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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2012 21:00:47 GMT
Hello everyone had my first day out on the Calder with my new Amago on Sunday, and what a fantastic day it turned out to be I had 18 trout up to 18 1/2 ins , one 16 ins and 3 14ins most ont he dry a size 14 CDC LDO and the Amago was impressive the extra length was a great advantage from the Iwana. I was catching fish where I had not been able to do So before and in places nearly impossible to reach with rod and line. Here is a picture of my biggest trout.  |
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2012 22:21:30 GMT
What a lovely fish and a great photograph, well done!
How does the Amago compare to the Iwana in terms of power? Have you tried any larger flies with it?
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Post by custheyder on May 24, 2012 15:00:14 GMT
What a fantastic fat fish. A longer rod is next on the cards for me. A prototype 410cm 6:4 is on the way!
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Post by leckie on May 24, 2012 16:17:55 GMT
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Lovely looking trout and not a red spot is sight....reminds me of the Loch Leven strain....or maybe smaller fish lose their red spots when they get bigger....I wouldn't know about that ;D
The rod looks excellent as well....do you have any photos of the river so that I get an idea of its size?
tight lines
Alex
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2012 19:39:42 GMT
Hi Hedgehopper I havn't tried any really big flies yet, but I have used two flies on with 2.5mm Tungsten beads and cast with no problem, but the main advantage seems to be that the extra length and leader means that you can play fish easier and you can really bend into them.
Regards Ian R
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2012 19:49:42 GMT
Hi Alex I will try to put on a picture loft the river Calder  Regards Ian.R |
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2012 20:52:45 GMT
A cracking fish coppernymph.
Just look at the mouth on it!! looks like it could swallow a golf ball.
Looks like a real class stretch of water too. Well done with the new rod.
Regards Stevie.
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Post by leckie on May 29, 2012 6:37:57 GMT
Ian. R,
The Calder looks a lovely river...a perfect size for T fishing...is there an annual stocking policy for the river or are they all wbt?
tight lines
Alex
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2012 10:53:57 GMT
Hi Leckie there is no stocking on the Calder all are WBT the river used to be polluted a lot but it has got cleaner and the trout have colonised the river from the headwaters. The main cause of pollution was Sewage farms on the Calder itself and on tributaries, we have a big sewage farm that flows into the river, and accounts for half the water flowing in the river from its source it is situated just above Padiham. So as the Water Authorities got there act together the river is a lot cleaner, that probably accounts for an increase head of Grayling that is beginning to inhabit the river.
Regards Ian.R
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Post by custheyder on May 29, 2012 11:49:49 GMT
Great to hear that the river is being cleaned up and the fish are returning.
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Post by leckie on May 29, 2012 16:39:19 GMT
Ian R,
Brilliant so see a river getting back to the glory days...long may it continue...just looking at the photo of your splendid trout again and it looks to me as if a heron has tried to grab it just above the tail...I can see two distinct marks running across there...have you seen any herons on the river?
Alex
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