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Is there any way to get the information from the old thread into this one? Time permitting I may do a bit of a download from the 'old' forum and paste it into here...

Bri

I'm sure Invicta has researched this but, the answer to your question is 'maybe'. It depends on which type of database the old forum was stored on & what type the new one uses. They don't have to be the same, just compatible. The next problem would be to get ProBoards to allow direct access to the database so that the data files can be exported to the new server.

I agree; it's a shame to 'lose' all of the new content but the additional functionality & security provided by self-hosting rather than relying on a 3rd party provider will be worth it in the long run. It's nice to hear that the old content will remain online in read-only format as I frequently delve into old threads.

All in all I think this is a good move & the most important content, the membership will surely make the move to the new format.

Better late than never:

Spent a good session on the river last Friday with perfect weather, fish rising every where and just about every fly imaginable hatching (except Hawthorne which for me didn’t really happen this year) at some point during the day including a half dozen mayfly.
The chosen fly was a size 16 Greenwell’s glory that had both old and new stockies and wild fish confidently rising to it, I think the fish aren't being that selective but they really do seem wary of an unsunk tippet and bad presentation. ALL of this years stocked fish seem to be residing in dead cert corner and the stretch above to the riffle and it really is like a turkey shoot, fun for awhile but soon becomes boring.
Prospects for this weekend look dire with heavy showers and a strong downstream wind with tomorrow afternoon looking like the better window of opportunity depending on how much rain we get in the mean time.

It's good to know that i'm not the only one who isn't catching anything on the rest of the river. I hope that other spots hot up soon, i love the white water but nobody likes things to be too predictable. I actually fished up to the weir the other day, there is some lovely flywater on that stretch but it seems to be dead as a dodo(for me anyway). I'd love to know where all those stockies went! straight up the hart probably lol.
Al.

On my new route to work I pass over the Whitewater both above and below the M3. She is high and coloured at the moment and it's not looking good for a post work foray on Friday afternoon at the moment. I've not been on the river in 2 weeks now - any mayfly yet?

Bri

Bri, fished yesterday and the river is about a foot and a half up the water was touching the fallen trees below the Hatchgate bridge to give you some idea and wading was impossible below the Hart, however, Mayfly everywhere and caught fish from places that barely have enough water to cover a boot let alone a fish, caught 4 chub from under the top road bridge with the biggest going 5lb but the fight was as impressive as hooking a Sainsbury shopping bag and also a half dozen trout all on the mayfly the only thing is it all stopped at 6 for some reason. The river will still be up today although the clarity should be better but the wind could be the main problem, I am heading that way about 2 this afternoon so may see you down there.
JayP

Sounds promising - I'd written off the river this weekend but sounds like still worth a shot. Will be down there tomorrow morning.

Good luck this afternoon
Bri

In the last 3 days I've managed somewhere in the region of 22 hours fishing on the Whitewater, so in brief.

Thursday
River in flood and the colour of tea unfishable below the Hart, sporadic mayfly hatches and sporadic rises, 6 trout, 4 chub and sunburn.

Friday
The river has dropped about a foot overnight and clarity is much improved but today’s impediment is the strong downstream gusty wind, no chub today but loads of trout with a lot of this year's stockies switched on to the mayfly along the copse which was slightly shielding the wind, a lot of the stockies had mink damage and for some reason the mink traps have been removed, anyone know why?

On the walk back to the car a fish I'd been after all season was in mid stream just above the Hatchgate Bridge so with commando stealth went down past her, entered the river below the bridge and waded back up, first cast and BANG! 19" of ****** off fish heading downstream towards the fallen logs, gets to the logs and stops turns tail then back up stream we go, bears left and up the fast water towards the deep pool and stops and it's back downstream again with her finally giving up the game 10 minutes later under the logs. Have to say a 7ft 4# isn’t really the answer for big fish, so I said I wouldn’t take pictures of fish this year, I lied. One mayfly stuffed 19" hen, estimated weight?






Saturday
River still at the same level as yesterday, very little rising from the concrete pillars up until I got to the lilies below the Hatchgate bridge where I took one wild fish and then stopped as Ken was fishing just upstream below the fallen logs. Moved upstream and fished through the copse up to dead cert corner taking about 10 fish on the way and then called it a day. Have also located another big fish that is in the usual nightmare place to get a fly too.

Duffer’s fortnight is very much in full swing with the added bonus of lots of water.

JayP - you seem to be making a habit of landing the big ones! I have a weight for length spreadsheet which puts your fish at 2.93lbs! - and with a tummy full of Mays..... well - just great.

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