as most river anglers know over the new season the rivers have been flooded
with some heavy rain and storms.this weekend in question was one of those
which ended in disaster after arriving at the river late well into dark and belting
it down with rain we managed to get the van well and truly stuck in the water
logged field and had to sleep in the van till morning till the farmer came to the
rescue.
This weekend couldn't have been more different sunshine and very warm and
river at normal level.Set up two barbel rods one on halibut pellets the other
on 10mm boilies wrapped in paste.The night, fishing wise was non existent not
a tap on either rod but i was treated to a spectacular night sky with a meteor
shower which more than made up for the lack of bites.
The morning was the same as the night on the barbel rods with not a sign of a bite
so i set up a float rod.The swim i was fishing was 8ft deep and nice even flow
ideal for the stick float so an 8no 8 stick float was the choice with an 18 hook.
After feeding a steady stream of maggots i was getting bites most trotts through
the swim mostly small dace and roach.
The evening came and went the same as the previous night with nothing on the barbel
so was in to minds if it was worth getting up early and have one last go for them as i had
to be home for mid morning.After being kept awake all night by the dredded mozzies
i got out of my bivvy at 4am and first cast i got my first bite on the barbel rod and a nice
fish was resting in the margins in my landing.Three more barbel followed that one before i had to pack up and head home so ended with a nice result,note to myself dont forget the mozzie spray
