That is a nice Dover Sole and quality eating at that. Used to sell those out of a fish counter I worked at for close to $30/lb for whole fish. If you go down to the Roughfish/Carp section of the forum, you'll find a bunch of guys that use freshwater euro gear and tactics in pursuit of mostly carp.

cool pics!

I wish that I had been there for some of that Cod! Drink a pint for me.

Hi mate, I must admit I don't take many fish, but that Sole did taste good! Baked in foil in the oven with a little butter.. I see that the lads are using specimen Carp tactics, but there are a whole bunch of ways we use to get them, and other freshwater fish, like chub and Roach, if we are fishing on the bottom we use a quivertip rod, and quite fine lines, 2lb to 6lb test, and very small hooks, the rods go from 10ft to about 13ft, with a fairly through action, and solid fibreglass or carbon interchangeable tips, which are extremely sensitive, I think they are known as nibble tips in Australia,



These are Chub, caught by my friend in the river Tone, in Somerset, on pieces of white bread, used with a feeder, which is a weighted plastic or wire cage, into which you put liquidized bread, or groundbait, (chum)

If you ever get to Devon, let me know mate, i'll take you fishing, and buy you a couple of pints! But, it has to be English beer, real ale for preference, and it's not usually cold like Budweiser!!

Thanks mate, I'm from Oxfordshire originally, but live in Exeter, Devon at the moment

Very interesting pics. I used the 1st river scene with the stone bridge for background on my desktop. Makes we want to travel over there some day. Are there any Bass (Sunfish, not Stripers, etc.)near you?
Thanks for sharing!

Great Photos!

great shots- coupla ugly fish

Thanks for using that picture mate, I'm honoured! I'm posting a couple more you may like, feel free to use whatever you wish You may want to have a look on Google maps at the area, it's called Countess Wear, Exeter Devon, The postal code is EX2 6LR, the river and bridge are clearly visible.
By Bass, do you mean Largemouth? We don't have those here (sadly!) The nearest we have are Perch and Zander (walleye) in freshwater, and the European Sea Bass in the salt, which is similar to the Striped Bass, but does'nt get as big, or as angry! I've put a picture of one of those up there for you as well. Some of the other Pictures were taken on Dartmoor, the snow covered bridge is about 400-500 years old I think.If you ever do make it over here and decide to visit the South West, let me know.



Thats Dartmoor



Old Bridge on Dartmoor



Dartmoor again



My friend trotting a float (bobber) on the river Tone, Somerset



Me with a small Sea Bass

Dartmoor is a national park here, very old and full of legends like the hairy hands, a pair of disembodied hands which force people's vehicles off the road, I think the hound of the Baskervilles was set there,
http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/things-to-do/myths-legends.asp
Have a look at that link if you like, Devon's full of stuff like that! The house my apartment is in has been around for the best part of 400 years or so.

Think those are bad? Check these bad boys out!



Thats one of our Flounders



A cuttlefish

nice pics! I spent six years in the Air Force at RAF Mildenhall and loved it and really loved the beer! Wish I knew about the fishing then because I heard there is real good pike fishing there but I spent the first four years in the pub!

Cool looking fish!

wow! I have never heard of someone catchin a cuttlefish

Thank you for these photos.
Keep sending, us folks In West Tx. are grateful Sir!
Thanks Bittercreek