Friday, 31 October 2008

31/10 Trent


Probably too cold for barbel but went anyway...and caught...1 barbel


12lb 10oz @ 18:00


Only 1 other bite, packed in at 19.30

Saturday, 25 October 2008

25/10 Trent

1st time fishing the *******, not as deep as upstream

2 barbel, 17:55 and 18:40, 5-7lbers though

2 bream

Friday, 24 October 2008

24/10 Trent

Usual spot on the *** **** of the ****...

clown time, must learn how to fish

Trout & carp pellet mix didn't seem to put them off

Lost 2 before small barbel @ 20:20

Also 2 bream, a chub and a silver bream

Tuesday, 21 October 2008

21/10 Trent

Archie was in the *** swim so I went ***yds below the ******

Struggled...well 4 chub and a bream

Snagged twice, good excuse not to fish that one for a while

Sunday, 19 October 2008

19/10 Trent

A couple of hours in the *** swim...well 2 1/2

1 barbel 8lb 9oz @ 19:00

A couple of bream and a few knocks

Thursday, 16 October 2008

16/10 Trent


Took Chris to my new area, putting loads of bait in didn't really work


very quiet 'til 17:55


1st fish barbel about 8 1/2lbs


2nd barbel @ 19:05...the same fish again 12lb 3oz


Chris blanked next swim downstream


Tuesday, 14 October 2008

14/10 Derwent

********** water, ***** stretch

5 or 6 perch to minnows, mainly very small though

Chris had a 15lb pike, then it all went very quiet

9lb barbel for me @ 19:35, plenty of knocks

Sunday, 12 October 2008

12/10 Trent

Tried a bit closer to the **** but no good...ended up where I first started on that side

Lost 2, one was definately a good fish as probably was the other...

Caught 2 barbel...5/7lbs @ 15:15 and 16:10

Friday, 10 October 2008

10/10 Trent

Back on the *** **** of the ****, river has dropped about 3 feet

Quite slow...but better than ********

1 barbel 5/6lbs @ 20:10, also a couple of bream and a few knocks/ taps

Maybe nearer the **** next time over there?

Wednesday, 8 October 2008

08/10 Trent

Blanked...as did Paul and George

Fished the *** **** swims, should have gone up to the ******

Again boiley swim doesnt produce

Tuesday, 7 October 2008

07/10 Trent


Back again on the *** ****, better access via the *** car park


River had been over the top, just inside the banks now


Good daytime session, 3 decent fish and a chublet


9lb 3oz @ 12:45, 12lb 3oz @ 13:15 and 9lb 8 @ 15:00


12lber looks like the fish from 01/08, theres a couple of others I wouldnt mind catching again

Sunday, 5 October 2008

05/10 Trent

At last made it to the *** **** of the ****, worth the walk

3 bream and 3 barbel 16:15, 18:05 (9lb 6oz) and 18:40

Some very deep spots and some not so deep, need to cast about and explore

River was rising fast, did become a bit boiley later on

Friday, 3 October 2008

03/10 Trent

Blanked, cold spell and getting colder...too cold left early, it was cold. Cold.