Well what a slow start i've had this season i was on the bank on the opening Monday 17th and i put another Further 6 sessions in going into July and blanked every session the river conditions weren't really tip top The weed was terrible it was really low & clear which made it really hard ( Not ideal for Barbel with the weed & algae Oxygen levels Become Low ).At one point i was sat watching around 8 barbel in the Streamer i was feeding a few pellets but they just wasn't interested so i Decided to leave the Fishing for a few weeks from the start of July for a few weeks until we got some rain.
Next Session was mid July 26th still not had any rain Decided to have an Afternoon on With a Friend of mine and a Ribble Regular & Record holder John Monaghan We decided We'd do a bit of walking up to where theres a good run in a Deep Gully we decided to walk out mid River and sit on the bed rock in an inch of water on the edge of the deep run.
John was the first to land a Nice barbel of 8lb we soon moved on down river and hoped to stalk out a few barbel Johns swim was alive with barbel and he was soon into a few fish and i even managed to land my first of the Season around 7lb out of his Peg Haha Cheers John.
As for Myself and many other barbel anglers the wish of Rain soon came as we had a good Downpour 27th July so Decided to get out on the Monday Conditions looked spot on river was still up about 12" And the weed had gone just the odd bits coming through Perfect feeling quite confident so i fished a few Pegs i know are good pegs when theres abit of water on i just fish a nice long hook length 4' with a ( 3"Combi Rig ) Small 1.5oz bomb with a 14mm LodgeBaits Dumbbell glued on the Hair ( I'll post the rigs in a later post ) And just feed a few pellets & hemp wasn't long before i was slipping the net under a 9lb 6oz Barbel a good fish for the stretch i went on to land a further 2 barbel to 7lb and a couple of nice Chub to 3lb.
Next Session 3rd Aug Decided to do a few hours before the start of the Night shift got on the river for 6pm Dropped in to a few Swims Fishing the same set up as the previous session the first swim was a slow deep Glide a Good big fish hotspot.
i was soon scrapping with what felt a very good fish after it had ran me down river right into a snag i was soon reeling in a wet line Decided to rig-up again and give it another hour at 8pm i moved on into another peg and decided to sit it out here till 11pm a nice shallow swim around 4' Deep usual spot for stalking down the edge with good banks ( Best option fishing into Dark )
As soon as the light started to fade the rod doubled over and after a fight i can only describe as a Barbel that really didn't want to go in the net i had a nice little splasher on the mat about 6lb.
wasn't long before i was in again but after a short fight i'd pulled the hook and lost a decent fish ,Just before i was about to start packing up The rod pulled round and almost flew out of the rest after a good out barbel fight i had the biggest fish of the session resting nicely in the net 7lb 12oz which i did think it was much bigger ( Hence the reason i weighed it ) Decent Night before Work.
The Shift was a nightmare Haha................
Heres a few Pics of the Season So far a Few pictures Missing Due to a Faulty memory card in the Digital Camera
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| Heres Where the memory Cards gone Faulty You can see another picture underneath |
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