Chris Plumb
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Final amount raised for Sue Ryder came in at £325. MANY thanks to all who came and gave....
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No Gudgeon though .
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Many thanks for your comments too!
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Thanks - they have turned up sporadically over the years here - though this is now the 3rd season running I've had them over 3lb from here - having never had one of that size before the 22/23 season (and I've fished this stretch every year since 82/83!). I've tended to catch them when the river is up...
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Good for you! Did you keep your LS ticket ? It's fishing very well ATM...
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Tis a very impressive bird - been hanging around the fishery for several weeks now....
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Just realised the sea trout was a PB! Get plenty of Brownies that size or bigger but didn't realise that I hadn't caught a sea trout much over 2lb before! 3rd PB of the season!
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It's great to see grayling so far down the Kennet! I know RDAA stocked some at Aldermaston a couple of seasons ago - but suspect these might be the consequence of last winter's floods....
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Haha, never had a gudgeon from here - but then again, I've also never had a chub either - until yesterday!
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Yeah - very pleased to see a young fish - but one that's too big to have been stocked recently.
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Agreed - I was thrilled too. Seems they've been stocked by the Estates above AND below this stretch. Either way these fish will have had to come up (or down) a weir race to get to this spot!
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Yeah, still early days and the hatchery is on a steep learning curve, they also lost a lot of roach in the floods!
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Eeek - glad I have avoided the trout - hate the blighters! Just chub fry have been introduced this year in a couple of locations (Hambridge and Padworth I believe - but don't quote me!) The new Kennet hatchery only got a miniscule number of barbel eggs (around a 1000 I think) and these are going to be grown on for a couple of years before release. Next spring they'll need to get the barbel earlier - most of the ones electro-fished this year for stripping had already spawned!.
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Still got a lot more to draft - prepare to be introduced to rhodopsin & porphyropsin!!
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Ha-ha - after only 2 trips this season (and only 2 the whole of last) I could hardly be described as an expert on the venue. Members keep telling me its a hard venue - though I've managed 7 tench in 2 trips this summer - to my usual float fishing tactics! Anyways I'm half way through a piece on perch for the autumn newsletter. Still a long way from being finished but will include a long discourse on their rather unique eyesight!
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First batch of 2024...
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I must have been the only member that was disappointed when the club grubbed out the brambles from around the car park here, a couple of years back!
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Final amount raised for Sue Ryder came in at £250 - many thanks to all who fished and/or gave.
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The gonk was deliberately targetted to up my species count for the day - there's a spot just above Ham Bridge where I usually find them and sure enough they were there (well one was - I didn't try for another!!!)
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Lots of walkers on the towpath - despite the weather, as i put a perch back I got asked if it was a bream!!!!!
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16 July
in Chris Plumb's Blog
A blog by Chris Plumb in General
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Picked 4lb of blackberries last night - they are really early this summer!