Bristol Avon catch report's (10/11)

[mark walters]

Nice to see a few fish coming out, well done to all. I'l be crossing the big bridge myself tomorrow for another go on the BA.

[runhunt]

hi all ,was out for my usual monday evening, er very slow. it took three hours to get a bite and then i only had two bites, 1st bite a short stocky 6.5lb barbel fin perfect and beautiful fish. 2nd bite i was convinced was a barbel fought really hard and took loads of line, absoluetly convinced, til i got it in the net, chub! 5lb 4oz lovely fish, am still convinced it had fancy dress on, cos it went like a barbel, another nice fish, time for a change of scenery though.
regards paul

[jumbodog]

Hi

I was down the HA last night and had a chub at 5 and a half pounds and I also was absolutely conviced it was a barbel the way it tore off.

Well done on your barbel, me and Pip of on the BA tomorrow evening.

Jedd

[ididcatchonce]

Hi all,

Not my usual type of post as I don't try to catch the small ones

Thought I would do something different today and went out with the intention of hitting every Barbel that took my bait instead of being selective. Might be due to not having one for three days. Well it took thirty seconds to get the first one, then moved and around a minute for the second. Back to swim one, had to wait two minutes, swim two less than a minute, swim one bit slow had to wait five minutes. Swim three about twenty seconds...So including moving back and forth, six fish in around two hours. Best fish around 8lb. This was from probably one of the most hammered stretches on the B.A. not one I often frequent.

Then I had a phone call from a friend who I have been meaning to show how to stalk bigger fish and left to meet him. Well I could not resist having a go at another venue to see if they would be just as easy, they were, another around 8lb. in less than five minutes. So seven for me in less than three hours fishing. Wonder how many I could have had if I had not got the 'phone call.......To be honest I think I will go back to being selective as I really did not enjoy it that much.

Then I went in search of my friend and eventually found him in the most pressured swim on that venue. Oh well challenge on and he already had some pretty spooky small ones in the swim. After half an hour of baiting and watching in an area that most would ignore, whist keeping the small ones occupied within the main swim, finally a decent fish fish turned up. Shortly after careful positioning of the bait whilst she was out of the swim she was back in munching away. On the second visit my friend Alan stuck into this one



Not bad at all for five minutes in the water at 10lb. 03oz. Very long and lean, big fish later in the year.
Mission accomplished ........Now that was really enjoyable and well worth it

Regards Martin

[RICH PARSONS]

You have been busy Martin
Nice fish your mate has there, big shoulders on her.

Rich

[NMD]

what was that on alan splash and wag with a 8mm coarse pellet

[Barbel123]

Well done to everyone who is catching. I fancied a change yesterday so went chubbing. Light tackle & a big bit of freelined meat. I love this method as the bites are usually instant & they were . First swim chub on in 3 secs only to be hit by a massive pike, easily a double . It wouldn't let go for ages but it did in the end & I was surprised how little damage was done to the chub, tough old things. I thought that would have been it, but 3 more casts & 3 more chub before the rest got spooked. All were around the 3 lb mark so a good half hours fishing. Managed another one about 4lb from another swim before going home smelling like a tin of spam . I will be back out after the barbel at the weekend.
Cheers
James

[NMD]

out again for a few hours am starting too go too much now 3 times had a small barb about 6lb and 9 chub also lost a large fish must stop using match gear and get back on the braid

Also got attack by a dog otter must be because i dont use my light going into swims when first fishing them, boy o boy did he growl

[jimmy whitaker]

Hi all this is my first season Barble fishing, and can see why people are so addicted to it. I have caught sevral fish the best an 11ld fish caught out of a swim at Lacock, I have met some true gentlemen like Dale who I was good friends with any way , Martin and Kev all has all given me some grate tips.
Was down lacock last night but never caught nothing, Dale caught 2 fish and kev caught a real nice 1, I got just as much enjoyment watching them catching as I would catching my selth, hope to get down there to night but more likely to be friday.

[jumbodog]

Hi Jimmy

Was it you I saw when we arrived in the pub carpark approx 6.30pm?

We only had chub last night down towards Queensfield Farm

Jedd