30/07 Derwent

Fished a couple of different areas without a great deal of success. 1st one no trouble catching suitable sized bait fish but no sign of any decent perch. Moved to a different stretch where I could only catch perch, typically about 10-12oz and no bait fish. Did put out a barbel rod here as well but no takers.

29/07 Trent

A quick late one on the way home. Only there for a couple of hours, left due to coldness and hunger...and a lack of decent fish. Did catch a couple of small bream and a 1lb chub.

25/07 Trent

Carp swim. River level - super low, water clarity - super clear, weed situation - surprisingly good.
2 bream and a barbel (22:20), all about 7lb.

19/07 Derwent

A 4lb chub and a 6lb bream in my 1st location before the weed got the better of me, as much as I wanted to fish this swim I couldn't be bothered with re-casting every 10 mins.

Got in the car and drove to another stretch (via the chippy) and fortunately there was no weed problem there. Caught a further 3 chub and a barbel in the 7-8lb price range at 22:25.

Comedy moment of the day came when a guy came running up the bank requesting a set of scales to weigh the barbel he had just caught. He thought it might be a double. My scales said 6lb.

18/07 Derwent

Finally a bit of extra water in the river, although if you believed the last update on the EA website you could have been surprised. I arrived at the river surprised to find it a couple of feet up on previous levels and rancid with debris. 1st 2 swims were unproductive - knocks but lots of weed. 3rd swim didnt look a lot better but didnt get the weed problem as bad. Caught a nice bunch of fish, probably between 6 1/2lb and maybe 9lb (21:25, 21:35, 22:05, 22:30 & 22:50).

15/07 Derwent

Popped out to a very local bit of river for literally just an hour. More in hope than expectation not having fished it for about 10 years. A nice surprise in my 2nd swim in the form of a 10lb 1oz barbel at 20:45. Theres definate potential here...just not many swims.

12/07 Trent

First wander down the 'Traipsy Path' this season ended in a blank for both me and Ant. Not even a bite or knock to report. Did get a few stings thought when we were set upon by a bunch of angry wasps though...

08/07 Derwent

Couldnt trust the weather so took the brolly and holdall and just about everything else so fished the static approach. Slow going, one small (again...) barbel - about 6lb @ 21:30. Just about stayed dry but the weed coming down steadily increased throughout the evening.

04/07 Derwent

I seem to have gone all traditional, 1 rod, wandering around fishing multiple swims, touch legering...

Only caught in 1 swim though, 3lber @ 20:50 and 7lber on my return to the swim @ 22:20. Maybe I'l get a decent one soon, still nice to be catching though.