Back To the Res With Chris.8-10-18

So me and Chris had a chat about this session to fish two Avon rods on alarms and fish the same area as last week and see if we could catch bigger roach or even Perch.My tactics were groundbait feeder with cators ,chopped worm and maggot.My other rod would be a maggot feeder with castor,maggot or worm hookbaits.Chris was doin two maggot feeders.From the off we were catching perch and nice roach.We both had a Tommy Ruffe and a skimmer.I felt my groundbait rod was not catching as much,so I opted to fish that 4 rod lengths out.The bites were fast and furious .

My set up.

We both continued to catch throughout the day but the fish remained small even though Chris had a decent size perch like last week,around or just under a 1lb.

By mid afternoon we had cloud cover and the sun had gone and we were catching again .There was some interesting sights of bigger perch chasing fry so there must be bigger Perch here.

Chris seemed to pre occupied on the phone ordering a 2 lb Roach ,it will happen mate.

Great day and a good chit chat .

Tight lines till the next time .

Feeder Fishing 30-9-18

So today's session would be on the feeder with me and Chris having a short match between ourselves from 1pm till 5 fishing a local res .The water was well down but we managed to find a good spot so we could fish side by side.Bait for me was a sweet groundbait,maggots and castors.There was a nice flow on the lake and quite windy with the odd shower and some sunshine .We were catching from the off with me taking the lead early doors .

The Bait..........

Chris was a few behind and I then extended my lead,could Chris bounce back.Chris was fishing a double hook rig and a good pull produced a Perch and a roach .I was still catching so,e nice roach and perch,then a double knock.........

A Tommy Ruffe ,not had one of these for a while.With my lead extended Chris was fishing the maggot feeder now.I carried on the cage feeder and seemed to be catching roach and perch,Where was the bream.Chris had a skimmer ,would the bream come now.

Chris doing something secretive .............

I was struggling now and Chris hauled back a couple more.A late flurry saw me well in the lead then Chris bounced back with the biggest perch on the day.

A cracker on the feeder Chris.......

We called it a day just after 5 pm,an enjoyable 4 hours fishing in great company.

Browny 18 Chris 14 .

Tight lines bloggers till the next session .

A Few Pictures 22-9-18

As I've been busy I thought I'd share a few pictures I've took this year.

Anyone Lost a Rubber.

A Lost feeder(Not Mine)

Swan on a small Pond.

Waiting For a Pull.

Chub Shot .

Another Chub.

Nighttime .

Any way tight lines and hope to be out soon.

First Double of the season 1-9-18

So time to get back on the river again and was slightly lower than last week.My First session with Chris today so hopefully I put him in the right area .I fished both rods down stream same way as last week with pva bags,boilie and pellet hook baits.From the off Chris was getting twitches and I was really hoping he was gonna catch .The temps were 22 degrees a lovely warm evening sat in a long sleeve t shirt .i was gettin a few twitches and as it was goin to be dark soon I was hoping we would be in for some barbel action.Just before 8pm and my left hand rod was off,felt like a barbel at first but was a good chunky chub around 4 lb.As the light levels dropped now we sat back and the temps were a couple of degrees lower and everything felt good.As the river was low we were casting every 30 mins up to an hour.I felt for Chris as he was getting the odd twitch his swim was lively earlier with fish topping and now seemed dead.He up streamed one off his rods looking for a bite.It was long before I was getting a couple of twitches on each rod and a good one off a Bat.At 10-30 my left hand rod ripped off and what a fight in low water,I could feel the barbel hugging the bottom and my heart was racing as it melted off a few times before she was finally mine in the net.

10lb 2 and my first double of the season.I was well chuffed after a difficult night in lower conditions.I really felt Chris did everything right tonite and I'm sure they,ll come by buses mate,Be patient.

Nice to be out with Chris in great surroundings.

Tight lines ,need Rain .

