Comments on: A Tale of Two Rivers… Part I http://www.carpcast.com/carp-fishing-session-blog/a-tale-of-two-rivers-part-i/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:43:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Radcarper http://www.carpcast.com/carp-fishing-session-blog/a-tale-of-two-rivers-part-i/#comment-14685 Radcarper Sat, 31 May 2008 02:29:13 +0000 http://www.carpcast.com/carp-fishing-session-blog/a-tale-of-two-rivers-part-i/#comment-14685 Hi Will, Looking forward to hearing about your first river 30, its a soon coming. I had various sessions on the Siene with Barbel to 9lbs and Carp to 37lbs but the best for me was the Soane, a small incut with weir and dead arm, loads of weed and a pub only 300 yards away. Spent the best part of August there one year and had some crackers, I hope you get a result too. All the best Fraser Hi Will,

Looking forward to hearing about your first river 30, its a soon coming.

I had various sessions on the Siene with Barbel to 9lbs and Carp to 37lbs but the best for me was the Soane, a small incut with weir and dead arm, loads of weed and a pub only 300 yards away. Spent the best part of August there one year and had some crackers, I hope you get a result too.
All the best
Fraser

]]> By: Will http://www.carpcast.com/carp-fishing-session-blog/a-tale-of-two-rivers-part-i/#comment-14595 Will Fri, 30 May 2008 15:02:52 +0000 http://www.carpcast.com/carp-fishing-session-blog/a-tale-of-two-rivers-part-i/#comment-14595 Funny you should mention that Gareth, just wait for part II!! Funny you should mention that Gareth, just wait for part II!!

]]> By: Gareth Watkins http://www.carpcast.com/carp-fishing-session-blog/a-tale-of-two-rivers-part-i/#comment-14346 Gareth Watkins Wed, 28 May 2008 16:27:30 +0000 http://www.carpcast.com/carp-fishing-session-blog/a-tale-of-two-rivers-part-i/#comment-14346 Hi Will, I turned my hand to the Seine a few years back when I lived in Paris.... I too found rivers fascinating, yet hard... often frustrating, but rewarding when it comes right. There are so many influences that can make just fishing hard... boats, flow, weed, debris, snags.... On occasions I couldn't even cast out without ending in a snag... 10 casts, 10 times snagged, in different areas has you pulling your hair out. But I also found when the fish were there it's the easiest fishing there is... your bait hardly has time to hit the river bed. Beware of varying levels... I fished one stretch vitually in Paris, where the boats never snagged you. Then over night the level dropped, without my noticing... first boat of the day saw three runs at once and me desparately trying to cut the lines as it poured off the spools... fun, fun, fun!!! Bon courage... Gareth Hi Will,
I turned my hand to the Seine a few years back when I lived in Paris…. I too found rivers fascinating, yet hard… often frustrating, but rewarding when it comes right. There are so many influences that can make just fishing hard… boats, flow, weed, debris, snags…. On occasions I couldn’t even cast out without ending in a snag… 10 casts, 10 times snagged, in different areas has you pulling your hair out.
But I also found when the fish were there it’s the easiest fishing there is… your bait hardly has time to hit the river bed.
Beware of varying levels… I fished one stretch vitually in Paris, where the boats never snagged you. Then over night the level dropped, without my noticing… first boat of the day saw three runs at once and me desparately trying to cut the lines as it poured off the spools… fun, fun, fun!!!

Bon courage…
Gareth

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