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Anyone been out last night? Any idea of water temps? Did the recent cold snaps, snowfall etc affect them?

I was contemplating a session late afternoon/tonight, so any info before lunch-time would be a deciding factor.

Cheers
Roger

Hi Paraman et al

Fished up "near Gunthorpe" last night (4.00-12.00pm). The river was still carrying about 5 foot of extra water, plus a deal of colour and I was obliged to use a 6 oz watch lead to hold still in the current. The shingle beach I usually sit on was well under water, of course. The water temp. stayed at a constant 44F all night (although I had fully expected a slightly better level considering the recent rainfall) The air temp. kept to a tolerable 48F until about 10.00pm and then, dropped to 44F; although without my Brotel shielding the gusty downstream wind it would have felt a fair bit colder.

I spoke to an old guy, who was already there, on arriving who "hadn't caught a thing" ( and I reckon he must have left shortly after). Not to be downhearted however, I strode on for about 300yards and set up. I had my first barbel on my second cast (after about an hour) which really put up a rod-bending tussle in the strong flow, and it eventually weighed in at 8lb 12 oz Quite a promising start, I thought! Within about another two hours I had two more 5lb 4 oz and 5lb 2 oz, all on my faithfull Elips rod method, whilst my other rod stayed resolutely unmoving, despite four changes of bait from meat, to two differerent flavours of boilies to halibut pellets! "At least I'm getting some action anyway", I thought

The barbel must have had other ideas though, deciding on a short 3-hour feeding window, because I stayed there for another four-and-a-half hours without so much as a rattle on either rod 'til I finally admitted defeat and set off for home just after midnight.

Cheers
Roger

PS I nearly forgot, the level had dropped by just over foot by the time I left.

PPS Good luck if you're out over the week-end.

John
Have you checked your messages?
I sent you a PM around lunchtime re last night.

ATB
Roger