Chris Plumb's Blog

River Kennet - Thatcham0945 - 1130Still bright and sunny!1 Chub (circa 1lb). 3 Nuisance brownies, 2 well over a lb and a tiddler.As I was in the area and had some maggot left I thought I'd trot a few swims to see what would turn up - and the answer was mainly trout!!! Each of the spotties were from 3 different swims and caught pretty m...

K&A Canal - Thatcham0630 - 0800Clear and bright (too bright by far!)2 Perch: 1¼lb and ¾lb.Umm tracking down my autumn perch is going to be a lot harder this year. BWB chose to emasculate this part of the canal last winter - removing bushes and trees that had overhung the water for years/decades - and hence removed the obvious holding areas. Hazard...

River Kennet - Speen Moors0630 - 1100Bright and sunny after a cool start - not quite a frost but down to 3ºC. River running low and clear.7 Perch; 3 over 1lb (though 2 by not much) best 2lb 2oz. 2 Chublets, 1½doz roach - including some 'gooduns' 3 in the 8-10oz bracket and a 12oz fish, 5 dace, a doz gudgeon.A pleasant mornings trotting and explori...

River Kennet - Newbury1945 - 2320Mild, breezy and overcast. 14ºC. River at normal summer levels.1 Barbel; 4lb 4oz and a chublet.Umm - bit of a pattern developing here - yet again a fish first cast with little action following. At least there was no crayfish - just the occasional rattle and pull - which eventually resulted in a small chub. Fished a swim I...

River Kennet backstream Padworth2000 - 2300Overcast, breezy with showery rain at times. 16ºC River down a touch on when I last fished here in August (see 8th August entry)1 barbel 4lb 11ozYet again a fish first cast, followed by not a lot. Well nothing with fins - the signals were insatiable. Probably should have fished a couple of swims in rotation like...

Newbury AA Stillwater - Thatcham1930 - 0730Clear, still night, quite chilly (5.5ºC) by dawn.5 Carp; 12lb 10oz, 11lb 15oz, 11lb 6oz, 11lb 3oz, 10lb 10oz.A repeat of last weekend for Paul and myself - hoping for a repeat performance on the crucian front. Alas, they were conspicuous by their absence with little evidence of fish rolling. Paul and I did both s...

River Kennet - Padworth1945 - 2345Clear and misty evening, with a near full moon - very ethereal! River at normal summer levels (ie higher than last year!)2 Barbel: 6lb 3oz & 6lb 0ozQuite a few bumps and rattles - but didn't get  a proper bite until around 2230 - with the second fish arriving on the scene ½hr or so later - would have thoug...

Newbury AA Stillwater - Thatcham2000 - 0700Warm and overcast night, didn't get below 14ºC. Drizzle until midnight but by dawn our brollies/shelters were dry. Lovely night to be out.2 Crucians; 3lb 7oz   & 2lb 3oz. 1 Carp 10lb 5oz.Not quite mission accomplished first cast - but certainly 1st bite!! Biggest crucian of the season, my 3rd bigg...