6lbs 13oz chub
I spoke to Andy (you should have been here yesterday) Cowley on Thursday afternoon and we decided to try a maggot approach to catch chub as the barbel were making it very difficult for most people on the river. I arranged to get a gallon of reds and pick him up at 6am in the morning. We arrived and walked to →
6hrs on the H.Avon and two chub to show for my efforts
I wanted to get back onto the Avon again to try for the barbel and chub. The weather forecast said heavy showers moving east. I was hoping to avoid them and went down there later than normal. I started fishing at 2pm in a swim that I didn't think had been fished before. Dropping some hemp and pellets into a deep →
Andrea is with us for the weekend and a big barbel for him.
Andrea was back in the UK for a short time and wanted to catch up with Mrs. P and me. Well to be a little more precise to do some fishing. He had been in Canada the previous few weeks catching some sturgeon up to 7ft long. He was fishing with me for a couple of days. The first was as →
Another double figured barbel and a 6lb plus chub
It was just a few days later that I made my way down to the H.Avon again looking for barbel and chub. I fished the same swim as before and guess what the 3 barbel were still there but boy oh boy were they cagey. I'm not too surprised as plenty of anglers fish for them as spotting other barbel →
Bingo first double of the season.
The barbel have been rather elusive for many on the H.Avon this year this includes me too. Poor visibility and not knowing where they were plus some had not spawned for sure. It was turning into a tench like season complex and unknowing. I was still hedging my bets and fishing West Country Bait pellets as both the chub and barbel →
Gareth and Dave fishing the Wye for barbel
Gareth and Dave had contacted me regarding catching some barbel and chub. Now normally people want to fish the H.Avon or the D.Stour. Both are difficult at the best of times so I try and steer people towards the Wye particularly if it's going to be their first barbel. You can have a great days sport there for sure, however →