22nd September Bristol Avon
Rob Stone had been catching plenty of barbel from the river Wye but had not caught any from the Bristol Avon. His challenge was for me to show him a few barbel swims and hopefully a few feeding resulting in him breaking his duck. We were soon making our way to the swim which I call the 5 minute swim. Out →
21st September Bristol Avon and a gravel pit close by.
The next day we met near a wonderful gravel pit complex where there are some good tench up to just under 8lbs in weight. Colin had wanted to catch one of these, however I did advise him that late September was quite late in the year but we did have a small chance. Brian and I fished a swim feeder →
20th September Bristol Avon
I had arranged to spend a couple of days with Brian and Colin fishing for barbel and chub one day and then for tench the following day. We met at Red Lion pub in Lacock and since they had not had breakfast they had a quick full breakfast in the pub. The weather was set fair for the morning with heavy →
18th September River Wye with Tony
Having been away with the better half for the best part of 4 days in Edinburgh and enjoying every minute of it, it was time to get back into the angling grove again. Although I need to say that flying last Monday into Edinburgh airport with 70 mph winds made for an interesting experience, also walking around for dinner during the evening even more →
Thursday 8th September H.Avon
After another chip and chicken plus a coke meal in Ringwood and a good nights sleep I was soon heading towards a good chub swim where I had spotted a few big chub. In went some hemp, however the chub were very cautious in coming out to play. This could have been because yesterday I was going to fish the →
Wednesday 7th September H.Avon and D.Stour
It gets light now at about 6.30am and I slowly get myself together for a days fishing. I was going to do a bit of walking today on a couple more stretches to see what was around. The first stretch has one swim where the chub hide under a partly submerged tree. Some hemp had the chub grubbing around and →
Tuesday 6th September Dorset Stour
I arrived at 8am with the rain beating down and the forecast said it was going to be very windy and wet. It was so windy I just could not sit under any willow trees for the fear of falling branches. Some did crack off during the day which vindicated my decision. I met Brain the bailiff for Throop and he kindly →
Friday 2nd September Bristol Avon
9 year old Tyler has been asking me to take him fishing during his summer holiday. Well with him and his family away on holiday and me chasing large barbel the weeks passed by. So it was the final day of his school holiday that was to be the day. I arranged to pick him up at 1pm and with →
Thursday 1st September Bristol Avon and autumn is coming.
First a joke. A man was lying in bed with his new girlfriend. After having great sex, She spent the next Hour just rubbing his testicles........ Something she just loved to do. As he was enjoying it, he turned and asked her, "Why do you love doing that?" "Because," she replied....... "I Really miss mine" I wanted to spend Thursday this week on the river before heading south to the H.Avon next →
Tuesday 30th August Bristol Avon
Had just 3 hrs fishing today on a very clear Bristol Avon. Any signs of the previous days rain had vanished. The ground must be very thirsty me thinks. I met Richard who I had guided a few weeks ago. He told me of a 4lb 15oz chub he had caught plus another one smaller. He also said he saw a →
Sunday 28th August Bristol Avon stuck on 6lbers
Here I was thinking that I've got 6 hrs spare (the Misses was having her hair done) the river being up and coloured and the barbel should be feeding. Normally I don't venture out too much on a weekend but the conditions looked too good, even if it was a short session. I arrived in the fishery car park to find →
Wednesday 24th August Bristol Avon
I'm not going to mention the O word today in this blog. My wife though was very impressed with the photo's and video and knows about the O word and how I feel, she could see the damage on the fish and also the poor ones that didn't get away. But she still doesn't like me keeping the fish out of →
Tuesday 23rd August Hampshire Avon and Bristol Avon
I was woken at 2am by the rain hammering down on the roof of the car and this continued until 4am, then it started again at 6am. The fields were really soaked as I squelched my way to the river. I fished another swim where I had seen some good chub, but would they take my bait, no! It was getting →
Monday 22nd August Hampshire Avon
This was to be my first visit for the year on the middle reaches of the river. My plan was to fish for 3 days in an effort to locate some of the large chub that swim in those beautiful crystal clear waters. The weather forecast was for plenty of rain on the Tuesday and Wednesday so perhaps luck wasn't →
Friday 19th August Bristol Avon
Well after yesterdays downpour of rain I was expecting to see the river up and coloured. Guess what 24hrs after it stopped the river is as clear and low as before. Where did that water go? I was going to fish for 4 hrs today, 14.30 to 18.30hrs. The stretch I had chosen has been kind to me over the years. →
Wednesday 17th August Bristol Avon
Well here I was taking Dave out again fishing. I took him out fishing earlier in the year for tench where we managed a good few to just over 6lbs. He said that he wanted to catch some chub and barbel from the river in August and sure enough the time approached. We agreed to meet today at 7am. We had discussed the →
Tuesday 16th August Bristol Avon
I was just thinking today that I could manage a few hours fishing. I spent lots of time looking and only cast out a four times. The river was still very low and clear and I had this feeling that I would struggle. I fished every swim which contained barbel but only caught chub. It's not always a case of going out →
Friday 12th August Bristol Avon with Andy Cowley
First a joke I recently found out a friend of mine is addicted to brake fluid. When I confronted him about it he said he could stop at any time. Andy and I met in the car park at our allotted time. The day was cloudy with a hint of drizzle in the air and this was the forecast for the remainder →
Wednesday 10th August Bristol Avon
Today I only had a window of 6 hrs, so I was on the water quite early. The weather was going to be dry, bright and sunny for the day not the best conditions. I had in the back of my mind to fish the same swim where Andy and I saw the barbel that was close to 10lbs. It's →
Monday 8th August Bristol Avon
I don't normally like to fish on Mondays as you are never aware of what bait has gone in over the weekend and which swims have been fished. I had arranged to meet my mate Andy Cowley for an afternoon session and hopefully show him a few of the good swims. The weather had changed and it had rained for long →
August 3rd Bristol Avon the pike that got away twice
The day was going to be very warm again and we expecting temperatures of about 28c. I had agreed to meet Ivor for an afternoons fishing. Again I was on the water nice and early with the intentions to look for that large pike. These mornings are full of expectations as you walk towards the swim where perhaps you may →
2nd August Bristol Avon and a fine chub and barbel
The heat has been increasing over the last few days. The temperatures are said to reach 27c today and the same tomorrow. So with this in mind I set off early to try and beat the heat of the day. I also wanted to try and find the pike that snaffled the 3lb chub last week. So I had a few dead →
29th July Bristol Avon chub fishing
I had just sufficient time today to fish a swim on the Bristol Avon where I know a number of good chub hung around. I was on the river by 6.30am and was greeted by an overcast day with a hint of drizzle. First job was to move on a rather large pike of about upper double size from the →
July 27th Bristol Avon with Richard
I had met Richard a few times on this particular stretch of the Bristol Avon and we talked about fishing, and found out he was just getting back into angling again after working overseas for quite a while. We decided to fish together at a later date and this date duely arrived. We met at 7am with the sky clear and →