Comments on: Barbel fishing on the Severn & Avon – some pointers http://www.questbaits.com/blog/wanderering-about%e2%80%99-barbel/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:35:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Pat Gillett http://www.questbaits.com/blog/wanderering-about%e2%80%99-barbel/comment-page-1/#comment-155 Pat Gillett Tue, 04 Mar 2008 10:34:00 +0000 http://www.questbaits.com/blog/wanderering-about%e2%80%99-barbel/#comment-155 Hi Shaun, I think a lot of people have found the same thing after the unusual big summer floods. Talking to a few older guys they have experienced the same thing years ago when we last had a big summer flood. Personally i find this 'not knowing factor' one of the biggest appeals to barbel fishing. On most of the bigger rivers you just never know what you are going to catch. I can think of a few occasions where i thought i had got a stretch sussed and then all of a sudden they have thrown up a big fish 'out of the blue'. As an aside to this i can see the midlands rivers throwing up a lot more carp in the near future. There were a lot of escapee's from stillwaters during the big summer floods. I had a scraper double mirror myself from the Dove on Friday afternoon, and i know of a few people who have caught small carp from area's like Bridgnorth on the middle Severn. This was unheard of prior to this year. The Lower Severn has always held a few carp but again there have been a lot more carp get in to this area. If you look at the Birmingham Anglers Association (BAA) website you will see that a guy caught a 26lb grassie from below Worcester. There could be some interesting times ahead with carp on the midlands rivers. cheers, Pat Hi Shaun,
I think a lot of people have found the same thing after the unusual big summer floods. Talking to a few older guys they have experienced the same thing years ago when we last had a big summer flood.
Personally i find this ‘not knowing factor’ one of the biggest appeals to barbel fishing. On most of the bigger rivers you just never know what you are going to catch. I can think of a few occasions where i thought i had got a stretch sussed and then all of a sudden they have thrown up a big fish ‘out of the blue’.
As an aside to this i can see the midlands rivers throwing up a lot more carp in the near future. There were a lot of escapee’s from stillwaters during the big summer floods. I had a scraper double mirror myself from the Dove on Friday afternoon, and i know of a few people who have caught small carp from area’s like Bridgnorth on the middle Severn. This was unheard of prior to this year. The Lower Severn has always held a few carp but again there have been a lot more carp get in to this area. If you look at the Birmingham Anglers Association (BAA) website you will see that a guy caught a 26lb grassie from below Worcester. There could be some interesting times ahead with carp on the midlands rivers.

cheers,
Pat

]]> By: shaun http://www.questbaits.com/blog/wanderering-about%e2%80%99-barbel/comment-page-1/#comment-153 shaun Mon, 03 Mar 2008 13:08:27 +0000 http://www.questbaits.com/blog/wanderering-about%e2%80%99-barbel/#comment-153 Hi Pat, Certainly after the prolonged big floods of last year the Barbel in my immediate local area (between Nottingham and Derby) have moved from the swims on The Derwent and Trent where you used to be able to almost guarantee catching a few. It's all too easy to plug away in the same old swims feeling confident because you have caught in them before. It has cost me a few blanks in the limited time I have had for barbel fishing these past few months. I need to get off the proverbial and go find them again! I am convinced it is the floods which moved the fish more than angling pressure or anything else. The stretches I choose to fish don't get an awful lot of pressure. Good thought provoking piece Pat. Hi Pat,

Certainly after the prolonged big floods of last year the Barbel in my immediate local area (between Nottingham and Derby) have moved from the swims on The Derwent and Trent where you used to be able to almost guarantee catching a few.

It’s all too easy to plug away in the same old swims feeling confident because you have caught in them before. It has cost me a few blanks in the limited time I have had for barbel fishing these past few months.

I need to get off the proverbial and go find them again!

I am convinced it is the floods which moved the fish more than angling pressure or anything else. The stretches I choose to fish don’t get an awful lot of pressure.

Good thought provoking piece Pat.

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