13lb 14oz barbel for Chris
Now there is always a story here. Chris booked a chub session with me in February on the river Stour. We fished all day and had a big fat blank! The river was at the right level however for some strange reason there was a funny colour to it. We tried really hard to find a chub or two but →
Another H.Avon visit and bingo a 11lbs 9oz barbel
please read previous 5 blogs. I'm on blog overload! Lots going on again and some excellent fishing with new clients and some I've guided before. So still plenty of guiding and another day for me. I have decided to reduce the amount of guiding for the future as I'm not getting out myself. So I was supposed to be fishing on the H.Avon →
James and Mike his Dad on the river Wye
Please read the previous 4 blogs I had guided James and his friend Chris a few weeks previous on the river Wye. They had both caught some good fish. So James had given his Dad (Mike) a birthday gift as a voucher for a days guiding on the river Wye. Now Mike is no stranger to barbel fishing and has caught a →
Steve, Graeme and Dad Stan go barbel fishing!
Please read the previous three blogs. Well they say time waits for no man and it seemed ages ago that Steve had phoned me to arrange a barbel session for his bother Graeme and their Dad Stan. What I hadn't relised but Graeme and Stan had traveled from the lake district via Manchester to pick up Steve for one days fishing on →
H.Avon and a difficult day
I've not been fishing the H.Avon of late due to guiding obligations. See the previous blog. The river had been low and some huge barbel having been putting in an appearance. Me though have been trying for some huge chub. I started off fishing one swim which has produced some large chub and barbel. I saw a couple of barbel but →
Carl and Daffers barbel fishing on the Wye
Well got to say I'm really running well behind with the blog's. I could lump everything together but that seems a bit unfair at this stage. First up is a trip to the Wye with Daffers and Carl. They are fellow Tench Fishers and do enjoy other forms of fishing as do most of the members. I think if you asked →