View from your swim part 2

[Daniel cain 45,410]

20 minutes ago, Chaff said:

Nice there DC do winter fish for barble on the wye

Yes mate, I've caught them in the past when theres been sheets of ice coming down the river surreal as f**k lol,we also fish for the pike and perch up here in the winter

[Chaff 3,621]

Just now, Daniel cain said:

Yes mate, I've caught them in the past when theres been sheets of ice coming down the river surreal as f**k lol,we also fish for the pike and perch up here in the winter

Looks fast running now must chuck it through in winter 3oz lead time is it 

[Daniel cain 45,410]

Certain swims on this stretch,you can catch River Carp to 32lb

[Daniel cain 45,410]

12 minutes ago, Chaff said:

Looks fast running now must chuck it through in winter 3oz lead time is it 

I've known it rise 5/6 ft in a few hrs ..im using 4 oz grippers today and fishing small mesh bags of pellets...got aload of 6/7 oz heavy duty trent feeders that a guy on fleabay makes and sells,that I use....or slide 2/3 leads down the leader and fish under my feet when its proper pushing through

[Chaff 3,621]

3 minutes ago, Daniel cain said:

I've known it rise 5/6 ft in a few hrs ..im using 4 oz grippers today and fishing small mesh bags of pellets...got aload of 6/7 oz heavy duty trent feeders that a guy on fleabay makes and sells,that I use....or slide 2/3 leads down the leader and fish under my feet when its proper pushing through

Pretty technical then mate I bet you lost a lot of gear to get to your current set up, very similar to the thames I have caught some mental hard fighting 16lbers during the summer in days past. 32lb carp in that flow time for the uptiders lol

I will try and get up to you DC  for a spot of winter barbleing if your up for it and conditions are ok

[Daniel cain 45,410]

Nothing to technical mate,Im using the  12ft 2.2 lb tips off my twin tips ,set of small Shimano 5500 reels,16lb mainline ...use 25lb mono or braid for the pike..

Let me know when you plan to come,and I can book a few days off,set you up and we can  fish the days and a few hrs into darkness,sleep in my motorhome

[Chaff 3,621]

39 minutes ago, Daniel cain said:

Nothing to technical mate,Im using the  12ft 2.2 lb tips off my twin tips ,set of small Shimano 5500 reels,16lb mainline ...use 25lb mono or braid for the pike..

Let me know when you plan to come,and I can book a few days off,set you up and we can  fish the days and a few hrs into darkness,sleep in my motorhome

Definitely mate  my son has just come back from work to say the local public lake is spewing 30s and when can we go, my daughter has booked me for the following weekend carp fishing a commercial, the weekend after I'm off to Cornwall to pick up pup will need to get her settled then I will make the trip

 

[mackem 26,477]

4 hours ago, Chaff said:

Pretty technical then mate I bet you lost a lot of gear to get to your current set up, very similar to the thames I have caught some mental hard fighting 16lbers during the summer in days past. 32lb carp in that flow time for the uptiders lol

Which part of the Thames you fish Chaff?

[Chaff 3,621]

43 minutes ago, mackem said:

Which part of the Thames you fish Chaff?

Up to teddy lock from shepperton looked a lot along there when I worked moving barges , also had a lock and weir permit that got us to some back waters

[mackem 26,477]

12 minutes ago, Chaff said:

Up to teddy lock from shepperton looked a lot along there when I worked moving barges , also had a lock and weir permit that got us to some back waters

I am in Sunbury near the river (though not till the end of the year) I was chatting to a polish guy fishing last year,he had a pic of him in an angling mag with a 21 couple of ounce barbel,showed me the exact place he caught it.

[mackem 26,477]

Sorry,I was wrong,it’s a 20 Lb 9 ounce fish.

 

[Chaff 3,621]

11 minutes ago, mackem said:

I am in Sunbury near the river (though not till the end of the year) I was chatting to a polish guy fishing last year,he had a pic of him in an angling mag with a 21 couple of ounce barbel,showed me the exact place he caught it.

That's some capture, I done my barble fishing on the Kenett I have caught barble from the Thames but less than 5lbs lol

I'm not so local now, so harder to put the effort in with prebaiting spots.

That said there are a cut that stays out the flow which looks a likely to  hold carp 

Definitely give that spot a go when your back home bit of prebaiting for a few weeks some of these big fish dont move far and get caught from the same area

[Chaff 3,621]

17 minutes ago, mackem said:

Sorry,I was wrong,it’s a 20 Lb 9 ounce fish.

 

Amazed he remembers  he looks smashed in that picture lol

Huge huge barble that I'm sure they have grown massive due to all the HNV bait going in 

[mackem 26,477]

3 minutes ago, Chaff said:

That said there are a cut that stays out the flow which looks a likely to  hold carp

Just down from the weir on the left side going downstream,people whose gardens back onto hit moor their boats there,had a few pike from it when drop-shooting for perch.

[Chaff 3,621]

1 minute ago, mackem said:

Just down from the weir on the left side going downstream,people whose gardens back onto hit moor their boats there,had a few pike from it when drop-shooting for perch.

Think I know where your talking about, is the water still frothy from running through the sluice gates.