Firstly, I targetted barbel and although I managed to lose two fish in a snag, once I'd switched to using "hit and hold" tactics with a single rod, I managed to extract this excellent 9lb 5oz barbel. Check out the way its tail fin is so long that it arcs over at the top, like the dorsal fin of an Orca Whale!
The following evening I had a couple of hours to lure fish for perch - just before sunset - and although conditions were difficult, I did land a few good fish in the shape of a 2lb 12oz perch, a 2lb 5oz perch and - just as I thought I'd spooked the remainder of the fish in the swim - my first 3lb+ perch of the season at 3lb 1oz...
Perch shown in capture order:
2lb 12oz
2lb 5oz
3lb 1oz
Angling Star & Just-Fish.co.uk update
I have a new, double-page Barbel feature in the current August/September issue of the Angling Star. If you want to check it out but don't have a retailer local to you, send me a message and I may be able to get a copy to you. Alternatively, you can order back issues and also set up a quarterly or annual subscription to the magazine at the following link: Order Angling Star Subscriptions & Back Issues
Meanwhile, I've uploaded a new article to my main website, www.just-fish.co.uk. It's got the stupid title of "Feeling Flexible" and it can be viewed from the following link: http://www.just-fish.co.uk/fishing-articles/
This article originally featured in Angling Star magazine back in February of this year.
More sessions planned soon, so stay tuned for the results!
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Hi Andrew, fantastic looking strippeys.
ReplyDeleteWere they from the river and what lures did you use?
Hi Ian, they certainly were from a river. The lures I was using were a mixture of Storm Wildeye Live Perch (10cm), Storm Curl Tail Perch (8cm) and Mepps Aglia Long #3 & #4. You can order all 3 from Harris Sportsmail with free postage
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