6 chub from the Avon however no monsters
On the Saturday after my great chub result on the Friday of two 6lb plus chub I was the guest speaker at the Tench Fishers AGM at Milton Keynes. I gave a short talk about my last year of angling. I did mess up a few of the dates which caused a few laughs. Well the years really pass by →
Two more H. Avon 6lb plus chub
After resting my broken toe for about 10 days I was ready to go again. I arranged to meet Andy (you should have been here yesterday) Cowley on the H.Avon. We each had a plan to fish different stretches of the river. I was going to fish an area that I've not fished before well I should clarify that I've not →
Still tales of woe and a 12lbs 12oz barbel
For a week I had been limping around with a problem with my toe. Not my big toe but my next one. It all started when on holiday in Aruba 3 weeks ago. I was lining up a fantastic photo when shuffling forward to get the perfect shot I stubbed my big toe and next one to it on a →
That’s better 2 x 6lb plus chub
So here I was on the Thursday afternoon heading towards the river with 4 pints of maggots I had bought on Saturday. I didn't think I was going to use these after the bout of sickness. I arrived to find the river very clear and low again. I looked at several swim some contained a few chub but one had about 20 →
Chew Valley lake and a new pb brown trout
After returning from holiday in Aruba it was time to fish on the famous Chew Valley lake. Normally Andy and I fish for pike or perch on this awesome venue. In the past we have had great catches of perch to be fair the pike fishing has been disappointing for me. I think in all the years I have fished →
Floods and tales of woe!!! Big time!!!
Well having just returned from a holiday in Aruba where we met Hurricane Matthew, well in a tropical state as it brushed our island. It was scary stuff but heaven knows what it was like when it ripped through Haiti. Anyhow it was to be a week on the H.Avon fishing for a few hours each day, taking Mrs.P out and →
H.Avon and a barbel at last.
Guiding on the river Wye had been particularly busy again this year. I did manage a few visits to the H.Avon trying to find the elusive barbel. I went down one day with Andy (you should have been here yesterday) Cowley to a stretch at the far end of the fishery. Well he didn't venture down I did. The weather had →