The Brew Cabin

Posted: **Thu May 17, 2012 6:09 pm**

just got back from 4 days in spain fishing on the ebro for cat fish.

im not a fisher man but went with my mate and his dad and mates who are all fishermen.

i didnt catch but we had a 96lbs a 94lbs a 64lbs, a 60lbs and a 27lbs, mine got away left a scar on the 8 pound live mullet we were using as bait. last week the guides had a client get a 183lbs er but think we were just after spawning so all the fish were guarding the nests

cracking two days fishing 8 hours on the river with beer and banter, a right laugh at the local brothel. i didnt indulge but a few did haha.

so got back early hours from 30 degrees c to 8 and rain take me back lol

pics are here

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyberprop/sets/72157629769891666/

only took my old camera and 1 lens wish id taken my full kit missed some great shots.

signed up already for next years trip

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Posted: **Thu May 17, 2012 6:17 pm**

Nice stuff Giles, i love my fishing

did you go with cat master tours?

Posted: **Thu May 17, 2012 6:27 pm**

no, my mates dad(pictured) has been going for 15 years with these lads they fish the lower ebro

http://www.ebro-catfishing.com/

im having a 150+ next year haha

Posted: **Thu May 17, 2012 6:36 pm**

they are an awesome fighting fish, i hooked one once, do you ever watch that fishing program....not robson extreme fishing but the other dude? Id love to go where he goes fishing for 8 foot long piranha type fish lol

Posted: **Thu May 17, 2012 6:55 pm**

River monsters dan?
I like the old fishing tour my self

Posted: **Thu May 17, 2012 7:28 pm**

this was great fun, even my 8lb mullet live bait was a struggle to pull in when it didnt want to hehe

watcing it swim round then flee rapidly from a cat was good fun, cold beers in the cooler sun shinning top trip

just wished id got a caught one, my mullet got grabbed i wound in then hit it but it got away

its a right buz though watching your float go under hehe might make a fisherman out of me yet, all day saw 20lbs+ carp jumping out the river around us. the lads want to do a week next year 3 days on the cats and 3 days on the carp

Posted: **Thu May 17, 2012 8:29 pm**

And one day in the putaria.
Can you eat catfish?

Al

Posted: **Thu May 17, 2012 9:32 pm**

I think the Ebro Catfish is a protected fishery and they have to be released you wouldn't want to eat anything that big anyway the a general fishing rule is the bigger they are the worse they taste with a few exceptions. Also you would be mad to eat anything from a large river in a populated area. Fishing for trout on the fly is my Nirvana.

Posted: **Thu May 17, 2012 9:32 pm**

was out in spain fishing last year,up near caspe with carp dream fishing my best carp 36lb common best cat 168lb .five in group all had 1oolb cat .great firm. as for eating them the eastern europeans saved every fish they caught until fridge van came to collect them every few days,killed some great fish.wonder how long before they ruin a great river

Posted: **Thu May 17, 2012 9:51 pm**

our guide said there were no laws against taking fish, the spanish are nomally fairly quick on the case when they see something messing up a lucrative tourist income.the sooner the better,

Posted: **Thu May 17, 2012 10:08 pm**

Iâ€™ve not been maggot drowning for years, I use too love it when I was a kid. Iâ€™m going to take my lad fishing this summer if I can drag him away from Call of Duty

Posted: **Thu May 17, 2012 10:12 pm**

Nice one Giles. If you wern't a fisherman before, you are now! One of my mates was on the ebron for a week and they caught shed loads.

I was out in India in February fishing for Masheer in the Kauvery river. Probarbly the best week of my life. Went with my dad, 2 brothers and best mate. No phones, no work, no women and plenty of booze, banter and fishing. We booked up for next year the week we got back

My mate with a 30lber

My dad with a 25lber. He was absolutely buzzing. He'd never caught a fish over 10lb before the trip.

Me with a 35lber

The bait we used

One night my mate hooked a fish and his reel jammed and the fish dragged him down the river bank for 30 yards before the 40lb line snapped.

Posted: **Thu May 17, 2012 10:31 pm**

Nice fish! whats best time of year to go out there or dos'nt it matter?

Posted: **Thu May 17, 2012 10:53 pm**

the laws say they have to kill the cat fish as they are a non native species, german guy released them 30 years ago theyve desimated teh local fish and all the big carp are gone, they say the romanians are more responsible for that. under 15lbs you can eat the cat fish but the ebro is so polluted you wouldnt, we spent a lot of time fishing by a chicken factory that killed and cooked 40,000 chicken a day so all the mullet bait fish were at the pipe were there was blood and feet and skin being pumped out into the river. my live bait mullet was about 6lbs haha, funny watchng them swim over some where then flee from the big cats.

of course they dont as its bad for business and killing a 183lb cat fish cant be easy

our guide had just got back from fishing in india for those fish said it was amazing

link to guys blog from india

we were fishing with sea rods and 100lbs twin braid line

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Posted: **Thu May 17, 2012 11:23 pm**

Trip last year to the far North probably no one in any direction for 30miles

And the result of another trip which involved driving 20miles up the coast climbing a mountain and walking about 15miles to a supposedly secret spot.

Now seriously fellas can anyone beat this fearsome beast