The One that got Away 25 -8-2018

Well I was really excited to get out back on the river,it was a glorious evening as I set off with 3 places to fish i had in mind .I Decided as I got nearer to go where I wanted too rather than take the two easy options I could of gone.I arrived in my peg,River was low it had dropped since the morning when I checked the levels.Plans were to fish one rod half way,the other rod downstream.I sat in the warm sunshine making pva bags having a coffee,rods were ready and around 7-30 I cast out .My first bite came around 8pm and was a lovely Chub.I wasn't happy with the positioning of my left hand rod ,so I reeled in an added a heavy weight,re cast and it was out fishing where it should off been.As the light levels started to fade the temperature was dropping rapidly.I was just making another bag with just pellets when all hell broke loose,my left hand rod had the 3 foot vicious twitch.This was a good barbel going on powerful runs as my clutch melted.Ive never seen my rod bend so much but has the backbone to cope with any size barbel ,as soon as I started to gain line it yet powered off again and my clutch was melting yet again.I finally became in control and as it came closer in the dark it yet powered off again ,that's when it found a rock or a snag and my line went slack,I was gutted.I checked my hook length and had probably lost 4-5 inches.I re composed my self,re cast to the same spot,fresh bag full of pellets.My right hand rod soon went off and yet another chub.I changed the pellet over to a boilie and a bag of pellets.I probably waited when another vicious take and after a good fight my line went slack to a hook pull.Was I gonna be third time lucky or was the evening gonna be a disaster.I checked my hook,it had turned over,so a new hook link and back out on the spot.As we were approaching 10 pm it was cold,everywhere going damp .At around 10-15pm my left rod was off again and after a good fight I had my first barbel ,Phew.......

8-13 and happy days.Glad to be back and can't wait for the next session

Tight lines bloggers .

Carr Mill Dam 3-8-18

Well it seems like a lifetime since I last fished.My house is now re wired thanks to Batch and a cracking job aswell.Ive got a days work left finishing the dry lining and I can leave it for a bit to concentrate on fishing.Todays trip saw me and Eddie fishing the dam.One of the main problems is all the pegs are out in the water,so we fished peg 123 for Eddie and me 124 as it was shallow.I started of with 10 feeders cast out clipped up at about 40 yards.

Baits on the tray,maggots ,dead maggots,corn and worm chopped up.

I was pretty much casting skimmers early doors,then the water skiers came out and it seemed to kill my swim and bites were few and far between .

Eddies peg,he missed a lot of bites and had a few perch on he didn't know off.

View down the res,it's a lovely place to fish.I put 10 more feeders out and when the boats went in I was catching again.I had one nice bream but the rest were skimmers.

My marker to the right of the missing bricks in the wall.

A big heron who failed to catch.An enjoyable but frustrating day saw me with 14 skimmers,1 Perch and one decent bream .So the scores were browny 16 Brocky 7.Not a great session but nice to be back out .

Tight Lines and need rain for the river .

A Short Pole Session

I've not fished for a couple of weeks and have been itching to get out.Maybe this warm weather has stopped me and the rivers being low and not wanting to fish for barbel in this warm weather I needed to get out.I always buy a local card for those quick to go sessions,I was lucky to get this card as unless so,done dies or leaves it's a long wait.They own two waters on the same site.So my plan was to fish the bigger water and try out a new pole I bought a while back to replace an old one I'd had for years.I chose a peg that had a slight breeze on my back next to some lilies .Baits would be maggots and castors.My first put in saw a roach,then it was perch attack one after the other,nothing of great size but annoying.Then a few more roach,I decided as the morning Went on I'd introduce some balls of micros hoping I'd catch something more that perch.There was a few carp coming out but not in my swim choice .A few skimmers fell to the net then a decent bream,I decided to pack up and head home for the England game.A few more baits next time and maybe put another swim in .Enjoyable but all perched out to be honest..

Perfect pole for me,8.5 m light enough and happy with it.

The baits Maggots and castors .

The main water I fished.

Tight lines,need Rain,wanna go on the river ,missing it.