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  1. Chris Plumb

    10 January

    By Chris Plumb,

    River Kennet - Speen Moors
     
    1200 - 1500
     
    Cold and overcast - everywhere looked a picture covered in hoar frost - but it just made the line stick in the rings. Thatcham weather site hasn't got above -0.2ºC all day. WT a balmy 39ºF.
     
    1 Chub 2lb 7oz, 1 Brown Trout 2lb 14oz
     
    Somewhat surprised to get anything given the conditions (I had hoped it would warm up a bit!) Both fish on trotted maggot. Brownie in superb condition - & fought well above its weight - thought I'd connected with a big chub!
  2. Chris Plumb

    1 January 2009

    By Chris Plumb,

    River Lambourn - Shaw
     
    1300 - 1600
     
    Cold and cloudy, 1ºC. River quite 'full' and clear - suspect the springs have 'sprung' on the downs...
     
    17 Grayling - 4 'pounders', best 3 - 1lb 12oz, 1lb 10oz, 1lb 9oz (!!!), 4 Roach - all small, 3 Brownies - 1 circa ¾lb.
     
    Blimey! Where did they come from? Biggest ever grayling from here - and my first grayling over 1½lb from here since Oct 2001. All bigger fish from same swim - and all caught within first ¼ hour of fishing! Very pleasant afternoons trotting!
  3. Chris Plumb

    29 December

    By Chris Plumb,

    River Kennet - Nr Newbury
     
    0800 - 1630
     
    Cold, bright and sunny - no thermometer but temps must have hovered around 0ºC all day - line was icing in the rings upto 1000 and again from around 1500!
     
    13 Chub - smallest 2lb 14oz, biggest 2; 5lb 6oz, 4lb 9oz. 1X2lb+, 7X3lb+, 4x4lb+, 1X5lb+. (Total Weight of Chub: 50lb 7oz). 3 doz Dace and Roach - mainly dace - all small. 2 Brownies - best 3lb, 1 Rainbow - circa 2lb.
     
    Brrrrrr! A cold winters chubbing - all on trotted maggot. Paul managed 6 chub - though half his were on ledgered bread - his best went 4lb 10oz. Tried in vain to locate the bigger dace/roach....
  4. Chris Plumb

    27 December

    By Chris Plumb,

    River Lambourn - Newbury
     
    0815 - 1030
     
    Cold and clear -1ºC -> 2ºC. River at normal levels.
     
    7 Grayling - best 1lb 2oz, 2 small brownies.
     
    Short session as I needed to pop out for some maggots for Monday's trip...
  5. Chris Plumb

    24 December

    By Chris Plumb,

    Kennet & Avon Canal - Thatcham
     
    1400 - 1615
     
    Dull, overcast and calm. AT 7ºC. WT 50ºF
     
    7 Perch - in order of capture... 3lb 1oz, 2lb 13oz, 2lb2oz, 2lb 9oz, 2lb 13oz, 2lb 14oz, 2lb 10oz.
     
    Opportunistic trip - as was unexpectedly allowed home early for Christmas! Float fished lobs. Last 4 fish caught in the last 20mins. Early Christmas prezzie!
  6. Chris Plumb

    20 December

    By Chris Plumb,

    River Kennet - Speen Moors
     
    0745 - 1115
     
    Mild, overcast and breezy, 11ºC. Water levels down 4-6 inches on last Sunday - still carrying a tinge of colour. WT 47ºF.
     
    1 Perch, 2lb 7oz, 6 chublets all ½ - 1lb, 4 gudgeon.
     
    A real struggle for bites despite seemingly ideal conditions - though WT still a little on the low side - so I'm blaming that. Perch came after an hour and half of trying lobs - chub when I switched to maggot.
  7. Chris Plumb

    14 December

    By Chris Plumb,

    Middle Kennet Estate Water
     
    0800 - 1600
     
    Cold and overcast 0ºC ->5ºC. River very coloured - very unusual for this stretch.
     
    2 Chub (5lb 0oz, 1lb 6oz), 2 Perch (2lb 1oz, 1lb 11oz), 14 Dace (2 X11oz, 1X10oz), 4 Brown Trout - (best 2½lb)
     
    Bit of a struggle in a very coloured river. Both chub and 2 biggest trout on sweetcorn. Perch were first AND last fish of the day - one on maggot one on lobs. All dace were a good size - had 4 more around the 8oz mark. Paul had a very similar return - had a bigger perch than me, a small chub and a similar number of dace and brownies.....
  8. Chris Plumb

    6 December

    By Chris Plumb,

    Kennet & Avon Canal - Nr Thatcham
     
    1400 - 1615
     
    Cold and clear. AT 7ºC -> 3ºC. WT 42ºF - canal carrying a little colour.
     
