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1 Barbel, 6 Chub

River was still pushing through quite hard with a touch of colour. I opted to fish with meat that I had coloured and marinated with my home made tikka sauce with some small offerings of meat and pellet in a PVA bag. Had one barbel to 5 lbs and a 3 1/2 lb chub.

1 Barbel, 10 Chub

2 x grayling 15 and 16 inches, trotting. An odd morning searching a few pools; two good fish eventually, but no takes at all from smaller graying. Warm air temperature and river at a good height.

2 Grayling

Conditions looked lovely, ten hours of trotting ensued = 3 bites, 2 nibbled maggies - DOH! Any one got a bag of golf bats for sell?

1 Chub

Last trip for the winter, managed 3 trips..November, December and today. Quiet day, managed 8 including an old friend...remarkably caught the same big grayling for the 3rd time! Left gill plate very recognisable..same pool.

8 Grayling

1 Pike

First time on this visually stunning beat at Boughrood. Was encouraged by a Trout & Salmon article to visit the Rectory. Only disappointment was my not catching a fish which was down to the angler's inexperience of bigger rivers.
Not discouraged, will be back a little later in the year.

No signs of fish whatsoever.

River was at a great level, perfect winter trim, the pike was caught using traditional pike deadbait tactics, can’t wait to come back!

1 Pike