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Bryce	Re: Levels	#41	[-]
Posts: 325 (27/06/07 19:23) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	My tinca came from a previously unclaimed water north of Otley by the gravel works and is now Ilkley Angling. An old fella (81) in the club has had a 8-7 out. There are some carp but I didn't see any sign. Location: lower Swale, 9 until 5today River: SL+2ft, coloured Weather: bright & breezy, 16C Fish: 7-4 on curried sausage plus a 2lb chub BotD: Hirondells
bnud	Re: Levels	#42	[-]
Posts: 547 (27/06/07 19:47) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Hi Bryce, a little confused! whats a Hirondell? Googled it & found nothing! Regards PS Nice Fishing!
bnud	Re: Levels	#43	[-]
Posts: 547 (27/06/07 19:56) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Had another look- the swift family?- Sand Martins?
topblanker	Re: Levels	#44	[-]
Posts: 77 (27/06/07 22:08) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	fished swale today 27th looked really good but as usual the swale flatters to deceive managed 2 1@ 9lbs2oz the other about 4lbs fishing mate had 1@9lbs 15oz another of those and the other about 7lbs. have they just fed too much we thought that in those conditions we should have caught more.
brendon	flood?	#45	[-]
Posts: 167 (28/06/07 06:50) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Hi Congrats to everyone who has ventured out so far this season. What is the water level at the moment? Are the banks safe? Im thinking of going to either thorntons bridge or asenby at the weekend. Both of which have steep banks so any info on water levels / fishability would be appreciated. Bren
Bryce	Re: flood?	#46	[-]
Posts: 325 (28/06/07 08:46) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	and Swallows. There must have been a late afternoon insect hatch as they were all low over the river. Brendon, not a problem with the river level though the banks at Asenby looked a little trecherous, though there were the odd one or two fishing
scaley31	Cundall syndicate?	#47	[-]
Posts: 30 (29/06/07 20:09) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Hi to everyone, can i draw everyones attention to this seventh post down very disturbing if thers any truth in it. www.fishingmagic.com/foru...698/V/1/SP
bnud	Re: Cundall syndicate?	#48	[-]
Posts: 547 (30/06/07 11:29) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	No Scaley, a wind up!
brendon	tomorrow	#49	[-]
Posts: 167 (30/06/07 13:58) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Yeah I looked further down and noticed it was a wind up hahahaha Gonna head upto the swale tomorrow for a few hours around thorntons bridge I think. Hopefully I wont rain as much as forecast and the river will be fishable! bren
bigjim	Re: tomorrow	#50	[-]
Posts: 111 (30/06/07 18:59) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	could anyone one give any info on the levels fancying it tomorrow afternoon. cheers jim
philwaldo	Re: levels	#51	[-]
Posts: 144 (01/07/07 18:25) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Hi all Fished lower swale saturday 3.30-8.00 Had a 5.2lb chub 1st then a 4.6lb barbel so was well settled as was packing my gear up they switched on a 7.14lb which fought like a demon same pellet casted back in it cant have touched bottom 5.10lb minute later the same pellet another chub.Wish i could have stayed a little bit later but was under orders off our lass. So 3 barbel 2 chub Equalled the best session i had all of last season so well happy. Good hunting phil
brendon	levels	#52	[-]
Posts: 167 (01/07/07 18:26) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Hi Just come back from a 5 hour afternoon session around thorntons bridge. River must be 4/5ft up and tanking through. Watched rise about a ft when I was fishing. Lots of debris coming through so I struggled to hold bottom with a 3oz lead. Fished double pellet in pva bags of pellets and diced meat soaked in attractor. I ended up double bagging the bags to ensure I had bait around my hookbait when it finally settled. Anyway I blanked!!! Not a very experienced river angler so I usually struggle knowing where the best spots are when the river is in flood. Also had a quick look at the no1 stretch at asenby. Again up quite a few feet and tanking through. Bren
philwaldo	Re: levels	#53	[-]
