Hi from Wisconsin
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 6:00 pm
Hi Everyone, just introducing myself.
I moved to Wisconsin, USA from the UK in 2000, to semi-retire and try to catch some of the very different fishes in this part of the World. I’ve found that “the more things change, the more they stay the same”; traditional float fishing designs and techniques work extremely well here. I’ve also caught many “new to me” species on the float (some I’ve had to research in books afterwards to identify, they are so strange!), and I’ve also come into contact with some of my old fishy friends from fishing in the UK and Europe. Common Carp and Brown Trout live wild and happy here, after being originally stocked in the 1880’s. They’ve both certainly settled in and have become important game species here for those Anglers who like to tangle with hard-fighting big fish.
The fish here have never seen properly set up float methods before and thus I seem to have all the best float fishing to myself. As I’ve always made many of my own floats, I’ve started handcrafting traditional floats for people I meet while fishing; I’ve made many new fishing buddies and helped their fishing in that way.
I’m a big fan of fishing the centrepin and I have a nice collection of Young’s reels, all users not display cabinet specimens. I’m also rediscovering the fun of fishing with the ABU 500 series reels and I’m starting to build a small collection of these, as users not display cabinet specimens. Next item on my wish list is to find and buy one or two good condition Avon style split cane rods; as I think these would be perfect for a lot of my closer range fishing in this neck of the woods.
I moved to Wisconsin, USA from the UK in 2000, to semi-retire and try to catch some of the very different fishes in this part of the World. I’ve found that “the more things change, the more they stay the same”; traditional float fishing designs and techniques work extremely well here. I’ve also caught many “new to me” species on the float (some I’ve had to research in books afterwards to identify, they are so strange!), and I’ve also come into contact with some of my old fishy friends from fishing in the UK and Europe. Common Carp and Brown Trout live wild and happy here, after being originally stocked in the 1880’s. They’ve both certainly settled in and have become important game species here for those Anglers who like to tangle with hard-fighting big fish.
The fish here have never seen properly set up float methods before and thus I seem to have all the best float fishing to myself. As I’ve always made many of my own floats, I’ve started handcrafting traditional floats for people I meet while fishing; I’ve made many new fishing buddies and helped their fishing in that way.
I’m a big fan of fishing the centrepin and I have a nice collection of Young’s reels, all users not display cabinet specimens. I’m also rediscovering the fun of fishing with the ABU 500 series reels and I’m starting to build a small collection of these, as users not display cabinet specimens. Next item on my wish list is to find and buy one or two good condition Avon style split cane rods; as I think these would be perfect for a lot of my closer range fishing in this neck of the woods.
