Wye Week 13

Autumn has sunk it's teeth in; it's getting a lot colder out there and the water temperature is dropping fast - my thoughts are already turning to pike. Although, perhaps there is time for a few more barbel...

Sat 7th:	2 barbel / 15 chub / 1 eel	9 hours
Sun 8th:	8 chub	1¾ hours
Mon 9th:	1 barbel / 3 chub	1½ hours
Wed 11th:	6 barbel / 8 chub / 4 eels	7 hours
Fri 13th:	4 chub	1¾ hours

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Nature Table

These are the pharyngeal teeth of a chub, locared just inside their throat, ideal for chomping up all the crap they eat - and the reason you never put your finger too far into their mouth to retrieve your hook!

Wye Away

James is spending a couple of days on The Wye, a different stretch than the ones I've been fishing so I thought I'd join him (although I only had 7 hours, not two days). And a bit of extra water in the river - could today be the day we found a Wye double?

I'll leave his day 1 to his blog - but I got off to a good start with an 8lb 3oz barbel pretty quickly - luncheon meat doing the trick. Next up was a season best at 9lb 4oz, before a lull in the action. A feeding spell later added four more barbel to 8lb 15oz - plus 8 chub and 4 eels.

Cracking few hours fishing, over far too quickly, but I really hope they stay on the feed now. James is back today, fishing as I type this I'm sure - hopefully get a call later when he has a double in the net - on the off chance you're reading this on the riverbank - good luck mate!


9lb 4oz, best of the season so far.


8lb 15oz, nearly another nine.


8lb 3oz, six barbel, three over eight pounds - I'll take that!

Feb Five

Was pretty sure this chub was over the magic number - I even weighed her twice - but a few ounces under at 4lb 13oz. Biggest of the season so far - and I'd love to see her again in February or March. One of fifteen chub, two barbel and an eel. Cracking stuff!

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Been quite a while since I've mentioned James' 40 River Double Challenge, yeah he's still on a mission, click here to see what 107 hours on The Nene might get you - if you're lucky...

Wye Week 12

It's definately turning into autumn, the nights are closing in...


And the barbel *seem* to be starting to play...

Sat 31st:	4 barbel / 6 chub	5 hours
Sun 1st Sept:	2 barbel / 15 chub	6½ hours
Tue 3rd:	1 barbel / 2 chub	1 hour
Wed 4th:	1 barbel / 8 chub	1¾ hours
Fri 6th:	5 chub	2 hours

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Nature Table

A couple of butterfly photos before summer completely slips away...

Eat, Sleep, Fish, Repeat

Eat: Best of the season so far, 9lb 1oz...


Sleep: One of 4 barbel landed...


Fish: Plus 6 chub...


Repeat...