went to "my" bit of the Itchen today and flung some bugs about... had some cracking success on an orange spot pink scud tied on a size 12...

First cast... first fish... a MINNOW

wasnt expecting that..

finished the day having had 4 brownies, and 7 grayling on top of the minnow .. lovely afternoon got soaked though

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Hi Ichypimp
Was this the stretch by Shawford ? Think I may have to get myself along there if I can sneak away from work at sometime this week

Is that a free stretch Icky?My old dears live locally and all the free bits I can find look pretty empty of fish

Mowgli

All you need now is a chalkstream gudgeon by fair angling !! I got mine from the "fast" carrier at Timsbury a few years ago.

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"In wine there is wisdom. In beer there is strength. In water there is bacteria." - German proverb
JH based near Southampton

I got an eel on the Test at Middleton whilst fishing for Grayling, but gudgeon?

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Vulgata (formerly fishgb - AKA Gary Bell) Dorchester, Dorset.

"Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity"

Gudgeon, the purist's choice ...

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"In wine there is wisdom. In beer there is strength. In water there is bacteria." - German proverb
JH based near Southampton

a gudeon eh... ok the bar is raised...

it is "a" free bit however a lady NEVER tells

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There's only one bit of free fishing on the Itchin that is worth while, that's at Bishopstoke, shawford is a waste of effort, as is most of the Winchester area, Oh! yes, there are fish but few and far between, more likely to lift into some old dear on her after dinner riverside walk, believe me, I've been fishing the Itchin for over 70 years..................???

Just realised, ickypimp has been fishing a freebee on the Itchen, could be a different river to the Itchin I fish.......??

suits me pete, you fish bishopstoke and i will fish the rubbish bit...

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