Friday Barbel Saturday Chub

Last Friday I made it up to the river for a short session .The weather forcast was heavy rain from 10 pm onwards .The River was spot on and had dropped to a perfect level it looked fantastic .Usual tactics bomb and bag, Boilie and pellet.It wasn’t long before my rod went over and a lovely chub hit the net .At around 8ish I had a massive 3 foot twitch and what a fight from a powerful fish taking line and going on good runs in the flow.Once I had her under control I netted her at the second attempt.

Was fluctuating between 10 and 10-2 so settled for 10 lb , What a lovely barbel two tone.I should of packed up and gone home really but sat there in the rain for at least 10 minutes before it cleared .I had one more bite and a lovely chub .I packed up at 9 and by the time I’d walked back to the van and loaded up the heavens open. Turned out a perfect window of opportunity .

1st August 2020
Arrived at around 7-30 pm and found the river to be lower but a nice colour and some flow.It was a lovely evening and actually warm to fish without a jacket on. I started of with a chub followed by 3 more in to dark , Two were good sizes and the other two were small, Boilie 2 pellet 2 . I fished till 11-30 and with no further action packed up.

Tight lines and Stay Safe x

First Double of the season 17-7-20

After a hard day at work I’d made my decision to head to the river .I arrived just after 7pm to a packed out car park and even though I had a few places I’d like to fish they were all taken .I decided to fish a peg I’ve fished before and to be honest I wasn’t really feeling it .Tactics we’re going to be different from the norm, I made my mind up to try a rod a few rod lengths out in a deep hole .I fed Boilie and pellet on the spot and left it there for the duration hoping for a big un .My other rod would be PVA bag and pellet upstream .It was a cloudy evening with a bit of spitting rain at times . At around 8pm I recast the upstream rod .I was now getting a few pulls then one big 3 foot pull and I was into a good fish that decided to head down river under a melting clutch .I had a few scary moments as it headed towards a near bank snag and after guiding it away at the second attempt and netted my Prize .

11lb 1 and a new PB for this stretch .As darkness fell and the bats were out in force flying in and out of my rods I managed a lovely chub .As the evening wore on apart from a few twitches and nothing on the close in rod I packed up at 11pm happy and headed home.
Tight Lines and Stay Safe everyone x

No Barbel , Just Chub 12-7-20

Glad to be back out on the river, this was my second session .I went couple of weeks ago and fish a low and clear river wishing I hadn’t gone to be honest .So tonight would see me at a different stretch with a bit of water on due to the last 2 weeks of wet weather we’ve had . Plan of attack was PVA bag filled with pellet and crush boilie ,Hook baits pellet & Boilie . At around 7pm I had my first bite and it was a chub which fell to the Boilie .As I sat there I was thinking I should of fished a feeder , but plugged away with regular 30 minute casts .It was a lovely evening sat there away from other anglers on what can be a busy stretch .As the evening wore on I was getting plucks and knocks and at around 9pm I re positioned both rods and sat back with a coffee taking in the wild life .

The chub I had around 7pm .Just before darkness fell I took a few snaps of downstream of where I was .

Who wouldn’t want not to be sat here looking at the sun going down.A great evening but I’m afraid only a chub and no Barbel.
Till the next time ,Stay safe

Back After Tinca,s 20-6-20

After last weeks session I thought I’d go and have another go for the Tench.Im keen to get on the river but I thought I’d let things settle first before I get out .I booked the same peg as last time .The wind was pushing into the peg like last time it was lovely today , a bit mixed though nice and cool then a little rain then hot sunshine .

View from my peg, lovely isn’t it .I started with 3 balls of groundbait over the float followed by some corn and loose fed maggot.My first bite was a Rudd I was getting really pestered by them pulling and plucking at the corn .I kept feeding a few maggots little and often to keep the Rudd at bay.It wouldn’t be long before my first tench came , my pin was screaming as I fought to keep it out of the long reeds either side of me .

It wouldn’t be long before my next bite as the float lifted and sailed under and another great fight .Was suprised I didn’t lose the fish as it fought that hard it bent the hook.

Another lovely Tinca .

