Hi Guys

I was up the canal this afternoon with my wee 12 year old buddy hes daft on fly fishing and a dam fine caster.

Well i missed a wee jack pike he nailed this fine ,fine perch on my Viva nymph im well chuffted should have seen his face

When he started shouting and i saw the bend in his 10ft 7# i reckoned he was into a big jack pike !

This is his 2nd fish on the fly his first was a 6lb pike hes going far this lad.



Any idea as to weight ?? 1/2lb ?? 3/4 lb ??

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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 as it's his first Perch I would reckon it must be nearer the pound mark

Well done young fella

must be cold up north to need fleece troosers in June

but great fish, well done

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I would have gone for the 1lb mark as well... what a stonker of a fish! Well done!

Top rod there ,tell the lad well done !
Is the perch not one of our finest fish ,i love them ,sadly I like to eat them as well !

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Andy Wren
Winter grayling taking a year off !
Claret not just a great dubbing colour!

Hi Guys

Yes will give him 1lb for that one

The lads keen and desperate to catch a trout took him to a fishery the other week i caught two he sadly blanked and asked why he didnt catch when i did ? Told him he was doing "nothing wrong" just the way it goes.

I hope to help him bag his first bow before the end of this week

Oh the lad wanted to keep the perch, i talked him out of it, took a load of photos for him and we returned it not that i dont mind the odd one for the pot

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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 the boy!!!
A wee blank now and again will do no harm. If its to easy they soon get bored and will end up playing computor games!

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It is in truth not glory,nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting,but for freedom - for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with his life.(Declaration of Arbroath, 1320)

Your boy has a great coach im`e sure the bow will be forthcoming m8

where about`s where you fishing - i take it it was the forth and clyde

Chris.

well done the young un! hopefully thats him hooked for life now

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcPgsMqPQpI

Lovely looking fish - good markings for a canal fish. It's quite long but look a little thin, 12oz-1lb seems about right.

Love big Perch, a worthy species to target.