October madness 3 6lb chub in two days
Autumn was in full swing as I drove down to Hampshire for a couple days fishing. Also I needed to attend the naughty boys speeding school event in Southampton. The colours were spectacular as the leaves on the trees were reaching the end of their lives and were just weeks or days away from detaching themselves from the parent tree. After →
Michael on the river Wye
Michael had wanted a day on the Wye trying to catch a barbel. I had fished a couple of days previously and had struggled. We started in the swim where I had finished previously. There was supposed to be rain for most of the day however we had a couple of showers and it wasn't too bad. There was a strong →
Trevor and Ashley On the Wye
Ashley and Trevor wanted a guiding day on the Wye trying for the barbel and chub. They were there for the week. The river had been low and clear for a while and conditions were far from good. We fish one area to begin and had a barbel of about 8lbs. The conditions though were against us. We moved swims and here →
A day on the H.Avon with Ross
I've known Ross for a long time now having guided him for barbel chub and perch. He is a good fly fisherman too having seen him fish Dever Springs earlier in the year for trout. I had asked him to fish the H.Avon with me for a day to see if we could catch him one of the enormous chub or →
A short evening session on the H.Avon
I had a short window of opportunity to fish for a couple of hrs the evening before I take Ross fishing the next day on the H.Avon. I put out some pellets in the same swim I had the 6lb 2oz and 5lbs 14oz the previous week. Sure enough after 20 mins or so the chub and a couple of barbel →
Another 6lb plus chub including some others
September had been unusually warm and so was the start of October. Having said that we had a few frosts in the mornings which cooled a day or so down. Little or no rain fell during the period. The weed was dying back and so there was little of it to hold the flow back and so the river continued →
On the river Wye with Andy (you should have been here yesterday) Cowley
Andy (you should have been here yesterday) Cowley and I decided a trip to the river Wye should give us a great chance of a barbel or two. So we decided that a Tuesday just prior to me going way on the Thursday would suit just fine. I suggested that we meet at my place and travel together. The session was →
September river low and clear
September has been very quite fishing on the Hampshire Avon. There has been insufficient rain and temperatures continued to be hit high for the most of the month. However the club and barbel continued to feed. The weed growth had been static and if anything the swans were keeping it in check. I also managed to sneak in a 2 week →