Currently eel fishing

[Shirleycodlin]

First fresh water session for a very long time.
Just missed the 1st run

 

[Shirleycodlin]

3 runs
Landed one of a pound.
Seriously out of practice

 

[Shirleycodlin]

Eel number 2.
Another small one though.
Darren, my partner in crime is fishing for mud pigs. He's already had a common of 37-8.

I'm so out of touch with this freshwater lark.
Really hoping for a new pub snig.

Said I was done with eels. It was an addiction far far worse than my cod one!

 

[richtic]

Bloody slimy things, my son lost one a couple weeks back which would of been around the 5 to 6lb mark.

 

[Shirleycodlin]

6Lb is my pb. That was from a river.
I love eels, they fascinate me.
Must have had 6 runs now. Only connected with 2
Definitely out of practice.

 

[Shirleycodlin]

2 and 2-8
I know this water has them much much bigger though.

 

[Thrasher]

Using worms?

 

[Shirleycodlin]

Using worms?

Fish baits.
I run the risk of tench, carp, bream and roach with worm.
Not that there is anything wrong with that but I'm all out for a big snig.

 

[Shirleycodlin]

Another mud pig for Darren.
24-4
A few more missed bites for me and another 2lb eel

 

[Shirleycodlin]

No big snigs.
Just a bit of wind

 

[kevothefish]

Spent most of my younger years after eels, my best also over 6lb from a Somerset Drain. Since the semi tame otter release here, plus the eel disease, the eel population was decimated and one of the reasons why I switched over to conger fishing.

 

[Trampster]

Only ever caught one Eel like that! Well actually, I didn't catch it, it hooked itself! Went down to the local tidal road with my old Edgar Sealey spinning rod in my mid teens. Fished for an hour or so, no luck and so left the rod on a grass bank with the hook dangling in the water. Drag on the reel started screaming as a small Eel had taken what was left of the bait and off it went! Can't remember what we were using for bait.

 

[Had1]

Good stuff. Had a pb in June although I wasn't targeting it so not as worthy. 7lbs 4 new club record . Well over a metre

 

[Shirleycodlin]

Good stuff. Had a pb in June although I wasn't targeting it so not as worthy. 7lbs 4 new club record . Well over a metre

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Awesome.
Shame you wasn't targeting it.
Possible drennan cup?

 

[Had1]

Awesome.
Shame you wasn't targeting it.
Possible drennan cup?

I know an ex winner of the drennan Cup. I don't go on coarse or carp fishing forums or sites though , wouldn't know where to start with sending photos in etc...
despite coming on here most days
This is the only place that photo has been posted apart from a copy to the club for the record .

 

[Wolf]

Nice catch well done

 

[Shirleycodlin]

Darren went back to the lake last night fishing for mud pigs.

He had a by-catch eel of 6-1 and another mud pigger had one of 8-10!

I could cry.

 

[flappy]

Darren went back to the lake last night fishing for mud pigs.

He had a by-catch eel of 6-1 and another mud pigger had one of 8-10!

I could cry.

Maybe the eels are accustomed to eating the food that is thrown in for the carp.. fishmeal boilies or halibut pellets might be worth a try..??

 

[Shirleycodlin]

Maybe the eels are accustomed to eating the food that is thrown in for the carp.. fishmeal boilies or halibut pellets might be worth a try..??

Definitely, but I need to avoid mud pigs, hideous bloated stinking things.

 

[Dutchman]

Caught eels when i was a kid with my father and unless gripped them straight away would mees you up.

Completely forgot about it a few years ago took 5 year old grandson up river to get little trout and dropped a worm in a little pool and seen an eel pop out, finanally tempted it and pulled it up for grandson to see, but it curled all around the line and i had to try and hold it with a dock leaf to control it.