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[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

[Simon Bolivar]

Back to the same swim again, this time using the 5m pole, for 90mins, then lost the elastic! Carried on with the waggler.
Managed 75 roach & carp (approx 20 carp), in 3hrs 55m.! Surely a PB for me.


To busy to smoke there but enjoyed these in celebration back home, pre & post BBQ.



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[Simon Bolivar]

Morning fellow anglers! I have found a new water, that takes me back to the start of my fishing career, at my Grandfather's farm pond 54yrs ago, catching small carp & roach.

This one is called The Fruit Farm, in deepest Dorset & is 2-3acres. Con t Ainsdale mostly carp, from 1-2ozs, to low dbles. Roach, annoyingly tiny yet taking 4 maggies or sweetcorn. Goldfish, clearly visible chasing any crust is thrown in.

My best carp so far only 1.5lb, which happened to be my pb from GF's farm. Carp of 3-4lb clearly seen taking dog biscuits but swerve away at the last minute from one with a hook in & fluro- line attached. They have been surface hammered over the last few weeks so next visit, I'll try keeping their heads down & trying red corn. BTW I only got takes from artificial corn, it I added a real maggot too.
Belinda Princess 2000. Feeding a pr if robins. Nice to be the only c a r in the car park! Strawberry jam scones for afternoon tea!



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[gav_sw20]

Times are tough out there, fished all day Thurs & Fri for one jack. A 15lb 15oz barbel was caught! And a few 7 & an 8lb Chub, to a Pike Angler, just not me!

Agreed, been a funny season all around on the river. First it was to low and clear with zero oxygenated water, then the floods came and you took life into your own hands getting near any swims. Hopefully we have a mild Feb / March.

Jeez that is some Barbel / Chub they’ve had at that weight !!! Definitely piling the pounds on for spawning.

[Simon Bolivar]

Times are tough out there, fished all day Thurs & Fri for one jack. A 15lb 15oz barbel was caught! And a few 7 & an 8lb Chub, to a Pike Angler, just not me!

[gav_sw20]

F57C3FD7-CD64-4AD7-9E47-CAAF1A5C4875.jpg Been struggling lately on the Warks Avon but went out today as conditions were good.

Sadly no Barbel but this 4lb+ Chub took a piece of meat the size of a matchbox about 2-mins before I was due to pack up.


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[Simon Bolivar]

Busy week fishing both tge Stour & the Avon. Caught jacks on both, nothing bigger caught by anyone on the days I fished but day before upper dbles were taken.
Yesterday met 3 salmon anglers, hadn't caught this season or several before. One chap caught x2 in his first season & nothing in the 5 seasons since. Doesn't make me feel so masochistic, enduring the odd blank.

Hoyo Epi No1 2005 cab x50. Yum 😋



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