The glorious 16th

[Daniel cain 45,270]

Fingers crossed this lockdown ends and we can get back out on the bankshould of been our busiest times out of season, bank work, tarting up swims and prebaiting...... Only so much tidying up and sorting out old and new kit managed to grab some good bait and tackle deals from a place local that's still open(does alot of cage and aviary birds, frozen raw, horse, chicken feeds) 

Valley Pet & Angling LTD

St David’s ind est, Pengam Rd, Blackwood NP12 3SW
01443 813955 https://g.co/kgs/dSAjY1

Got 100 kg of quality feed pellets, but can't travel the 40 miles to the river... This season I had plans for targeting the river carp and a 16 lb plus barbel hope your all wellwhat's your plans for the 16th???

Atb Sean 

[Nicepix 5,650]

I'm hoping to be fishing by the middle of next month dependent on the restrictions being lifted. It will be the spawning season for carp and barbel so I'll target roach and tench on a local lake to start with then go onto the rivers towards the end of the month. River carp and a French double figure barbel are on the cards. I've had a lot of carp out of the river whilst barbel fishing so towards the end of last year I switched tactics and went for the carp as they run much bigger than the barbel. I'll also have a rod out for catfish.

Last summer I bought a small boat complete with trailer and added an electric motor, battery & echo-sounder. Only got to use it once before I got struck ill and by the time I had recovered the floods set in. Now I can't use it because of the lock down so its been untouched other than battery charging in the basement garage for almost 8 months. That is going to get some use this year  I can tell you!

[Daniel cain 45,270]

I'm quite envious Np.. The variety of fish in those rivers your fishing is something else

 

[Nicepix 5,650]

To be honest it is pretty much the same as the UK. The main difference is that mostly fishing in rivers and large lakes is free once you have bought your €95 annual rod licence and you can use small boats without restrictions in most public places.

Many rivers are full of carp which isn't always a good thing and you will struggle to catch a barbel over around 8lb except in a very few locations. It won't be long before they are pulling out 100lb catfish from the Severn, Thames and Trent the way things are going and I would hazard a guess that the Gt. Ouse system will soon be discovered as a big carp and catfish venue.

The main difference for me is that I am now not doing a forty hour week on nights, afters and day shifts.

[forest of dean redneck 11,591]

Na lockdown extended I heard they cancelling the season this year give the otters a chance to recuperate

[Robbusher 1,563]

I’ve knocked a couple of new pegs in my local pond while I’ve been participating in my daily exercise with dog can’t wait to get a rod in water been throwing bread in watching decent fish rise and fuming I can’t put a line in

[Wales1234 5,510]

Hoping fishing is allowed sooner rather than later but the lakes and rivers will be full to the brim when it’s allowed ! I’m aiming for a 20lb carp this year fingers crossed 

[Daniel cain 45,270]

I got a feeling that by the 16th we should be allowed back out

[forest of dean redneck 11,591]

Jcb are rumoured to be going back I had email from work today so. I reckon couple weeks at most an be back to work, you heard anything from the sites up there  DC? 

[Daniel cain 45,270]

2 weeks...... We will see

[South hams hunter 8,921]

On 20/04/2020 at 11:46, Daniel cain said:

Fingers crossed this lockdown ends and we can get back out on the bankshould of been our busiest times out of season, bank work, tarting up swims and prebaiting...... Only so much tidying up and sorting out old and new kit managed to grab some good bait and tackle deals from a place local that's still open(does alot of cage and aviary birds, frozen raw, horse, chicken feeds) 

Valley Pet & Angling LTD

St David’s ind est, Pengam Rd, Blackwood NP12 3SW
01443 813955 https://g.co/kgs/dSAjY1

Got 100 kg of quality feed pellets, but can't travel the 40 miles to the river... This season I had plans for targeting the river carp and a 16 lb plus barbel hope your all wellwhat's your plans for the 16th???

Atb Sean 

Mulleting, bassing or wrassing may try for a spotted. 

Hope we are allowed out by then because this is driving me stir crazy putting perfect crab in the freezer day after day 

[Chaff 3,609]

Was reading that fishing should be one of the first to get green light after lockdown, both my son and I have our tickets through for a local club with half dozen lakes and a nice stretch of river which interests me. My boy wants to catch a 50lb tadpole from one of the lakes I f**king hate catfish myself. Lol

[WILF 46,786]

On 20/04/2020 at 11:46, Daniel cain said:

Fingers crossed this lockdown ends and we can get back out on the bankshould of been our busiest times out of season, bank work, tarting up swims and prebaiting...... Only so much tidying up and sorting out old and new kit managed to grab some good bait and tackle deals from a place local that's still open(does alot of cage and aviary birds, frozen raw, horse, chicken feeds) 

Valley Pet & Angling LTD

St David’s ind est, Pengam Rd, Blackwood NP12 3SW
01443 813955 https://g.co/kgs/dSAjY1

Got 100 kg of quality feed pellets, but can't travel the 40 miles to the river... This season I had plans for targeting the river carp and a 16 lb plus barbel hope your all wellwhat's your plans for the 16th???

Atb Sean 

Did you see Hugh Fearnley Whitinstall on telly this week mate?, he was in the river Wye and the episode was mostly focused on Barbel......it was tidy like.

[Daniel cain 45,270]

Nice Double in the ... 

[Daniel cain 45,270]

Couple for the boys yesterday.... Prebaiting is paying off