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Specie: pike Weight: 17.2 1b Location: river Avon near BristolI catch pike like this most weeks from a cut off the river Avon near Bristol. This one was caught on Sprat dead bait in still water 4ft deep. She was 17.2 1b and put back alive and well. The week before i had a 15.6 1b and a friend took a 18 1b. |
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I’ve had enough of just walking the river, now it’s time to get the gear out and start doing battle with one of my favourite species, barbel!This week I will take you through my thoughts on tackle for barbel fishing on rivers like the Severn. If you’ve never sampled the delights of the Severn Valley…
One of my favourite venues is the stretch of the river at Speen above Newbury. Here the river splits into a number of carrier streams. Last year our club acquired some extra water at this venue, adding a couple of extra weir pools for good measure. It is a large water and this, plus the…
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Fishing for Spring Cod deep in the Western Approaches a couple of weeks ago we were using Calamari squid festooned off some Silverfisken and Diamond jigs. Then, for one reason or another, the fish just turned off. No matter how we worked the jigs, bouncing the bottom, drag and lift, none of the usually deadly…
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Firstly, what is a steelhead? Basically, they’re rainbow trout but with a big difference. Although they might look a little like rainbows – but bigger and more vividly coloured – they are rainbow trout that at some point in their lives decide to go to sea and it’s this dose of the salt that makes…