Perching heaven, another 3lber and 7 over 2lb.
In my last blog post I said that I had messed up big time on one of the fisheries last week fishing for perch. So I need to get back and prove where I think I went wrong. As I have said perch fishing has been a steep learning curve for me. My thanks must go to Andy and Archie →
A week of perch fishing and almost a 4lber.
Earlier in the month I had decided to duck out of fishing Willow for the big roach. The lake levels had been up making it difficult fishing some of the more productive swims. To be fair it would have been difficult in beating my pb of 3lbs 13oz. And paying nearly £300 for a months fishing didn't help the situation. I →
Last couple of river sessions of 2013
After taking Andrea fishing and catching 9 chub I couldn't wait to get out on the bank again. I was only going to fish the Bristol Avon and not travelling very far. The weather was still really cold with the temperature way below zero each night and a chilly strong easterly wind blowing. The river was clearing even further after Monday →
March 11th with Andrea and 9 chub
I had met Andrea at the Oxford pike talk I gave in January. He asked me to take him chub fishing later in the year as he was desperate to fish. So we arranged to fish the Bristol Avon for chub before the end of the season. Andrea is a mature student completing a PHD and is studying in Oxford for →
6th March Throop and fishing with Steve
I fished with Steve and his mate Bob during the summer/autumn on the Wye where we caught a few barbel and chub. Steve asked if I could help with catching a few chub from the Stour at Throop. Trotting was his preferred method and how could I refuse some help as it's one of the best ways of catching chub →
Monday 4th March with John Dutton on the Bristol Avon
I had given Somerfords Fishing Association a free days fishing on the river Stour at Throop for an auction prize to raise money for fishery improvements on our stretch of the Bristol Avon. John Dutton was the angler who bid the most and so therefore in the summer we had planned to fish down at Throop during the winter. We continued →
February 26th and 27th and yet another 6lb chub from Throop
The river conditions are just about getting back to winter levels and are running clear. This is about one of the first times over the winter period that the conditions are spot on. I spoke to my mate Alan the night before about how excited I was about journeying to the river Stour to fish for the chub. You just →