Never had a Drennan hook bend before .My next bite was a roach .It started to cloud over a little and by the time I put my coat on the rain stopped and my float sailed away and another great fight on the pin .

My last and final tench .I managed a Rudd not long after and the sun came out blazing and I called it a day .

Tight Lines , Stay safe .

I Had A Bream 13-6-20

Well today’s session would see me fish my third different water since we’ve been allowed to fish again.I fancied a bream session so tactics would be using my 10 ft 9 super feeder rod, flat bed method feeder and various hook baits and bait for the feeder would be Ringers micros.It was a lovely day , a cross wind most of the day with the sun making an appearance which at time’s was hot .

I fished 2 lines , one at 35 yards and one at 20 yards .After quite a few casts without a bite using either bandums or wafters I couldn’t buy a bite .Soon as I changed too corn , Bream on .

There a good stamp of bream in this water , I didn’t weigh any today but there around 3-5 lb size.So by the time lunch time had arrived I had only managed 2 bream , both a good stamp .I decided to have an hour on the short line.Apart from a couple of slow pulls and a missed bite I had nothing.I went back on to the longer line and as I had quite a lot of micros left I decided to carry on till I had no bait left .

The ringers micros I was using , they mix perfect and are probably the best I’ve used .
So occasionally changing hookbaits I went back to corn and as the afternoon progressed I managed 5 more bream, all good quality Fish .

Biggest bream of the day, just went in the net .Worked hard today and was pleased in the end even though I was frustrated at times , River season is days away and I best get prepared .
Tight Lines stay safe

Saturday evening /Sunday day

Well I decided to grab a few hours Saturday night just armed with With the float rod and pin.I chose a peg that had a deep margin.My idea was a maggot attack but took corn as a back up hook bait . I balled in two nice sized micro pellets .After being plagued by perch I decided to change to corn and wasn’t long before I had a good bream around 4lb .Considering all the rain we had off and on all day the evening was lovely up till 9 when the temps started to drop. Then just as the light faded my float went straight under , Tench On.

Last bite of the evening sesh.

Sunday Day
I was in two minds what to fish for and armed with 2 pints of maggot, corn and micros I headed to the crucian area of the lake . I decided to fish feeder set up helicopter with maggot feeder and maggot hook bait . It was a lovely over cast day with light wind blowing into the bank .I was casting every 5-8 minutes to a spot around 30 yards out .My first bite was a Roach .It would be around 10 when I had my first crucian .

Lovely crueys in this lake . After another hour biteless I came in 10 yards and managed another at 12

It was turning out to be a difficult day. I switched to the float and pin on corn and fed balls of pellet.
After two hours with not a touch I went back on the feeder and switched to corn instead of maggot .An hour later I called it a day .
As the river season approaches I think I will turn my attention to something else now .
Tight Lines Stay safe

You Know what time it is , Tinca Time 31-5-20

So finally I managed to book on a water that’s experienced problems and hence I’ve not fished it enough due to it being busy in the past.Tactics were Float rod , Corn hook bait as there’s a big population of Rudd so maggot would be a night mare .I Put 3 Balls of Sonubaits Super feeder over the spot and wasn’t long before plenty of action on the float dipping and waving as fish moved in and out of the baited spot .I managed a couple of Rudd, Then at 9am my float was off pushing my Drennan power float Rod to a big bend and after a few hairy moments putting the brakes on the pin I netted my first tench of the day.

I Re fed my swim and a couple more nice Rudd took the corn .The weather was lovely blue skies in stunning surroundings, the wind was pushing down this end of the lake and I just screamed Tench .At 11am my next bite came and a similar scrap on the float rod and tench No 2 hit the net .

The next Hour saw the wind move and the sun was blazing so I rested the swim and went on my light feeder to have some fun with those Rudd on maggot feeder fished Helicopter. Well it was one a chuck, as fast as the feeder had hit the bottom the tip pulled round. I also managed a small tench aswell. Easy went through nearly a pint of maggots .Back on the float now and the wind was pushing towards me and I managed two more smaller tench. The sun was blazing now and decided to pack up at 3-30, would of loved to stay late. It had to collect Julie from work .
A real enjoyable days fishing .
Tight Lines and Stay Safe Bloggers .