Yes, OK, I know it’s February - but I’ve got a boxload of them I want to get rid of.
Those nice people at Merlin Unwin books sent me a load of fabulous fishing calendars a while back so here's your chance to win one - they're full of lots of great images and quotes about fishing.
All you’ve got to do is send me a quirky fact about fish or fishing (just post it below) and if I use it on Field Day then you’ll win a calendar. They’re worth £12.99 apiece so it’s better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick.
It's nice to stalk
Four married guys go fishing. After an hour, the following conversation took place:
First guy: "You have no idea what I had to do to be able to come out fishing this weekend. I had to promise my wife that I will paint every room in the house next weekend."
Second guy: "That is nothing, I had to promise my wife that I will build her a new deck for the pool."
Third guy: "Man, you both have it easy! I had to promise my wife that I will remodel the kitchen for her."
They continue to fish when they realized that the fourth guy has not said a word. So they asked him. "You haven't said anything about what you had to do to be able to come fishing this weekend. What's the deal?"
Fourth guy: "I just set my alarm for 5:30 a.m. When it went off, I shut off the alarm, gave the wife a nudge and said, Fishing or s*x," and she said, "Wear a sweater".
The British freshwater eel travels all the way to the Sargasso Sea in the Bermuda triangle to mate.
All the teeth of a pike all point backwards to stop the bait escaping
Fishing is a sport, a passtime a Leisure
From experienced to novice alike
So many fish to give you pleasure
Whether it's a Perch, a Bream or a Pike
Little Tommy Ruff's eyes are full of surprise
While the cute chubby Carp looks confused
The whiskers on the Barble glisten at sunrise
Catch Tench, redworm can be used
The buzzer's go off in the middle of the night
When all is calm and still
Joy's for the bivvy boy's who got that bite
They'll catch that fish, they will
The Dace the Rudd the Gudgeon & Roach
The Grayling the Catfish & Chub
All can be caught with a different approach
But be sure they all love their grub
For all the fish that live in the lake
This we must remember
It's their home and we must not take
So we can fish from now to December
Karen
In the winter, when fish are lethargic, scale down your hook size and line breaking strain to keep the bites coming!
The wells catfish is the largest European freshwater fish. Valued as a good eating fish, they can reach 10 feet in length and weigh hundreds of pounds. They eat fish and surface animals and have even been accused of attacking small children.
Pirana fish have an undeservedly bad press. They are not the man eating marauders as portrayed in James Bond films. I should know. I've been swimming in a Brazilian lake full of them and emerged unscathed. (I then caught a few for a surprisingly good lunch.)
PS Sorry Tim, but don't worry about the calendar - I already have one!
Fish can not swim backwards but Eels can.
From a fishing widow with no interest but the information sinks in by osmosis!!