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 |
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!
Don't abandon the barbel just yet Brian. Warmer weather is on the way (apparently) and they will feed hard through October.
ReplyDeleteI’m not going to abandon them, just change of focus (I’m sure I’ll carry a tin of meat in my bag all season). Bit early for pike, but not long now…
DeleteHope that was not a dig at me!? That's what bit me on the Wye!! It bloody hurt 🤣
ReplyDeleteI’ve never been bitten by a chub, used to get bitten by pike once in a while - but rarely catch them to bite me now..!
DeleteInteresting the small numbers per trip you are still getting, they better start feeding properly soon or they'll end up dying of starvation!
ReplyDeleteOnly thing these weekly reports don’t reflect is if I don’t have long I head to a few spots that have produced before this season. With more time I go exploring which slows things down. But yeah, still waiting for them to really switch on!
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