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  1. newbury imp
    Three lovely chub and on a previous thread I mentioned the Grayling were there !. Also I have seen brown trout attempting to leap up to the sluice gates on the large weir , the brown trout also spawn in the shallows ,early in the coarse season ,I would guess the grayling spawn there to ,though never seen them. Loved watching the yellow wagtails on that stretch but they have disappeared ,only to be replaced by a pair of grey wagtails ,I do hope they are both there together next summer. Thank you for your most entertaining articles this year.
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    what a splendid perch and would not have expected it from that venue
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    Hope you get a photo of the Great white egret ,what has been seen locally are little grebes ,maybe you will see a pair. (dab chicks)
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    Can never be disappointed with a grayling ! ,upstream from your great chub catch ,in the weir there are grayling and the furthest east..............Brimpton on the bend where the river undercuts the bank Where you caught the dace there used to be some crazy old carp ,waiting for the shift workers to feed them sandwiches ,haven't fished it for years though.
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    9 August

    newbury imp commented on Chris Plumb's blog entry in Chris Plumb's Blog

    Shame about the "teething problems" ,still the principal is right ,the river will not regenerate without help imho. Fished this venue sunday am ,by the time I cut down the cabbage swim was full of fish ,had one every cast ,perch ,roach ,dace ,chub ,gudgeon ,lost one large fish but may have been a trout or pike as many follows on retrieve. Not sure the water quality is exceptional here ,just enough foot traffic to keep predators away is my guess ,the grey heron sat on a barge agrees with me ,it really is an exceptional stretch.
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    9 August

    newbury imp commented on Chris Plumb's blog entry in Chris Plumb's Blog

    Splendid read as always ,the perch shoals are fun ,surprised you haven't caught the big brownie down there 8lb+ yet. Another good read is in the sports section of the recent Newbury weekly ,re: introducing young chub/barbel etc from a local hatchery into the Kennet ,needs it ,three of us fished the Calpec stretch at Padworth ,one bite ,one trout ,and a few crays were the total bleak haul.
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    Hi Chris ,glad you are fishing the Thatcham stretch behind the "white house" ,it is my favourite haunt for the last couple of years. I knew with your methods you would catch nice chub ,there are huge shoals of roach/bream and perch also and am sure you will catch large perch there. Seen big pike also and caught brownies way bigger than 4.5lb one you caught. Maybe there is enough foot bike traffic to keep the otters away I look forward to your reports on Padworth ,also accessible on the Thatcham tickets. Though this abounds with otters and cormorants.
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    Downstream from where you caught your barbel is :civil service water ,then Thatcham ,then NAA bulls lock section. All have huge quantities of minnows ,so much so that the NAA matches were cancelled there as they became ""minnow matches". These minnows mean there are some very large fish there ,pike/perch/chub/barbel/grayling/bream ,etc.................plus very scenic and some wonderful swims. With a NAA permit you could exchange in Tonys and fish the civil service stretch ,warning it is hard................good luck wherever you choose to fish
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    What a fish well done ,venue has barbel history but so reassuring to hear of a fish of that quality. Be hard to go back to willows fishpond and catch a mutant goldfish for the ninth time after that !
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    Fished Bellwood when I was in NAA ,caught a few bream ,fishing light where people had been spoding previously and a few carp on pellets by the aerators ,was a few fun fish washed in from the Kennet A rule was applied apparently ,so much weight of fish per acre or hectare is recommend ,just say 30lb per acre ,so 1x30lb ,or 30x1lb so they stocked with big fish like "Boris" 30+lb and a few big mates ,so more a water to camp at lol ,not for me. tis not like willows
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    25 July

