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08-01-2008, 04:44 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2003 Location: Leeds, UK | | | I went fishing for the first time today
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Since Burk is no longer with us I fugred that we needed a fishing thread.
I'm on holiday in Tavistock, Devon with my girlfriend and her family. I went fishing with her father today, on the local river (Tavy).
We got out on the river at about 10am, and I fly-fished until about 2pm. From them I fished with a spinner and at 6pm I managed to catch my first fish which was a 1 pound 6oz sea trout. It was a good day, and I'm really happy that I caught a fish. I will post pics of me and my fish tomorrow!
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08-01-2008, 04:57 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada | | You caught a fish your first time? Pft, now I'm jealous. I can't catch a fish to save my life! 
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08-01-2008, 05:03 PM
|  | A Hard Rockin Lover of GREENBURST Moderator | | Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Where I lay my head is home | | Good Evening Joe
Have you consumed the trout fish yet ? I would enjoy a fishing trip with you Joe, I am sure would have some brilliant conversations. 
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08-01-2008, 06:34 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Mesa/Boogie - Shop Manager/Tech, SF Guitarworks | | Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA | | | Fishing is not a sport for the elitist. |
08-01-2008, 07:19 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Machias/Bangor, Maine | | Nothin' like fishing with the boys and a case of beer. 
I fish all the time in the local lakes and rivers, but I'm really itching to get out on the ocean and catch HUGE that'll take me 2 hours to wrestle on board.
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08-01-2008, 07:33 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Fairbanks, Alaska | | | Nice. Glad you had luck. I'm a poor with a fly rod but enjoy it nonetheless. |
08-01-2008, 07:43 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Upstate New York | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Toasted  Since Burk is no longer with us I fugred that we needed a fishing thread.
I'm on holiday in Tavistock, Devon with my girlfriend and her family. I went fishing with her father today, on the local river (Tavy).
We got out on the river at about 10am, and I fly-fished until about 2pm. From them I fished with a spinner and at 6pm I managed to catch my first fish which was a 1 pound 6oz sea trout. It was a good day, and I'm really happy that I caught a fish. I will post pics of me and my fish tomorrow! | Nice! I miss going fishing with my grandpa but unfortunately I will never get to again. I remember one time I had caught 10 big mouth bass's and a turtle. I need to break my pole and go, I haven't gotten to go in a while |
08-01-2008, 07:54 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Outside Boston | | You know the drill. No pics, no fish. 
Trout is delicious, btw! Hope you enjoyed it!
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08-01-2008, 08:45 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Eh? | | | It's all fun and games until you guys start catching feet too.
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08-02-2008, 04:31 AM
|  | <-- That guy looks like me, but old. | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Arlington TX | | | I haven't been fishing in decades. One of the last times I went was with my Grampa. I cought a seriously ginormous catfish that I was sure was a world record.
I was pretty disappointed to discover that it was not only NOT the biggest catfish in the world, it wasn't even the biggest one caught in that lake, that summer.
But still, even so, a twelve year old catching a 112 lb fish OUGHT to be noteworthy. Or at least I thought so. Nobody else seemed to care much.
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08-02-2008, 06:51 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Lakeland, FL | | Cool!! Congrats!!!! Everyday spent fishing adds another day on to your life. |
08-02-2008, 06:54 AM
|  | User | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: East Coast | | | Fly fishing can be a lot of fun. Or very frustrating.
Would have been a cooler story if you caught a bass.
Wait- a big part of fishing is lying, so just change your story.
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08-02-2008, 06:55 AM
|  | no really, smokemeth&hailsatan | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pueblo, CO | | Quote:
Originally Posted by FL Knifemaker Cool!! Congrats!!!! Everyday spent fishing adds another day on to your life. | Yep! And every day fishing is ten times better than the best day at work.
Toasted, try and go fishing on the ocean one time if you get the chance, I have head it is well worth it. |
08-02-2008, 06:57 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Lakeland, FL | | Quote:
Originally Posted by JimB52 Fly fishing can be a lot of fun. Or very frustrating.
Would have been a cooler story if you caught a bass.
Wait- a big part of fishing is lying, so just change your story. | I catch bass all the time, I'd rather spend a day flyfishing for trout!! |
08-02-2008, 07:25 AM
|  | Louisiana Superdome. S 127. R 22. S 12-13. Moderator | | Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Mobile, Al | | Freshwater fishing doesn't count.
Congrats on the first catch, anyhow.
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08-02-2008, 07:33 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Edinburgh & Dundee, Scotland | | Ive not been fishing in years, used to love going fly fishing. Still have a massive box of flies that I made way back when too
Good times , biggest trout I ever caught was almost 12lbs, a happy day that was. My dad hated going fishing with me, I always caught one more than him, or if we both only caught one, mine was always bigger
Good fun! Think it is something you will do again Toasted?
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08-02-2008, 07:35 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: an ignore list near you | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Benjamin Strange Fishing is not a sport for the elitist. | True. Here we do it in ditches with chicken fat and dirty socks for nets.
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08-02-2008, 09:11 AM
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Originally Posted by mike_v_s True. Here we do it in ditches with chicken fat and dirty socks for nets.
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08-02-2008, 03:15 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Montreal, Canada | | | I went fishing for the first time last week.
I went again yesterday and today.
I really like it!
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08-02-2008, 05:43 PM
|  | The Lowdown Diggler | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Huntington Beach, CA | | | I like Devon. One of the best Yorkshire pudding I've ever tasted came from there. I also got really drunk there. One of the prettiest places in England IMO. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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