    2 Perch - a fine brace - 3lb2oz & 2lb 9oz. 1 Pike, 8lb 6oz.
     
    A succesful dusk trip for stripeys - despite the cold bright conditions. Pike 1st cast (yet another worm caught pike) and biggest perch on the stroke of 4pm just as the light was fading fast.
  9. Chris Plumb

    29 November

    By Chris Plumb,

    River Lambourn - Shaw/Newbury
     
    0715 - 1230
     
    Cold and overcast 1ºC -> 2ºC
     
    14 Grayling - 5 pounders - best 1lb 5oz, 5 Roach, 7 Brownies.
     
    A trip with Paul - and a change of plan - had originally planned a morning's perching - but we decided that conditions were too 'sub-optimal' for stripeys!!!
  10. Chris Plumb

    15 November

    By Chris Plumb,

    Kennet & Avon Canal - nr Thatcham
     
    1400 - 1630
     
    Overcast, mild with and upstream breeze.AT 13ºC. WT 51ºF. Water quite clear.
     
    5 Perch (3lb 2oz, 2lb 6oz, 2lb 5oz, 2lb 3oz, 1lb14oz) 1 Pike (4¼lb), 1 Chub (c1lb)
     
    Couldn't pass up such perfect conditions for perching! All fish on float fished lobs and all caught after 1530 - a manic last hour of daylight!
  11. Chris Plumb

    6 November

    By Chris Plumb,

    Middle Kennet Estate water - Nr Hungerford
     
    0700 - 1700
     
    Dull and overcast - Last day of Anti-Cyclonic gloom? 10ºC. River at 'normal' levels colour from the weekend's rain now all dropped out.
     
    41 Grayling (4 'pounders' best 1lb 5oz, over 2 doz circa 12oz), 17 Dace - (best 2 weighed 12oz & 10 oz, 8 over 8oz), 1 doz Trout (50-50 Rainbows/Brownies) best 3¼lb Brownie.
     
    Lovely day exploring the carriers with a float rod and CP. 12oz dace was first fish of the morning - which got me rather excited - alas I couldn't winkle out a bigger one!!
  12. Chris Plumb

    5 November

    By Chris Plumb,

    River Kennet - Speen Moors
     
    0700 - 1100
     
    Dull and overcast - some very light drizzle. AT 52ºF, WT 50ºC. River up a couple of inches - some colour but fining down.
     
    7 Perch (2lb 13oz, 2lb 6oz, 2lb 5oz, 2lb 2oz, 1¼lb and 2 small-uns), 1 Trout (2¾lb), 1 Chub (small), ½doz Roach, 3 Gudgeon.
     
    Perfect conditions for perch - 2lbers all came in a rush between 0800 - 0900 - all caught on lobs. Smaller perch and trout form the weirpool on trotted maggot.
  13. Chris Plumb

    1 November

    By Chris Plumb,

    River Kennet - Newbury
     
    0700 - 0945
     
    Cold, overcast with a chilly easterly breeze. AT 1º -> 4ºC. WT 43ºF (down 6ºF in 5 days) .River quite low, clear with some leaf litter.
     
    1 Pike (6lb 6oz), 4 Chub (all between ¾lb - 1¾lb), 11 Dace, 1 Grayling.
     
    Slow morning in one of my favourite trotting swims. Pike followed a couple of dace in - so 10 mins with a floating plug soon had him on the bank! All other fish on single red maggot.
  14. Chris Plumb

    30 October

    By Chris Plumb,

    River Lambourn - Shaw
     
    0800 - 1200
     
    Overcast and chilly with a couple of short, sharp showers. 2º -> 6ºC. River at normal levels with a lot of debris and leaf litter (EA were cleaning the Gauge Weir at the top of the venue!)
     
    17 Grayling (best 1lb 5oz), 5 Roach, 1 Brown Trout
     
    Catch a couple and move on - fished a dozen swims - never had more than 2 fish from any of them. Trotted red maggot.
  15. Chris Plumb

    27 October

    By Chris Plumb,

    River Kennet - Nr Newbury
     
    1830 - 2300
     
    Clear and frosty. AT 5º -> 0ºC. WT 49ºF. River up a couple of inches - with little debris.
     
    1 Barbel 5lb 8oz, 1 Chub 3lb 3oz.
     
    Chilly evening, though fishing under the tree kept the frost off. Chub 1st cast, Barbel at 2100.
  16. Chris Plumb

    25 October

    By Chris Plumb,

    Kennet & Avon Canal - Thatcham
     
    0715 - 1030
     
    Clear and frosty - hazy sunshine. 0º -> 10ºC
     
    2 Perch (1lb 15oz, 1lb 1oz)
     
    An exploratory wander up and down the canal - in sub-optimal conditions for perch. No bites in first 1½hrs - quite a bit of boat traffic too! Both fish on lobs.
  17. Chris Plumb

    10 October

    By Chris Plumb,

    River Kennet - Thatcham
     
    1300 - 1500
     
    Bright and Breezy. 17ºC. River at normal levels carrying some debris.
     
