River Calder

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Sunday 1st April did a work party with Mitre Angling club we have 3 each year to move the rubbish accumulated over winter. Decided to fish Tenkara today didn't start too good as nothing happening but a hatch of LDO started and fish started rising, it still amazes me that one minute there is nothing happening and cannot get a bite and the next minute fish start rising. So slipped on the dry a CDC size 14 LDO.and managed to get 4 Trout, one 16ins and one 14ins, the others about 10ins. It can be quite difficult on the Calder early season as it is still cold so any fish is a bonus, if you don't find fish rising not much chance of a fish.
, Ian.R

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Hi Coppernymph.

Hope you dont mind me asking, Where abouts on the Calder do you fish?

Regards stevie.

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Hi Steve i am a member of Mitre Angling Club and we fish the Calder round Padiham, we have other waters as well it's a good club
Ian.R

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Hi everyone had a day on the Calder at Padiham on Saturday, a good day although the weather was miserable but the Olives hatched all the time I was there from about 10.30am until 15.30pm, and I got fish on mostly dries but a couple on GRHE, I caught on a Black Klinkhammer in the fast water and on a CDC LDO , landed 10fish up to 16 ins but lost more of the hook due to the fact that I didn't check my hook,and it had opened out on a big fish that broke me on .148 Stroft. Still a good Tenkara day .

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Hi Ian . I know where you are now, i worked around Nelson & clithroe a few years ago, You've also got the Ribble, Hodder close by. Do you fish those rivers?

Regards Stevie.

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Hi Stevie no I don't fish those rivers, I fish on the R.Aliyn near Rossett, and The Peover Eye near Knutsford, I have only just joined the Peaover Eye this season so I have not worked out what is happening, where do you fish.
Regards Ian.R

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Hi Ian,

I mostly fish the Derbyshire Derwent, but over the last few years i've been making every effort to fish other rivers when i can. I love fishing the Tweed, Yarrow & Teviot in the scottish borders.
What i have enjoyed since joining the Tenkara forum is reading about all the different rivers that members use.
Just wish i'd got the time to give them all a cast or two.
Regards Stevie.

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Hi Stevie you could come and fish the Calder we are allowed visitors, I don't know where you live, perhaps the drive would be a bit much, even so you are quite welcome to come and have a fish, it's good Tenkara water.
Ian. R

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Thats a very nice invitation Ian, Thankyou very much i look forward to meeting you soon & when i get the time i will take you up on your kind offer.
If ever you find yourself in Derbyshire dont hesitate to contact me & we'll drown a few flies on the Derwent together, All the very best Stevie.