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After checking the river levels and weather forecast, I took the chance to get to the river on Sunday afternoon. I fished at Stanley/Coomby's farm for a 5 hour session hoping to get some of the big roach that have been showing.
The conditions were ideal: warm, overcast/raining, with 2 feet of extra water pushing through, and colour improved since the high water earlier in the week.... but didn't see a redfin all day!
After 2 chub in the first half hour, the barbel moved in, and I managed to get 19, with two more pulled out (maybe foulhooked).
The fishing was tricky, the fish were in the middle of the river in the heaviest flow, so needed a lot of lead, and had to avoid a lot of rubbish including the occasional tree floating downriver. All were caught on 8mm or 12mm halibut pellet.
They weren't huge, the best four were between 3.3 and 3.5 kgs (see pic), and six of them were 0.5 kg "one-pounders", not seen any of these for years, but a great sign for the future health of the barbel stocks.
The total weight was 34.9 kgs (76 lbs 13 oz), the best barbel session I can remember having on the Severn.
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Posted on August 21, 2017 at 2:01 PM
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Re: Best Severn Day
Well done Pete your going to have to take me fishing mate lol I fished the peg you had the 9 Roach from including that stonking 2lb fish the start of the month not one roach all day plenty of dace and a few perch lost one barbel in the weed. that peg is extremely weedy and you cant see it under the surface.
Posted on August 22, 2017 at 12:36 PM
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Re: Best Severn Day
Great day Pete, one that will stay in the memory for ever I should think. I have been catching quite a few small barbel this year between 8ozs and 2lb - looks good for the future.
Chris
Posted on August 27, 2017 at 10:47 PM
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