A long time without a blog post - and it has been a real grind on The Wye. Mostly double dipping; one rod with a deadbait, one with a maggot feeder & worm hookbait for perch - no pike or perch, just a couple of chub for my efforts! And it was cold, cold fishing!!
So with a sunny afternoon and a rise in water temperature I thought I'd see if I could find a flood water barbel. Nothing special, just a cube of luncheon meat in likely looking areas. And two barbel (to 8lb 1oz), a chub & a surprise eel reminded me of what catching fish felt like!
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James has had far more luck, adding another barbel to his 40 River Double Challenge. Number 28 - and it was a whopper! |
Winter on the Wye is a grueller at the best of times Brian but, they will feed harder over the next few weeks.
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