Upper Severn barbel.

Will Cracknell upper Severn bailiff catching a lovely 8lbs 2oz barbel. Picture by Ann Wood upper Severn bailiff.

Flood barbel.

Will Cracknell one of our bailiff's on the upper Severn fishing with the river 3metres in flood and catching barbel, best of the day 11lb 10oz with Barry Carpenter another one of our bailiff's assisting. Well done kind regards Ann Wood upper Severn bailiff.

Caught this month.

This is my first year of owning a BAA card and it really is paying dividends. I’m finding you have some beautiful waters and this month I had my first ever session on the river Avon at Pershore after pike on lures. I started of near the weir and walked downstream on both the right and left banks. The further downstream I went the bigger the fish became. The largest of the day being a very modest 11lb14oz (the one with the jigfly in its mouth), the other fish I did not weigh. I also banked two jacks. Regards Stephen Keeler.

Personal Best Chub

5lb 4oz Chub caught on 14/11/20 from Upper Arley, River Severn. Regards, Adam Brownhill.

First ever grayling.

During the Lockdown I had been reading up on catching grayling as it is one of the few species that I have not caught in over 60 years of angling! They are not whoppers but I caught them on a trotted “bloodworm nymph hook” with brandling worms on the hook at full depth. Reg Smirthwaite.

Lockdown chub

Local member Andy decided to do a bit of social distancing on his favourite peg at Fladbury today Friday 6th November. Fishing the stick float and using just half a pint of bronze maggots and a little hemp, he has put eight cracking chub into his net going to an estimated 12lb overall. Andy said he had pulled out of a number of big chub during the day but only got bust up on two. Picture from Colin Townsend (bailiff)

Phil's catch report No 2

Another new stretch on the Staffs & Worcester, Whittington locks nr Kinver, quiet and pretty venue just 4 boats. 7lb roach net today. Phil Mattock.

Big fish report

New BAA Member and new to angling, Craig Colston decided to try for a Barbel at our popular Fladbury waters. Fishing the end peg he fed luncheon and hemp all day and was rewarded late into the afternoon with this cracking 14lb beauty. Regards Colin Townsend

Phil's catch report 01

Made my first trip to the Staffordshire and Worcestershire canal at Hinksford. Quiet and pretty stretch with the countryside looking stunning as the trees turn from green to yellow and red. Short session of three hours weighed 9lb 12oz including three dog roach that went 12oz a piece all on breadpunch and caster. Looking forward to coming back and trying the other local stretches. Phil Mattock, Smithy’s Angling Centre

Nice net of Nordley bream.

Nice net of common bream caught on float tackle, using corn as bait in early October. Chris Jones.