Saturday 10 August 2024

Wye Week 8


Flogging. A. Dead. Horse.

 Sat 3rd0 perch (1 chub)4 hours
 Mon 5th:2 chub2 hours
 Weds 7th:0 perch (lost pike c4lb)1½ hours

Nature Table #8
Identify the skull #2 - another easy one...
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8 comments:

  1. Dave Burr10 August 2024 at 08:56

    Maybe go chub fishing? ;o)

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    1. Brian10 August 2024 at 16:07

      That seems like the logical idea :-)

      Spotted some nice roach as well, might fire up the stick ‘n’ pin and see if I can get through the chub to them… The barbel certainly aren’t playing…

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  2. Adam C11 August 2024 at 07:45

    Sad times. Still, it beats working for 7.5 hours. That's what I will be back doing tomorrow.
    Am sure you will get the perch soon.

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    1. Brian11 August 2024 at 10:43

      Oh I agree; being on the riverbank is far better than being at work! Perhaps my hopes for an epic opener on The Wye were a bit unrealistic - perhaps it’s just a slow start… :-)

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  3. Jack12 August 2024 at 13:53

    Seems tough going at the moment! Hopefully they switch on soon. Heard of the odd decent perch coming out at the moment.. Not long until the pike season, looking forward to getting back on it :)

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    1. Brian12 August 2024 at 22:22

      Yeah, barbel aren’t feeding and can’t find the perch! Seeing a few pike - not many - but I’m feeling hopeful the autumn/winter season will be better than the summer so far…

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  4. Dave Burr13 August 2024 at 08:45

    I'm hearing that the whole river is patchy at best, downright crap at worst. When it's low and the weather hot, the river gets to over 70f and more. The algae gets thick, the fish are encrusted with argulus. A decent flush through will make all the difference and the barbel will feed hard through September and October.
    Be patient Brian, your arm will ache in the autumn.

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    1. Brian15 August 2024 at 07:29

      I’m an incredibly inpatient fisherman - which occasionally works in my favour… But come on rain - let’s get that arm ache happening :-)

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