UKCF Anglers.

[Drewster]

I have never hooked, let alone landed a Cat, sounds challenging, let us know if you catch one.

I'm in the same boat, I have never actually fished for Cats main aim is for carp BUT I will set a line for some cats if one decides to take my bait happy days.

[Simon Bolivar]

Yeah it's usually nicer weather by now but it won't stop me fishing it's only a bit of water hoping for a nice day on Wednesday as I will be going somewhere new with 30+lb carp and MONSTER catfish last one caught was 51lb

I have never hooked, let alone landed a Cat, sounds challenging, let us know if you catch one.

[Drewster]

Nice Mirror, weather really is crap for August, don't worry we are off on a cruise on 26th so weather in UK bound to be good for a fortnight at least!

Yeah it's usually nicer weather by now but it won't stop me fishing it's only a bit of water hoping for a nice day on Wednesday as I will be going somewhere new with 30+lb carp and MONSTER catfish last one caught was 51lb

[Simon Bolivar]

Had a few hours on a local lake caught a few carp, roach and bream but this was probably the nicest specimen of the day not huge but a nice fish none the less no smokes as it was a wet day lol.

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Nice Mirror, weather really is crap for August, don't worry we are off on a cruise on 26th so weather in UK bound to be good for a fortnight at least!

[Drewster]

Had a few hours on a local lake caught a few carp, roach and bream but this was probably the nicest specimen of the day not huge but a nice fish none the less no smokes as it was a wet day lol.

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[Simon Bolivar]

Thanks, IMO September is the best time for Barbel / big Chub as the river should be at a perfect level and should have had a bit of rain / colour on it.

Let me know when you go and I’ll make you up some of my homemade boilies that look to be working well and post some out to you.

Cheers, apprecite the offer.

[gav_sw20]

Excellent effort Gav! I didn't get out at all this leave, which is a shame. I was hoping to have a go for them myself but will have to wait until Sept now.

Thanks, IMO September is the best time for Barbel / big Chub as the river should be at a perfect level and should have had a bit of rain / colour on it.

Let me know when you go and I’ll make you up some of my homemade boilies that look to be working well and post some out to you.

[Simon Bolivar]

Excellent effort Gav! I didn't get out at all this leave, which is a shame. I was hoping to have a go for them myself but will have to wait until Sept now.

[oskihen]

And another one last night which I did weigh at 9lb 10oz:

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That's a lovely fish

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[gav_sw20]

And another one last night which I did weigh at 9lb 10oz:

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[gav_sw20]

Looks like all is not lost.

FINALLY had a barbel off a syndicate stretch I joined last season.

Went down Thursday evening and fished a swim but there was very little flow and I left about 8:30. Thought I’d check out a swim (where my mate had one last week) on the way back to the car and threw in x6 home-made boilies and then cast out with x2 pellets glued to a hair.

Saw a massive swirl on the water surface and no more than 5-mins later the rod wrapped around and I was finally into a barbel.

Didn’t bother weighing it but it was a good size and will fill out nicely over winter.

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[Simon Bolivar]

Sad news indeed Gav, water companies getting away to far too much & still getting bonuses. Big sewage leak was reported on the Hants Avon last week as well. Southern Water.

[gav_sw20]

According to the article, locals are saying it's a pollutant, and the EA come across as trying to pass it off as deoxygenaton to cover up for their lack of response. Huge inpact one way or the other...

I’ve just been down there to one stretch and it’s a mess.

IMO it’s a combination of low water, heavy rainfall over two days, heat, water company discharge.

Saw two big barbel and six chub without really looking and that was only in one small meadow.

There were some (idiots) people fishing as it’s the first day of the season but I wont be going down. It stinks too.

[grumpybaldy]

Absolutely devastated - thunderstorm this week has de-oxygenated my local river and killed thousands of barbel / chub / dace.

3 out of the 5 syndicates I fish have suspended fishing.

Last week I was feeding double-figure barbel and now they’re floating on the surface.

https://www.warwickshireworld.com/news/environment/fish-deaths-cause-fears-that-warwick-section-of-the-river-avon-has-been-polluted-4184196

Simon Bolivar

According to the article, locals are saying it's a pollutant, and the EA come across as trying to pass it off as deoxygenaton to cover up for their lack of response. Huge inpact one way or the other...

[gav_sw20]

Absolutely devastated - thunderstorm this week has de-oxygenated my local river and killed thousands of barbel / chub / dace.

3 out of the 5 syndicates I fish have suspended fishing.

Last week I was feeding double-figure barbel and now they’re floating on the surface.

https://www.warwickshireworld.com/news/environment/fish-deaths-cause-fears-that-warwick-section-of-the-river-avon-has-been-polluted-4184196

Simon Bolivar