Tuesday 30th August Bristol Avon
Had just 3 hrs fishing today on a very clear Bristol Avon. Any signs of the previous days rain had vanished. The ground must be very thirsty me thinks. I met Richard who I had guided a few weeks ago. He told me of a 4lb 15oz chub he had caught plus another one smaller. He also said he saw a →
Sunday 28th August Bristol Avon stuck on 6lbers
Here I was thinking that I've got 6 hrs spare (the Misses was having her hair done) the river being up and coloured and the barbel should be feeding. Normally I don't venture out too much on a weekend but the conditions looked too good, even if it was a short session. I arrived in the fishery car park to find →
Wednesday 24th August Bristol Avon
I'm not going to mention the O word today in this blog. My wife though was very impressed with the photo's and video and knows about the O word and how I feel, she could see the damage on the fish and also the poor ones that didn't get away. But she still doesn't like me keeping the fish out of →
Tuesday 23rd August Hampshire Avon and Bristol Avon
I was woken at 2am by the rain hammering down on the roof of the car and this continued until 4am, then it started again at 6am. The fields were really soaked as I squelched my way to the river. I fished another swim where I had seen some good chub, but would they take my bait, no! It was getting →
Monday 22nd August Hampshire Avon
This was to be my first visit for the year on the middle reaches of the river. My plan was to fish for 3 days in an effort to locate some of the large chub that swim in those beautiful crystal clear waters. The weather forecast was for plenty of rain on the Tuesday and Wednesday so perhaps luck wasn't →
Friday 19th August Bristol Avon
Well after yesterdays downpour of rain I was expecting to see the river up and coloured. Guess what 24hrs after it stopped the river is as clear and low as before. Where did that water go? I was going to fish for 4 hrs today, 14.30 to 18.30hrs. The stretch I had chosen has been kind to me over the years. →
Wednesday 17th August Bristol Avon
Well here I was taking Dave out again fishing. I took him out fishing earlier in the year for tench where we managed a good few to just over 6lbs. He said that he wanted to catch some chub and barbel from the river in August and sure enough the time approached. We agreed to meet today at 7am. We had discussed the →
Tuesday 16th August Bristol Avon
I was just thinking today that I could manage a few hours fishing. I spent lots of time looking and only cast out a four times. The river was still very low and clear and I had this feeling that I would struggle. I fished every swim which contained barbel but only caught chub. It's not always a case of going out →
Friday 12th August Bristol Avon with Andy Cowley
First a joke I recently found out a friend of mine is addicted to brake fluid. When I confronted him about it he said he could stop at any time. Andy and I met in the car park at our allotted time. The day was cloudy with a hint of drizzle in the air and this was the forecast for the remainder →
Wednesday 10th August Bristol Avon
Today I only had a window of 6 hrs, so I was on the water quite early. The weather was going to be dry, bright and sunny for the day not the best conditions. I had in the back of my mind to fish the same swim where Andy and I saw the barbel that was close to 10lbs. It's →
Monday 8th August Bristol Avon
I don't normally like to fish on Mondays as you are never aware of what bait has gone in over the weekend and which swims have been fished. I had arranged to meet my mate Andy Cowley for an afternoon session and hopefully show him a few of the good swims. The weather had changed and it had rained for long →
August 3rd Bristol Avon the pike that got away twice
The day was going to be very warm again and we expecting temperatures of about 28c. I had agreed to meet Ivor for an afternoons fishing. Again I was on the water nice and early with the intentions to look for that large pike. These mornings are full of expectations as you walk towards the swim where perhaps you may →
2nd August Bristol Avon and a fine chub and barbel
The heat has been increasing over the last few days. The temperatures are said to reach 27c today and the same tomorrow. So with this in mind I set off early to try and beat the heat of the day. I also wanted to try and find the pike that snaffled the 3lb chub last week. So I had a few dead →