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Title: Early Days
Post by: Mike Barrio on 10/12/2014 at 14:59

Going through my old slides and having found a photo at Lake Taupo in the 1970s was good fun :cool:

What about you guys ..... Have you got any old photos from your early days fishing to share?

Cheers
Mike

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Title: Re: Early Days
Post by: Mike Barrio on 15/12/2014 at 12:26

Heading down The Sounds for a spot of fishing in the early seventies ..... in my cool hat :z4

(http://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/gallery/2_15_12_14_12_25_46.jpeg) (http://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view&id=2335)

Title: Re: Early Days
Post by: Jim Eddie on 15/12/2014 at 16:39

Mike
Re the Duffel coat, there was no such thing as specialised fishing clothing back in the day. I remember my old mans fishing attire (rain , hail or shine) was a sports jacket and a pair of flannels  :z4

I would post some photos but cant find anything since we moved house  :z6

:z18

Jim

Title: Re: Early Days
Post by: Mike Barrio on 22/12/2014 at 11:26

We went on boat trips without a lifejacket and without any warning signs about slippery floors, leaning over the side, sharp propellers etc etc .......... and we survived :z12

Title: Re: Early Days
Post by: Marc Fauvet on 22/12/2014 at 12:55

Quote from: Mike Barrio on 22/12/2014 at 11:26

We went on boat trips without a lifejacket and without any warning signs about slippery floors, leaning over the side, sharp propellers etc etc .......... and we survived :z12

survival of the fittest. thanks goodness for natural selection...  :z4 :z4 :z4

Title: Re: Early Days
Post by: Mike Barrio on 26/12/2014 at 09:43

Sunrise on the rocks, Lyttelton NZ, early seventies ..... a great fishing spot in those days :cool:

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Title: Re: Early Days
Post by: Mike Barrio on 26/12/2014 at 09:54

Marlborough Sounds, early seventies :cool:

(http://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/gallery/2_26_12_14_9_54_10.jpeg) (http://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view&id=2352)

Title: Re: Early Days
Post by: Mike Barrio on 07/01/2015 at 12:14

Holidays ...... we had plenty of room to take fishing gear with us in those days :cool:

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Title: Re: Early Days
Post by: Jim Eddie on 07/01/2015 at 17:33

Aye simpler times in those days Mike  :z16

 :z18

Jim

Title: Re: Early Days
Post by: Simon on 07/01/2015 at 21:56

I just love that big old car. Class!   :cool:

Title: Re: Early Days
Post by: Mike Barrio on 07/01/2015 at 22:13

It was an Armstrong Siddeley Saphire Simon and it had pre select gears like a bus :cool:

Cheers
Mike

Title: Re: Early Days
Post by: allabootthetroot on 10/01/2015 at 13:39

Not sure what year this was but it could be 87,88,89,90  :z8 :z8

What i do remember is it was the last day of the season and i caught the larger of the 2 fish worming on the Ury with my old 12ft Shakespeare worming rod i hooked it in the Caben pot and after a great tussle we had a right carry on hand tailing it as we had no net or tailer.
The fella i was fishing with that day took a few goes to grab it , Not his fault at all it just tricky getting it without falling in and i was getting a we tad flustered  :z14 :z14 :z14 :z14 :z8 :z8 but we got on to the bank in the end  :z16.
A wee while later we headed  up to the KA Bar for a few ales  :z18 :z18 and decided on who was getting what cut including the bar man.
The other fish was caught by my mate in either the bridge stream or red brig.

I think it was the last time i fished the worm and looking back it is a horrible way to catch a Salmon but back in that days it was either Devons or Worms and before it was banned the shrimp or prawn. and am not sure you could catch a Salmon in the Ury with anything other than a worm .
Any way changed days now for the better with most folk now fishing the fly.

I think it was a tad over 11lb.

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