Posts: 144 (01/07/07 18:34) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	hi all fished fawdington today with mate on day ticket,River rising rose 4-5foot while there both blanked so brought me back down to earth.Still buzzing from saturday though Talked to the lads having a match there and nobody found the barbel. I never seem to catch when the water is well up,a foot up with a bit of colour yes.Am i looking at the wrong swims for flood fishing.I could only fish an inside line about 2 foot off bank with the current so strong,any tips appreciated. Cheers phil
philwaldo	Re: levels	#54	[-]
Posts: 144 (01/07/07 18:38) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Snap brendon Phil
horsesnipples	Re: levels	#55	[-]
Posts: 739 (01/07/07 19:38) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	pm phil cheers john
brendon	fawdington	#56	[-]
Posts: 167 (01/07/07 21:40) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Phil I know what you mean. I suppose it all comes with more time on the bank. What do you think of the fawdington stretch? Ive had a look a couple of times but never really fished it. Bren
jeff	Swale	#57	[-]
Posts: 292 (02/07/07 10:45) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Hi All, Had a few hours last night on a very high (and rising) lower Swale but managed 4 barbel up to 5lb. Not a bad result for my first attempt on the Swale this season. Anth had two better ones up to 7.5lb. Think we're getting the hang of flood fishing as a few years ago I would have turned round and gone home in such conditions. Phil, I'm no expert but the advice I would give is: Look for a crease or an area of smooth current where you can hold bottom. Put plenty of bait in to give a good scent trail (pva bags work well too). If you don't get anything within an hour or so then move - in summer floods they'll usually be having it, its just a question of where! Cheers Jeff
JMallett1	Re: Swale	#58	[-]
Posts: 302 (02/07/07 11:34) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Sounds like you had a good session Saturday Phil, good fishing mate. I fished Thornton Bridge on Friday afternoon, decided on a last minute half a day holiday and managed to get to the bank for about 2.30pm. I was surprised to find no-one else there and a lovely looking Swale with a few feet of water in. I really did fancy my chances. Anyway I was right - 3 barbel netted, one first cast at 3lbs, the next was an 8lbs-exactly fish in great condition which put up an awesome fight to be honest, and then a smaller 5.5lbs fish to end with. I also had a really good bite at the end, struck and connected with thin air! The river rose a good 12 to 14 inches whilst I was there, plus the bank was treacherous so anyone going down there at the moment should take extra care. All the fish I caught came from the same swim and all were caught at about a rod length from the bank, under my own bank almost. Out in the main flow it took 3 oz of lead to hold bottom but fishing the edge of the crease I managed to get away with half of that and still was able to hold bottom. I really like it at Thornton Bridge, lovely bit of the Swale. I should fish it more often! Jeff - best advice you can give mate, what more can you say? Look for the likely swims by reading the river and if you catch nothing after an hour, move on. That is exactly how i fish for barbel. Julian
philwaldo	Re: Swale	#59	[-]
Posts: 144 (02/07/07 16:06) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Nice one Jeff and Julian sounds like we had similar sessions. Thanks for the advice lads,fished and moved sunday covered most of the stretch but no joy,mate not barbel fished for 2 year since took up fluff chucking would have been good if he got one out.Jeff fished your peg i seen you in last season when i was further down from you and anth,they were under the tree on saturday suprised how close in they were.Is that where you were sunday same peg,put plenty of bait in saturday and fed them when i left hope it helped.An 11.6lb came out further up on saturday.Cheers Jeff We'll have to have a fish'in sometime,get a few there and see what comes out,see what pegs produce etc,£5 each for biggest fish caught,gets him a drink,not Anth though Jeff we dont stand a chance with his swale record. See you lads phil
juninho9999	Re: Swale	#60	[-]
Posts: 471 (03/07/07 12:58) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Anyone got any info on current levels as I was going to try and get out this evening around Topclffe area. Haven't had one out yet this season, only managed one session so far on the second day of the season and blanked. Cheers Steve

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