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River Lambourn - Newbury 0800 - 1045 Cool, overcast with some short showers early on. AT 0º->3ºC. River up a couple of inches on my last visit (Christmas Eve). 15 Grayling; 5 over 1lb - best 2, 1lb 10oz & 1lb 7oz. 2 Brownies & 1 roach - all small. Quick trotting session - catch a couple and move on. Venue 'busy' with Anglersneters!!!
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River Lambourn - Shaw O800 - 1130 Cold and overcast with the odd flurry of snow. -3ºC -> +1ºC 25 Grayling; 3 over 1lb and 3 more just an ounce or two shy. Best 1lb 7oz. 12 Brown trout, 1 Roach. Pleasant morning's trotting in the cold. Unusually for here nearly all the fish came from just 2 swims, with just a couple of fish to show from the ½doz+ other swims I tried. Most of the trout were no more than fingerlings - A sign of a succesful breeding season methinks!
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River Lambourn - Newbury 0800 - 1100 Cool & Overcast. 8-10ºC. River low, as per usual this time of year! 14 Grayling - 5 over 1lb - best 2, 1lb 9oz & 1lb 6oz. 7 Roach - all a 'nice' size - in need of a landing net! The 2 I popped on the scales went 11 & 13oz but the rest weren't much smaller. 1 Brownie (small). Pleasant morning's trotting. Fish very spooky in the low water didn't get more than 1 from any swim EXCEPT the first swim I dropped into which produced 11 fish - including most of the roach - very strange!
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River Lambourn - Newbury 0615 - 0900 Cold and overcast 2ºC. River clear as ever! 11 Grayling, 7 between 1lb 6oz - 1lb 12oz (most over 1½lb) Day off work to take Matt to a University open day - so an excuse to sneak a couple of hours on the river. Real catch a couple and move on tactics and really good average size of fish.
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River Lambourn - Newbury 0830 - 1130 Cold, bright & sunny. -2.0º -> 2.0ºC 13 Grayling; 8 over 1lb (!) best 3, 1lb 12oz, 1lb 11oz, 1lb 8oz. Cracking little session after a slow start. Had planned to go perching on the canal but bottled it when I saw how 'sub-optimal' conditions were. Blanked in first 3 swims I fished - and didn't get more than 2 from any swim. Works look nearly finished - looking good! Biggest grayling from the Lambourn this season.
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River Lambourn - Newbury 1245-1345 & 1400 - 1545 Still Cold! 7 Grayling; (best 3 - 1lb 6oz, 1lb 2oz, 15oz), 3 Roach. 7 (!!) other anglers on Shaw when we arrived so after a grayling or two each, Paul and I moved to somewhere less crowded - with worthwhile results - especially for Paul who ended up with 11 grayling - 5 of which were better than 1lb - bested by a fish of 1lb 8oz. He also had time to winkle out a 12oz roach.
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River Lambourn - Shaw 1130 - 1400 Cold, and sunny. -2ºC -> 1ºC. River at normal levels - crystal clear as ever! 13 Grayling: best 2, 1lb 7oz & 1lb 1oz. 1 brown trout parr. Lovely afternoon in the cold! Fish were quite spooky - never caught more than 2 from any one spot. Experiment with pomergranate seeds a failure - skins are too thin for a good hook hold!
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River Lambourn - Shaw 0830 - 1230 Bright and breezey. 2º -> 8ºc. River still low - this wet November's rains haven't percolated through the chalk yet! 22 Grayling - 4 over 1lb, best 1lb 6oz. A dozen brownies - all small. Pleasant morning's trotting.
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River Kennet Estate Water - Nr Hungerford 0645 - 1615 Bright sunny start, showers then HEAVY rain after 1500. AT 5º -> 11ºC. Water VERY low. 44 Grayling, 18 over 1lb, best 2 - 2lb 0oz, 1lb 14oz, 21 Dace, best 2 - 13oz & 12oz - also weighed another at 10 oz and had quite a few of similar size - unweighed, 5 Rainbow Trout - to 2½lb, 3 Brown Trout - to 2¾lb. Surprisingly good day given the very low water conditions. Best return of 1lb+ grayling from this venue in a day (by a long chalk). 2nd ever 2lber from the Kennet (1st was back in Feb from the same venue,). All fish on trotted maggot ( white seemed to significantly out-fish reds!)
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River Itchen 0830 - 1815 Bright and sunny all day. River VERY low and gin clear! 51 Grayling: 27 over 1lb of which 8 were over 2lb - biggest 2lb 6oz., 4 Chub: 4lb 11oz, 3lb13oz, 3lb5oz, 2lb 6oz, 20+ Brownies to 2½lb. Lovely day spent trotting the river with Paul - who had a similar return - though he managed to all but avoid the trout. Most fish on maggot - a few to corn - though the brownies seemed to get to the corn first.
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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!
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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...
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River Lambourn - Nr Newbury 0845 - 1100 Overcast and chilly 5ºC. River at normal levels - and gin clear as usual! 9 Grayling - all a nice size, best 4 - 1lb 10oz, 1lb 7oz, 1lb 6oz, 1lb 3oz. 3 Brownies - all small. Nearly didn't go as the weather forecast had been pretty dire - glad I did however - very pleasant couple of hours trotting.
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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!!
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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.
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River Lambourn - Shaw 0730 - 1030 Sunny and cold -2ºC -> 4ºC. River very high (As high as I've ever seen it) with a little colour. 9 Grayling (2 'pounders - biggest 1lb 5oz), 8 roach (best 1lb 2oz and another just shy of 1lb - rest small) 4 brownies (2 over 1lb) & 5 Salmon Parr. Struggle for bites at first - got a little easier with some cloud cover - most fish on the 'church' stretch. 2nd (&3rd) respectable roach from here this winter.
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River Lambourn - Newbury 0730 - 1030 Rain, continual unrelenting rain! 5ºC 5 Grayling (2 'pounders', best 1lb 7oz), 12 roach, 2 Brownies (biggest 1¾lb) Rather hoped I'd sneak an hour of so of daylight before the rains came but the 1st drops started to fall on my 1st trot through. A couple of roach were ½ decent - around 8-10oz. All grayling a decent size (10oz+).
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River Lambourn - Shaw 0915 - 1215 Cold and overcast - 5ºC. River moderate height and gin clear 16 Grayling (2 pounders - best 1lb 6oz), 4 Brownies - biggest 1½lb. Trotted maggot. Usual 'catch a couple and move on' tactics. Fished a dozen swims and had a fish from all of them...
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River Itchen, Gaters Mill 0800 - 1900 Overcast, mild and becalmed - shirtsleeves all day. (Perfick!). River 'full', gin clear with LOTS of debris - mainly ranunculus coming down. 74 Grayling ( 26 over a lb of which 17 over 1½lb and 5 over 2lbs - best 2lb 9oz). 10 Brownies (best also 2lb 9oz), 1 chub 3lb 10oz. River Itchen back to its best - most of the fish were in the faster, streamier water. Paul managed 71 grayling (we both do returns for the EA's national grayling survey) and had 6 over 2lb - his best a fish of 2lb 6oz. Trotted single red maggot (double mag reduced bites significantly). Wrist and elbow rather sore this morning! Brilliant day!
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