Trent

[TWOTWOTHREE 152]

Hi

Has anyone been fishing in the Trent recently between Smeatons and the back of the pits? I'm havin 3 days and nights this weekend comeing,I imagine there a good head of water flowing with all the rain,from experience this produces a good few barbel

Atb 223

[NEWSBOY 306]

fish it 3/4 times a week, bowt 10 foot of water on at the mo.

[rocko 5]

Went to east stoke just up the road from there near farndon had a fair few barbel but river is up a lot now big smelly baits worked for me fished do wn the margin in quite slack water

[TWOTWOTHREE 152]

Cheers guys we fished the Smeatons stretch on peg 7 under the bush the other year when we had all them floods, the barbel were going crazy for a big chunk of bacon grill and luncheon meat,the flow was scary but worth it,a few of us have fished this stretch for a long weekend for the past 12 years and never blanked,a bit of a chill weekend to be fair,I used to fish farndon as a kid with the old man near the marina,the pub used to let you camp near the pontoon,caught lots of bream and some were a good size,

Atb

[long dogs 580]

Ive had some nice barbel from Trent over the years.good luck lad

[Rain 232]

Fishin the Trent now at beeston as we sPeak a lot of water on fishin 5oz to hold bottom had 3 barbel so far and lost a carp

Edited July 10, 2012 by Rain

[TWOTWOTHREE 152]

Nice one rain have a good day let me know the end catch

Atb 223

[billybaltic 308]

5oz to hold bottom, seem's a hell of alot to me, but i don't fish for barbel, hope you get plenty more mate.

[NEWSBOY 306]

Fishin the Trent now at beeston as we sPeak a lot of water on fishin 5oz to hold bottom had 3 barbel so far and lost a carp

well in rain, be on the trent later, near kelham.

[TWOTWOTHREE 152]

Won't be first time I've had to use 5oz leads to hold bottom on the Trent,back in June 2009 they struggled to grip it when it was in flood,well just have to see what the weekend produces

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[billybaltic 308]

I don't even own a 5oz lead, the biggest i have is 3oz, wouldn't like a bag of them to carry to my swim,good luck for the weekend mate, a few pic's would be good, river or fish pic's.

[Big bald beautiful 1,231]

8 oz is light at the minute,a work mate Match fishes it regular

[billybaltic 308]

Do you catch when the river is up that much.

[buster gonads 862]

8 oz is light at the minute,a work mate Match fishes it regular

I,ve still got a box of worm leads that i use to use when the Trent was in flood, dont know what they weigh though, if it didnt hold i just clipped another on untill it did, caught some good Chub on the worm in flood, buster.

[Rain 232]

Don't get no pics off the river but here's a bream and the biggest barbel of the session and a new pb's with both and like a nob forgot the f****n unhooking mat was fuming with myself

 

Bream was 9.12

 

Barbel Was 11.4