I'd headed down to the weir with mixed intentions - 30 mins on the feeder (big halibut pellet) and 30 mins trotting. Then, I'd see how things went.
First 30 mins on the tip - nothing.
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| Waiting for that bug barbel bite |
30 mins trotting - plenty of nice roach with dace etc mixed in.
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| Nice trotting conditions |
Second 30 mins on the tip - a few rattles and wham. A very good fish. Straight into the snags and my 10lb mainline was shredded. Boo.
More trotting - more small fish, and down to the next trotting swim. Unlike my June visit the water level had dropped and I could wade out in my wellies to the gravel bar and trot through nicely.
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| Bit of a disaster as my welly sprang a leak |
More roach, one decent chub (10oz) one small barbel (4 oz) and three nice brown trout (4oz to 8oz). A very nice surprise, I'd caught one before (in many visits) but three in a session is nice. All were put back to fight another day.
Catch List:
Barbel 1
Brown Trout 3
Roach 25
Chub 4
Dace 8
Perch 3
Minnow 5
Bleak 3
Gudgeon 2
Total weight 10lb
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