Hi Guys


Decided to target perch again to day in the Forth and Clyde canal, however as i wanted to play with sinking lines i had to bring the big gun 5wt Vision Cult I was accompanied by Nigel AKA Brit in the Bothy

Started off with Di 3 7ft leader of 8lb trilene and my sparkler Clouser, casting well away from the reeds along side a concrete wall i was hoping to contact perch rather than pikelets ................... got a thump pretty quick sadly yet another wee pikelet !



Now i changed to my pink wriggler again hoping to avoid the pikelets...............but first cast ..........this little fella nailed it !



Switched back to my sparkler clouser while Nigel headed off to another lock further up, i said im just going to have a cast or two over by that big rock.

First cast .................let it sink ................... than figure 8 with the odd pull line went tight as i lifted in all hell broke loose cracking nerve racking fight still cant believe i got him through the weeds into the net, a lovely tail walking 22" pike



After untangling all the sinking line around my feet and in the bushes i had my second cast from the rock ..............cast out let it sink ...........fig8 plus the odd pull ..........."bang" Different fight from this fish ? Could it be ? Oh yes ! A Perch !!! ............Finally !



Goes to show a size 6 Clouser aint to big for perch even a small one like this !

Another couple of cast resulted in yet another thump but this time sadly another pikelet



I called it quits there as id taken four pike and a perch from a very small area, so headed off to see how Nigel was doing.......................

Caught up with Nigel who was battling the gale force wind, he had not had a touch, however i lent him one of my sparkler clouser and that quickly changed !



Nigels first Pike from the Forth and Cylde canal and not a bad one..................he had another pikelet shortly after before we called it quits for the day.

A word of warning if you only want to target the pike please use wire trace !

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Englander

"Barbless since 2008"

Vision GT Four catapult 9' 6#
Vision GT Four SW 9' 9#
Vision 3 Zone 9' 5#
Vision Cult 9' 3#
Shakespeare Trion 9' 5/6#
Cortland Endurance 9' 6#
Shakespeare Expedition float tube
Vosseler DC3 reel
Okuma Helios 8/9 reel
Greys G series 3/4 reel
Snowbee Geo 3/4 reel

well done, I may have to start fishing for perch as they are good little fighters, only ever caught them as a bye catch whilst fly fishing. They seem to like my viva booby when fishing on brenig.

John.

A good day out! What part of the canal were you on? I've only fished it once - Kilsyth - Kelvinhead stretch and blanked. Always stop for a quick chat when I see someone fishing and dont think I've spoken to anyone who has caught anything! Never seen anyone using a fly though, maybe its the way forward!