Many a time when using maggots (15 on a size 8 hook) i've sat with a swim full of feeding Barbs without so much as a twitch only to eventually wind in and find the dreaded Bullhead with hook and all out of site !
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His miserableness |
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If a barbel river is a river with Barbel in it then it is a barbel river,however if a Barbel river is a river with big Barbel in it then it is a Barbel river!!
Many a time when using maggots (15 on a size 8 hook) i've sat with a swim full of feeding Barbs without so much as a twitch only to eventually wind in and find the dreaded Bullhead with hook and all out of site ! |
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barbel2boyd |
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My barbel have been very hard earned, all 3 captures made as the summer floods began to build, biggest to 8lb 9oz. Barbel are far from polific in this river,
I have fished it very hard for 2 years, sticking mainly to halibut pellets, with hemp and small pellets as the attractor.
I have picked up plenty of chub over 5 and a half pounds, and 2 over 6 in the last couple of weeks. Every swim you see that looks like it should definitely hold barbel, unfortunately does not. It is alot of trial and error, and time spent finding new holding areas. These holding areas also vary on the volume of water being carried, I can find the barbel when the river is high, but when it is low, I am stumped. |
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SGAB |
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Thanks for info on rod, Evenloder. Some good comments on Cherwell as Barbel river.
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just to let you all know as of saturday 27th october i caught my 1st barbel from the severn (i know not from the cherwell but those who know me know how big a
deal it is) at 6 1/2 lb now for the cherwell
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went for a few hours and had a small chub but the water is really low and clear
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cherwellfisher |
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Merry Christmas Cherwell Fishers!
May next year bring better fishing than this years!! Its not normally this hard!! |
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Born Again Fisher |
Oh yes it is | ||
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Cheers
Graham BAF |
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barbel2boyd |
Barbel Mobile... | ||
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After a great trip to Edinburgh for Hogmany, someone tried to throw a u-turn into the side of the Barbel Mobile whilst I was pootling along one of
Edinburgh's main roads.
Gutted, and on New Years Day, not a great start, but it can only get better! All the best everyone! |
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Nothing for a month? It can't be that bad...
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barbel2boyd |
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Quite February. Had a few nice chub over January, but nothing big. February been particularly difficult, with a few smaller chub, and a blank on Sunday.
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barbel2boyd |
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Should say 'Quiet' not 'Quite'..... couldn't edit, strange.....
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specihunter |
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went to islip yesterday perfect weather and nothing
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cherwellfisher |
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have a couple of days this coming weekend! Chubbing I suspect!!
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cherwellfisher |
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have a couple of days this coming weekend! Chubbing I suspect!!
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barbel2boyd |
Cherwell | ||
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Was at Shipston on Cherwell Thursday gone, just as the light faded I hit in to a 4lb plus chub. Got it on lobworm, touch ledgering, which was difficult as my
fingers were sooooo numb and sore! I was perching, but no perch.
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Born Again Fisher |
Roach Fishing | ||
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Had a session at Somerton last night - ostensibly Roach Fishing - no-one told the Roach though
Cheers
Graham BAF |
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barbel2boyd |
Somerton Roach. | ||
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Wasnt even aware that Somerton was a Roach hotspot, although if I was trying for them, I would walk to the sections above the main weir, lovely roachy water up
there Graham. I had a suprise 2lb 3oz roach my first season here (2 years ago) in Cropredy on the Cherwell, I was chubbing, nice suprise!!!
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Born Again Fisher |
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Cheers Mark - may give it a go. I was mainly fishing in the second field downstream from the bridge - some real nice swims down that way and at the botom end
of the first downstream field aswell
Cheers
Graham BAF |
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Born Again Fisher |
Roach Again | ||
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Another top roach fishing session this evening at Somerton - ended up with 2 chub and 2 dace - ce sera
Big chub - 4 1/2 to 5lb on first cast again
Cheers
Graham BAF |
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barbel2boyd |
Roach Muncher! | ||
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Went piking a couple of weeks ago about 10 miles outside of Banbury, the result is attached, scales were in the car, and did not want to keep her out of the
water too long.
Well over 20lb, but how much I will never know, unless I can catch her again. My best pike ever!
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