Greedy gudgeon!

[peteren]

One greedy gudgeon on a 2" kopyto in a stream recently.
Assumed it would be a small perch; unusual 4-timer after some chub, perch and jacks.

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[old_school]

Not caught a gobby for years, miss the buggers now. back in’t day, would fish till we couldn’t see anymore, seeing who could catch the most gobbys on the same maggot! quite often into double figures if my memory serves. I think the zander have had them all out the T&M canal now, at least the Derbyshire sections. Trent and Derwent the same

[Jack H]

Not caught a gobby for years, miss the buggers now. back in’t day, would fish till we couldn’t see anymore, seeing who could catch the most gobbys on the same maggot! quite often into double figures if my memory serves. I think the zander have had them all out the T&M canal now, at least the Derbyshire sections. Trent and Derwent the same

Similar to stretches of the Thames close to me. Use to catch lots of gudgeon, apart from catching one on a commercial this summer, haven’t seen one for a couple of years now. Not sure what’s happend to them.

Jack

[Jack H]

One greedy gudgeon on a 2" kopyto in a stream recently.
Assumed it would be a small perch; unusual 4-timer after some chub, perch and jacks.
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They can be right greedy buggers at times, still manage to swallow big bunches of maggots on a size 14

Jack

[Sebas]

I can't get away from Gudgeon. They're prolific on the waters I mainly fish, same with Ruffe.

[chrisdonna]

Not caught a gobby for years, miss the buggers now. back in’t day, would fish till we couldn’t see anymore, seeing who could catch the most gobbys on the same maggot! quite often into double figures if my memory serves. I think the zander have had them all out the T&M canal now, at least the Derbyshire sections. Trent and Derwent the same

Similar to stretches of the Thames close to me. Use to catch lots of gudgeon, apart from catching one on a commercial this summer, haven’t seen one for a couple of years now. Not sure what’s happend to them.

Jack

In the last century they used to have gudgeon parties on the Thames and cook them up bank side. I cant imaging them being very tasty?
Chrisd

[Jack H]

Not caught a gobby for years, miss the buggers now. back in’t day, would fish till we couldn’t see anymore, seeing who could catch the most gobbys on the same maggot! quite often into double figures if my memory serves. I think the zander have had them all out the T&M canal now, at least the Derbyshire sections. Trent and Derwent the same

Similar to stretches of the Thames close to me. Use to catch lots of gudgeon, apart from catching one on a commercial this summer, haven’t seen one for a couple of years now. Not sure what’s happend to them.

Jack

In the last century they used to have gudgeon parties on the Thames and cook them up bank side. I cant imaging them being very tasty?
Chrisd

Can’t imagine you’d get much meat either! I remember reading that people use to bake gudgeon pies hundreds of years ago

Jack

[chrisdonna]

Not caught a gobby for years, miss the buggers now. back in’t day, would fish till we couldn’t see anymore, seeing who could catch the most gobbys on the same maggot! quite often into double figures if my memory serves. I think the zander have had them all out the T&M canal now, at least the Derbyshire sections. Trent and Derwent the same

Similar to stretches of the Thames close to me. Use to catch lots of gudgeon, apart from catching one on a commercial this summer, haven’t seen one for a couple of years now. Not sure what’s happend to them.

Jack

In the last century they used to have gudgeon parties on the Thames and cook them up bank side. I cant imaging them being very tasty?
Chrisd

Can’t imagine you’d get much meat either! I remember reading that people use to bake gudgeon pies hundreds of years ago

Jack

Sounds delicious.
Chrisd

[stubbojo]

Not caught a gobby for years, miss the buggers now. back in’t day, would fish till we couldn’t see anymore, seeing who could catch the most gobbys on the same maggot! quite often into double figures if my memory serves. I think the zander have had them all out the T&M canal now, at least the Derbyshire sections. Trent and Derwent the same

Similar to stretches of the Thames close to me. Use to catch lots of gudgeon, apart from catching one on a commercial this summer, haven’t seen one for a couple of years now. Not sure what’s happend to them.

Jack

crayfish ....i bet

[stubbojo]

talking of cray fish caught my first crayfish to close to home a few weeks back on the st helens canal not fished that stretch before , so dont know if its the norm
was surprised when a swung my smelt in ,and a big crayfish had a grip on it .....not good .....or is it would the pike and perch feed on these....

[stubbojo]

I can't get away from Gudgeon. They're prolific on the waters I mainly fish, same with Ruffe.

cracking perch bait back in the day , are the perch big where the gudgeon are located by any chance ...

steve

[Jack H]

Not caught a gobby for years, miss the buggers now. back in’t day, would fish till we couldn’t see anymore, seeing who could catch the most gobbys on the same maggot! quite often into double figures if my memory serves. I think the zander have had them all out the T&M canal now, at least the Derbyshire sections. Trent and Derwent the same

Similar to stretches of the Thames close to me. Use to catch lots of gudgeon, apart from catching one on a commercial this summer, haven’t seen one for a couple of years now. Not sure what’s happend to them.

Jack

crayfish ....i bet

Could well be. Held some very decent perch that stretch.

Jack