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Middle Kennet Weir Pool, Marsh Benham 0500 - 1100 Warm and sunny - though feeling a tad chilly when I arrived. AT 10º - 24ºC. River low and looking a little threadbare. 9 Chub; 3lb 3oz. a 'pounder' and 7 chublets. 1 Bream; 2lb 4oz. 2 Doz Dace; all a 'nice' size but nothing particularl...
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River Kennet - Brimpton 0430 - 0830 Warm & sultry. AT 15º-23ºC. River low - usual summer levels. 1 Bream (!): 5lb 2oz. 1 Chub 3lb 9oz. 6 Dace - all quite chunky, 1 Roach (diito). 1 Gudgeon. 5 Brownies; a couple 1-1¼lb the others half that. Great to be out in the relative cool of...
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River Kennet - Marsh Benham 0430 - 1100 Hot and sunny (though quite nice in the shade under the trees!) AT 12º - 26ºC. River low. 2 Bream: 5lb & 3lb 10oz. 4 Chub: a brace of 2lb+ and a couple of smalluns. 14 Dace - all a good size. 2 Roach: small. 2 Gudgeon (!), 1 Brownie: a brute of...
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River Kennet - Hambridge 0430 - 1200 Warm and mainly sunny. AT 15º - 20ºC. River quite low - normal summer levels though a lot lower than this time last year. 12 Chub: 10 over a lb, best 3lb 6oz with one other over 3lb - all the others 1½-2½lbs. 4 doz (!) Dace & Roach. More dace than...
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River Kennet (& carrier) - Marsh Benham 1030 - 1600 Cold and mainly cloudy - snow flurries to start - brightening up. Breezy. AT 1º->4ºC. River at normal winter levels with a tinge of colour.. 9 Chub: (in order of capture...) 1 ½lb, 4lb 6oz, 3lb 5oz, 4lb 10oz, 5lb 10oz, 4lb 8oz, 4lb 1...
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Middle Kennet carrier - Marsh Benham 0700 - 1200 Cool, with sunny spells. AT -2ºC - 7ºC. River full pacey and reasonably clear. 4 Chub: all between 2½ - 3½lb. 1 Roach: handsized. 8 Brownies: all between 1¾lb - 3½lb. Last day session failing at playing 'Avoid the Trout'! 3 of the...
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River Kennet - Colthrop 1300 - 1530 Cool & mainly cloudy with the odd spot of rain. River full and fairly clear. 1 Chub: 3lb 13oz. 1 Grayling: 2lb 2oz !! 2 Brownies: 6-10oz. This venue is on the way home from my syndicate stretch so I couldn't resist giving it a few hours for the...
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River Kennet - Speen Moors 1000 - 1330 Mild, overcast with light showers. AT 8ºC - 12ºC. River at 'normal' winter levels quite full but with little colour. 2 Chub: 3lb 0oz, 2lb 4oz. 3 Brownies: 3lb and 2 of around ¾lb Again, bites at a bit of a premium (where have all the roach...
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River Kennet - Colthrop 1230 - 1500 Mild, cloudy with light showers. AT 12º-13ºC. River very pacey still with a little colour. 1 Chub: 6lb 5oz. 1 Grayling 1lb 3oz. Another stellar chub from the venue - though a different swim to the one that produced last week's 7lber. That's now...
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Middle Kennet Carrier - Marsh Benham 0700 - 1200 Bright and sunny, cold start. AT -3º -> 11ºC. River full, pacey with most of the colour dropped out. 2 Chub: a couple of ounces either side of 3lb. 3 Roach: all around 4-6oz. 5 Brownies: 4 between 1½-3lb and a small-un. Another spa...
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River Kennet - Colthrop 1300 - 1530 Bright and sunny. AT 8ºC. River very full, pacey with quite a bit of colour. 1 Chub: 7lb 3oz (New PB!). 2 Brownies: small. Well I wasn't expecting that! My original plan for today had been to go down to Dorset and fish the Frome as it's the las...
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River Kennet, Colthrop 1200 - 1530 Mild, breezy and drizzly. AT 12ºC. River pacey, with a tinge of colour. 1 chub: 3lb 14oz. 1 brownie: small. Had hoped the milder conditions and rain might have gingered things up a bit. However, I struggled for bites in all my favoured spots. Ch...
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River Kennet - Speen Moors 1000 - 1400 Mild with sunny spells. AT 8º - 10ºC. River very full and quite coloured up after recent rains. 1 Chub: 3lb 5oz. 2 Brownies : 5lb 0oz (I actually weighed it for a change) and one of a few ounces. Bites few and far between. So nearly a sessio...
