Thursday, 31 July 2008

31/07 Derwent

lots of weed coming down, tried the ****** swim but retreated to the 1st ****

Still weedy as main flow close in

2 barbel but only small at 21:55 and 22:30

River very clear, needs rain, maybe the ********* stretch isnt that bad,

just fished it at the wrong time...

Wednesday, 30 July 2008

30/07 Derwent

Perch paternoster with a feeder worked well, although no big perch, plenty to 1 3/4lbs on minnows

V slow on the barbel rod/ rods...1 tench, 1 chub, 1 chublet

found who controls the ******* side of the Derwent, no membership for about a year though

Sunday, 27 July 2008

27/07 Derwent

Fished the point, more flow on the live local image....

No flow, 1 bream, Mark Barber blanked...

Maybe back in a few months time

Saturday, 26 July 2008

26/07 Trent

Back again lol for a daytime session

Same swim lol, after 15 mins 2 above the ****** ended up in **** ******

Blanked, not even a knock, daytime and a hot day though...thats my excuse

Friday, 25 July 2008

25/07 Trent

Back again lol

Same swim lol

Lost one 21:40ish, caught 1 @ 22:15 8lber

Also lost a chub, stupid barbless hooks

Thursday, 24 July 2008

24/07 Trent


No weed...thank fuck


1st cast 12lb 6oz @ 13:35


2nd barbel @ 14:25


Also 2 chub (maybe the same one twice) and a bream


Not a bad 2 hours in the middle of the day


need to concentrate on this stretch and also fish the downstream pegs

Wednesday, 23 July 2008

23/07 Dove

2nd Blank of the season...

Lol

Tuesday, 22 July 2008

22/07 Derwent

Next one down from the *** **** - *** **** has someones line snagged to it

1 perch, 1 take on a bleak, then nothing even though swim full of minnows

1 barbel @ 20:20...1st fish on new scales, 8lb 14oz

2 bream

Monday, 21 July 2008

21/07 Derwent

Perch only kit, **** occupied so tried the other ****

Had a few perch but nowt decent

moved downsteam under big **** on the corner

Again had a few perch, couple of them about 2lbs and a micropike fell off at the net

Friday, 18 July 2008

18/07 Derwent

Peg **

Perch in the margins, better fish to livebaits

Also a micropike to a minnow

Very slow on the barbel line, 1 later on, 22.00, no size

No chub!

1 bream and lost another

oh and broke new rod...great

Wednesday, 16 July 2008

16/07 Dove

Blank

Lol

Monday, 14 July 2008

14/07 Derwent

Short evening session

1 chublet, 1 dace

dissapointing

Saturday, 12 July 2008

12/07 Derwent

peg ** with new rod

2 early chub, dabbled for perch but no maggots and no perch

1st barbel 20:25 again2nd barbel 22:25 (double hookup with bream)

2 tench? never had them from that swim before

2 bream and a few chub

Friday, 11 July 2008

11/07 Derwent


Straight to *** **** swim


2 chub on right hand rod then went quiet


struggled for perch, just the one on a dace 1/3 way out


1st barbel at 20.25...goodbye fox barbel duo xs


2nd barbel at 22:10...must get new scales


also 1 tench, 1 carp, 1 bream, several chub (to 5lb 3oz)


Tuesday, 8 July 2008

08/07 Derwent


Bad afternoon....1 perch on minnow, ** weedy, no action in *, went home


Reappeared at 5, *** **** swim and stayed there


Held the farside with 4oz feeders


6 barbel - 6lbers at 18:00 and 19:00, 8lbers at 20:55, 21:45, 22:15 and 22:25


Got my carp...all 7lbs of it


2 perch, no great size though


1 chub

Monday, 7 July 2008

07/07 Derwent X 2

Derwent @ *****

Moving day...1st ******...then the **** ****, then inbetween then back to where I started.

lost 1, felt a decent fish, caught 1 was a pinhead...

Also 2 small perch, 2 bream and a chublet

Derwent @ *********

Peg * */*

Plenty of fish...but no double...

No perch

4 barbel at 20:45, 21:00, 22:45 and 23:10

2 decent chub, 2 chublets

plenty of knocks, plenty of rain

Sunday, 6 July 2008

06/07 Trent

1st trip to the Trent of the season...

big dissapointment, weeded out

2 bream

looks good for when the weed abates

Friday, 4 July 2008

04/07 Derwent

Perch fishing at the ****...

about 6 between 1 1/2 and 2 1/2lbs, steady

lost a big perch...nearly fell in, well I did fall in a bit

1 small barbel from 1/2 hour in the ********

Not much action from swim below **********, 1 chub and a lost chub

Thursday, 3 July 2008

03/07 Derwent

Couple of perch

A chublet

Dissapointing, a few down, all struggled