Season's Bests 08-09
Well that's it for another season and a pretty indifferent summer was more than compensated by an excellent autumn/winter campaign! Weights in red were new PB's set this season.
Best Carp: 27lb 6oz, 15/8/08. Hemp bogey/Method feeder, Cemex Blue Pool, Burghfield.
Best Pike: 10lb 14oz, 18/10/08. Float fished lob worm, River Kennet, Speen Moors.
Best Barbel: 8lb 11oz, 2/7/08. Ledgered 14mm Halibut Pellet, River Kennet, Newbury.
Best Chub: 6lb 6oz, 8/3/09. Trotted single red maggot. River Kennet, Nr Newbury.
Best Bream: 5lb 13oz, 20/6/08. Float fished double red maggot, NAA lake, Widmead.
Best Salmon*: 5lb 10oz, 13/10/08. Trotted single red maggot. River Itchen, nr Eastleigh.
Best Tench: 5lb 6oz, 29/8/08. 14mm Halibut Pellet/Method feeder, NAA lake, Widmead.
Best Brown Trout: 4lb 14oz, 9/11/08 Trotted double red maggot, River Kennet, Nr Newbury.
Best Rainbow: 3lb 12oz, 9/11/08 Trotted double red maggot, River Kennet, Nr Newbury.
Best Perch: 3lb 5oz, 24/1/09, Float fished lobworm, K&A Canal, Thatcham.
Best Grayling: 2lb 13oz** 13/10/08, Trotted red maggot, River Itchen, Nr Eastleigh.
Best Crucian: 1lb 13oz, 16/6/08, Float fished 6mm S-Pellet, Marsh Farm, Godalming.
Best Roach: 1lb 6oz, 20/2/09, Float fished white maggot, River Kennet, Nr Hungerford.
Best Dace: 15oz, 20/2/09, Float fished single white maggot, River Kennet, Nr Hungerford.
* First ever 'proper' salmon (ie not a smolt or a parr)
** 2nd biggest ever (also caught 3rd biggest ever on 27/2/09)
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