Bad back! Getting old!! But I hit the Small River in the early spring sunshine. A bit of wandering about and four small barbel found the net before my back called time on the fishing. Didn't matter, I was happy just to sit there and watch them (having christened my new rod).
But this morning I woke up and couldn't move - was going to spend a few hours on the river but instead I ended up in hospital! Now on crutches, and got a big bag of pills. Looks like it could be and early close to the season for me - let's just hope those pills work fast...
| Season | No | 5+ | 7+ | 10+ | Best |
| 2010/11 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6lb 6oz |
| 2011/12 | 44 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 9lb 12oz |
| 2012/13 | 56 | 34 | 20 | 6 | 12lb 4oz |
| 2013/14 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 7lb 13oz |
| 2014/15 | 71 | 33 | 16 | 1 | 10lb 1oz |
| 2015/16 | 127 | 45 | 15 | 0 | 9lb 4oz |
| 2016/17 | 70 | 31 | 15 | 2 | 11lb 15oz |
| 2017/18 | 132 | 56 | 23 | 2 | 10lb 9oz |
| 2018/19 | 101 | 36 | 13 | 1 | 10lb 3oz |
| 2019/20 | 164 | 69 | 28 | 5 | 12lb 1oz |
| 2020/21 | 250 | 77 | 20 | 6 | 14lb 2oz |
| 2021/22 | 180 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 11lb 1oz |
| 2022/23 | 228 | 47 | 8 | 1 | 10lb 9oz |
| 2023/24 | 185 | 59 | 16 | 4 | 10lb 14oz |
| 2024/25 | 57 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 7lb 6oz |
| 2025/26 | 94 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 7lb 10oz |
| Total: | 1,794 | 579 | 203 | 30 | Breakdown |
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