    newbury imp commented on Chris Plumb's blog entry in Chris Plumb's Blog

    Great read thank you.........fished this venue ,first day of the season ,very poor ,though very scenic I find these secluded/isolated venues the worst effected on the Kennet from predators. Venues like behind the old "white house" pub are busy ,bright ,noisy......and full of fish
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    Fished a deep clear lake last week ,my first outing this year ,no bites But a carp was caught on the adjacent shallower lake..........so carp fishing or F1 fishing or nothing ,some canals still open ,great tench btw
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    Loved your humour with the humble F1 and share your problem with the "dilemma". Unfortunately the sparkling carpark ,manicured swims ,dug out puddle ,tame fish ,artificial baits (boilies) are just a bit much for me. Perhaps fishing seems to have moved on and I haven't lol. Great read btw
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    Tremendous rainbow ,very strong generally ,whether or not they should be there is debatable ,the Kennet though never prolific for me ,still has the surprise fish element ,caught a weird fish , trout like but silver ,I had a picture and a flyfisher told me it was a triploid. Worst feeling in fishing for me losing one ,without knowing what it was.........because of this I fish thicker lines than most.
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    The gene thing sounds scary as the gene will be in the food chain ,kill as many as I can but only the larger ones get caught by anglers and trappers as you suggest ,had hoped the otters would adapt to eat the crays but have not seen any evidence.
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    Sometimes I think we are fishing different River Kennets with your great chub catches but the crayfish story reassures me "same river"................ I have found, smellier the bait =more crays alternatively ,boil and prepare ,marinate in lemon juice and salad cream in the fridge overnight ,allow to warm to room temp ,add tomato and cucumber ,season to choice.
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    2lb 15oz wat a fish ! ,gave up trying to predict the grayling and don't target them and they turn up randomly in some bizarre places and swims ,saw one amongst 20 brownies at Dunmill bridge ,caught several CSAS stretch Hambridge and a beauty right by Bulls lock ,Colthrop has plenty ,rightly or wrongly I had assumed the majority were native fish who lived in the Kennet/Lambourne seeking shallows to spawn in or around july ,like brownies although different family .
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    My biggest grayling came from Brimpton NAA ,2lb 2oz from a undercut bank a,couple of years ago and I would be confident that was not a stocked fish but east of the Aldershot gets some really dirty water caused by the barges ,which apparently is not good for the splendid grayling ,so i do not expect them to thrive. Plus I haven't caught any small ones. Happy to be wrong though.
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    So pleased you fished Aldermaston ,always wondered why not more often ,as always thought where your photo was taken would fish well trotting for chub and thought I always underachieved ,never caught a grayling that far east but did catch gudgeon ,trout ,perch ,roach , bream (large) and very small chub but like a lot of the Kennet ,looks better than it fishes (for me).
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    Yeh was a bit crass , barbel chub dace minnow grayling roach perch gudgeon bream bleak......conger mackerel dogfish ,undulate/thornback/small eyed , all rays. Venues Kennet Canal Solent....sorry .Did see a water vole for the first time ,the cutest
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    69lb... mazin well done, readily concede that I catch lower weights and do not target specific species very often but I fished three venues in four days this week and caught 16 different species but it was splendid fun.
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    Caught 4 (2 different venues) all about 14 oz and only one 2lb+ but not three lb , stocking is great but was very much hoping that are successfully breeding naturally ,perhaps not. The smallest fish are funny ,swim towards you until they see the net and I must admit was not sure what they were until they were landed , cross between an alligator gar and a jack pike with pink fins ,still a welcome addition, been sadly missed by .
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    Watched "onthebank" and saw barbel in bland lakes for match fisherman and knew it was wrong ,in the Kennet and other rivers is right. Seems to be a few about this year ,really small ones as well ,I wondered if anyone had released fish but I have caught them in two separate venues and obviously yours is not a stocked fish ,let us hope these new generations are more otter wary.
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    Any suggestions for the culprit who has taken the gruesome lump out the crucian ,surely not pike in willows ?
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    Jeez BL your taking some great pictures of some really ugly fish ,I currently occupy the other end of the spectrum ,really ugly pictures of some great fish. Keep um coming chap
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