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Thanks for your reply Chris. My last email from Paul was in late August with promises of info on Speen Moors and other Newbury AA hot spots. He detailed his upcoming treatment, which did not sound too hopeful, taking all his energy. When I heard no more, I guessed that fishing had become a low priority. I regularly scanned these blogs in the hope of good news, but now you have confirmed my fears.
Regarding the Embrook, I went on a scouting mission in October, armed with a 9ft telescopic rod, sickfloat and crumb with bread punch, and caught a couple of 1lb chub, plus smaller and a few 4 oz roach. It was hard work. I intended returning with a camera for a blog write up, but never made it. Next year. Paul read my blog and felt he would have been pleased with the result.
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I was very saddened to read of Paul Goulbourn's passing and had checked these posts for news of the inevitable.
I never met Paul in the flesh, although we had been in email contact regarding our local water the Blackwater and his little gem the Emmbrook, while he was influential in getting me an associate membership of the Newbury AA.
I had looked forward to being able to fish together at some time, but his cancer was spreading and advancing at a rapid state and this proved impossible. Paul's family was his main concern and hope that he was able to make the most of the last few months.
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Immaculate chub, pleasant blog.
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This has to be one of the most inaccessible NAA stretches on the ticket. From the car park end, I could hear the weir, but couldn't get through the undergrowth. Due a working party I think. Lower down it looks good for coarse fishing. I was flyfishing, taking several big dace and a pound wild brown trout. Was expecting a few grayling, from the Lambourn confluence, but might have been too early, being June.
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A lovely deep dace Paul. One of my favourite fish to catch on the stick.
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Thanks for the blog Paul and appreciate your thoughts. I would need a sit down after only one of those tench.
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Thanks for the info Paul, although from the bridge it looked very challenging, more suited to my 7ft fly rod with bow and arrow casts.
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A very comprehensive blog Paul. Those chub look more like roach, their quality beating the quantity of my slimline chub from the Cut. Access is the main problem with the Emm Brook, but I found one bit with a layby, trouble was, I was out searching on my motorbike at the time, without a rod. Next winter?
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The pike in that swim was attacking 4 oz perch. Never had that before. I will be back to the Blackwater soon for the chub, but will keep a pike rig set up. I was thinking of a sprat on a link leger/float. What do you think? In the summer I ran a plug through several times and didn't have a touch, then went back to the stick, hooked a nice dace and the pike took it straight away! Lost it again soon after.
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Hi Paul,
Strange, I was going to that Blackwater swim on Monday 1st Dec, to go for the chub on bread with the stick, but changed my mind because of the trouble I had with that pike in the summer. As it happened, I went to my local river for the afternoon. No chub, but a shed load of roach and gudgeon including a big perch, that took one.
http://www.urbanfieldsportsman.com/index.php/stickfloat-perch-brightens-a-dull-winters-day/http://www.urbanfieldsportsman.com/index.php/stickfloat-perch-brightens-a-dull-winters-day/
Ken
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I must gets some serious big fish sessions under my belt next year. Thought you might be interested in my recent outing this week. I just enjoy catching fish.
http://www.urbanfieldsportsman.com/index.php/breadpunch-and-red-worm-fishing-the-autumn-pond/http://www.urbanfieldsportsman.com/index.php/breadpunch-and-red-worm-fishing-the-autumn-pond/
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Hi Paul, It's tipping down with rain at the moment and was reading through your blog. Your picture of the lake captured the fantastic September weather we had. I was in Brittany for some of it, where the weather was ideal for cruising in a convoy of MGB's (another hobby).
Some nice pics of your fish, especially the little tench, they can be fun on the right tackle, but a pain, when after better fish. I was promised a guest ticket with a friend after big roach on bread last week, but it fell through at the last minute. That rudd got my juices flowing again.
I did a blog about my local river recently: http://www.urbanfieldsportsman.com/index.php/stick-float-nets-mixed-bag-from-the-weir/ .Sorry about the keepnet, but it's the match fisherman in me.
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The sewage works is my No1 on this section. Bread punch on the stick. Must try some worms next time for those perch.
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The Emmbrook is the river I was talking about. My friend Ray Laker lived in Robin Hood Way in the 70's, the river passing beneath a bridge at the end of the lane, where a deep pool formed. Probably covered in houses now, as much of my other favourite the Wycombe Wye now is. Is there any public access? We all can't have a river at the bottom of the garden!
I agree that the 1lb 4oz chub is very dace like. Concave anal fin and dorsal. It hasn't got that blockhead look either. I'll bow to you though, you were there.
Ken
Couldn't have blanked at a nicer place
in Rusty's Blog
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Thanks for the post Rusty. I was fortunate to fish Aldermaston Mill back in the late 60's. I was an apprentice instrument maker and one of the skilled men used to book it for the 16 th of June each year, paying for me. In those days two old ladies ran it, coming out and ringing a bell for lunch. All fishing would stop, then we would all file in for good old English fare, cottage pie, boiled beef and carrots, etc. Lunch was included in the price. With a maximum of about a dozen anglers, there was plenty of room to roam around.
I always took a fly rod, managing a couple of decent chub from the small weir pool. Notable memories are a pound plus roach and my first stick float barbel trotting from the lawn along the high bank. My friend Ray used to bring his girlfriend and I would be invited to join them for an afternoon picnic,which included glasses of wine with cheese and biscuits. All very exotic in those austere days. Only owning a motor bike, he would pick me up door to door in his 3.8 Jag. I always caught much more than him, but he still kept inviting me.