    2 Barbel (5lb 2oz, 3lb 4oz), 10 Chub - all between 10oz - 1¾lb, 1 Brown Trout 1lb 10oz.
     
    Cracking little trotting session. All fish on double red maggot.
  18. Chris Plumb

    6 October

    By Chris Plumb,

    River Kennet - Newbury
     
    1815 - 2315
     
    Overcast and mild - 13ºC. WT 53ºF. River up an inch or so and with a bit more colour after Sunday's rain. No debris.
     
    2 Barbel (6lb 4oz, 3lb 13oz), 1 Chub (2¼lb)
     
    Fished the frying pan swim again. First bite at 2015. An evening more notable for the wildlife commuting through my swim. A mink - in the water, several large rats in the margins (being hunted by the mink???) and a badger on the bank!
  19. Chris Plumb

    4 October

    By Chris Plumb,

    River Kennet - Speen Moors
     
    0645 - 1100
     
    Cool and overcast - ice on the car for the first time this autumn. 2º -> 10ºC. River at 'normal' levels.
     
    5 Perch (2lb 15oz, 1lb 14oz and 3 little-uns), 5 Chub (1½lb and 4 chublets), 1 Pike (1¼lb!), 1 doz Roach, ½ doz Dace & Gudgeon.
     
    Perch and Jack on float fished lobs - biggest perch from Speen for 3 years. All other fish (apart from 2 chublets) on trotted Maggot. Both Perch in first ½hour of fishing.
  20. Chris Plumb

    29 September

    By Chris Plumb,

    River Kennet, Nr Thatcham
     
    1830 - 2300
     
    Cool and breezey evening 12ºC (but felt colder!) River low and carrying quite a bit of leaf litter and floating weed - made bait presentation difficult.
     
    2 Barbel (4lb14oz, 4lb 3oz)
     
    Same venue - though different swim to 2 weeks ago (15 Sep) with remarkably similar results! Again both fish caught by 2000.
  21. Chris Plumb

    27 September

    By Chris Plumb,

    River Kennet - Newbury
     
    0645 - 1100
     
    Foggy, 9ºC. River low.
     
    6 Perch best 1¼lb, 2doz Dace, 1doz Roach, 2 Brownies (biggest 1lb), 1 Grayling
     
    A mornings trotting/worming. All perch on lobs (if the crayfish didn't get them 1st!)
  22. Chris Plumb

    20 September

    By Chris Plumb,

    River Kennet - Speen Moors
     
    0630 - 1100
     
    Bright sunshine after a cool and misty start. 5º -> 15ºC. River quite low.
     
    1 Pike (5lb 14oz), 8 Chub (4lb 9oz & 7 chublets), 3 Perch (1lb12oz, 1lb 5oz and a smallun), 1½ doz roach, gudgeon and dace (mainly roach).
     
    First session of the autumn hunting for big perch - though jacks and chub seemed to be occcupying their haunts from last year. All chub and the pike on lobs, most of the chublets were in th 12oz-1lb range - which is a good sign for future stocks. All perch on trotted maggot at the tail of the weir in bright sunshine!
  23. Chris Plumb

    15 September

    By Chris Plumb,

    River Kennet - Nr Thatcham
     
    1845 - 2315
     
    Cool and clear - high hazy cloud. Full moon. 15º -> 10ºC (But felt chillier with a very heavy dew!). River lower than I expected after the heavy rain last Friday.
     
    2 Barbel (4lb 10oz, 4lb 7oz)
     
    A return to the hotspot I discovered last autumn (see last seasons enteries for 29 Sep, 1 Oct & 15 Oct) - though not so much joy this time! Both fish at dusk - either side of 2000.
  24. Chris Plumb

    13 September

    By Chris Plumb,

    Newbury AA Stillwater - Thatcham
     
    0700 - 1300
     
    Calm and cloudy with sunny spells, 11º - 15ºC.
     
    8 Carp (best 2; 8lb 11oz & 8lb 6oz, rest 3½ - 5lb), 7 Crucians (Smallest 1lb 2oz, 4 over 1½lb, biggest 1lb 11oz), 1 small Tench, 9 roach, & a perch.
     
    At last, a decent crucian session!! All crucians caught between 0930 - 1130. All fish on float fished meat - lift method, except 3 carp - including biggest 2 - on freelined breadflake.
  25. Chris Plumb

    8 September (Part 2)

    By Chris Plumb,

    River Kennet - Nr Thatcham
     
    0930 - 1230
     
    Overcast, 15ºC. River at 'normal' levels - carrying some colour after the recent heavy rains.
     
    3 Barbel (6lb 13oz, 4lb 5oz, 3lb 11oz), 3 Chub (3lb 4oz, 2lb & a chublet)
     
    Great session on trotted maggot - (and I also bumped a couple). Fed swim for ¾hr, then had all the fish in a little over an hour - no bites after 1130.
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