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CATFISH AN UP AND COMING SPECIES BY LUKE MOFFAT(part2) |
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THIS PAGE WAS LAST UPDATED ON THE 17/04/05 |
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THE RIVER OUSE AND THE GOOD OLD
THAMES HAVE ALSO THROWN UP THE ODD CAT IN THE PAST, AND SEEING AS THEY ARE
NATURALLY A RIVER FISH THEY WOULD DO VERY WELL IF THEY ARE ABLE TO ESTABLISH
THEMSELVES. CATFISH IN RIVERS ARE NOT AS AFFECTED BY TEMPERATURES AS ARE THE
LAKE DWELLERS, THEY TEND TO RESPOND MORE TO ACTUAL WATER CONDITIONS, LIKE
FLOODING FOR EXAMPLE. WITHOUT DOUBT AT THE MOMENT THE BEST CHANCE OF AN
ENGLISH HEAVYWEIGHT IS IN SOME OF THE SPECIALLY DEVELOPED CATFISH LAKES OF
TODAY. ALTHGOUGH THERE IS SHALL WE SAY “ A STEWARDS ENQUIRY” INTO THE ORIGIN
OF SOME OF THE LARGER FISH, IN SOME OF THESE WATERS, THEWY ARE STILL THERE TO
BE CAUGHT AND THE MORE “THOROUGHBREAD” ENGLISH FISH ARE ALSO PACKING ON THE
WEIGHT, AND ARE NOT FAR BEHIND THEM. IT’S A SHAME SOME OF THESE NEW VENUES
ARE SO PRICEY, BUT EVERYONE HAS TO MAKE A LIVING I SUPPOSE!. I THINK THE
CANALS COULD THROW UP A NICE SURPRISE ONE DAY, ESPECIALY IN THE BEDFORDSHIRE
AND BUCKINGHAMSHIRE STRETCHES OF THE GRAND UNION. THE ANGLER WHO HAS THE TIME
COULD CERTAINLY GET A RESULT FROM THE CANL, ESPECIALLY IF PRE-BAITING WAS
DONE ON A REGULAR BASIS. ONE OF THE MORE USEFUL “TOOLS IN THE
BOX” AS IT WERE, WHEN CATFISHING IS DEFINITELY ADAPTABILITY. I’VE LEARNT TO
START EACH SESSION WITH AN OPEN MIND REMEMBERING THE FISH COULD BE ANYWHERE.
I THINK THE WORST THING YOU COULD DO IS FISH THE SAME SWIM, SAME RIG, SAME
BAIT, ETC EVEN IF YOU HAVE CAUGHT THAT WAY BEFORE, IT’S SO BLOODY BORING. EVERYTHING SHOULD BE TRIED, LIVELYS,
DEADLY’S THE MARGINS, THE SURFACE, REALLY WORK AT IT DON’T JUST GO THROUGH
THE MOTIONS. PERSONALLY FOR ME, I PREFER A LIVEBAIT BANGING AROUND ALL NIGHT,
BUT IN THE LAKES THE CATFISH HAS TO BE RECOGNISED AS A SCAVENGER AS WELL AS A
PREDATOR AND DEADBAITS AND EVEN BOILIES ARE AN OBVIOUS FOOD SOURCE. |