Wednesday, 6 August 2025

Small River Common


More mooching about on the Small River - I had to go back for a common carp that had outsmarted me a couple of days before. Not today mister carp! And seven barbel to celebrate..!

Monday, 4 August 2025

Small River Ghost


Few hours on the Small River chasing barbel with James, and six barbel each plus a few chub - before I left him to it. Packed up my kit and walked back up the river. Eyes always on the water...

I spotted a ghost in the shallow water - when I flicked in some bread and she started to munch - it was too much to resist. Kit back out the bag, net reassembled & another last cast. Can't walk past a ghost!

Saturday, 2 August 2025

Small River Mirror


Back in The London for a few days. So back to the Small River...


Six barbel - all on bread (the best barbel bait there is)...


A beautiful river mirror carp - on a bit of a carp roll at the moment...


A few small chub and a customary pint of Fosters...


Job done.

Thursday, 31 July 2025

Splash!


Mooching about on The Wye...


The water is so low and clear you can see everything from a kayak...


Shoals of roach, chub, dace, perch, barbel (no pike spotted though)...


Who didn't see that coming? Capsized it!

Tuesday, 29 July 2025

The Twelfth Hole


The water hazard on the 12th hole (par 3). There are carp and rudd in there - but unfortunately you're not allowed to fish it...


Unless you happen to be mates with the head groundskeeper - just a quick round of carp fishing with the pin and floating crust...


What stunning looking little fish - fresh off the mint. And a brilliant couple of hours catching them. Cheers Dyl.


We are both wondering what the eel potential could be - think we might be back for an evening session quite soon...


But while I was here, with some bread left, and a little bit of daylight... Just one more cast... One more carp...

Saturday, 26 July 2025

Pond Freak (FP5)


No bait for eels, but I fancied floating a bit of crust about for a couple of hours on the Farm Pond. And three carp took a fancy to it - two commons and this ugly beauty. I do love a freaky looking fish - so I was absolutely delighted with this little monster!!

Thursday, 24 July 2025

Chasing Eels (FP4)


Back to the Farm Pond to see if I could find another big eel. But while I was waiting for the light to fade a bit of floating crust - a few rudd and a beautiful fully scaled mirror carp - my first fully scaled!

As the darkness crept in - the main event. To be honest the rudd were nailing every bait I tried. But two perch and a fantastic 2lb 10oz eel found the net. Going to try chunks of fresh fish next time...

Oh, and sort out my camera so I can take decent photos in the dark...


Nature Table (Bugs)

Elephant Halk Moth Catapilar Comma
Gatekeeper Typhaeus Typhoeus

Thursday, 17 July 2025

Farm Pond (3)


Wonder what the perch potential is on the Farm Pond? Too dry to find worms, so I thought I'd chuck a prawn in...


First cast a 14lb 7oz common carp took a fancy to it! Not the target - but still a cracking start - biggest from the pond so far...


But I wasn't expecting what happened next - two bootlaces - followed by a monster 3lb 7oz PB eel. Wonder what the eel potential is...

Tuesday, 15 July 2025

Farm Pond (2)


Another evening on the Farm Pond - to get my fishing-fix...


And the change in air pressure brought the carp out to play...


Ledgered krill boilies - not bread for a change...


Five carp to put a bend in the rod and a smile on my face...


(Didn't get a photo of number five as it was pretty dark).


OK - I did take some bread and caught some silvers on the float...


Rudd, roach and bream - need worms for the perch...


That'll tide me over for a little while..!

Saturday, 5 July 2025

Farm Pond (1)


It's been far too hot to fish The Wye - so as a fishing-fix I was trying to stalk out a carp from a farm pond - and it was a lot more difficult than I thought. But eventually one fell for a bit of floating crust (and I lost two others in the weeds). The carp are mint - tricky but fun - I'll be back...