Seeing as the water has been frozen for a while now,does it mean that when it clears, the fish in them will be overwintered Lol.

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Kevin

I have seen this term crop up a few times, as a newcomer to the sport what does it actually mean?

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Around the steel no tortur'd worm shall twine,
No blood of living insect stain my line;
Let me, less cruel, cast feather'd hook,
With pliant rod athwart the pebbled brook,
Silent along the mazy margin stray,
And with fur-wrought fly delude the prey

It refers to a fish stocked the previous season that has survived through the winter into the next season.
Generally they are quite highly prized as they can be larger, fitter and fuller finned than recently stocked fish.

Andy

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Just to add they are bars of silver aswell in the main and fit.Im glad you asked that question codenameillo as Im sure there are many who wonder the same.

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Kevin

Thanks for the explanation.

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Around the steel no tortur'd worm shall twine,
No blood of living insect stain my line;
Let me, less cruel, cast feather'd hook,
With pliant rod athwart the pebbled brook,
Silent along the mazy margin stray,
And with fur-wrought fly delude the prey

Overwintered Rainbow

Tight Lines
Trout Hunter

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Yes, that really is a nice fish. Beautiful proportions and a perfect tail.

Used yo catch fish like that on Farmoor 1 back in the sindicate days, certainly new when you had one on

Yes a prime example of an overwintered rainbow. you can see clearly on the bottom of its tail where it has repaired itself since stocking.