinted]

My dad catching the first fish out of the pond he’s put in. It was like he was a schoolboy again. Worth every penny to walk out of your bedroom and onto your own fishing swim.

[Herts Clarets]

Midnight on the Mississippi... 1973..way out in the backwoods..pulled in a couple of 5lb ish bluecats in the sticky humid moonlight wearing only an old pair of denim shorts.

I felt like Tom Sawyer.

You caught a fish that was wearing denim shorts?

[claretonthecoast1882]

My dad catching the first fish out of the pond he’s put in. It was like he was a schoolboy again. Worth every penny to walk out of your bedroom and onto your own fishing swim.

That's quality

[Quickenthetempo]

My youngest catching an 11 pounder at Chester Lakes this week.

It's all his Granddads teaching though I'm afraid.

[bobinho]

Fished the Almelo canal in Holland in the BAOR champs…. The canal was that wide, I was fishing the feeder out at 40 yds and I was still on the near shelf. Container ships travelling on it. Great weekend overall.

River Weser in Hameln…. There was a power station that pumped out slower warmer water into the main flow…. Caught my first Barbel there. What a fish that is. Only 6.5lb but I would’ve sworn it was double figures when I hooked it. Went off like a torpedo. Another great weekend.

[Holmeclaret]

Some great fishing stories. I no longer live in the Burnley area but as a small child I used to fish the Calder in Cliviger. It was bright orange, of course, and my North Yorks relatives refused to believe that anything could live in it. I saw it flowing clear a few years ago but I understand that it’s back to its original colour.
Another great fishing experience that comes to mind is a time I was lucky enough to fish for bass near Parry Sound Ontario. You couldn’t describe the area as a wilderness but it’s as close as I’ve got to one. Fantastic fighting fish and amazing scenery. Gin clear water surrounded by mile after mile of unspoilt forest.

[Claret Till I Die]

Too many to mention...

[Billy Balfour]

A one-inch perch on the Leeds-Liverpool at Daneshouse.

[Lowbankclaret]

My joint equal best carp at 17.5lbs, one from Foulridge, one from Rowley just up behind Turf Moor. Best experience catching 6 Sea trout on the fly on the River Liddle in south Scotland in The dark just after midnight.

[Stockbrokerbelt]

I’ve been lucky enough to fish Sanibel island at least once a year for the last 25 years & caught some fantastic fish but shark fishing there is fantastic, even better when using carp rods & 30lb braid & taking Blacktips to 7ft on live baits from the beach.http://www.uptheclarets.com/messageboar ... w&id=21440

[PadihamThickNeck]

Got some mates who are very keen fishermen, Iv never even tried it, I’d like to give it a go I think.

[Aclaret]

I know naff all about fishing...on holiday in Scotland I once bought all the gear for beach fishing, cast it in, the reel flew off into the sea too !....but what a great thread to read.

[Buxtonclaret]

DA has a good day on here once a week or so.

[cockneyclaret]

Has to be the first days catfish fishing (48hrs) on the Ebro.
2 of us had 12 cats within 6hrs (me) up to 141lb and my mate (152lb) and 2 40lb commons!
Never to be repeated

[Holmeclaret]

Has to be the first days catfish fishing (48hrs) on the Ebro.
2 of us had 12 cats within 6hrs (me) up to 141lb and my mate (152lb) and 2 40lb commons!
Never to be repeated

Not a pretty fish the catfish but I once had a plate of it fried in breadcrumbs with a Cajun chilli sauce in a shack in New Orleans and it was about the best fish I’ve ever had.

[Devils_Advocate]

I managed to catch a duck from the canal a few years ago but Im not sure Id be fit enough these days to outrun all the Polish lads

[Jakubclaret]

A couple of rainbows caught from the banks of the wear on my beat near bishop Auckland.

[Chobulous]

Mrs Chob came home with a couple of those last week. Amazing what you can catch at Morrisons

[Local cricketer]

Once caught it a shopping trolley on the straight mile

[tim_noone]

A couple of rainbows caught from the banks of the wear on my beat near bishop Auckland.

I thought youd be a sea fisherman. Being a bishpam resident..

[redcloud203]

boat fishing out of Knott end in Morecambe Bay ,

just hit a shoal of fish and caught 30/40 Mackeral / codlets in 1.5 hours - brilliant day

[Jakubclaret]

I thought youd be a sea fisherman. Being a bishpam resident..

No I visit the Lancashire coastline often & wyre district I’m more North Yorkshire/Cumbria/C Durham, depends which house I stop over in, impressive haul BTW at your location just be careful when cockle picking

[Jakubclaret]

Didn’t have time to edit I was referring to the post above not the quoted 1.

[boatshed bill]

Caughtb over 2,000 stone of sprats in a morning once...beat that!

[Tribesmen]

I really hate fishing no doubt about it .
Now somehow have gone fishing 3 times the first two were somewhere around Burnley and never caught anything . I was visiting a friend in the far north of Sweden and was told we were going fishing , now said i didn't want to do it but i was given a small stick and a line and sat there like a plank on a rowing boat . Now boom something took the bait and i caught two fish at the same time .
I swore i would never going fishing again as i would never beat that moment , hey that was over 30 years ago and i have never gone fishing since .