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Lower Itchen Fishery 0830 - 1700 Cold & cloudy. AT 1ºC - 3ºC. River very full and pacey - with more colour than I was expecting to see. 14 Grayling: 10 over a lb with 8 over 1½. Best four - 2lb 4oz, 2lb 3oz, 1lb 15oz, 1lb 13oz. 3 Chub: 4lb 8oz and a couple of 3lbers. 2 Brownies: a 4lb...
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Kennet & Avon (Flowing) Canal - Colthrop 1030 - 1400 Cold, overcast with sleety showers and a raw Easterly wind. AT 2º-3ºC. River clear and pacey. 1 Chub: 4lb 2oz, 1 Grayling: 1lb 2oz. 3 Brownies: all ¾-1lb. Brrrr! , somewhat sub-optimal conditions, so pleased to winkle out a chu...
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Middle Kennet Carrier (& main river) - Marsh Benham 0900 - 1500 Cloudy, with the odd sunny spell. Mild. AT 8º - 10ºC. River very pacey with a tinge of colour. 6 Chub: 2lb 8oz - 3lb 13oz. 2 Dace: both quite chunky. 2 Roach: smallish. 6 Brownies: 1½ - 3¼lb Started off on the main r...
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River Kennet - Speen Moors 1100 - 1430 Cloudy with sunny spells, milder. AT 8ºC. River high, pacey with colour dropping out - was noticeably less turbid when I packed up than when I arrived. 2 Chub: 3lb 4oz & 3lb 0oz. 1 Dace: 10oz - a sandpapery male in spawning condition. 2 Brownies:...
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River Kennet - Hambridge 0930 - 1230 Cool, calm & cloudy. AT 3ºC. River very high and clear - higher than my last trip here just after Christmas despite no rain for the past 2+ weeks. 1 Chub: 2lb 5oz. 3 Grayling; all 6-10oz. With storm Éowyn on the way and Mrs P out with her sist...
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Kennet & Avon 'flowing' Canal - Colthrop 0900 - 1300 Cool, cloudy & calm. AT 0ºC - 5ºC. River at normal winter levels with a hint of colour. 1 Chub: 4lb 6oz. 1 Grayling: 1lb 1oz. 1 Brownie: c¾lb. Another recce session exploring some new swims based on some recent 'intelligence'!...
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Middle Kennet Carrier (& main river), Marsh Benham 0930 - 1400 Cold & cloudy. AT hovering around 0ºC all day. River very full and quite coloured up - sort of milky in appearance. 3 Chub: 1lb 14oz, 2lb 7oz & 3lb 7oz. 7 Trout between 1½ - 3lb. 5 browns and 2 that were bright silver and...
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River Kennet - Colthrop 0930 - 1330 Mild, overcast becoming breezy. AT 9º - 11ºC. River at normal winter levels and quite clear. 3 Chub: 5lb 6oz, 4lb 11oz, 3lb 5oz. 1 Grayling 2lb 1oz (!!). 1 Brownie; c½lb. With heavy rain forecast for tomorrow and likely to stuff the river up fo...
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River Kennet Backstream - Colthrop 1300 - 1530 Cool and cloudy. AT 7ºC. River at normal winter levels - not quite as pacey as last time here. 3 Chub: 4lb 5oz, 3lb11oz, 3lb 2oz. 1 Grayling c ¾lb. Another sesh in my new found chub swim and the chub were at home this time! Caught th...
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Middle Kennet Carrier (& main River) 0900 - 1400 Cool and overcast. At 4º - 6ºC. River high, very pacey, clear and weed free. 3 Chub: a couple of 3lbers (best 3-07) and a 'pounder'. 3 Roach, 2 Dace - all fairly small. 9 Brownies 2-3½lb. 1 Rainbow: C. 2½lb. Worked my way down the...
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River Kennet (& Backstream) - Colthrop 0900 - 1300 Cool, calm & cloudy. At 4ºC - 8ºC. River quite pacey with a hint of colour. 1 Chub; 4lb 13oz. 4 Brownies - all 10-12oz. I had a cunning plan for today. Return to my newly found big chub swim, use up the last of my corn from the w...
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Middle Kennet (& carrier) - Marsh Benham 0900 - 1300 Mild, overcast and calm - yet another day of anti-cyclonic gloom. AT 11ºC. River at normal levels - looks in really good nick! 5 Chub: 4lb 8oz, 3lb 3oz, 2lb 11oz, a 'pounder' and a chublet. 14 Roach - all small apart from one clonke...
